The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-26

guished.
shot in New Orleans few days since by Mr.. j. NJ
Vernon. The Delta says of the Captain
Few men have ever passed through many per
ils-have suffered many wounds and have lie,
such an adventurous life. He was badly wounded
at the battle of Nayarino, in 1928, where he com
manded a vessel in the Egyptian service, and wher
his ship had been blown up by of superior fore
of the British squadron, he was found among tn
other wounded in the cockpit, and made himsel
known to the British officer, who by a strange co
incidence proved to be our late felow-ctizen, Johr
Gedge, Esq. Great was Gedge's astonishment t
find, dressed in the uniform of the Egyptian
young man who spoke English so glibly. On in
quiry he found he was Baltimore bov, who in ;
spirit of adventure, had accepted a commission il
the Egyptian navy, and had the misfortune to bt
attached to the Turkish squadron.
Young Bossiere was held as prisoner for som
time by the British, and well treated On his re
turn to this country, he embarked in some naval en-
terprses in the Gulf, was engaged in the attack OF
Porto Belo, where his ship was again blown up, an
he badly wounded. But we can not pretend, in tn
compass OF this sketch, to relate all the singula
adventures and hair breadth escapes which thi
gentleman has passed through. At later periot
he was yachting in the Gulf one day, and hailed
ship and boarded her to obtain supplies. There be
ing rumors OF pirates at the time, the Captain
yacht was mistaken for pirate vessel, and himsel
for pirate. Under this mistake the crew of tn
ship assaulted him as he stepped on board
and beat him down with marling-spikes billets @
wood and other missiles; breaking several of hi
bones, and leaving him senseless and bleeding OIL
the deck. For this mistake the Captain afterwart
instituted suit in the United States Courts and re
covered all the damages he claimed. After tina
the Captain quit the sea, and has since led quie
and comor table country life at his residence in th
Parish of st. Tammany.
From the Ne,o York Tfmes1
MATTERS IN PAIIS.-An American gentlemen O
leisura lOnu resident in Paris ubo +bo boa
opportunities of seeing whatever is going on il
those circles of Partisan thought and refinement
which the Court of the Tuileries is regarded will
least favor, writes to friend in this City that it il
the general belief, among the Legitimsts at least
that war is inevitable, and that the Emperor is fully
of the mind of his cousin Prince Napoleon OF tha
parsonage he speaks follows:
"Prince Napoleon is combination of the Regen
Philip of Orleans, with the Romans 0tho and vi
tellius Light, frivolous, very sensual, very witty
incapable of long continuous study, without co
herence in his ideas his measures, great dsor-
ganizer-as his late ministerial conduct showed
he is good for nothing because he believes in moth
ing. His religious and political notions are equal,
baseless. Though ostensibly Republican, ant
choos ng his associates in that party, he accepts anC
spends two million francs year from the Imperia
Government His poor young wife, it is feared
has been completely sacrificed. Even the Legiti
mists, however, begin to admit that the Emperor
is good aufond; that his intentions are honest ant
that he suffers at seeing his Government put OF
one side by the elevated minds of the country, ant
himself obliged in consequence to put up will
second-rate men, adventurers and time servers
MELANCHOLY SUIcIDE.-This morning, as the small
locomotive used at the depot of the Washington
Branch Railroad for regulating the cars upon th
track, was backing into the inclosure, man wa
seen to throw himself upon the track, and, before
could be prevented the wheels of the tender passeC
over him, crushing his breast and arm and causing
death in a few minutes. He was taken into the de
and min tim ,yas pad tb
the deceased was John B. Gilmer, of Virginia, Sol
of Secretary Gimer, of President Tylers Cabinet
who came to his death by the deplorable scciden
on the United States steamer Princeton. Corone
woodward having summoned jury to Investigate
the case, they returned verdict that the said job,
b. Gimer came to his death by voluntarily throw
ing himself across the railroad track at the Wash
ington depot, the tender passing over him, killing
him almost instantly, the morning of the 25th O
April, at half past six o'clock. The deceased hat
been several days in Washington, where he is wei
known, and is a frequent visitor. The body was de
ivered into possession of r. A. Pryor, Esq, an init
mate friend of the family, who will have it proper
ly prepared, and conveyed to Virginia for inter
ment- Washington Star, 25h.
EUROPE AND AHERTcA.-There are four dstinc
routes to which as many Companies are devotn
their thoughts and efforts, with a view to connec
Europe and America by telegraph.
L. The route BY way of Ireland and Newfound
land, where a cable successfully laid last wear
UuJ, owing 10 ueectS IN construction or some Othe
cause, has never performed any valuable service
2. The route by way of the Shetland Islands
Iceland Greenland and Labrador.
3. The route recently projected by Prof Morse
by way of the Madeira, Canary and Cape Yer
Islands to Brazil, and thence Northerly by way @
the West India Islands to the United States
4. The route through Northern Asia from Mo.
to the mouth of the Amoor river, and theme
by the Aleutian Islands Behring's Straits to tn
American coast, thence down the America
coast to San Francisco, and thence acros
the continent to the Western terminus of ou
present telegraph lines. The last mentioned pro
ject has had new impulse given it of late, and
quite likely to be the first, if not the only perma
nently available line.
CHARLES D1cK1Ns has been engaged by Bonner t
write tale for the New York Ledger. The follow
ing is copy of Mr.. Dickens letter accepting Mr.
Bonner's offer:
TAvIsTocK HOUSE, TAvIsTocK SQUARE, LONDON, W
c., TUESDAY, 29th March, lS59.--Dear Sir
thought that | could not have been tempted at th
time to engage in any undertaking, however shor
but the literary project which will come into activ
existence next month. But your proposal is
handsome that it changes my resolution, and car
1 will endeavor to be at work upon the tale Will
this note is on its way to you across the water
Faithfully yours, CHARLES DICKENS.
THE SUEz CAYAL.-The statement that the Vic
roy of Egypt had peremptorily interdicted NJ q
Lesseps from proceeding with his plan for pier
ing the 1sthmus of SueZ is contradicted. 1t is no
asserted that although the English Consul did sui
nit to his Highness reasons for opposing the III
dertaking, the Egyptian Government declined t
entertain his objections unless they were formerl
laid before it in writing, and that in the meantin
NJ de Lesseps is going on with his preparation
works without mOlestation.
THE SUGAR CRoP OF SOUTHERN CUBA-From o,
contem poraries of Trinidad and Sancti-Spiritu
the great depots of the sugar growing region
the southern side of the Island of Cuba, we lear
that the new crop, now nearly all n falls far sho
of that of the last year. This is attributed to IL
'inconstancy" of the rains at times too heavy fl
the good of the cane, and again failing when mo
| needed.-N. 0. Pic.
| Hon. F. P. Stanton, Ex-Secretary of Kansas,
letter published in the Kansas Times, says that
is not prepared to join the Republican Party, al
| that without complete Reorganization and "aba
donment of the heresies of the Buchanan Admin
tration, he cannot cooperate with the Democrat
Party"
A negro woman, slave to Samuel W. Hairsto
was examined before U. s. Commissioner, VIM.
! Watson, at Richmond, Va. on Tuesday, on t
charge of stealing letters and money from the Pc
| Office, at Union Furnace, Patrick county, and Il
| evidence of her guilt being uuite conclusive 81