The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-29

rs tey are most required aud likely not TO be quite
~ !siceaoie they retire to receive -dsseFye3
Sinria,,, nva'ons, as though they had been
g c',Hqrerers ana patriots, Instead or being
W 80" ana routed iugitiveE, who matched of from
washington when it might be expected the enemy
t: advancing against it, la their place come
.e.!es VINO have not had even the three months
framing, and who are not as well equipped, so far
as can see, as their predecessors h. face men who
b,pta Aei win success and the prestige OF the frat
d,' pr"Dahly, and certainly in some instances
| nsm"raiized, by defeat -
| rhAN OF ATTACK ON WASHINGTON
T. BEAUREGAnp's C.urIny
- ~ must be that the Confederatas GRO aco;,,t IN
.ne means OF transport or IN act,oI - =, 49,,
th Nj Whch is so obvious if they desire 20 show
| corps With s not possible to subdue them. The
nudn T Tuicn went from Winchester to Manassas
Law 'onhston is put by the FedersIists t 40 o00
anJ u To axe II at half that number Reapregard
ncIudi DIE are sad to have had GO 600 at Manas$ss
nn!oluu'hg, presume the forces betrsaa - -
i'ichmond Divide that aoain Th ~eSn IL an"
amy zoooO between Monroe. the Cont T9I ger,
t'chmond, OF whom 10, 600 could he Snar,I v 'ao
Stota sue Oh the capital of the Confederate
:" n mere was available at least anotb ar - r
lo0oO which could have been readiiy o' ps "
W loooo or ,0O0 more from the Snuth in Coz If
supreme effort There seems no reason not c.
WIN tbo W" Ge tlansport, equipment or discipline
10y 'ue Conlederates should not have been ablo
"s. week 10 take the field with $4,000 men in two
| FPS one quite strong enough TO menace Tho
| bnId :; ~ 'he right bank of the Potomac and to
| va W prevent 1T going yer In fhn
oeher slde; the other to cross into MarTlo,a rh;L
Is now IN parts only kept quiet by force and tn nd
| North. "'Nn INC " est ana
The artillerymen who cut tho ,raoo, or a..
notses rom calsson and carriage at least knew
ho'c ABOUT guns than the men who will be mt 70
e nc" neiu batteries which the Government are
%etLhG up as fast they can: and the n,nsl-aS ~
Ihe pest description, left on the field or tokrn csr
NOT De replaced for long time to come.
:. Ia iact, mueh oil this army must be reorganized
~ iace VI an enemy That enemy is either incou-
petent or artn it is quite certain he is mot actin
ated by clemency or generous pity Engineers
are nard at work strengthening the position ON the
south panK OF the river; but forts do not constitute
SAFETY. Without stout hearts behind their Gnog
ing. "' "0'''
In the event of success. the political advantages
"oua De very great at home and abroad, and there
W"ua De new base of operations gained close to
tue enemy lines, while the ADVANTAGES of hoidipo.
the Potomac and Chesapeake bay would be much
nectralized and finally DESTROYED. The nayy-yard
would fall into the enemy's bands Fort Nashinp.
| ton would probably soon follow. Fortress Monroe
would be condemned to greater ISOLATION PhiIa-
aelph'a Itself would be in imminent danger should
the Confederates attempt greater aggression
But, for one, General Beauregard will comeant to
no plan OF operations in which success is not repd
ereu us certain as may be by all possible precau-
IONS, and he might not favor n proposal which
would lead to dividing an army into two parfs
with river between them and an enemy on each
SIDE. Monroe and Hampton, which are the true
bases OF operations against Richmond have been
weakened to reinforce the army COVERING w sstin,-
| ton and Harper'S Ferry, and vet | d0ubt If tbar,
| are on the South bank of the Potomac st this mo-
ment 10000 men all along the lines who could
| move out and oer an enemy battle, leaving any
| adequate guards in the trenches and oorrisnne in
| the tete-du-0ont and works.
m TEE CONFEDERATE CAVALRY.
