The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-12
The Fight at CIearspring.

! The messenger of the Associated Press visited tht
! house in which the Clearspring Home Guards were
! located, and found so 60 men, inditferently
| armed, fighting bravely. DR.. Fiery and Lieut.
! Stanhope their leaders. BY common consent
! Marylanders had either been killed or wound G
up to noon.
| On yesterday horse was killed and two meu o
the Confederate forces were hit. Both fell sud
denly from their horses
A proclamation has been largely circulated here
signed by Ward FL. Lamon, Marshal of the District
OF Columbia, calling upon all loyal Virginians to
rally and form regiments under command o
Philip Pendleton.
The Virginia pickets crossed the Potomac last
night at Shepherdstown and were fired on by the
Sharpsburg Home Guard, anc retreated precipi-
lately. 1t is not known that any were injured.
Kirk Hammond, Deputy Sheriff of Berk county,
Va, was shot few davs since by the Confedera ate
troops, having been mistaken for SPY.
Richard Cunningham shot at Point of Rocks
Saturday last by the Union
Allan's regiment, which laid for two weeks Op
p0site Williamsport and afterwards sent tC
Harper's Ferry, marched westward from the lat
ter point yesterday morning, doubtless to oppose
the advance of Col. Wallace's Indiana Zouaves
now approaching from Cumberland.
The secessionists claim here to-day that 20 00C
troops are at Harper's Ferry and within circuit
of days march. Union from Virginia
just from the Ferry, say that the force there cannot
| exceed 5000.
| An escaped assistant quartermaster, who left
there Saturday, asserts that only 900 raions
| were drawn on Friday last. He says he saw the
quartermaster's account and made it up personally
! on Friday night.
| The Union men seized to-day steamboat at the
| -Four Locks, two miles above dam No. 5, anc
brought her to the latter point. She is capable OF
| carrying 500 men across the Potomac at each trip
The Rhode Island regiment arrived tonight, a
point near the Maryland line, below Greencastle
| where they encamped.
Joint Military Proclamation to the Loya
! People of Western Virginia.
Iunn Rnr nj
Gazette at Grafton, telegraphs that General Morris
| in connection with General Mcclellan, has ISSUED
the following proclamation
Headquarters U. s. VOLUNTEERS. !
WESTERN VIRGINIA, GRAFTON, June 8, 1861
Trginaans In issuing the proclamation o
! the Commanding General of the Department.
| have now pleasure in announcing that we hav
routed and completely dscomhtted the secessionist
in arms at Phillippi. Their forces demoraliZed
| desertions are numerous, and the panc-stricke
remnant have taken refuge in the passes of tn
| mountains
Western Virginia is free from the enemies to he
| freedom and peace. In the full confidence in you
ability and desire to protect yourselves, now cal
| upon you to come to the support of your Constitu
| tional Government. am empowered to muster
you into the service of the United States, to serv
| only in the defence of your own soil Arms an
munitions will be furnished you. Assemble at ono
at your various county seats; and report to me 70
instructions. Cavalry and infantry will be receive
| at once. (Signed) T. A. MORRIS,
| Brigadier General Commanding.
The United States troops at Phillippi are anXiou
to march on HutOnsville Nothing is known G
the intended movements of our troops.
Indiana Troops.
| CINCINNATI, June l0.-A special despatch fror
indianapolis to the Commercial says There are sti
two regiments here of the first six, and four NOR
of the second levy, all well armed and uniformed
They will compare favorably with any troops i
the field. They are all anxious to go forth to th
war, and are expecting marching orders soon.
The Twelfth regiment State troops, Colonel job
| NJ. w allace, paraded the streets yesterday. Fou
| weeks aga these at their houses, but are noS
ready for marching orders. They fully equip
| ped and well drilled.
Quartermaster Jagen left for New York an
| Montreal last night to close contract for fou
| thousand Mimic rifles.
Over one hundred and one companies have bee
| organized under the new militia law, being arme
and equipped in good style.
War Movements in Western Virginia.
HAGERsTowN, June ll.-No trains have arrive
here from Cbsnbersburg to-day. The govern
ment has evidently taken possession of Frankli
County Railroad. No troops have reached th
point yet.
Liputenants ofthe Picket Guard have gone to Wi
Transport from Col Davis Regiment. The force
on Maryland Heights, opposite Harper's Ferry
had been reinforced, according to report, by 800
men.
Shepherdstown has also been reinforced, and tn
post opposite Wiamsport has been reinforced b
| 400 Confederate troops
| The Virginia regiments alarmed at Williams
port and are fearful of attack tonight. Th
| Confederate pckets have boasted over the Potoma
| that they intend to cross the river tonight an
| burn the boats and the town. Great alarm prevail
in consequence of these threats among the peopl
here, and many are going down to WILLIAMSON
tonight.
Washington Items.
WAsHINGToN, June 1.-THE assurances are RI
celVed from Begum, that there will be recoe
nluon OF the Southern Confederacy by that gov
TTrnnent Tt AN entirely friendly feeling towards th
onlteu states government is manifested Th
statements which the Confederates npt in REQ ard
supplies OF arms imported by them from that cour
try are ascertained to have been exagoaTatad
The reception recently of CHARGE i; sffairs fro,
Chill by this government was marked bv on ;r
terchange OF the kindest sentiment and thsra 10 n
doubt that the American Minister accrsd;,a5 10
, that country will be welcomed in a like amicahI
, spirit.
| The appointment of Charles Robinson as Min;s,e
to Peru renews the diplomatic intercourse wit
5 that country, and as a consequence, Mr.. Zagarr
, who dismissed by Mr.. Buchanan, simultan
: | ously with the return of Minister Clay to this cou
try, will in all probability again come hither to r
3 present Peru. 1t will be recoected that the latt
instructed to ask for his passports in the eve
of noncompliance with the positive and unchang
able demands of the late administration, which pr
cluded the consideration of the modified mode,
o proposed by Peru, for the settlement of the que
k tons in controversy between the two government
Thus friendly relations with these two South Am
. rican republics have been restored.
A gentleman, who is said to have gained his i
> formation directly from General Scott declar
q that no important movement will be made fro
!. Alexandria toward the enemy till the fortitcatio
}, on that side of the river have been completed al
e made, far possible, impregnable
5 man who says he has accurate information
to the plans of the secessionists states that tn
have an idea of attacking Washington while it
-, | partially bereft of troops, and that movement
\ this end will take place by Thursday.