The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-05

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, II. Bull Bay........ ............... 90 to 25
, Is. Charleston Bay.....................2Ot to 25
10. st Helena Sound ......... ........35 to 40
~ Fort Roya! a!........r. ..............l5 l5 to 20
IS Savannah River ...................20 20 to go
- GATHERINGS Sound. ;5 to 40
2l st. Mary's iver....................3O so to So
y s. Johns River........-............ 20
. - St Augustne...... .....-...........30 to 30
"a Alaanzas Inlet ....,.... ...........l5 to 20
| 25 Mosquito Inlet. let........................ 50
70 Cape Canaveral. ral...,.................40t 40 to IS
II Indian River. so to S.
- Jupiter inietr..... ..35 to 40
% Hiiishoro lniet.... ................. 40 to IS
30. Cape Flor da da.....,.................40 40 10 so
81 Rogers key...... ..............IO to 45
This brings a vessel inside the Florida Keys
From this point there is no difficulty in making a
harbor every night or even every few hours.
Highly Important
The Washington Star and New York Herald treat
their respective publics to tirst-rate sensation in
the form of plausible "confrmaton'' of the ru-
mored death OF President Davis-their authority
being contraband from Manassas, whom the Star
! slyly describes "party." Another "reiiable
party" is said to have sent despatch to the same
effect from Louisville; and this spirited enterprise
in journalism succeeds, the of disturbing
the tranquility of a number of worthy but over
creduIous people. But unfortunately for the life of
the story, the Richmond Dispatch of Tuesday has
arrived with the proclamation of President Davis,
This should be conclusive Does the Herald or Star
imagine that if their President and Comma nd Fin
! Chief were really dead, the Confederates would
/ publish the important fact to Washington and the
! Federal camps, by means of hafmast flags?
"a Local Secession Directory
/ Under this caption the New York Journal of
Commerce calls attention to the "grand, gloomy and
peculiar" doings of the political detectives of New
York. They have prepared it says, a complete
black list with a running commentary of free and
easy notes) of all the leading spirits among the Sc
cession sympathizers in that city. There are said
to be at least hundred of such candidates for
the Union-saving cells of Fort Lafayette.
We take the following paragraphs of news, from
Washington and elsewhere, from the special des
patches to the Philadelphia Inquirer of yesterday
The Confederate Generals Holding Coun-
ell.
Observations made TODAY. Nothing new
until about ten and a half o'clock, when a
crowd of officers rode uo to the point from which
/ observations are made and dismOunted. A table
was brought, and on it was stretched q map. The
uniforms we're plainly seen, and one of our officers
recognized Generals Johnston and Beauregard.
One, nervous, tuSsv man, with his coat buttOned
tightly around his waist, and open at its top, with
large display of shirt bosom, taken for Gen
era! Lee, although no one could positively reoog-
nize him.
They had four or five glasses, and were making
observations Tor two hours OF the country towards
Washington, and continually aferring to the map,
| as though they had map on large scale. 1t was
known that there were two commanding Generals,
from their uniforms and their suite.
No privates allowed to 90 to this point
The men in grey and red have to put up with
view from the ground or other place on the
fort. ladder, ABOUT thirty feet long, was brought
and placed against tree, and a number of officers
went mp and took view, remaining but lew
minutes.
they finally walked over, about one 0 clock, to-
wards the road leading to Baiey's, and when they
tGaGlid thG.aDGlp OF the Daranet stopped. Several
wards Baey's Cross Roads. The balls all fell in
the road by the back3mths shop, and our boys
/ went up and picked them up. They turned ont TO
be MIME balls. The official party then left.
/ few minutes afterwards some more officers came
up, being accompanied by four ladies dressed in
black silk dresses with very expanded crinolinc.-
/ They all paused under the huge flag, and waved
| their hats and handkcrchies and cheered. They
went on, and after viewing Washington aud our
camps, passed of to the right between the trees
Daring Of Confederate Spies.
story Is told OF the Conederates, which, ii
| true, displays daring on the part of their men,
which can only arise from desperation. The strict
military discipline of the Federal camp the
| Virginia side OF the Potomac has completely
"bl0cked" the usual sources through which the
COufederates have heretofore obtained Information.
| A few nights ago they determined, at all hazards,
to learn the password, in order that their agent
| might enter lines and reach Washing ton, TO
do this. thev dressed two of their men in Govern
| ment uniforms whic1 had been captured and
! ceeded in placing them between pickets unob
/ served. The mpostors and the true soldiers pur-
sued the regular daty for considerable time, when
finally the C1ntederates challenged one of our men,
| who was about to give the requisite pass word
| when he discovered the cheat, and gave the alarm,
but not in time to effect the death of the
| daring but nonplussed adventurers.
