The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-17

ms 5auuteEAf TO TIRE EpiahuAeH. --SHieEnent Of
Lady Pdasen9er.-We are permitted (says the Ece-
ming POST to publish the following letter written
by Mrs. Adelia b. Pollock, to her husband in this
city. Mrs; Pollock was a passenger on the Edin-
burgh and was out on the deck at the time of the
accident. The letter will be read with interest
est. JOHN, n. F., June MY dear Husband.
Since parted from you | passed through fearful
peril, and never expected to see land again. We
were steaming along last Monday, at the rate of
eleven miles an hour, through a dense fog At
about twenty minutes past eleven was on deck.
looking over the stern of the vessel and had lust
remarked to fellow-passenger that the air seemed
unusually cold and chilly. At that moment turn
ed around, and a fearful scene met nv view
Mountains of ice lay the lee side of the steamer
IL was so foggy that we could not see fifty feet
around US; and though the vessels head was i'm
lnedlately turned, we passed so near the iceberg
that could have thrown an apple upon it. We
said that it was a wonderfully narrow escape, and
thought that we were safe, when suddenly there
was cry "the ship is sinkingl' All the boats
eight in number. were cut loose, and furnished
with blankets and provisions. We were about one
hundred and seventy miles from land at the time
The passengers and were distributed ia
watches oftwo hours each, and thus worked for
thirty hours. The women also worked, and among
others helped at the pumps for three hours with
out stopping. The captain was as calm as if moth
ing was the matter.
ave passed dreadful night. We were all num-
pereu LOT the boats, to which liable at any
hour to be forced to enter The rain came down in
torrents and the ship labored so we thought every
moment that she would sink. At last, to our great
relief, the day dawned and at about eleven O'clock
the log, which had all the time continued, cleared
away. The captain then took an observation and
found we were about forty-seven miles from land
Ihere were no more lcebergs visible. About four
U CLOCK our signals for a pilot were answered.
and at seven O'Clock we reached st. John"
Mrs. Pollock, with most of the other passengers
will proceed on her journey by the CITY of Wash
ngton, which will stop at St. John on her outward
trip.
WHAT Is ZoUAyE.-The Zouaves are all French;
they are selected from among the old campaieners
Tor their line physique and tried courage, and have
certainly proved that they are what their appear
ance would indicate, the most reckless selfre-
liant, and complete infantry that Europe can pro-
duce F
With his graceful dress, soldierly bearing, and
Vigllant attitude the Zouave at an outpost is the
beau ideal of soldier.
They neglect no opportunity of adding to their
personal comforts; if there is stream in the vi
entity the party marching picket is sure to be
amply supplied with fishing rods &C.; if any thing
tain it.
Their movements are the most light and grace
Jul have ever seen; the stride is long, but the
| loot seems scarcely to touch the ground, and
the march is apparently made without effort or
fatigue.
The step of the foot rifles is shorter and quicker
and not so easy and graceful
The impression produced by the appearance of
these two corps is very different, the rifles look
like active energetic little fellows who would find
their best field as skirmishers; but the Zouaves
have, combined with all the activity and energy of
the others, that solid ensemble and reckless
| daredevil individuality which would render them
alike formidable when attacking in mass or in
defending position, in the most desperate hand
to-hand encounter. OF all the troops that have
ever seen, should esteem it the greatest honor to
assist in defeating the Zouaves. The grenaders of
the guard are all large men, and a ine-ooking,
sodierly set.
New 1ANKEEIsM.-The bump of invention will
| never run OUT of the Yankee character. No
sooner is one ingenious and valuable machine pro-
Jected, than another is announced as a candidate
for the public inspection and favor. Who would
! nave thought that machine could be invented and
successfully operated, that would make Paper Bags
those useful and almost indispensable articles in the
| Grocery retail trade. The Grocery keepers for
years, have followed the old hand-mode of manu-
featuring these bags, and have never so much as
dreamed that machinery could be brought into re-
QUESTION for that purpose But such is the fact:
an ingenious individual of the universal Yankee
Nation, has accomplished the feat; and offers
TO the trade an invention that will make bags at the
rate OF sixty per minute, and in the most perfect
order. Three of these are at work in one of
our large paper warehouses, the motive power for
which is supplied by one of Latta's upright steam
engines.
The manner in which the machine is worked, is
as simple as Its construction is ingenious The pa
per IS first placed roller, which is folded to the
size of the bag designed as it passes along to a
KNIFE which cuts it; then passed to another portion
OF the machinery, which folds the bottom, pastes
that and the seam in the middle at the same time;
1t then proceeds to large hollow wheel. heated bv
steam from the engine, called the dryer, around
Whch 1t reVoves, returning by the help of the wide
Dand, which carries it forward almost to the depot
from whence it started, dry ard ready for use
where 1t falls into box, at which is stationed a
girl to receive, count, and put Them up in packa-
ges. The three machines require two men, an en-
gineer and three girls to attend them, by which
from 10000 to $4,000 bags per day can be turned
out.-Cincinnati Gazette.
| TAKING IT COOL.-A delinquent husband is thus
advertised in Chautauque county, in New York, by
his loving spouse:
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN: An individual whom
in an unguarded moment of loneliness, | wa.
thoughtless enough to adopt as my husband He is
a good-ooking and feeble individual knowing
enough, however, to go in when it rains unless
some good-looking girl offered her umbrella. An
swered to the name of John. Was last seen in com
pany with Julia Harris, walking, his arm round hel
waist, looking more like fool, if possible thar
ever. Any one that will catch the poor fellow ant
bring him carefully back. so that | may chastist
him for running away, will be asked to stay to tel
| by HENRIETTA SMITH.
The impression in diplomatic circles and in tn,
minds of our Ministers is that the European wal
will become general. 1t is believed that Austria
military tactics are designed to precipitate tina
event, by involving Germany inextricablv.