The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-15

1t is not improbable that the fort will be carried
by storm.
The soldiers are perfectly reckless of tbeir
lives, and at every shot jump upon the ram
parts observe the effect, and then jump down
| cheering.
A party on the Stevens battery are said to bave
played game of the hottest fire.
mortar battery, of three morars, is in the
course of construction near Mount Pleasant
floating battery, strongly made, and cased in
front with iron plates, has been constructed, to
breach the facade of Fort Sumter, towards James
| Island. This battery has been mounted with two
AZ and two 32-pounders.
Besides the above mentioned guns in position,
there are thirty-nine guns of different kinds and
calibres, at the Citadel, most of which are not
| mounted, and there are four he Ivy 10-nch NOR
tars just received, and ore 9-inch Dahlgrea gun
The Secretary of War also states in his report that
| on the 9th of January, of cannon powder, $1,000
IDS only We're in the possession OF the State, and of
| tnls considerable quantity had been sent to the
batteries erected to defend the entrances of George
town and Beaufort, which lett less than 90 900 lbs.
near this city, or not more than sufficient to have
Kept up a fire for three hours the day when the
| Star of the West approached within our bar. OF
shot and shell the supply was in the same meagre
proportion, except of 24-pounder shot, which had
been left at Fort Moultrie when that fort was evac
uated by the troops of the United States. Added
| to this, the guns which had been spiked, and the
| gun carriages burnt at Fort Fort Moulte had not
been replaced; not a battery had been erected
which bore on Fort Sumter, and the approaches to
| the nafDOr were only defended by the unlnlured
| guns at Fort Moultrie and three 24pounder guns,
mounted en- barbette, a hastily constructed and
| impertect earthwork on Morris Island.
Since the time mentioned, the supply of cannon
| powder has been increased to 240,450 lbs, with
10000 lbs of muSket and 46 900 lbs. of rife powder
Besides this, large quantity of ordnance stores
as shells, balls, friction tubes percussion caps,
| lead cartridge paper, cartridge bags, artillery in
| tantry and rifle equipments, have been purchased,
and they are now on hand, in the course of con-
structlon and manufacture, through the indefati-
| gable labors of the Board of Ordnance. During
| the same period, three 9-inch Dahlgren guns and
| seven 10-inch mortars have been purchased, to-
gether with six hundred and fifty Enfield rifles and
| hive hundred Colts navy revolyers.
The following is extract from the report of the
Secretary of the Interior to the Convention:
reconnaissance of the coast, from the mouth Of
Little river, near the North Carolina line to CALI
| bogue Sound near the mouth of the Savannah riv-
er, has been made by the engineers in charge; and
at many of the points indicated redoubts and other
| works have been erected. Many of these works
| nave Deen completed and others were in progress
| when the Government at Montgomery assumed the
| charge of our military operations and defences.
with the exceptions of the Notifications command
| ing the entrance into Winyaw Bay, none of them
have been garrisoned. These works were the first
that were completed and under the energetic super
vision OF Col. Alston, were provided at an early
day with ordnance and ordnance stores and also
garrisoned by sufficient number of troops to man
the guns. Since the action of the Congress at
Montgomery, which put our operations under the
charge OF the Provisional Government little has
been done towards the completion of the works
which were at that time unfinished. These defeu.
of the coast have been erected at comparatively
little cost to the State. The planters in their vi
cinity have, with commendabe liberality, in the
majority of cases, gratuitousy furnished the labor
| required to erect them.
PORTRAIT OF GENERAL BEACREGARD.
Mr.. Healy, the artist was enabled during brief
visit to this city, to execute striking and lifelike
and full length portrait of this distinguished off
| ne Ganpral ia a6 ctap
| the platform of Fort MOultrie, near the gun from
which the first shot that battery fired at the
Star of the West, and is here pointed in the direc-
tion of Fsrt Sumter, which is seen in the distance
The back ground of the picture is formed of the
folds of the flag of the Confederate States, judi
ciousy and tastefully arranged.-Co"ricr.
RIFLED CANNON.
A fine rifed gun reached this city Yesterday
| (Tuesday) from Liverpool. 1t is present to the
State from Carolinian now resident in the latter
pace-Charles K. Prioeau, Esq.-who, although
absent in foreign land, does not forget his State
in the hour of her need.-COurier.
Three fire engines were sent to Morris Island on
Tuesday to protect the soldiers quarters from be-
ing destroyed by fire.
MIR. j. r. Smith, of Portsmouth, Virginia, whose
casualty in falling from of the upper windows
of the Pavilion Hotel we noticed some time ago,
died yesterday, at the Roper Hospital from the
result of his injuries.-Courier.
SUSPENSION OF THE EVENING NEWS.
