The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-09
OUR WASHINGTON LErrEK.

goods and drugs, is now apparent to the Nortern
Administration. Nor has the closing of their prts,
the employment of idle mercenaries in the shae OF
large standing army, and the "glorious ews
items" OF New York and Philadelphia journal in
timidated the rebels.in the least We daily aear
of advances of Southern troops to aid the Vrgi-
mans, and withal their movements condated
| quietly, that perhaps but few Vrginians Row
the actual force and their disposition even teir
| own soil.
| The State and Treasury Departments are n
state of great confusion, and the heads thereoiap-
pear to be much perpiexed. 1t is evident hat
France, least suspected, ioH have cotton if shehas
to force the blockade; while we all know thatthe
| supply now in England is limited; there remlns
but little at the North, and four millions OF British
subjects dependent for their daily bread pon
the manufacture of this great Southern staple1
! The Secretary of the Treasury is in doubt a to
the realization of his pet projects of raising CIV
| ernment funds 1t is believed that the Senate iiil
| oppose direct taxation of people who can be
| Only constrained to aid in the present unholy Gu
sade; while the special tax proposed by he
| Secretary will meet with violent opposition in he
! House, some members of which branch having u.
ready framed bills for the repeal amendment i
that monstrosty-the Murrill Tariff. This, notwith.
| standing that both Senate and House are willing
| that the war should be Immediately commenced o1
grand scale. have to chronicle another outrage
! or more properly, two OF them, by Lincoln's coI
horts, alike disgracng to nature and christianity
On Saturday morning early, a New Y ork luavi
of the late Colonel Ellsworths Firemen, was at tiI
house of one Margaret Mitch ELL of low repute, q
Maine avenue, above q street, and while staai-
| ing at the door was quarreling with party in qe
house about gaining admttance. Finding woiis
fruitless, the soldier (?) drew pistol and snapnd
| it at the party in the house, who retaliated BY
| shooting the Zouave, killing him. All the partt,s
| in the house were arrested, and the after passd
| from the public mind, when, after alarm of file
| do uaffn az cd hat tta
| Zouaves, assisted by soldiers not belonging b
| their regiment, had fired the house and two othes
! adjoining it, and prevented any one from attempt
| ing to extinguish it. While the fire ya
| burning, body of Cavalry lSecond regiment
| Lieut.. Ash) dashed down the street and througl
the crowd of quiet and inoensive spectators, slash
| ing with their sabfes right and left, and infica
| ing on several bystanders severe wounds; nor wal
| their gallant ardor cooled here, for in vacant
space opposite the burning buildings were several
small children playing, who were herocally chased
| by these mounted "yeonan of the North" witt
sabre and carbine, and the children were gallantj
| routed alike from their sport and the field.
At six o'clock last evening all three houses were
| totally destroyed.
NoTE = The Cavalry have returned to their quar-
tiers without the loss of
| The Secretary of the Treasury's proposition to
abolish curtail the ranking privilege, sour
of revenue, meets with i'll favor in the House. Re-
publicans, body, have always voted for it, an(
Friday Mr.. Van Wyck gave notice of bis inten
tion to introduce bill to allow the captain of eac
COMPANY in the United States service to frank th{
letters of all his men, and that officers and soldier
should receive all letters free of postage. Mr.. Bur
nett, of KY, was the only member present who Of
jected to the bill being put npon its passage at
that time.
Considerable numbers of Tennessee, Arkansss ss
and Kentucky troops are now concentrated at
Memphis and other points on the Mississippi. 1t i
coniectured that they will either be thrown intb
Missouri to aid Gov. Jackson, or are intended fos
ynadi Gatr tioir rofio NJ
such movements, the neighborhood of Cairo j,
being daily strengthened by the Federaists, whils
Gen. Lyon has extended his line in such a manner
he believes, Gov. Jockson's retreat may be
cut off.
The New York 18th regiment, Col Burke. ar
rived here yesterday at l.3O. While at the depot
they drank much whiskey and indulged among
themselves in a game of 6sticuffs.
| The list New York regiment is now at the Navy
| Yard. They leave, ON Tuesday or Wednesday next
either for Matthias Point or Fortress Monroe.
The Federal troops advanced this morning one
mile beyond Falls Church.
| AT Fairfax G. ii. the Confederates stationed
with two regiments and eleven field pieces They
are now prepared to defend the road from Vienna
the Falls Church road, and the River road leading
| from Alexandris.
| On Saturday the Maine regiment, over one thou
! sand men, with two heavy batteries of artillery
| crossed the river into Virginia. On that day, also
| the 10Th and 28th regiments IN. W started foi
Harper's Ferry. The 18th New York regiment
left to-day at 2 80 for the same destination.
| The 34th regiment, New York volunteers, who
arrived here ON Friday night and were quartered
! in Woodward's building, started for encamp
ment north of the city to day.
