The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-25
From the Neao York Herald
THE RITSSIAN ERIGATE CEN AnN

inE hOSolAN fhlGAIE zen. ADMIRAL.
CHERBouRG, June 30, lS59.-As some of your
numerous readers will take interest in the trial
trip of the Russian steam frigate General Admiral
from New y ork to this place, send you the fol-
lowing extracts from the log, which know to be
correct, being passenger on board:
June l6, at o'clock p. NJ. passed light ship and
up noon
II, ran l53 miles from light ship.
Is, ran 233 1"
l9, ran 264
90, ran Sol
Il, ran 272 -
%, ran 307 "
%, ran 250 "
"a, ran 260 "
25, ran 260
&c, ran 307 "
u, ran 270 q
28, ran 257 "
which brought us before noon off Cherbourg
The weather was so thick that we could not get
pilot until O'clock and we were safely anchored
IN the harbor at o'clock P. NJ. on the 28th.
Our actual running time, deducting for difference
in time. was eleven days and eight hours; we were
under sail alone for twenty-sx hours twenty hours
OF this time with propeller hoisted, and six hours
with propeller in water stationary.
The ship has proved herself in all WAYS every
thing that was expected, and in venturing the as
sertlon that she is the swiftest vessel afoat
do not think twill be contradcted
w. ii. Webb, Esq, the talented builder of the
| ship, has not only done himself great credit but
has constructed vessel of which any nation can
| be proud.
| All hands, from Capt. Shestakoff and Capt.
Comstock to the passengers, concur, think, in the
| opinion that she will be, when her armament is on
board, the finest and sWifteSt war vessel ahoat
under steam or canvas
During our passage across the Atlantic we over
took and passed many vessels bound eastward, and
In two instances, once under steam and once under
sail alone had occasion test her sailing qualities
with two large clipper vessels with every square
inch OF canvas set upon them which would draw.
The result was the same in both instances-we
passed them with the greatest ease, and from the
time they were abeam until they were hull down
astern did not exceed two hours and half.
We found in Cherbourg harbor a three decker
Russian man-ofwar, the Cesarewtch, built in the
Black Sea (whose complement of is about
100, with l4O guns) one of the largest vessels in
the world; also of the new French first-class
frigates, the Sovereign; and can assure you that
the General Admiral, in looks and workmanship,
does the country in which she was constructed
ample Justice.
All France is alive Just now with the news of the
| battle of Solferino.
We leave for Cronstadt early next week.
In the speech of Kossuth, delivered in Glasgow,
there occurs a passage which deserves enshrine-
ment by ITSELF for its impressive truth and beauty
s. have lived too long and too practical life u
said he, ''to do vain things. Sympathy-what is
that? sigh, that futters from the lips of ten
der girl, and dies in the whispers of the breeze
| People in their individual capacity may know ol
| sympathy, but when a peoples aggregate senti-
inenIs become cOHecteQ IN the cruclDle OF policy,
| sympathy vanishes in the air, like the diamond
when burnt, and nothing there remains but an
empty crucible, surrounded with the ashes of gross
| egotism- The time has not yet come when nations
| will act from sympathy. That may be done when
! the world shall know of one Christian nation on
| earth. Until now, know of Christian men and
women, but know of no Christian nation, because
| know OF none which, in its national policy, ever
| has acted upon the Christian command, Do unto
others as thou woudst have others do unto thee y
| COMMERCE OF CHARLEsToN.-The total value o
| the articles exported from Charleston during the
second three months of 1853 amounts to S4 05I 269
| ofwhich England took very nearly three-fourths-
| Spain, Bremen, France and Cuba following next in
graduation The total value of the articles imported
| during the first three months Of 1859 amounts to
S265, ,457, or about onefteenth of the value export
ed Of this important trade Cuba is the largest par
tieipator, followed by England. By comparison
with the last quarterly statements the exports have
diminished 81 1903, ,58l, and the imports S29S 669-
The total value of orts for the first six months OF
1859 amounts to Sl0,006, ,l01, and the value of i'm
ports for the same period $685. ,5S3.
AN AFRICAN STUMP SPEAKER.-The Monrovia
| (Liberia) Star says that Mr.. johnson, who had
| been nominated for the legislature, recently ad
dressing crowd in the streets of that town. 1.-THE
| young men cried Hear, hear johnson grew more
vociterous. johnson, in the generosity of his soul
exclaimed, with peculiar pathos 'Now, fellow cit
| zens, what can L do for you? An ungrateful
| young man in the crowd answers, Draw your quar-
ters salary and buy rum for the partyp Uproariou
! laughter, and shouts followed the reply, in the
midst of which Mr.. johnson skulked away"
THE HANGMAN CHEArED.-Y esterday had Been ap
| pointed hangmans dav by the Court of Oyer auC
Terminer in the sentence of Stephens, Sanchez
| Quimbo Apo, and Shepard, but owing to lega
] bubbles they had all been granted stay of pro
ceedings till the 18th of October, except in the cast
of the Chinaman Apo, whose sentence is commutec
to Imprisonment for life in the State Prison at Sins
Sing Courier and Eng.
| .
Mr.. Rinehart, young Baltimorean, who made
sudden reputation by group of "Night and Morn
ing" in the possession of Mr.. Jacob Albert, o
Baltimore, has been studying at Rome for the pas
year. He is regarded as one of the most promising
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