The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-29
Correspondence Of the PhiladeIphia Press
FROM WASHINGTON.
Photographed from HARRISBURG 7

Photographed from Harrisburg
WASHINGTON, April 90, lS6l.-The policy of
starving the people of Washington city has alrea-
dy had the effect of driving a number of families
into Maryland, Virginia, and more distant points
Adams Express Company has been overrun with
applications for transportation of furniture and
goods of all descriptions. The trains which are
permitted to leave for Baltimore by the Govern
ment, which has at last taken possession of that
public improvement, crowded with passengers
chiefly women and children. Many of the sus-
pected characters of the city have left, and not
few of the tmid have followed the example. Pro-
visions have increased in price enormously, and a
scarcity, real or speculative has already taken
place. | visited the market this morning at an
early hour, and found every kind of vegetable
mauding almost double price. Farmers and butch
ers, whilst asking the highest rates for beef and
mutton, are free in the expression that this would
probably be their last visit to Washington.
The great grocers here, George and Thomas
Parker, who have had an immense supply of pro-
visions and other necessaries of life on hand have
refused to sell in any large quantities.
Lieutenant Beckwith, of the War Department.
has sent out messengers to purchase hay for the
cavalry and flying artillery now in quarters here
GU will perceive how easy it is to adopt the star
walton policy upon such community as ours
Washington city is not surrounded By the richest
country in the world, and is dependent, therefore,
upon those counties of Virginia and MARYLAND
which have yielded agricultural products and rails
ed fine cattle. When this source of supply is cut
off, scarcity almost Immediately ensues. 1t is true
tina this policy of the dsuni0nsts is calculated to
react teartully upon themselves; because, when
they lose their market and receive none of the gold
and silver of Uncle Sam, they must depend upon
their own deprecated currency. Y ct its effect
upon the Government, in its present state, is al
most beyond description.
At a reasonable calculation, there are at least
eight thousand troops here, composed of regulars
and vol unteers, and including in the latter those
from the District of Columbia and other places,
now in QUAR- ers in this city.
Az | uritn nan with IL
large force landing at Greenleaf Point, near the
navy yard. The red stack of one of the steamers
shows her to be the Keystone State. Just learn
that it is the Keystone State and the Pawnee, re-
turned from Norfolk, with some hundreds of sailors
and marines.
The presence of additional troops doubtless
will increase the demand for all the necessaries of
life.
From the Alexandria GdzetteI
WASHINGTON, April 25.-From the most reliable
and creditabe authority, it is understood that
agents of the present military authorities of the
Northern States and Washington city, are using
their utmost endeavors to obtain possession of all
the surgical instruments in this city and its imme-
date neighborhood, for the use of the Lincoln
troops. Not only provisions, but everything which
can by any possible manner or means facilitate the
operations North, and incommode the South, is
being bought seized and secured, by the Wash
ington administration.
Immense trains of carts, drays, and other vehi-
Giles, were today engaged in conveying the flour,
which was seized by the U. S. Government from
Geor getown to Washington.
Caleb Smith, Secretary of the Interior. has ap-
pointed his son Librarian in his Department, aud
his brother-in-law chief messenger in the Patent
oihce. Mr.. Holloway, Commissioner of Patents,
has appointed his principal clerk in the Patent
Record room. and his nephew, a Mr.. Sanpstop of
Baltimore, assistant in the same room. Bates, At
torney-General, has appointed his son to a conf
dental cerkship in the Attorney Generals office
Darlington, District Attorney, is a nephew of
DAFT Rota
told Lincoln if he gave the District Attorneyship
TO harrington he would ask no more appointments
Bremer Cameron, son of Simon, has a place in
the War Department. Daniel Bool, of Penusvlva-
mia, whose wife is a niece of Cameron's. has been
appointed to a clerkship. Chase, of the Treasury
has had two of his brothers appointed to office.
Ezra Lincoln, cousin of cold Abe's" has been
appointed Marshal for the District of Massachu-
sets, several others of the Presidents relatives
have been appointed to office Lemon, Marshal of
this District, is a relative of Mrs. Lincoln.
Martial law, it is said by the knowing ones, will
be proclaimed tomorrow, when the test oath will
be applied to every male resident; all who will not
take the oath must leave.
large number of clerks igned, and we're re-
moved from the Land Office to-day. Among them |
were some who had taken the oath.
The Departments at w asbington wear the aspect |
of armed citadels. The lower stories of the differ
ent buildings are closed, the doors barricaded |
and loop holes and port holes for fire arms made in
the walls. At the doors of the Chief officials
stationed armed sentnels, whose regular tread re-
minds one of the deck of a man-of-war, or the ex-
terror of fortress. The posto office building looks
like huge warehouse used for slowing -four and
bacon and fish and pork. At the windows
seen Longing men in military half dress, some
with wit striped pants, others with glazed caps and
others with belts, bayonets and cartridge boxes.
It is reported and believed that all respectable
ooking horses are seized by order of the present
Administration as they enter the city, con-
equently, gentlemen from the vicinity, who visit
'ere are clrcumspect in their selection of steeds.
The gates of the Capitol are barred, and none
tut those who are by sentiment in favor of the ne
arious policy of the present Administration are
to penetrate its armed, undermined and
ortified defenses.
THE WEATHER AND THE PEACH CRoP.-The ground
vas frozen on Thursday morning and ice covered
he ponds. The peach trees are In full bloom, and
is feared that the crop is destroyed consider
oly damaged Cecil Democrat.
Gentlemen who left New Orleans Saturday morn
mg report that vessels had been sent down to be
S .TGS In the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi
'.Ips were hurrying off in ballast.
=, The charestonians have perpetuated the battle
'' Fort Sumter in pamphlet form.