The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-30
MIR. RUSSELLS LETTER FROM CHARLES
TON

Mr. Russell, In his letter to the Times writtar
from Charleston, S. c., April 21st speaking of the
military preparations, says:
The State is but gigantic Sparta in which the
neiotry are marked by an indebe difference of
co'or ana race from the masters. The white
population which is not land and slave holding and
agrlcultural is very small and very insignificant.
lhe masters enjoy every advantage which csn
conduce to the physical excellence of a peone and
10 the cultivation of the graces and accomnIish
nen's OF life, even though they are rather disnosed
to neglect purely in teectua eniovments and tastes
Many OF those who in the ranks are men
worth from f5, 900 to Gl0 900 year-at least eo 7
am toId-and men pointed out to me who
were SAID to be worth far more. One private feeds
| his company on French pates and Madeira another
| provides his comrades with unlimited CHAMPAGNE.
| most grateful on the arid sandhis; third, with
| more soldleriy view to their permanent rather
than occasional efficiency, purchases for the men of
| his "Guards' complete equipment of Enfield
| rlhes. How long the zeal and resources of these
gentlemen Will last it may not be easy to say At
| present, they would prove formidable to any
enemy, excent REGULAR army ON the plain and in
| the open field. =
The men were occupied as soldiers generally are
when they have nothing to do-lounging or lying
on the straw and plank carpets, smoking reading.
| sleeping. The owners of the tents give them va
| rious ames, of which "The Lions Dem" cine
Tigers Lair" "The Eagles Nest" "Mars' De-
| lght are fair specimens, and these are done in
black on the white calico. In one which we visited
| the hnspltHble inmates were busiiy engaged in
| brewing claret up, and Bordeaux, lemons snoar
| ice, and champagne, and salads were in abundance
| and at the end of the tent was a bar where snv
| thing else in reason could be h ad for the asking
though water was not plentiful. At one of the
batteries the great object of attraction was Gun
made on Captain Blakeey's principle, by Messrs
Faucet, Preston Co., of Liverpool which was
only put in battery the day before the fire opened
and the effect of which on the masonry is said to
| have been very powerful. 1t is q l2-pouuder-the
| same which was tried last wear | think-and baars
n brass plate the
| South Carolina by of her citizens" 1t is re-
markabe enough that the vessel which carried it
lay in the midst of the United States war vessels
at the mouth of the harbor.
Mr. Russell describes his introduction to General
| BeauTegard as follows:
la another moment we were ushered into small
| er room, and were presented to the General, who
was also seated at his desk. ANY one accustomed
| to so ders readily detect the "real article''
| from the counterfeit and when General Beaure-
| gard stood up to welcome US it patent he was
man capable of greater things than taking Sum
| ter. He is squarey built lean man, of about 40
years of age, with broad ehou'ders and legs "made
to fit" horse. Of middle height, and his head is
| covered with thick hair, cropped close, and show
| ing the bumps which reflective and cambatvp
with true Gallo air at the back of the sku the
forehead, broad and well developed, projects some
what over the keen, eager dark ewes; the face IS
| very thin, with very high ch eek bones, we'll
shaped nose, slightly aquiline, and large, rigid
| Shapiy-cut mouth, set above full fighting chin
| - 'HS c'eht vi duS lulpoTtanC operations taxing
place, the name of this officer will, feel assured
be heard often enough to be my for this lit
| tie sketch of bis outward man.
| HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN ILLINoIs-A Three Fold
Murder and HouSeburning in Greene county, III.
On Saturday hight, May lSih, just at the conclusion
! of religious service in Wilmington village, the
| pie on the way home the Winchester road
heard strange noises, as of women screaming, and
on hastily repairing in the direction, reached the
residence of VIM. Mace, an Euglishman, where one
OF the most shocking spectacles presented itself.
| by the light of the moon, as the neighbors en-
| tered the yar! they espied dead body, and on
going futher found the bodies of Mr.. Mace and his
wife, both mangled and bloody to terrible extent.
A pale light was first discovered, which, u few
moments revealed the fact that the house had been
fired from the inside, and the flames shortly barst-
ing out, the yard door was discovered stained
with blood, and the bodies of the three murdered
victims presented a reyoting spectacle
The young man was of the Of Richard
McAuley, about twenty-one years Of age. He was
shot in different places, and his skull cleft to
| pieces. The old gentleman had also been shot,
and then beaten in a most horrible manner; while
the old fady's hands, arms, shoulders, face and
neck seemed chopped to pieces with an
on surveying the premises, the fragments OF
| gun, some pistol balls and large club were dis
| covered, that led to the suspicion of some young
| men in the neighborhood, by the names of Jim
| Wilkinson and John Allen, and on pressing these
| inquiries, young Wilkinson hastily fled. Allen
| and Younger brother were taken and confined till
| this time.
The Aliens were put on preliminary examination
! before Judge Seeley and Esquire Jones, which
resulted in John Aliens being committed, anC
William acquitted.
| Mobile mechanic has invented revolvinr br,