The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-03
FURTHER DETAILS OF NEWS
BY THE AMERICA.
INDIA AND CHINA.

ALEXANDRIA, Feb 6.
The Hindostan arrived at Suez on the 4th instant
She brings dates from Calcutta to the 9th January
Canton to the Goth of December, and Bombay to the
! 18th of January.
Sir Colin Campbell has taken possession of Fur
ruckabad, which was abandoned by the enemy on
the I'd of January; and Goruckpore was taken on
the 9th of January, by the forces under Maharaiah
Jung Bahadoor Seven guns taken; 200 of The
enemy killed. Our loss only two Ghoorkas killed
and seven wounded.
Our forces landed at Canton on 2Sth December.
British, 500; French, 900. On the 10Th the walls
were escaladed, and the heights within ths town in
our possession by A. NJ. The advance within the
city but feebly contested The damage to the town
very small Captain Bate, of her Maiesty's ship
ActPon killed.
CALCUTTA, Jan. 9.
The Commander-in- Chief having m ar ched towards
Futtyghur, opposed by the rebels at the bridge
over the Kalee Nuddeet He attacked and defeated
them on the I'd OF January, with heavy loss captur-
ing seven guns two of them IS Founders.
futtyghur was occupied without opposition on
the 4th of January. The enemy have now evacua-
ted it, after their defeat on the ID taking with
them three guns. The heavy guus were found in
position Much property belonging to the gun and
clothing agencies has been saved.
Sir James 0utram on the 22d December disne rsed
the rebels who approached his camp in force The
loss on our side was trif1ing. We captured four
guns and several ammunition wagons This defeat
has dsplrited the enemy and given confidence to the
villagers who are beginning to bring supplies into
Brigadier Campbell crossed the Ganges at ALA
habad and on the 5th January attacked and de-
leated repel Nazlm, near Secundra, killing $50
men, Our loss was one man killed, and one gun
captured
THE DISASTER TO THE SHIP LEANDER.
The following narrative of the fatal disaster to
the Bath ship Leander, is furnished bv passenger:
The Leander was fine ship, of 900 tons, and
sailed from Liverpool for New Orleans, with fine
Southeast breeze, at nine o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing, having on board the Captain his wife and SON
and one passenger, two mates, steward, cook and
fourteen seamen. She was in light order having
about three hundred tons salt and one hundred and
fifty tons ballast on board.
We made Point Lynas at three o'clock Skerries
at five, Holyhead at six; having run all this time
eight and nine knots an hour, with fresh breeze
and all plain sail set All went well until one or
two A. NJ. on Thursday, when | was awoke by a
terrible crash of timber, and the first impression was
that the ship had been struck by lightning. arose
and tied on my life belt, and tried to open the state
room door, but it jammed fast. | heard the
mates voice cry, 'Run to the passengers room and
Immediately he and the captains son burst omen
the door, and the mate broke the window and got
out, following him that way. Going forward to
the cabin, which is on deck, with slightly raised
walk round three sides of it, found the captains
wife, son and second mate. / then knew we were
run into and cut two-thirds through the deck Just
abaft the main rigging, starboard, the lee side
The captains wife exclaimed, 'sThe ship is sink
ing; oh, save me, somebody" 1t was too true; and
while she spoke the ship settled fast in the water
went ait again to the pinnacle. A man rushed past
me, put the wheel down, and jumped overheard. |
took one look forward, and saw tho wages rise on
every slde and then pour in like cataract Then
was carried far down with the ship and came up to
struggle with the waves, with the others in like cir
cumstances. The time of these occurrences must
be counted by sounds, not more than five minutes
elapsed from the first shock until the ship went
down. The steamer that run us down was a short
way OF, and in about 20 minutes | was picked up
She turned out to be the North American, from
Portsmouth to LIVERPOOL
When all saved were mustered, we numbered
twelve, viz: the captain and his son. mate steward
cook, six men and myself, the captains wife sec
ond mate, and eight men being lost. The case of
the second mate is peculiarly distressing. He was
the only SON of his mother, and she was a widow
We hade very kindness shown us on board the
steamer, and the passengers raised money enough
to give the mate Is, and the eight crew fl EACH
How the accident occurred know not, nor who was
to blame-this will no doubt be investigated All
L know is, that some are saved, and that it is of
Gods mercy that any one of alive to tell it.
JAMES KERR, Liverpool passenger.
The following is the official report of the captain
OF the North American, in reference to the melan-
choly affair:
"Feb llth-At lbs, A. NJ, came in collision with
American bark Leander, of Bath, striking her on
starboard side The vessel went down in about FIVE
minutes alter Part of crew saved by boats
names OF surv1vors-Peter Curtis, captain; Elijah
Batchelor, frst mate; james Noyes, steward; James
Davis, steward; George Wood Charles Childs Ed
ward Phillips, Oliver Nesson, William II. Decus.
Peter McAirey, seaman; Oliver Quimby bow; JAS
Kerr, passenger. Mrs. Curtis and nine seamen
drowned"