The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-11
ARMY MOVEMENTS.
FORWARD MOVEMENT OF 4 ErI.D1p,,
ARMY TOWARDS HaRPER.S EHRRy

| WASHINGTON, June 1O.-Three battalions of nj,
Sao.,,o y. ooIumoia vol unteers passed throug b
| georgetown to-day, and about the same TINA tSn
| Cohnectlcnt, one New Hampshire and the Nan
iork 9th regiment broke their camps at Saventb
eet street fark and proceeded by the Rock Creek Road
iue TWO iofces were to unite at Tenallytowp three
| miles ABOVE Georgetown. Their destination 10
| supposed to be Edwards Ferry on the Potomac
me atter point Is about thirty miles from George
tt1rwn' and equi- distant from Harper's Ferry and
w ashington. J "n"
Another battalion of District of Columbia voI,
teers formed jim the lst ward this morning at ta,
CLOCK. Among them was a full company of San
pers ana Miners, with all the tools perfai inc to
.htlr service, aud also portable brdoes This Iost
battalion comprised portions of the Command VIII
were were unable to join the forward movement sooner
In the morning. 0'
Captain Owens cavalry nrooaod5A -, =,
ahs}riGt. .trnnns and abar. WV" 'ne
In addition to camp equipage and entrencnine
| tools they were provisioned for twelve days.
large train of wagons have been crossing into
| Virginia at the Government ferry at Georgetown,
throughout the day, indicating it is supposed that
| one more regiments that side have received
orders to march, One of the Ohio regiments it is
expected will take up the line of march to fol-
| low Col. Stones column.
The Washing ton Light Infantry are entrenching
| above the Chain bridge.
They will mount four pieces of artillery.
The End Michigan Regiment was received by the
| President this afternoon.
The 18th New York Regiment went into camp
\ this evening above Georgetown Heights.
Ladies OF Washington are engaged in making
| havelocks to supply all the troops they arrive
| here.
Assistant Surgeons Glisan and Williams both OF
| Maryland, have resigned. Purser J. X. Harwood
of the Navy, also of Maryland, has resigned.
The Payment of Troops --Advance ofTroops
into Virginia.
| WASHINGTON, June l0.-The non-payment of the
! troops, which is exciting some comment, is caused
by the absence of the necessary pay rolls There il
no lack OF money disposition on the part of Gov
| Tn A tba uic;ts
forms can be complied with, this temper ary in
convenience will be remedied.
A recent general order Of the War Department
is as follows:
"Second Lieutenant w. McCreery having ten
tered his resignation when in face of the re
bels, his name will be stricken from the roll
of the army"
(Signed) 'L. THOMAS, Adiutant General"
The Second Michigan Regiment arrived her
early this morning.
The Rhode Island Regiment left here by railroad
this morning, taking with them their marine bat
tery-destinati0n supposed to be Harper's Ferry
detachment of about eighty cavalry to-day pro
ceeded in an opposite direction, and were last seel
in the vicinity of Georgetown. Infantry movement
are contemplated in the same direction.
SO far as the Government is concerned, the plan
OF the campaign are purposelv concealed.
Some of the District OF Columbia Volunteers lef
here about eight o'cock this morning on foot tax
= ing with them camp equipage and a bountiul sup
ply of provisions and intrenching implements
especially when they receive orders to hold them
selves in readiness for forward movement.
Large numbers of mechanics are employed at tb
railroad station, putting together detached part
OF army transportation wagons and ambulances.
: large number of horses, which recently arrv
e ed here, were being trained this morning by art
e lerymen on the City Hall lot.
= The preparations for additional movement
4 troops from this CITY are visible in all directions
: but produce no excitement among citizens.
Washington Items.
WAsHlNGToN, June 10 Hon. John Cochrane {
New York, was to-day authorized by the Secretar
of War to have mustered for immediate service ur
der the United States Commissioners for thre
years, regiment of Infantry to be raised and con
manded by himself as Colonel.
The Postmaster at Nashville, Tennessee, havin
= refused to obey the law and the regulations issue
| IRON this Department, and having resigned h
Office, it is ordered by the Postmaster Genera ths
that office be discontinued until further orders,
that all mail matter directed to that off ice be fo
d warded, by ali postmasters, imms diately to I'll
l. dead letter office at Washington, to be disposed
l. according to law. This is signed by John A. Ka
e sen, First Assistant Postmaster General.
If The President to-day made the following al
pointments:
e Charles A. Washburn, of California, Commi
e sioner to Paraguay; Edward Joy Morris of Penn
:? syivania, Minister Resident at Constantinop
n Henry 7. Blow, of Missouri, Minister Resident
Venezuela; Charles N Riette, of Texas, Miaist
, Resident at Costa Rica; Samuel Whiting, of Ne
n Jersey, Consul at Nassau. New Providence.
1t This administration has resumed the diplomat
e relations with Peru suspended by President Buc
e anan, and has appointed Christopher Robinson,
e Rhode Island, Envoy Extraordinary and Minist
o 2 .enipotentiary to that country.
e Employment of Women as Nurses for til
= Army Hospitals.
h WASHINGTON, June l0.-The Secretary of W
has addressed letter to the Surgeon General
,s which he directs that women be adopted or subs
:. ted for men now in the general hospital.
= Miss Dix has been appointed Superintendent
a the women nurses, with the exclusive authority
n accept such as she may deem'properly fitted for Il
- service.