The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-13

schr America from Baltimore for Norwich, arrived at
New London 9th inst
Schr John Ponder Jr., Ellingswofth from AleXandria
arrived at Providence, 9th inst.
Schrs Black Bird Weaver, from Alexandria, arrived at
Dghton sth inst Albert Feld Phillips, do for Taunton
do. do.
Schr New Jersey, Zimmerman, from Alexandria, ar
rived at New Bedford, 9th inst.
COLLISIONS AT SEA.
The Philadelphia Board of Trade have memoralized the
Executive at Washington the subec of uniform law
as to collision at sea.
To His Excellency Jas Buchanan President of the Uni
ted States tks Memorial is presented by the Board of
Trade of Philadelphia.
The General Admiralty law Of the world, it is under
Stood establishes limit to the habit of shipowners for
damages occasioned by collision at lives by de
fault OF their agent Not only does the liability to
pond in damages extend by this law to the entire value
of the ship in default and her freight but to the whole
extent of the injury though it may amount to all or more
than all, that the possesses As the commerce Of
the world has increased and collision at sea has become
frequent this doctrine has been found preudical to
the interests OF nagato and to increase the hazard to
ship degree that is not only unnecessary
induce the greatest possible in selection of the Cap
officers of going vessels but laws to deter
from the service many persons who not willing risk
all they worth upon every ship they navigate
England has seen fit to limit this liability as between
the of British ships the extent of the value of
the ship that is found in default and her freight then
pending qccrung The United States have done tie
same by Of Sd March 1851 which, though not in
express terms confined to American vessels, would pro-
badly so constructed France and perhaps other
nations have introduced like limitation But these
statues respectively confined to ships of the country
which has enacted them and do not include foreign ships
the ships of the foreign nations which have
enacted the limitation At least this has been held
be the in regard the British Merchant Shipping
Act of 1854 it thought be consistent with the e
gslaye authority OF one country to enact statute in
limitation of the General Admiralty Law which shall at
feet the of shps of other countries. In
ouence of this state of the Statute Law of England case
of collision between American ships has been recently held
by the English Courts to be within the General Admiral
ty Law to the extent of the liability in damages and
not to be subject to the limitation in the British Statutes
For other information to your EXceency, refer to
the case of Cope u.s. Doherty recently decided case of
collision between the American ship Tuscarora and the
American ship Andrew Foster Therefore this prayer is
addressed to your EXceency that you will to be
brought about by treaty otherwise, if not universally
at least among the leading Maritime nations the subst
for the General Maritime Law in all OF collision
between vessels within the jurisdiction of their respective
Courts of law.
EASTERN PORTS.
NEW YORK, November 11.-Arr. steamship ASIA Lii
verpool; schrs Ahea, Havana Rob Caldwell, Charles
ton; NJ Platt Sunny South and Eliza Rebecca, North
Carolina; W. r. Williams Virginia. CPD steamship Ala
bama, Savannah; ship Yorktown London; brigs Cuba,
Attakapas; Otis Savannah Sam French Ponce; schrs
). 7. Williams Wilmington ". Fauderson, Fredercks-
burg; Ann 4 Susan, Charleston.
PHILADELPHIA, November 11.-Arr. schrs. Diamond
and ]. W. Roach, Virginia Cid bark White Wing, La
guayra; schrs. VIM. Kennedy Alexandria, J. ". Roach,
Norfolk J G. Ste, Washington.
Prince; Abatros, Cardenas Conductor, Turks Island
schrs B. Frank, Alexandria, Hyena, Norfolk CPd barks
Wyman, Jacmel D. Godfrey Galveston; Growler New Or
leans; brig Ada, Alexandria.
BOSTON, November 10-Noon.-Arr. schrs Rescue,
Wilmington, N. c.; Calliope, Jacksonville. CPD brig
Caroline, Africa.
SOUTHERN PORTS.
RICHMOND, November 10.-Crd bark Abigail, Rio de
Janeiro
WILMINGTON, November 1O-Crd schr j. H. Allen,