me C"hiederates, as you were informed from the
oHutn nave enlisted men to serve for the war; and
take no others The staple Of their army will uu-
dergo no change, and it grows older il ought m
| get better, unless it be beaten
| You Will pardon me for referring to a remark in
! one of my previous letters, that there mimbt he
| fierce skirmishes, aud even sanou,narv rnraga-
ments, between the two armies but that these
would be followed by no decisive results oWinu tn
the want OF cavalry. Strange to say, though the
| panic ana very discreditable rOut was caused nv
alarms of, and might have been prevented by the
presence OF cavalry, steps are taken to remedy
| tnat great deficiency. The volunteers who were nj
Manassas Will never stand the man on horseback
| again, ana believe the Confederates are quite
aware OF their advantage, though they NAV have
mad to mourn the loss of many gentlemen who fell
| curing the day.
| WHAT MR.. RUSSELL SAW IN THE UNITED STATES POST
| OFFICE.
Ana as have used the word "sympathiZer
let me add the expression of my belief that there
scarcely department, high or low, of the public
service of the United States in which there is moi
"tTeason"-l mean the aiding and abettinp the
| enemy by Information and advice. 1t is openly
talked OF IN society-its work is evident on all
| sides.
went into the private department of the post
Once the other day, and found there gentleman
| ousiIy engaged in sorting letters at a desk The
| last time l saw him was at dinner with the Com
! mss!oners OF the Confederate States at Washing
ton, and was rather surprised to see him now IN
the sanctum OF the post office, within few feet of
| MT. Blair, OF the sangreaZul of abOlitiOnism
Sad ne, II am Just looking over the letters here
10 PICK out some for our Southern friends and
forward them to their owners as find them" and
| Of,
forward any little scraps of he could collect
l am in error.
Again, a series of maps prepared with great
care, for the use of General McDowelPs staff are
gwen out to be photographed, and are so scarce
| that superior officers cannot get them Neyeftha-
less, one is found IN the tent of Confederate Off
Ger, IN the advance OF Fairfax Court House. which
must have been sent to him soon a it was ready
THE GOVERNMENT IN DANGER FROM REACTION.
IL remains to be seen if the plans of Gen. Scott
can now be followed. The reaction along the Mis-
SIsslpp will be great, and NJ aor General Fremont
with great respect for his courage and enterprise
successfully. . o''"N''''
Missouri is anything but safe
| caro- Is menaced, and my friends at Memphis
seem to be stirring from their rest under their Gen
| eral.
regret that cannot give any more interesting
or important intelligence, but have not been able
to 90 out for the last two days to the camps as in
common with many people in Washington ] was
suffering little from the Observation-Disclosures
rains, bad odOrs, which produce the usual results
in garrisons and ill drained cities However it is
some consolation that there is nothing of conse-
quence doing.
| There was an alarm the night before last Some
| foolish people got the loan of steamer and big
gun, and went down the river with them When
they were opposite one of the enemy's batteries
some three or four miles away, they fred their big
gun, and "Ohd, Eo doubt, at the shot as it pasb-
ed short in the water, the enemy treating them
with a proper silent contempt all the while
Having done this they returned in the evening
| and amused themselves by firing away as hard as
| they could just below the Long BRIDGE believe
without bal-and it may be imagined there was
some commohoD, as the reports shook doors and
| windows.
General Mcclellan is doing his best to get things
| into order, and the outskirts OF the CITY and the
streets are quieter at night; but there is rough
work with Aouaves and others in Alexandria
houses burnt, people shot, and such like sports of
certain sorts of "citizen soldiery." They will soon
be shouting "Money or Blood if not kept in order
and paid These men form marked exception to
the general behaviour OF many regiments.
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| THE CoNTINENTAL.-The performances at This
place are nightly greeted with delighted audiences,
comprising many of our most respectable citizens,
who heartily enjoy the essays of the really clever
artistes there engaged. Music, songs dances, and
buressque contribute to make the evening pass
| pleasantly to the visitors Of the Continental.
| The Fort Smith (Ark.) Times says that an album
| dance OF military stores were being conveyed to
McCuiloch s army in Missouri.
80 PER CENT. DIVIDEND.
THE L0RILLARD FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
THos. d. JOHNSTON, Agent.
HAS DECLARED A SCRIP DIVIDEND Of
THIRTY PER CENT