The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-11

one of our regiments of militia, and Marshal Ney,
indeed exclaimed that French soldiers ''could
never be too young" The moral we m an to point
by this remark is, that young volunteers are
entitled to believe themselves made of good stuff
as any regulars in the world. When they have
learnt to march without fatigue, and hit the bulls
eye without fail, they will not easily find their
match, and England may rely with perfect conf
dence upon the unassailable strength of her posi-
ton.
Correspondence Of the London STAR
FRUITLEss ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE Po.
PARIS, May %.
A despatch from the Emperor, received Yesterday
at the Tuieries announced that at five O'Clock in
the morning the whole French army, (l40 900 men,
headed by his Majesty himself, as commanding the
centre, paraguay dHilliers the right wing and
MacMahon the left was to make vast determin-
ed effort to cross the PO, ValenZa. The day
passed in the greatest and most natural anxi-
ETY. at the different ministeres an anxiety reflected
on the Bourse, in spite of the determined efforts
made to keep the suspense profound secret, and
affecting the funds without any apparent reason
excepting to the initiated. At ten o'clock last
night another despatch arrived, merely containing
few words not indicative of success: ''The can
non is still roaring, and nothing yet is done; the
enemy has appeared in such tremendous force on
the opposite bank, that every effort hitherto
made to construct bridges has been
lsss. This despatch has not been made public
yet nor will it be, most likely, until some de-
cided success is obtained and the landing is effect
ed. To the general opinion expressed by civilians
not succeed in doing to-day it surely will tomor
row, military men shake their heads and look grave,
and hint that if the French be repulsed now, the
attempt must be given up, for the Austrians will,
OF course, be reinforced, and repair the losses they
may sustain, while the French have not the same
means at their disposal. The fact of a whole day,
from five in the morning till ten at night, being
spent In fruitless endeavors to swollen and
rapid river under the heavy fire of the enemys
tery, tells its tale, and dreary one it is
harseitles Mdy 25J Correspondence Of London Times
EXPENSES OF THE WAR TO FRANCE.
The expenses of the already enormous
and few Frenchmen have conception of them
Independently Of the money spent in France the
increased army and navy, the purchase of provi-
sions and stores besides their conveyance to ITALY,
the reconstruction of the materiel, making new
equipments, buying horses, railway fares and al
most an inhnlty OF other items of cost, there
sent daily from Marsees 5000, 900 francs in SPECIE
or fl2O,OO0. This makes G43, 900 900 annually. 1t
Is not likely that the expectation of money this
amount can last; but it should shall scarcely
err In estimating the cost of the ESQ 900 900
year. If we remember that for every 50 francs
the State receives loan it has to incur debt of
100 francs, it would make the real expenditure
$780, O,OOO year; for France cannot paw the
expenses of out of the ordinary receipts of
taxation.
The demand for merchant shipping appears to be
upon the increase. Orders have been received to
freight at Marseilles &c 500 tons monthly OF this
nearly 20, 900 tons will be required for the convey
ance of hay alone, for only common press
is employed to compress the hay, the authorities
regarding the hydraulic press as being too intricate,
and the hay consequently takes up enormous
quantity of space The remaining $500 tons are
required for oats, flour and other stores. This
tonnage is independent of what is provided by the
government transports and steam trigates. So
great are the requirements that 20,000. (f800)
have been paid to freight steamer for one voyage
to Genoa.
FROM CHINA.
Hone KoNG, April l3.-The past fortnight has
been extremely dull both politically and CONNER
cially.
The import trade at Canton has been almost en-
trey paralyzed by the presence OF the rebels the
transit routes into the consuming districts and the
tea seasons may now be considered closed, as there
have been neither arrivals nor sales since we last
wrote. There has been much excitement among the
Chinese in consequence of its being discovered that
system OF kidnapping going on, by which
Coolies or other Cinnamon carried off against
their will and embarked at Macao on board ships
bound for Havana. The persons principally mpli-
Gated are Portuguese subjects, although it report
ed that Frenchman has been the prime mover
His Excellency the Governor of Macao, on his re-
turn from Siam. being made acquainted with the
state of affairs, has used stringent measures to put
a stop to this slave trade and the Chinese having
appealed to the British Consul to protect them.
Captain Commoral, the senior naval officer, took
possession of two lOrchas which were found en-
ployed in the traffic. One proved to be Portuguese
and the other hoisted flag somewhat like the
American, but she is repudiated by the United
States Consul.
