The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-07
ARMY AND NAVY

The new fort on Ship Island, Coast of Missssinni.
Is ABOUT 10 be vigorous pushed forward to com
pietl0n under the superintendent of an efficien
| officer of the Engineer Corps Lieut. Prime
Surgeon Simmons of Camp Verde Texas has
| oeen relieved by Surgeon j. w. White and is
on ms way to the rendezvous of the Wichita Expe-
The office of Chief of Ordnance in Utah has been
| given to Lieut.. Skunk
We have good reason to believe that orders have
G T sent from the Navy Department to the East
inda squadron, detaching therefrom the United
states steam frgate Mississippi and the soop war
germantown. These inst ructious however cannot
De acted on for some months, so that next summer
will have passed before the vessels return II hn
| neVeI mat one ship less than the number now in
the East will be considered ample in eouipping the
next squadron.-N. y. Tribune.
me New lork Courier and Enquirer saws:
our latest dates from the Paraguay Expedition
| do not chronicle the arrival at Montavidao or
Buenos Ayres of a single ship not belonging to the
regular Navy, although the chartered Steamer
southern Star left Norfolk and other craft adjacent
ports, few days after the Fulton and Water Witch
| The Metacomet sailed from Kew West under yerv
unfaVorabe circumstances, and we should not he
surprised to bear of her total inability to reach the
rendezvous. The Westernport Atlanta, and Cal
edonla are slowly progressing southwark and near
| ~ all have been so roughly handled by Neptune
that they must need some repairs at Rio or Monte
vldeo. TINS conviction probably induced Commits
sioner bnwln not to await their arrival before pro-
ceedlng to ASCENSION. Our last adyices saw that
| the Falmouth, Preble and Sabine even Invested of
thelr tanks (which could be dispensed with in fresh
Water) could not ascend the Parana and as the
fuiton, water Witch, Perry and Dolphin have
been considered sufficient to escort the Admiral nm
| the river, In case there be no fighting the char
tered steamers will have done no more service than
| II they STAYED at home
The Washington Star learns that the United
| States store-ship Supply arrived at Montavideo
December 4th, after a varied passage of Sc DAYS
| beating all the Paraguay squadron out Tbey re-
manned there several days waiting for pilot to
take them up the river to Buenos Ayres, where they
| anchored on the 9th of December All we'll
Quite progressive step has been taken BY the
Sultan of Turkey. He has ordered a re-orgapiza-
ton OF the Turkish schools, and that provisions be
made for the education of girls The Minister of
| Publc Instruction, some time back, presented to
the Sultan complete system of education for
males, In which were introduced number of ame-
liorations adopted from European establishments.
At present the Minister'S attention has been direct
ed to the education of girls and he has proposed To
extend very considerably the range of instruction
given to females in Turkey, as preparatory step
towards the intellectual emancipation of the Mus
sulman woman. The Sultan has given orders IN
have the proposed plan carried into execution with
as little delay as possible, that henceforward
Turkish girls will not only learn all the works exc
metic, geography and history. In each of the
thirteen sections of the Turkish capital six prma
ry schools are to be established at once; and at
later period, one superior establishment in each
section, to complete the education of the inferior
schools
The editor of the Utica, IN. W Herald, who is
travelling In Africa, recently visited the ruins of
Carthage, and in letter to his paper dated Tunis
January 6, relates the following:
Whlle was examining these vast relics of the
past, my mediations were disturbed by the arrival
of young Prince A fired of England and a lot of
rollcking lieutenants and midshipmen whose shin
was lying at anchor in the Bay of Tunis Travel
is great leveller, and subIimely condescended to
treat this beardless sprig of royalty with just as
son of Queen, or | an honorary member of the
John Browns Tract Fishing Association. As
happened to know good deal more about the
ruins of Carthage than either his ROYAL Highness
or any OF his companions played the part of cice-
rome for the party. As may not have occasion to
refer to him or his again, may state that Prince
Alfred is quite pretty boy small and frail for his
age, which is fifteen and apparently modest and in
telligent He had lots of questions to ask about
America, and said he would like hugely to visit it.
Whereupon L appointed myself committee of one
on reception of Distinguished Strangers and
pledged him salute of thirty guns from the gal
liant Forty fifth, besides enrolment in the ranks
of the Walton Fishing Club should he visit us. l
am told by of his brother officers that he is
really popular among his shipmates and is not par
ticularly disposed to take advantage of his station
At the sale of the Parker Library in New York
on Thursday, Hakluyts voyages sold for S63;
Mathers Magnalia for S47.50; Purehas' Pilgrimage,
vols, Sll5 Boydels Shakespeare for $50; Cath
erwoods Ancient Monuments for S57; Lodges
Portraits for S2l6; Champollion's Egypt S10S;
Musee Franchise, vols. folio, s4lO; Musee Royale,
2 vols, folio, 1905; Nuremburgh Chronicle SIS;
Abbottsford Wavery Novels, II vols, $132; Kings
brough's Mexico, vols, Sis.
The Convention of Venezuela has voted to Gen.
Pacy full pay Generain Chief since his pay was
stopped by Monagas in January, 184S-eleven
years-amounting to S39, 800.