The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-27
WAR MOVEMENTS,


| of Officers
The military encampmeuts. with the ercan,ic
of Colonel Lewis Pennsylvania regiment ar. l.
Gated at points Gear Mount Clare denot. BaI,imo,
ana ONO Railroad. The positions are not we
auap'eu lor camp purposes, the ground being yer
| uneven, destitute for most part of sod and cons,
| quently very dusty. The slightest breeza is sn-
! 10 Hi the ar with DUST making it so uppIeassr
that the soldiers prefer the heat of their tents +
| sahd-iaoened wlhd. which, on good ground, woui
| be so much courted. Owing to the entire shssnn
ni shade, when no breeze is stirring th
| neat OF the sun is most intense, and tn
men sulfcr greatly. The tents are but a noo
| protection from the rays OF the SUM- Small. low
a0d closed on account OF The clouds of dust, th
men lounge 10 them, breathing foul air The frs
camp /" the right is that of Major Cooks batter,
OF boston Light Artillery consisting of six pieces
all six-pounders. Major Cook received y6ur re
porter very kIndly, and during the inter view wa
ooth courteous aud communicative The men n
MS command are hne-l 'Oking, and appear to bav
9 eat conhdence in their commander and also !,
themselves While in the Majors tent one of tb
ohcers IA iieutenant) introduced the subject O
PollucS, ana referred to the citizens of Baltimor
IN anything but complimentary terms He ey
pressed the opinion that the CITY should be wine,
OUT that the Union sentiment was all bosh. and !
an opportunity offered, the Union sentiment woul,
disappear as mist. 1t was very evident that tn,
nnair o1 n 'he l'ta OF April is bitterly remembered
|
nus to revenge themselves for the sufferinps of tn,
haSsachusetis men on that memorable day
Ihe loth New or& regiment (Brooklyn) is O,
tne same SIDE OF the railroad, and is not as wei
situated as the battery. This regiment has alread,
gained some noturiety in the city by the action O
Its Colonel in tearing up secession envelopes an,
Wooilng boy on the street. The men COMPOSING
a1 are mostly gentlemen. In appearance they are
wen formed, neat and cleanly in habit, courtenu
ana gentlemaniy. They are heartily tired of tb
manner OF life which 'grinl- visaged war" ba
placed upon them. They are utterly disrusted will
Coionei Smith, and in their correspondence hom,
openly and iearlessy complain of him. Their ra
tons are OF the most inferior order consisting n
ary crackers poor meat, and bad SOUP. Were it no
LOT the fact that most of the command are men o
means, there would be great suffering in camp or
aeeouhG s OF Iood' AS 1t is, however, they supply
themselves from. their private purses
C0l. Smith is very bitter in his feelings toward,
baltimore, aud If he had the authority would rul,
tne city with an iron rod. The men, on the contra
ry, ieei Just to the reverse. Many of them havt
numerous warm and intimate personal friends the
most OF whom secessionsts or reyolutionists
In the city, and the soldiers are sincere in their
presSions OF regret that circumstances have placed
tnem IN such an unnatural attitude. The re
s'ments 8 time viii expire about the middle of July
when they will all return home
Col. Morehead's Pennsylvania regiment is Ioca
tea I" the lett This regiment has also suffered
much trUm bad ratons, and considerable dissatis
faction has arisen thererom Col Morehesd i
AHSu bs''SuiSt DI lue uen. ] nc regiment will n
nome at the expiration of its term of enlistment
satlshed with the gaieties of a soldiers life Som
OF the material OF this regiment is good Will,
there exists much that is not desirable in a repi
ment, and which never can be brought into Ell
cheney. The general appearance of tho mon i
very bad. Their clothing is of a most ipfar;or nv
der, and the few weeks which they have spept il
camp nave already given them smoke house cast
Ihelr caps have turned fox-colOr and SO have thei
spoes. ms regiment suffered severely at tht
. m N OF "a =
sarY to be told so after looking Mt the men,
lhe famous Baltimore regiment is to the left O
the Pennsylvania regiment. 1t is scarcely necessar,
to refer to the composition Of this regiment as tn
aosence ct scores Of notorinusy well-known face
from the streets indicate the kind of material whicl
goes to make it up. Major John r. Kenlv ha
been elected Colonel, and Nathan T. Dusban
ideutenant-CoIonel Capt. Mcdonnell, who wa
instrumental in raising the regiment, and who ex
pected TO be the Colonel has been compelled Il
take hack-seal, which be considers bad treatmen
and 1t is now rumored that he has under congidera
tion the proprlety of resigning and retiring t
private lie. 1t will be remembered that thu
captain made himself useful to General Butle
"hlle that officer was stationed here, and he could
perhaps serve in similar capacity at the Fortress
There ls no sOciability between the men of thi
regiment and either of the others, aud considerabi
pad feeling exists between it and some OF the com
mand Of Col Morehead. 1t is expected that IN
Baltimore regiment will be ordered off in a fc,
days.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
by the steamer Georgiana, of the Bay Line W
