Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-07-02
Van Ruren Female Seminary.

Van Euren Female Seminary.
Our city was enlvened on Monday and
Tuesday last, By the influx of visitors, parents
and guardians, to attend the examination Of
the scholars of the Van Buren, Female Semi
nary. The examination continued for two
days, beginning on Monday and concluding
about / O'Clock on Tuesday night last. The
scholars, numbering from sixty to seventy,
and apparently in age from ten years to sweet
sixteen, were examined by classes in the pre-
sence of many spectators, who filed the large
and commodious seminary to overflowing.-
The young ladies during the whole time they
were exposed to the rigid and severe exami-
nation, answered questions with promptness,
confidence and correctness, and seemed en-
tirely familiar with the several branches to
which they had devoted the time of the past
session. The classes in geology, astronomy
and rhetoric, did great credit to themselves
and to their accomplished and indefatigabe
teachers, Miss Phinny and Miss Chapman
Indeed the result of the whole was of very
creditable character, and speaks more for the
qualifications and industry Of the teachers,
and the proper supervision of the gentemanly
and public spirited trustees, than any COM
mentary from our pen. The action of the
trustees to sustain this public institution and
thereby to advance the cause Of general edu
cation, is worthy of emulation and imitation
by all of our citizens. From prominent
position among the trustees, to which we
were invited, we saw many of the friends Of
other days, from whom by time and distance
we had long been separted, and all of whom
seemed deeply like ourself, interested in the
pleasing and smiling surroundings of intelli
gence, grace and beauty. For our own part
We regret that examinations come no oftener.
Retur of one of the Ssbasopol Submarine Elk
peditions.
The Search for the iSunken Ireasur> Of
the Frigate San Pedro.-The expedition
which left this country year or two since,
under the auspices of the Boston Submarine
and Wreckling Co.. to partici pate in the at
tempt to raise the Russian fleet, sunk in the
harbor of Sebastopol, during the war between
Russia and France and England, have return
ed to this city within day or two. having
disposed of their vessels at Constantinople,
to pay the expenses The persons connected
with this expedition give AS one reason of the
failure the fact that the sunken vessels had
suffered much greater destrcution from the
worms than had been generally supposed.
1t is said that rotten had they become
from this casse, that diver by placing his
shoulder against the side of one of the vast
Ships could rock it to and fro. The recovery
Of portion of the sunken property, also dis
closed the extent Of which the Russian gov
ernment has been cheated in the building Of
these vessels 1t was found that many of the
bolts and other similar portions of the vessel
which should have been of copper, for which
the government paid, were in fact, altogether
of iron.
The Gowan Submarine Company, princi-
pally from Philadelphia, will Continue at Sc
bastopol to clear the harbor, under addition
al inducements from the Russian government
Intelligence from another expedition to
gather submarine treasures, has also been re-
ceived in this city. The mate of the brig
Monagas, which vessel went out under the
auspices of the Boston Submarine and Wreck
ling company, to attempt the recovery of the
millions of coin on board the frigate San
Pedro, sunk on the coast of Venezua over
half a century ago. has returned to this city
He reports favorably of the prospects
The Monagas sailed from Turks Island
April %, after taking in six months provis-
ions on her return to the scene of the wreck
Since the last accounts a quantity of silver
dollars, EMBEDDED together, as many as ninety
having been found in one lo,, had been re.
covered and it was thought possible that the
main body would soon be reached. A num-
Der of brass cannon had been recovered, and
were on their way to this country. Captain
Smith. of the Monagas, was attacked with
the yellow fever, at Turks Island, but had
recovered. Fortunately the remainder Of the
crew fortunately escaped the dsorder-Bos
ton Irdgeler.