ENGLISH AND French DoMEsrCTTY.-There is
pleasant truth in this passage from n London new
book called "Behind the Scenes" 1t is cOnsolatO-
ry to think however that it is not the whole truth
on either side:
England is a very boastful country, but there is
not one of her many boasts so highly cherished,
yet so utterly untounded, as that Of her domestic
ties. l know that in saying this call down thun-
derbots upon my head. L care not-truth is more
precious than popularity. But to prove it; and
first between husband and wife. Has anyone who
hns liyp in ha pynr
heard of husband, in any class of life beating bis
wife, knocking her alb ut with his fists; brutally
asserting his superior strength, and taking advan-
tage of her weakness, as we hear of every day, in
! every class in England? And if to this it be
swered that the husband abroad nlictS 4 far
than bodily injury on his wife, and lavshes his love
on some wretched mistress, reply that do not
uphold their morality, only their dOmesticty.
Again, as between parent and child where, tell me,
do you see in England that tender affection, res
pect and devotion, which we have seen thousand
times abroad in and daughters? Would it not
appear even ridiculous to our cold eyes, it dash
ing young dandy, starting in his cabriOle for his
club, were to press kiss upon his fathers brow
each time he left the house? Or where do you
in England generation after generation content to
live together in the same house? Is it not almost
a rule that the young married couple shall install
themselves rather in wretched lodgings than in the
same house with their parents? Nay, the love OF
honor from each child TO parent is strong in
France, compared to England, that it is this which
partly accounts for the number of made-up
riages; many a and daughter would rather
marry ''canniba at once than oppose the will of
a father or mother"
ENORMOUS ARMAMENTs AND PREPARATIONS IN AUS
TRIA.-Nienna, May 23.-The blockade of Venice
seriously Inconvenience the Austrian Government,
it no longer send troops from Trieste to that
port, but fortunately the whole of the 9Th corps
d'armee, which is under the command OF General
Count SchaafgOtsche was in Italy before the French
cruisers entered the Adriatic. The lst corps
d'armee, which is commanded by General Count
Clam Gaas, will in a few days 90 from bohemia
to Innspruck, by way of Dresden, HOf Bamburg,
Nuremberg, and Munich. The corps consists of
10000 men, with the customary number of guns.
Six cavalry regiments are also on their way from
Galicia to lnnspruck.
The Austrian army at present consists Of II corps
d'armee, but order to raise four corps is
likely to be issued. In few days an Imperial or
dinance for transcription" of 100, coo will be
published. The late Marshal MAJ imont used to say
that Austria could 'stamp armies out of the earth,
and Louis Napoleon will find that such is really the
case. How Austrians is to maintain such vast
host is problem which wiser men than myself are
unable to solve. There now six Austrian corps.
consisting of about 240.0O0 men, in ltaly and by
the middle of the month of June the army will pro-
badly be 1926 900 strong, with $4,000 horses, and
from $50 to 900 guns. The idea Of ''locaizng" the
war is absurd, for the Christian populations in Euro
pean Turkey are ripe for mischief, and there will
be general rising among them.
American has practised ten trades made four for
tunes one failure, and two campaigns-has con-
Quoted a lawsuit preached a religion, killed six
men with revolver, emancipated negress, and
annexed an island. An Englishman has written
| two themes, followed an embassy, founded a bank
| converted Catholic, travelled round the world
| and read the collected works of Walter Scott. A
| Frenchman has written tragedy, contributed TO
! two newspapers, received three sword-cuts, made
two attempts at suicide, prosecuted four husbands,
and undergone nineteen changes of political opln-
| ion. A German has wounded fourteen of his inti-
mate friends, has allowed sixty casksiull OF beer
(besides the philosophy of Hegel) has sung eleven
| thousand songs, compromised one young ladY,
| smoked million of pipes, and dipped himself in
| two revolutions. But the Roman prince has done
| nothing, seen nothing, learned nothing, loved no
! thing, suffered nothing. Open the grated door of
a coister, and young girl appears quite as expe-
rienced as he.-Fron the Roman Question:" by E.
About
THE AUSTRIAN RIFLEMEN AND THE FRENCH OUT-
| PosTs.-A letter received in Marsces from Naen2a
bears testimony to the admirable qualities of the
! Tyroese rifemen. 1t is said that they harass the
French videttes and outposts incesSantly. Day ana
night, it is said, their shots whistng through
the air. The ground on The other side of the 70
affords them good cover, and they are ever on the
| watch. The other day General Renault went out
! to reconnoitre attended by his aid de camp, and
| followed by trumpeter a few PAGES behind. The
| General thought himself beyond range, but while
he was looking about him a sharp thug was
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