The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-02
- From he Richm9nd Enquirer Of the 24M.

ANOTHER SPEECH FROM PRESIDENT DAVIS
vast concourse assembled early yesterday eve
ming at the Central Railroad Depot, to await tn,
arrival of the train from Manassas SO great wal
the crowd that in anticipation of the arrival of tht
wounded, it was deemed necessary by the commit.
tee appointed to receive them to set strong guard
to prevent the pressure of the people around the
train when it should arrive. BY this means, the
track and a considerable space on either side of it
was kept clear, though the tops fences and all
the eminenceS in the vicinity were throDged with
the expectant crowd. At quarter past seven the
first train arrived, bringing twenty wounded SOL
dIers and the bodies of four of our dead-General
Barlow, Col Johnston, private of the Monlgcm-
cry Guard, named James DriScol, and another
whose name we could not learn
During the excitement attending the anxious in
qurles after friends, and the crowdiDg to look upon
the dead and wounded it was whispered through
the crowd that President Davis was on the train
immediately rush was made in search of the dis
tlngulshed statesman and chieftan, and a thousand
shouts rent the air with wild huzzas as his we'll
known face and figure were discovered
Though travel worn, ana evidently fatigued bv
the trying scenes through which he had passed in
the last two DAYS, the President could not deny the
enthusiastic citizens the pleasure of bearing from
his own mouth something of the glorious deeds so
recently achieved BY our brave and invircible pa
triot soldiers.
He pronounced the victory great, glorious and
complete. He said we had whipped them this time
and would whip them often as they offered US
the opportunity. In alluding to the vastness and
Importance of cur captures he said we had taken
everything the enemy had in the fied sixty pieces
OF splendid cannon, of the best ard most improved
models, vast quantities of ammunition, arms enough
OF various descriptions to equip large army,
hundreds OF wagons and ambuances, of the most
luxurious make and finish, and provisions enough
to feed an army of fifty thousand men for twelve
months.
The headlong retreat Of the enemy he compared
to the wild and hurried flight of a scared covey of
partridges. He said that so great was the terror
with which the repeated onslaughts of our men in
splred them, that taking wildly to their heels thev
threw from them their guns, swords, knapsacks
and everything that could in any way retard their
escape.
With another allusion to the glorious valor of
our troops, who had accomplished this great vcto-
~, and reminding all of the great cause they had
for returning thanks to Him to whom alone thanks
were due for this blessing on our arms, he c0ncu-
ded amid the tumutuOus applause of the assem-
biage. aud was escorted to his hotel.
AT SE o'clock large cOncourse of citizens and
visitors vha hagng @ beS5e II the S
bv Col Chesnut, of South Carolina, an aid TO Gen.
Beauregard,) } in a chaste and eloquent speech.
This unaunOunced arrival of our President took
the citizens by surprise. Had they known OF his
coming, such ovation would have greeted his
return as never before witnessed in the Uld
Dominion.
Just behind the train which brought the Presi-
dent there arrived a second, bringing five hundred
and eighty-fye Hessiau prisoners, twenty-five OF
whom were commissioned officers, and thirty OF
Elsworth's Fire Zouaves. Passengers by this train
inform us that several hundred other prisoners
were left at Manassas and that our troops continue
to bring them in hourly; and that many OF them
had come into nur camp and delivered themselves
up. The five hundred and eighty-five brought to
this city were Immediately marched to Harwoods S
factory.