The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-13
FROM GEN BANks COLUMN.

| SANDY Hook, August 1.-THE New York Ii
| VuluDteer regiment ia now commanded by Ma
| Ledie, Col. Clark being still under arrest, 4
| Lieutenant, Colonel Seward hyang obtained lea
of absence on account Of sickness. This regim
keeps watch aud ward on both sides of he POtOE
| from Sandy Hook to Berlin.
Las. w ednesday news reached Major Ledie til
| a force nf upward of l00.Confaderate cavalry W,
| at Lovettsville, LoudOun county, where they We
! pressing and depressing the Union inhabitants
Detachments from different companies amount
to one hundred men, under command of Cal
Kennedy, company r., accompanied by Ca,
Stevens, of Company F., and Surgeon 7. Dina
crossed the river at Rock Ferry at one o'clock
Thursday morning, and after difficult mar.
through 2 rocky pass OF seven miles, reachf
Lovettsville about daylight. Ascertaining that I'll
Confederates had left, they retraced their rou
two miles towards the river in hopes that the Co
federates would follow them as soon as the latt,
ascertained Kennedy's numerical weakness.
Here the Union men found ambush whej
they lay concealed unit, p. M.,when, ascertanin
that the Confederates had not returned, they cor
tinued their way. When about three mile
from the river they were overtaken by a boy wit
information that about l30 of Stuart's Confederal
cavalry had re-occupied the town.
Captain Kennedy returned and charged upo
the town and entered it. The enemy after firing
few harmless shots made their way, concealed b
the houses on the opposite side, but not until the
had one maD, Lieutenant, killed. and five wound
ed, as ascertained from person who came into th
The only spoils taken by Captain Kennedy
command were two Halls carbines, the kille
mans hat, several caps, saddle, coats, cartridg
boxes, and some letters and papers of an importan
character.
1t should be mentioned that Capt. Bowman, o
the 2Sth New York, stationed between Berlin ant
the Point of Rocks, heard the firing at Lovettsville
and started with his company, and ran three mile
to aid Capt. Kennedy, but was too late to partici
pate in the rout.
Surgeon Tripler, Medical Director has been or
dered to join Gen. McCleilan's column at Washing
ton, and his place here has been supplied by Sur
geon w. S. King.
The rumor that General Banks headquarters are
to be removed to Frederick, has nc foundation in
fact.
The Philadelphia City Troops are getting ready
to leave for home via HagerstOwn in the morning
This corps has received the most lattering cOmpIi.
ments in the shape of letters from General Banks
and Colonel Thomas. of the 2nd Cavalry. On their
departure they will be escorted from camp by Col.
Geary's entire regiment and portion of the End
Cavalry.
From Alexandria.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. l2.--The Fire Zouaves struck
their tents anu eft for New York this afternoon,
where they will be iisbanded preparatory to the
reorganization OF the regiment.
prominent resident of White-House Point
named Burke was arrested to-day by our pickets
about six miles out of Alexandria. lie is charged
with being spy and acting as Confederate mes
senger. He is at present confined in the Jail await
ing orders from Washington.
party Of officers while out scouting to-day Wis
tied Mount Vernon. They were also three miles
from there. They report that no Confede rate
troops have been in that locality for the past
two weeks.