The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-01

India, Mr.; Barring; Home, Mr. Give: War, Lor
hlPon; Clvll Lord of the Admiralty, Mr.. Viii
: bread; Secretary otthe Poor Law Mr. Gilpin. Vic
President of the Council of Education and SoIi
tor General, Sir H. H. Keating; Household Ofica,
, Steward, Lord St. Germans; Master of ~
Horse, Marquis of AylesbGry; Master of the BucL
Duchess of Southerland.
The Daily Neos thinks that the Cabinet is no
yet complete, and complains of the manner i
which Mr.. Miner Gibson has been moved rror
post to post to make room for the old class c
! placemen.
WRECK OF THE STEAMER ARGO.
The steamship Argo, of the Galway line, whic
lett this port for Galway via st. Johns on Thurs
day, the 23d inst, was wrecked at A. NJ on Tues
day, having gone ashore in dense fog eight mile
east of Trepassy Bay. All the passengers and crew
were saved but the vessel is reported sunk, and i
Is feared that she and her cargo will prove a tota
loss. The following are such particulars of the of
| fair as we have received
ST.. JOINS, N F., June 30, 1859.
jas; IT, Bennett Esq, Editor ofthe Ne,o York Herald
inG Argo' at Irepassy Bay, is total wreck She
SANK last night. A great portion of the luggage
ana cargo IS inevitably lost. The passengers are
all saved The affair is looked upon as the result NJ
sau mismanagement, and there is undoubtedly much
W ochsure' mere are two hundred passengers
nearly one hundred women, and about thirty in
rants IN arms. The disaster calls for serious nves
| ugatlon. A great many are left destitute The
crew and officers behaved well. Aid from St. Johns
wa, was iortuhateiy y very prompt. Four lunatic wo-
men were put on board'in New York. about whom
no one knew anything. Miss Haywood, the vocal
ISL mas lost everything, including a large amount
OF valuable baggage | will write you full account
oy the very hrst steamer, upon which you may rey
). IL. WHTEN, passenger.
OF the agents of the line in this CITY, for the follow
ing dispatches:
TREPAssY BAY, June 2s, 1852
AMERICAN EXPRESS Co., AGENTS GALWAY LINE
The Argo went ashore eight miles east of this place
at A. NJ. in dense fog. Her passengers are All
landed in safety. Two tugs are on the way from
81. Johns. k. q. HALPIN, Captain.
st. JOHNS, June 2S 1859
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, New YoRK: One
tug left at O'Clock this afternoon and another At
They will arrive at the ship tonight.
NJ, c.u A. Mckay, Operator.
Argo on this trip: VI '"0
Mr.. and Mrs. Flynn, three children and servant.
Daniei Lyert; Miss Murray; Miss Parvon; Rev, F.
u farrel, GaIwayj Mrs Williams; BENZ Parker,
Manchester; Margaret Sweeny; c, Rren3sn Tnnn,'
ford John and Pat McGahan, Dungannon: Cbas
Moler, Strabane; VIM. Smith; Mrs Walton: r.
W. smith Liverpool; VIM. Leslie; j. b, Cowan.
II. n Kennedy; John Mcknight; Chas. Snowdep,
DeHas' D JOhn IL. Thompson; j. Brown; Edward
Meek; Mr.. Ra6etie; j. j. Fitzpatrick; John Long.
Mrs. Long. two children and servant; Miss HaS522
Mood; Mrs. brand and maid; Mr. and Mrs Harris
London; Pat O'Mara, Tullamore; Chas McDar,
Hart' m; hnnlsslen; Mrs Smith Col D. ButterfeId:
IN, Mar
garct Afford; Miss Afford; Miss Kate Mason. / V
MhIte; j.. E. Mccormick; Andrew Ellston; Marv
A. Hamilton; p. O'Reily; Miss CoIoubn. DnhIin.
MMarg2ret Daily; Granard; Kate Norris E. Beltan,
tour children; Mr.. and Mrs Kavanacb: Miss s
MolIer; Robert Cummings, St John: Patrick King |
Neyate; Mrs Mccullough and two children, Mon, |
aghan; A. Dansworth, Sheffield; H. d. MAYNARD
and wife; j. Jones, Bristol; NJ O'Connor. TbomaS |
hnowles, Athey; and l76 Others
among the passengers by the Aruo II will ho
n0tlced, were Colonel Butterfeld and Surgeon |
Slack, of the list regiment
Inc Argo was considered as a first class screw
steamship added to the feet ofocean steamers which
now comprise the Galway line. She arrived here
from Galway via st. Johns N. F., on Monday. the |
l3th INST. She was sold to the Atlantic Steam Ma
rigahon Company for very high figure She was |
four years old, ranked l at Lloyd's and wss ono
OF the strongest propellers afoat She was an iron
6ark-rigged steamer of 2,24O tons register, and
6,zoo tons burthen. She was divided into five
water tight compartments by four bukheads, and
she was well provided against fire or any other o.
cident. Her length over all was $50 feet ber
breadth OF beam 81 feet and her deptb of hold AZ
eet. Her machinery was massive and was A1O
lorse power. She had three decks and was per-
nitted by the British regulations 10 carrv az
passengers. OF these her first cabin had acconmnD
iatlon for l2O, and the second cabin 100 Her
aloon was large and well furnished and provided
With tables at which $50 persons could conveniently
line.
and
vas good light on each of her decks She was we'll
lnlshed In every part and her masts were coppered
ne-thlrd OF their length from the deck 1t is said
nat on her way out she passed through considera-
lie masses OF ice, and rode over some of it. She
experienced head winds and fogs since she left Gal
Iay on her last trip; nevertheless she made St
ohn,s on the Sth day and New York on the thir-
eenth, exclusive of the day she was detained at ST.
ohn's. ''
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE WRECK
Information has been received here that the
teamship Argo which left this port on the 23rd
Instant, for Galway ria st. Johns, n. F., has been
wrecked. We have not heard the location of the
alamty, but understand it to be somewhere On tbo
Sew Foundland coast-probably near Cane Race,
he ship went ashore, and at last accounts was
eaklnG very badly, and was likely to prove total
'ere landed safely. Two steamtugs have been
ent TO the assistance of the Argo Particulars
all doubtless come to hand
+. S.-Since the above was written, we learn