The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-21
Correspondence Of the New York Herald. !

- WRECK OF BALTIMoRE-BuILr CLIPPER A
CARGO OF SLAVES ON BoARD-Escape of the Captain
and Cre,0z-Horribte fate Of the Adves, de-, De-
LoANDo, W. G. A, Feb. Is, lS60-The principal
bit OF news have to offer this time is the loss of one
OF our Baltimore slavers, as fine looking a clipper
built hermaphrodite brig as ever was seen about
these waters. On the 10th Of this month, as her
Malestp's steamer Gloucester was cruising to the
southwark of Cape Lopez they made sail to lee
ward They Immediately put her before the wind
to give chase, which maneuvre the fellow observ-
ing, he Immediately followed suit, with a view of
rounding Cape Lopez, aed probably escaping after
nlghtfall, by running into of the small rivers
inside OF the Blight of Bafra He proved himself
match, however, for his vessel sailed like witch
and gained on the steamer nearly the whole day,
when, at about five o'clock in the afternoon the
Portuguese steamer Tagus hove in sight on the
weather bow, thus cutting off the fellows chance
of rounding the Cape. Seeing his chance thus lost
he stood her directly on the rocks of the Cape
Just before shutdown the Portuguese gave him the
contents of several thirty-two Founders, which
brought his foretopmas down, and, las it was blowing
almost gale ofwind, his jbboom followed directly
after However, the fellow stopped for nothing and,
Just as night set in, drove her high the rocks Off
Cape Lopez, the Portuguese steamer by that time
being in close range, but the Gloucester was far
behind Those on board the other steamer, how
ever, describe the scene as truly heartrending. As
the brig struck, and was overwhelmed by the
breakers, the poor miserable creatures on board,
probably to the number of five hundred, set up a
howl of despair that could be heard even above
the roaring of the hungry sea- BUTT was too dark,
by that time, to see much, and beyOnd human skill
or power to aid the drowning wretches, so that
they soon must have met their doom, for on the
next morning the beach inside of the rocks was
streWn with corpses and the fragments of the
wreck. Nothing was found, however, to reveal
the name of the SLAYER, or any other information
concerning him, save that to the practised seamen
she proved of Baltimore build. The monsters who
manned the vessel are supposed to have escaped in
their boat before she struck and must have gained
shOra hna hate
ed on the beach with the oars near by. A good
prize was thus lost, and, what is worse, probably
five hundred human beings were launched into
eternity.-The health of the American squadron,
as far as we have information, is pretty good at
present.
PERsoNAL.-The Boston Post says: We regret to
learn that Professor Agassz is greatly afflicted with
weakness OF the eyes, In consequence of which he
prosecutes his scientific labors with much difficult
V.-Ihe Post. also says that in consequence of i'm
poTtant professional engagements, Gen. Cushing
Will be unable to attend the National Convention at
charleston. DR.. Loring will also be proven ted
from attending by sickness in his family.
The LYNN STRTKE.-It is stated that nearly all
the strikers at Lynn who can get employment have
gone to work again. The manufacturers are i'm
portuned continually for situations A great deal
OF the work is sent out of town, so that hundreds
OF the strikers must remain unemployed for some
time, unless they seek business elsewhere.
At the meeting of the Police Commissioners in
New I ork, on Wednesday, Mr.. Bowen presented
$4,000, the salary which he is to receive for dis.
charging the duties of General Superintendent, to
the Department for the purpose of fitting up Ii
brares in destitute station-houses, and filling up
Others.
Hon. Beverly c. Clarke, is the third U. S. Min
lister who has died at Guatemala within five years.
MARRIED
On the 10Th instant by Rev, W. NJ. Williams J0SEPHC C.