The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-02

ANOTHER SPEECH FROMPRESIDENT DAVIS
A vast concourse assembled early yesterday eve
| ning az the Central Railroad Depot, to await tn
| arrival OF the train from Manassas. SO great wa
the crowd that, in anticipation of the arrival of III
| wounded, 1T was deemed necessary by the commit
zee appointed to receive them to set strong guart
| 10 prevent the pressure of the people around the
Train when 1t should arrive. By this means th,
track and considerable space on either side of il
was kept clear, though the car tops fences and al
| the emineuceS in the vicinity were thropged will
the expectant crowd. At quarter past seven, the
hrst train arrived, bringing twenty wounded sol
diers and the bodies of four of our dead-Genera
barlow, Col johnston, private of the Montgcm.
cry Guard, named James Dfiscol, and another
whose name could not learn.
During the excitement attending the anxious in
qurles after friends and the crowdipg to look upon
the dead and wounded, it whispered through
the crowd that President Davis was on the train
Immediately rush was made in search of the dis
tlngulshed statesman and chieltain, and thousand
shouts rent the air with wild huzzas as his we'll
kno"n lace and figure were discovered.
Ihough travel-w0rn, ana evidently fatgued bv
Tue Trying scenes through which he had passed in
the last two DAYS, the President could not DENY the
enthusiastic citizens the pleasure of bearing from
MS own mouth, something of the glorious deeds so
recently achieved BY our brave and invincbe pa.
triot soldiers. r.
He pronounced the victory great, glorious and
complete. He said we had whipped them this time
and would whip them as often as thew offered US
the opportunity. In aluding to the vastness and
iuPof tahee OF cur captures. he said we had taken
everything the enemy bad in the field: sixty pieces
OF splendid cannon, of the best ard most improved
models, vast quantities of ammunition arms enough
OF various descriptions to equip a large army
hundreds OF wagons and ambulances, of the most
luxurious make and finish, and provisions enough
to teed an army of fifty thousand men for twelve
months.
The headlong retreat Of the enemy he compared
10 the Wild and hurried flight of a scared covey of
partridges. He said that so great was the terror
with which the repeated oDslaughts of our men in
spired them that, taking wildly to their heels thew
threw from them their guns, swords, knapSacks.
and everything that could in any way retard their
escape.
With another allusion to the glorious valor of
our troops, who had accomplished this great victo-
~, and reminding all of the great cause thew had
Tor returning thanks to Him to whom alone thanks
were due for this blessing on our arms he conclu-
ded amid the tumultuOus applause of the assem-
bage. and was escorted to his hotel.
AT 81 o'clock large cOncourse of citizens and
visitors having assembled before the Spotswood
House, the President was again called out. and
again stirred the popular heart with his eloquent
recitai 9: the brave deeds done by our troops 10
the late nIattie. &s preceded on this oocs sion
bv Col. Chestnut, of South Carolina an aid to Cen
Beauregard,) in a chaste and eloquent speech.
This unannounced arrival of our President took |
the citizens by surprise. Had they known of his |
coming, such an ovation would have greeted his |
return as never before was witnessed in the Old |
Dominion.
Just behind The train which brought the Presi. |
dent there arrived second, bringing five hundred |
and eighty five Hessiau prisoners, twenty-five of
whom were commissioned officers, and thirty of
Fire ZouaVes Passengers by this train
INFORM us that several hundred other prisoners
left at Manassas and that our troops continue
to bring them in hourly; and that many of them
had come into our camp and delivered themselves
up The five hundred and eighty-hve brought to
fhis city were Immediately marched to Harwood's