The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-21
CITY NTELLIGENCE,

ANOTHER PRIZE BY THE "JEFF DAvIs"-ArriuaI
Of the Captain Of the Ship Aloarado y esterday
morning by the Bay Line, Capt. Whiting and wife,
of the ship AIvarado, OF Boston, arrived in this
city from Fortress Monroe. The Captain reports
that his ship bound from the Cape of Good
Hope, with cargo of hides and wool, for Boston
and when in latitude "a longitude 60, vessel ap
preached him having English colors. When with
in half mile of him the stranger fired shot
across bis ships bow, when he immediately hove
to, and an armed boat of twelve men was sent to
his ship. He was informed that his vessel was a
prize to the privateer Jeff. Davis" o the South
ern Confederacy. A prize crew was put
on board the Alvarado, and the course Of
the vessel directed to the coast of Florida
on reaching which an effort made to run into
the inlet Fernanoina, but the U. S. ship Vincennes
being in the vicinity the effort was not successful
The prize crew then determined to strand the ship
and accordingly run her on to the beach two miles
from shore The Fincennes bore down to the ship
when the prize crew deserted her, and Can't Whit
ing hoised the ''stars and stripes'' The Confeder
ates then cent boat from shore, and took Cap
tain Whiting off the Alvarado. An armed boat
was sent from the Vincennes, with the intention of
getting the shin of, but the Confederates opened
battery on the Vincennes from shore, and she was
compelled to go out to sea. Her boat crew finding
1t impossible to get the Alvarado Off set fire to her
and she burnt to the waters edge. Captain Whit
ing was sent to Richmond, and thence to Fortress
Monroe. While in Florida Captain Whiting was
well treated, and his wife was the guest OF Mrs.
Senator Yulu, who treated her with marked
kindness.
PRIVATE HOUSE ENTERED IN THE NIGHT TINE ny
Two SoLDIRs AND THREE VIcE-PoLIcEMEN ON
Tuesday morning about O'clock a squad of men
| applied for admission at the house of Mrs. K
George, in Mount Vernon Place. They immedi-
ately proceeded to the cellar and pulled down a
pile of wood evidently In search of something con-
| ceaed beneath it, of which they had received in
| formation Their labor was rewarded bv the dis
covery OF two boxes supposed of course to contain
| contraband The assurance of the darkey that it
was only claret, put there because a dark place
was good for it, availed nothing. The bsxes were
eagerly opened, and found, much to the dscom-
future of the parties, to contain claret, as stated
! The bottles were replaced by the officers. The
back cellar was searched, of the rooms on the
! first floor, and the stable. While the search was
going on, several additional men were stationed on
the outside of the house. One of the men told the
servant that they had orders for the arrest of Mr.
! S. X. George and his son. The squad then bro.
ceeded to the dwelling OF Mr.. Keighler, on Cahe-
dral street, in search of contraband and were very
diligent in their inquiries for the residence of an
other gentleman who lived near by; but they we're
told he resided in the county.
AN OUTRAGE.-About half past seven o'clock ON
Monday night, George Peacock, a custom house
officer, with two friends, entered the Virgins
House, ON Mercer street, Robert Raney proprietor
where they acted in . most disorderly manner, and
finally knocked Mr.. John Rainey, the bar-keeper
down, and then fed from the house. Mr.. JohI