Capture of Il Confederate. with Drawings of
FOrtiiicatiOns.
All the people, for miles around here, have left
their houses and taken their furniture with them.
! Not SS m ha civ and M
army officers, except those on duty. Last Satur-
day evening the Lieutenant of the Mozart regi
meht, who had his men out at work on some en-
trenchmeuts, the turnpike road to Fairfax Court
house, concluded to have to roast, and
going over into field, found man in the uniform
of his regiment, lying in the fence corner.
He told him % get up, but not obeying, he or
dered some 5iS men to arrest him They did s0
and found he had drawings of our forts and works
on which the Mozart regiment was then engaged.
He stammered out some excuse, saying he did not
think there any harm in it, but not accounting
for himself promptly he was taken in and found to
be of the Confederate army dressed in the
clothes of of the Mozart regiment, who had been
shot while picket duty. He says they have uni
forms OF every regiment we have, and it is by this
means they procure information. He is in the
guard house at Fort Ellsworth.
i The Balloon Experiment.
Since the last ascension of PrOtessO. Love- when
he was fred upon By the Confederates and narrow
: ly escaped fatal results he has been engaged in
per!ecting machinery by which the motion of the
be better regulated, and an ascension made
with more safety. His next expedition will pro
badly take place tomorrow, and as before, he will
be accompanied by an army officer.
A Contraband Shot
A two-hOrse team came down from the fort or
Muusons Hl this afternoon, TO a corn field where
+ our pickets located and hitching the horses
d the negro driver commenced gathering corn. He
! continued his amusement until a shot from mus
: ket laid him fiat upon the ground The team wa:
: standing there at dusk.
. A council was held this afternoon, at which
. were present the President, Secretaries of vi
and Navy, General Mcclellan, Thomas A. Scot
8 and General Butler. The subject-matter has, OF
u u course, trans pired. There great activity
" in the Departments this morning.
The Provost Marshal.
The utmost scrutiny is exercised by Provost Mar
, shal Porter il the issue of passes to Alexandria
and the little steamer James Guy carries per
sons whose business and loyalty has not been vouch
e. ed for and explained.
t The Confederates Discernabie with the Naked
r. Eye.
If Our pickets still hold Baey's Cross Roads. Tn
Confederate pickets come down within speaking
distance of them The fort on Munson's Hill is ol
the right of the road leading to Falls Chu ch. |
AZ is hut little over half mile from the Cross Roads
* and the men can see another plainly, withou
I'd a glass. With good faces can be seen an
G. coors discovered. Oar picketS also hold the fran
as house that was fired on by the Contederates las
I'd week. 1t has two holes through it, the garre
a. window.
al Fiimsy Barricades--A Confederate Recon
1G noitering.
iii At the Observatory they have to-day mounted
On large, long gun, fronting towards Baiey's Cro
d. Roads No c6nrGn have been fired here for sewers
an davs Bal ev S lOus- has not been injured, as W.
u- reported. The baIricade they have thrown aero
pc the road leading to Baileys, about oneeghth of
of mile from the fort, is miserable affair." and can
he torn out in five minutes. Their troops an
,er go to it continually. large corn field lies b
ate tween it and our pckets.
by This morning officer, grey horse, roo
ITS down to it, and, hitchng his horse, went to
be frame house, and in few minutes, seen lyir
on the root, his head and glass showing ABOVE Il
comb. One of our pckets was within few ro
of him, but only bad common musket, and
up sides, orders had been issued not to fire except
vas seit-defence., So the Confederate got away.
kee the north side of the hill three tiers of breastwor
his are being built to-day. The end OF the lower o
not is Just where they pitched their tents yeterda
ear which are now moved down into the woods
will 1t is about fifteen feet high. The next one Is t
of and the upper one six feet At the end towar
ed Arlington Mills, the ramparts of each one, is
ort Confederate flag flying, making five flags visii
for on the two sides.
They have a number of horses and carts, and
the men seem to be swarming all over these wOrl
and They have five pieces of artillery there but OF
fort the one large gun mounted
We Yet these will command, with proper arran!
ment of the guns Balls Cross Roads, which is OF
,on two miles distant and Fort Corcoran which is fo
it is Their flags were lying at the tops OF poles to d
ne but no cavalry or artillery were on parade III
have a large number of negroes the forts
work, one company having been seen In unifor
ntly They are evidently afraid of attack from
pay way of Balls Cross Roads, hence their industry
Q. ! that side of the hill,