The EUenlng Net1s announces that its publication
will be temporarily suspended "from sheer physi-
cal impossibility of issuing daily sheet" 1t SAYS:
The largest number of our compostors are now
on duty, pressman and our clerks have been
summoned to join their respective corps stationed
at military points in the harbor, with the certainty
of being deprived of the small remnant of our
force left. We shall resume as soon as circum-
stances will permit.
The Courier expresses the willingness and readi.
ness of South Carolina to try the arbtrament of
the sword" 1t SAYS:
We knOw thp info IF
taken advantage of his enforced delay. Braver and
better soldiers than now occupy our Notifications,
and that are ready to march at the blast of the
bugle, never drew sword or pulled trigger
The spirit of our people is fairly aroused. The
brothers OF those who won imperishable glory
the plains OF Mexico at the guns. Our hearts
are fired by the remembrance of grievous wrongs
and by the anticipation of greater Injustice; our
arms are made strong By the business of our cause
With implicit reliance the God of Battles, we
60 forth to meet the deadly foe. Let the strife
begin-we have fear of the ISSUE
GUN POWDER.
We take the following article headed ''gun pow
der' from the Mercury of Friday:
One word to capitalists. Do you desire to be
patriots? Do you desire to make money Then
turn into making cannon powder, cannon shot,
Shells rifles, revolvers, bowie-knives and bay onets
We shall probably have use for these commodities
at least they will be marketable. Fortunes are
now to be made by all such persons in the South
as will go into the manufacture of the means, ap-
pances and cOmbustibles of war. Privateers are
also wanted-clever long g-bodied, low, black look
ing sloops and schooEers, carrying a single long
gun, on pivot, and a clever personnel of forty
able bodied men. We beg, too to suggest that
every schooner, sloop barge dug-out in our own
adjacent harbors, will find admirable pickngs.-
Let our venturous cruisers look after and pick up
the goods and chattles of our enemies. To our
brave boys we have but one word to say: aim low,
sink, burn and utterly destroy the invaders.
rHE THANKS OF THE STATE.
General Beauregard on Friday, published gen.
eral order, thanking the troops for their devo-
tion &C., concluding as follows:
The Commanding General hopes and feels conf
dent, that every one under his command will soon
have an opportunity of exhibiting to the country
that they are able to meet WITH and drive back an
aggressive force with the same spirit they have,
and are now showing, in enduring the veXations,
hardships and trials incident to their present du-
| ties and positions.
THE LADIES.
In consequence OF large number of troops being
| ordered out, the Surgeon General respectfully in
| forms the kind ladies of Charleston that further
| supply of bandages, two and a-half and three
inches wide and six yards long, and of lint will be
| acceptable
He acknowledges, with sincere thanks for the
State, the liberal contribution of S26l by the la
dies for surgical instruments. 1t has been expend
| ed very advantageous y.-Courier.
| A PRIvATEER WANTED.
| In our paper to-day will be found an advertise
ment for strong and fast steamer, suitable to be
converted into privateer. We commend the
matter to the attention of those who have such a
vessel to dispose of.-Mercury.
| THE RIFLED CANNON.
| The splendid rifed cannon which arrived in the
| ship Gondar. and which was present to the State
| from Caronian in Lverpool-Charles K. Prio-
| leau, Esq.-was yesterday taken down to Morris
Island, where it will be likely to be put into imme
| diate use. 1t bears the following inscription
PRESENTED
To the
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Pu ifizen roa in
10Th DECEMBER, 1860.
| This is the cannon said to have done such good
service at Cummings Point Battery.
| THE CONFEDERATE STATES TROOPS NEAR
CHARLESTON.
CoMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
| Brigadier General P. T. G. Beauregard.
Colonel R. W. Gibbes Surgeon General.
Major W. H. Whitney, Epgineer-n- Chief
Colonel S. r. Gist, Adjutant General
Colonel L. NJ Hatch Quartermaster General.
Captain W. r. B0ggs, Abide Camp.
REGIMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.
First Regiment of Artillery, Colonel f. B. Lock, COM
| posed Of four companies: No. Men.
l. Washington Artillery Captain Walker ....,...125
q Lafayette Artillery, Captain Pope......... so
g. Marion Artillery Captain King 90
t. German Artillery Captain Wagner.
Tot., 27o
First Regiment of Rifles, Colonel j. j. Petgrew, com
| posed of seven companies: NO hst
l. Washington Light Infantry Captain Smonton " " lOO
Q German Rifemen, Captain Small. l........ '''..l lOo
g. Carolina Light Infantry, Captain Pinckney oo
T. Moutrie Guard, Captain Palmer. 6o
Meagher Guard, Captain McCradey 10
, Charleston Zouaves, Captain Hbern..... As
Z Vigilant Rifles, Captain Tupper. l05
Toto, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. sos
First Battalion Charleston Riemen, Joseph John son,
Jr commanding, consisting of four companies
'''' No. Men
| hin