The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-13
"PLEASURE TRIP" OF THE YACHT WAN


FROM the charts, log-books, and papers found
lowing particulars relative to her late voyage:
Leaving New York the 18th of June she
reached Charleston on the 25th, and there remained
ten days, entertaining a good many visitors and
taking on board great variety of articles which
may, or may not, properly belong to the regular
other ports in the West Indies" Among these sun
plies are noticed goodly quantity of wines and
cigars, 1000 gallons of water, and 80 qt pans,
~ at. DO, and so pit. tin cups, which articles
OF tin ware were doubtless intended to hold bait
Tor hshing, and had connection with the
wooden spoons" On clearing from Charleston,
the yachts company consisted of twelve persons
as crew, besides several persons called Gravel
ing companions of Capt Corric," and yet who ap-
pear to have received certain sums of money from
him. YIN
Leaving Charleston on the 4th of July, the yacht
made the run to Port Spain, Island of Trinidad,
under unfavorable circumstances, in Is DAYS.
During the five days of her stay at that port she
received good many visitors and among them
1.-THE Governor of the Island, the American Consul
several OF h. b. NJ. officers, the Governors sister
and daughter, and number of ladies'-and
part OF the list appear to have been entertained at
dinner. ~
Further supplies were taken on board including
i,zoU gallons OF water 1.-THE thirsty sous On leav-
ing this port the heading of ner log stands from
trinidad, Port Spain, towards st. Helena, but
without going anywhere near ST. Helena, her
course was directly towards Congo River which
S'teE run oil oil days, she enters the 10th of
sept. ltappears from the entries in the log. that
during the ten days passed in Congo River, the
yacht received on board ''a the white inhabitants
OF the place"-that there were many dinner par
ies gVen-that the officers of the English frigate
Madusa made "a visit of courtesy and dined ON
board, and that Capt Corrie and his friends dined
on board the Medusa.' More water was likewise
taken on board. On Sept. Goth, the Wanderer ''got
H uer weigh and proceeded to sea- gave the Yacht
MMargrettea trial and passed her like the Wind
ne log further states that "Oct 4th arrived at
benguela, Clover down the coast) after DAYS
hard beating against the wind and current" Here
all record In the ogbook ceases and but for other
memoranda she could nos be traced with certainty
any further. From these, however, it appears that
she lett the coast between Congo River and Ben
guela on the 10th or 18th Oct, and thence her
course Is as direct as possible position each day
being accurately determined) to Brunswick, in
Georgia. AT meridian, Nov. 9th, the Yacht was
within so miles of Cumberland light, and must
nave taken the pilot on board on the morning of
the 18th, making the run home in about 40 DAYS
From memorandum of"List of Cargo, 10 to the
Tale" it would appear that the number of AZ
Ilcans taken on board 400. As about 1926 are
known to have been landed, some rs to s. must
nave died on the passage.-Sav. Republican
FIRE IN CHARLEsToY.-The Charleston papers re-
port the burning of Chisolm's rice mill, which
mas been announced by telegraph. The Mercury
SAYS:
The building, containing extensive and valuable
machinery, with large amount of rough rice.
awaiting pounding, entirely consumed. The
loss is as follows: The building and machinery val
ued at SCI, 600 to $4,000, the propertv of Messrs
Chisolm, on which there was an Insurance of only
$1,000 in the Charleston Insurance and Trust
Company; and the rice, so 900 bushels. held by va
rious factors, on which there is no insurance save
small lot of ], 200 to 800 bushels
The entire loss is estimated at Sl30 900.
The mill had performed its usual duty for the
past week, work having ceased at quarter before
twelve O'Clock on Saturday night 1t was then
closed and placed in charge of a night Waterman.
who gave up the keys to the miller on Sunday
morning. Within an hour previous to the alarm.
one of the miers had entered the mill for trilinp
purpose, at which time nothing unusual appeared
about the establishment. The origin of the fire is
attributed to some accidental cause utterly unknown
No suspicious of incendiarsm are held by Messrs
Chsom as access to the mill unperceived was
hardly possible
The loss will mainly fall upon Messrs Chisolm
and the planters who consigned the rice Messrs
Chsom lose their mill, fully equipped in the
MIDST OF busy season, and precisely at the time
when it was most actively employed. The mill
VIII undoubtedly be rebuilt, but cannot be in read
mess for work until another season. About one
hundred hands were employed about the establish
ment
, Chares Hale, aged %, the present Speaker of the
massachusetts House of Representatives, is the
body. p->'-N vs. ''"'
Captain Lavalette, of the Wabash. has. bv n sim
guar coincidence, Commodore Lavaette, of the
Mediterranean squadron, on his vessel. The two
Lavaettes are not related to each other.
frame house burned down in New York on
Iuesday morning, and the remains of the occupant