The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


Every day troops marching north and ives
Of Georgetown, for the purpose of strengthening
the frontier in that direction, as we'll as of making
complete chain OF communication with Harper's
Ferry, by way of the Potomac, between both
branches OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad -
When this has been done, an attack upon the civ
from this side would be attended with infinitely
more difficulty than an advance from the drection
OF Arlington Heights would be. Several stronoIv
entrenched positions have been made above Georee.
town, and others will be completed 40 soon % -
sible. 49, ~ " PUP
General Banks force is divided-one part beino
on the Maryland Heights and at the Ferry, the
other at Point of Rocks. This division (the Poto
MACY has been shifted from its former nosition ond
earthworks constructed and mounted with bo auu
protected. e"ei "n-
The Confederates at all points prepared n
receive the enemy, and believe Would hail thar
visit as a welcome one, so eager are tbav tor
another brush. General Bonham occupies Fairfax
me ist virginia cavalry is at Great Falls, the 7tb
anu NV infantry four companies of artillery and
While at Berryville, and between that noint and
Leeseurg, there are about II, 900 men, and II 900
are engaged in manning the batteries and Iving in
camp on the banks of the Potomac, between Alex
anorla and the mouth of the Rappahappock
on Friday night Federal regiment was ordered
70 march in the direction OF Broekvlle to encamn
w nue. on the road, spent bullet frem the rifle of
SCOUT passed THROUGH the sasb. bat
OF one OF the men, knocking him down and ;nficts
ing slight wound He was brought to the citv
yesterday. WIZ WY
~, An ex-preacher and ex-edtor, squatter in
1hllaoelphla, who has made a fortune in tho
democratic partA was discharged yesterday from
the dead letter once for attempting to purloin in.
closures of value. This man has a curious politico-
| terest, if printed. -
An attempt will be made next week to renew the
mail service in the Western part of Virginia.
MIR. ii. Webb, j. R. Budd and H. Winter Davis
spoken of in connection with the Anstrian mi;
sion. ~
b; b; French has been appointed Commissioner
of Public Buildings
Among the civil appointments of this city is tina,
ing Inspector of Steamboats,
At the sale of public lands, the share BELONGING
TO virginia was refused by her. on the grounds that
the consent of the State should have been obtained
oe'ore the sale was made The money is accord.
whittier it was taken last week by the bogus Gov
eminent of the Virginia Panhandle SPECIAL.
WASHINGTON, Aug. II, 1861.
The precautions taken by General Mcclellan to
strengthen the forces on the line of the Po-
tomac north of this city not taken a whit too
soon. Confederates in large numbers, some saw az
| many as $4,000, are encamped in various places
between Barryville and Tensllytown. 1t is sup.
posed that their intention is to cross into MARY.
land. Skirmishes occur nightly, and the sentinels
efrequently shot while on guard. There are
now at Tenallytown nine regiments of Federal
troops, and so great is their apprehension of dan
GER that an entire regiment is selected for picket
duty every night.
The climax of the atrocities of the Administra-
ton committed on private individuals occurred to-
DAY, IN the arrest of Hon. Charles James Faulkner
ex-Minister to the Court of France on the CHARGE
OF treason. The arrest was made by the Provost
| Marshal in person, at Browns Hotel and under
'ne ioi'o"ing oroer from the Secretary of State:
DEPARTMENT OF SrATE1
| nv WASHINGTON, August IL, 1861. {
To Co.. Porter, u S. A. Proros Marshal City of Wash
You will proceed to arrest and detain Charles James
taukner exMinister of the United States Paris and
MN under arrest to await further orders from
| department WIN. II. SEWARD.
1t the Senate had not adjourned it might have
| been supposed that that body had impeached hin,
| ON charge made at or before the time he was re
ealeo out as 1t is, the arrest was of the most
despotic actions that could have been perpetrated
the earth.
;, MIR. j. H: Lindenberger, Secretary of the San
Francisco Democratic Executive Committee, was
arrested yesterday at Port Tobacco BY the order OF
the State Department 1t is believed that MIR.
| Lindenburger was on his way to the Confederate
0o1ifsS as hehmond with dispatches from the
were removed and searcbgd, and he was thrown
into crowded Jail, surrounded, it is true, by men
who are mostly respectable and generally clean BY
nature, but who, from their close confinement and
the impurity surrounding them, are covered with
| filth and verInin.
Mr.. Lindenberger will probably be arraigned in
the course of week, on the charge of treason be-
fore civil Justice.
You will hardly believe it, l am sure, when tell
you that in this city men who preachers of the
| Gospel, and even pray for the President of the
| United States, are denounced in the public prints
and on the streets because heylchoose not to aude
to this unholy strife in their sermons. Proscrip.
ton by the clergy ceased in this country with the
wars of the Puritans. Prescription of the clergy
| has commenced with the war ofMr. Lincoln.
You have, no doubt, noticed that ministers Of
the Gospel have at all times, since the outbreak Of
| the war, been denounced in unmeasured terms
when it has been known that they will not prostitute
their pulpits to the support of the Administration.
Two vessels loaded with ice ard consigned to a
dealer in this city, have been seized by the Con.
federates just below Aqua creek. There is great
scarcity OF ice here, the price of that luxury hay
ing risen in two weeks three hundred per cent.
A party OF young men numbering four, among
whom was one boy IA years of age, were In
boat on the river, pleasuring, last Friday, when
they were all arrested and imprisoned. They be
longed in Alexandria, am told.
Notwithstanding the order given BY Senator
Mansfield ON July l7th concerning 'persons held
to service or labor there in the camps OF
| the Federas in this vicinity a large number OF
| abducted slaves who constantly kept at work
Movements on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
| will soon commence. Alarge number of howitzers
have been sent to Cincinnati, and during last week
four thousand shells (s-inch) and four thousand
| 80 ID. round solid shot were consigned to Com
Rodgers at the same place.
Notwithstanding the vigilance of the Provost's
patrol, the guard house reports each day show the
number OF drunken soldiers arrested to be quite
| many as there were one month ago. SPECIAL.