The Mozart regiment New York city,, Coone
Reilly, which arrived here yesterday, are to go tC
| Virginia Wednesday.
The soldiers are making constant arrests of sps
picions parties On Friday two drunken men ar
rested deafmute pupil of the Columbian lnsti
| tuition, son suspicion"
he IF tha Ioec
Martinspurg has been greatry overratrd 10 tht
| killed. wounded and prisoners. gentleman ius
from there informs me that he supposed he saw al
the prisoners, and that instead of there being mor
! than 200 there were bat five. The same geutlr
states that McMulin's Rarrer siaaelp>--
rowdy tremen) were appointed to- night = d
column by Gen. Patterson, but that on the tife
rush of the Confederate cavalry they broke, an
each running for tree, ensconced himself Thi
action of the Rangers is credited through tn
Northern journals as a peculiar mode of fighting
The Message does not excite any Comment in thi
city, the points set forth therein being already
hausted by the Northern newspapers. Even tn
parizans of the Administration, many of them
studiously avoid arguing many palpable weakness
es contained in the document.
WASHTNGToN, July Sth.
1t is ascertaiued that the new Military Depart
ment composed of the State of Missouri and all tn
Territory west of the Rocky mountains, is to
under the command of Ma GencEal Fremont.
Yesterday party of FIVE men, belonging to Co
Carke's Mozart IN. Y. city, regiment, went int
the lager beer shop of Frenchmap, on the Isan
near the Capitol and shortly after all seize
with pains indicating poison. Three have sine
died, and the other two not expected to live.
Capt. Mason brother of the late Senator Mason
OF the 63d Virginia Artillery, while removing HI
household effects yesterday morning, was al
rested by detachment of Connecticut voun teer
Accompanying him were nine negroes, four horse
and four mules. The arrest took place Fal
| Church.
The Rhode Island batteries practised with thei
eightpound, James patent, field pieces at tt
monument on Saturday. The guns had a range
little over mile. The projectile used tt
eleven pound percussion bomb.
The Ssh and 5th New York regiments have gor
to Harper's Ferry.
The lst Maryland, and 18th Pennsylvania reg
ments a; frederick, Nd.
The Both New York regiment arrived here ye
terday.
Gen. Lyon, with ZOO men, left Bonneville G
the Sd instant, for the neighborbood of Cairo.
The list New York regiment goes down II
river tonight; destination supposed to be Alexa
dria.
The commander at Fort Pickens has sent for r
Inducements. An attack by Gen, Bragg is dali
expected.
A soldier yesterday firing his musket in tt
street, near and 4 streets, nearly caused tt
death of Mr.. j. Q Smith, who was standing in II
yard of bis house. The ball passed through Il
fence and grazed the skin of Mr.. Smith
An attempt was made yesterday to fire the iii
reputable mansion of Miss Nj. Hall, on the Islam
1t appears that the proprietress refused to admit
party of New York Zouaves, who endeavored,
stated, to revenge themselves.
noticeable feature of the paintings in the r
tunda is the removal of the excellent portrait
the venerable Roger B. Taney, Chief Justca
the Supreme Court.
A large number of Southerners are now in du
rance at Cincinnati.
Professor La Mountains balloon arrived at Fal
Church on Saturday night last
Thomas Curry is the name of the Zouave kill
at the disreputable house on Saturday morning.
A gentleman from Alexandria this morning r
} ports nothing of moment.
There is yet no sign of any intention to hurr
through the business of the sessi on. There "
probably be no important business transacted uO
the latter part of this week, and Congress will pr
] badly continue in session for three weeks yet.
SPECIAL
Correspondence Of the Daily Erchange.l
More eDespotism--RiSht of Prayer Denied
A Church Closed by Order of United. Stat
Officer--The Iron Heel of DespOtism Pres
8 ing Hard on the Necks of a Captive Peopl
E ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 9th.
To people once accustomed to enjoy the fnllt
, liberty, oppression goes hard. Our sins agair
the assumed power of Abraham Lincoln have be
most heavily visited upon US, and deep is the wou
inflicted upon the people by the iron heel of d.
r potism. Daily are the cords tightened, and dai
are we made to feel the authority of kind ''prot
tors" The Northern arms never meet with t
slightest treverse-never run foul of pig-pen, or
IS masked battery-that our community is not ma
to feel deeply the wrong that has been done,
J. daring to obstruct the passage of our 'protecto
It on their journey to Richmond.
). Yesterday the cup of our humiliation was fill
IS to the brim, and an insult offered to humanity a
t, christianity, which must meet with rebuke fro
g the powers at Washington, as it will doubtless r