have interesting from Fortress Monroe o
Monday afternoon the steamer Monticello was de
patched by Gen. Butler up the Rappahaunock 70
the purpose of reconuoitering. Mr. John A. Phi
lips, of this city, on board as pilot and aft,
reaching point Carters creek, boat col
tanning the pilot and fifteen men was sent ashor
! Mr. Phillips was well acquainted with Mr.. Wi
/ lam Gershom, gentlemen living that poin
Phfff ps That lie fhd fhAdfff lis c6b
| Panlons had better leave Immediately for tn
! steamer, as they weTein very unsafe quarters
| The soldiers started for their boat and Mr. phi
! lips fingered behind for some moments Befor
! the onat had lett the shore a company of Cor
iederate troops made their appearance an
| commenced rapid fire of rnuskatrv -
the boat, which was immediately shove
| from shore. Mr.. Phillips was not vet q
| board, and was compelled to wade into the strear
| to avoid the fire. AS soon as the commander q
| the Montlcelo saw the condition of things h
! opened upon the Conlederates with several 80
! pouncers, which compelled them to retreat. Th
boat was then directed to return for Mr.. Phillips
Inc Federal forces lost one man, named Augus
PETERSON, mortslly wounded and has since died
surgeon Heoer Smith received wound il
the. Jaw, the ball passing clear through and six q
the crew were slightly wounded The Monticell
| returned immediately to the Fortress On Tues
Gay morning the steamer Quaker CITY started
Iy nu haven i'oaQs to reconnoitre, when she ap
! preached too near the shore and a battery onone
on her. She lost one man killed and savaro
wounded. The commander of the Quaker Citv r1
! ports that he silenced the battery, and comneIIe
the Contederates to iy to the woods for safety
In the afternoon of the same day, a number
the crew of the Cumberland left in fshipg-smac r.
! Tor the purpose of fishing, but approached a poiu
within ange OF The guns of the SeWelrs Poin
battery, when they fired upon. One of th
shot took effect killing three men and woundin
In hna rd ; thn Nap-
| nifty passengers, all from Norfolk and most q
whom were women and children. They were sen
from that city to Fortress Monroe on Tuesday
under hag OF truce They report that there is a
immense number of troops in and about Norfolk
at Yorktown and the several batteries along tn
| different rivers. The Confederates were stropgl
| entrenched near Yorktown, where most desperat
stand would be made. The same condition of thino
| existed ABOUT Norfolk, and there doubt bu
| every inch OF ground would be sternly protected
| Provisions among the COnfederates were yer
plentiful, and the health of the troops excellent
| No matters of interest had transpired at tn
| fortress.
Federal Outrngcs nj Fortress Monroe.
ltw WAS but a few days ago that the National h
feA'3e"cer spoke in glowing terms of the procams
tion OF General Mcdowell, advising the FEEDER,
troops to respect private property. Incidental,
| the I'etigencer spoke in terms of guarded approv
OF the conduct of the troops thus far. We clip IL
following extract from the Fortress Monroe CORE
psndeGce of the New York Tribune, as an evident
! of the atrocous manner in which the troops rea NJ
do behave:
The outrages committed by our soldiers on tt
property, and not unfrequently the persons ais
| OF fiTginans conceived to be secessiOnists are
disgrace to our army. proper degree of disc
| pne would insure the shooting of platoons
scoundrels not all prirates, who seem ia have il
bibed the idea that they came here to piIIage ar
destroy. The outroges that could detail are Gale
lated to cause erery decent to blush. 4 wour
, has been inflicted that never will heal so long
recollection remains. 1t is in the hope that son
good may be done thereby, that | make this d
| graceful confession.
SOUTH ERN ITEMS
We are indebted to friend for copies of Ricl
| mond papers up to Tuesday, from which we tai
the following:
From, the Richmond Enquirer, June "a
Why Eiarper's Ferry Was Evacuated.
THE TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE STAND THAT WAS Nc
| MADE BY The UNION MEN ON THE BRIDGE AT NE
CREEK.
We now at liberty on the best authority,
make public the true motives actuating Gener
johnson in what the Northern and some of tt
Southern papers have called the "Evacuation
Harper's Ferry" The General, like other mil
tary men Of education, had long known that Ha
pers Ferry, IN itself, is faulty and untenable fro
| the facility with which it can be turned. 1t lie
as it were in the small end of funnel the broade
end of which could with great ease be occupied b
the enemy. The heads directing the operations
the Yankee forces were well aware of this fact, br
forgot that there were fully astute heads G
our side.
The minute and able Investigations of Mair
Whiting, Chief Engineer to Gen. johnson, ha
satisfied our leaders of the justness of these view
1t was well known that Gen. Scott's plan was
turn Harper'r Ferry by column from Pennsy
Tania, under Gen. Patterson, effect junction net
Winchester or Strasburg with another column
McClelian's army passing through Romney, an
cut off Beauregards and Johnson's armies fro
each other. This plan was completely foiled, ar