The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-06

DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM NAPIER.-Sir William
Napier, K. c. B., whose death is announced by the
Edinburgh, was born in Castletown, in Ireland, in
1885. His father was Colonel the Honorable George
Napier, and his mother the celebrated Sarah Len
nox, daughter of the second Duke of Richmond
When but fifteen wears of age Sir William en-
tered the army. He served at the siege of Copen-
hagen, followed Sir John Moore to the Spanish
Peninsula, in 1908, and was in command of the
Forty third Regiment at Salamanca, Neville, and
Nice. The wounds which he received in the bat
ties m which he was engaged were emphatic proof
of his daring and bravery as a soldier For six
years-from 1912 to l64S, when he was created
Military Knight and became Colonel of the Twenty
Seventh Regiment-Sir William was Governor of
Guernsey. In 1851 he was advanced to the rank of
Lieutenant General The intervals of leisure which
he enjoyed were devoted to recording the history
of the wars in which he had taken part. To his
pen we are indebted for the "Historv of the War
in the Peninsula and in the South of France from
the year 1907 to 1914" The publication of this
work, which consists of six volumes, was COM
menced in 1928 Among his other. but less for mi
dable works, are ''The Conquest of Scinde," sLife
and Opinions of Sir Charles Napier" and "Eng
of which was published in 1855. and comprises
much of the matter embraced in his first historical
work Besides treating of these heavier themes
Sir Williams pen found relaxation in the compost
tlon OF various reviews, and one or two works of
fiction. Sir Charles Napier, the conqueror of
Scinde, was brother OF the historian.
The New ARCTIC ExPLoRArIoN.-Dr. l. l. HAYES.
Surgeon of the Kane Arctic Expedition hopes to
be ready for start in the month of May next for
another voyage to the North Pole. Dr. HAYES
has already raised the $4,000, one-half of the
necessary sum, from the generous contributions of
his personal friends, and hopes to secure the rest
from the liberal public at large. To assist him in
this endeavor, the Geographical and Statistical
Society, New York, have appointed a committee
of leading merchants and other well-known citi-
zens (among them Henry Grinnell), and there is
to hope that the appeal will not be made in
vain. The special object of DIR. Hayes's proposed
expedition is to determine at once and forever the
question of an open Polar sea, which Lieutenant
Morton Jaw, and the existence of which would
seem to be established by variety of circum-
stantial evidence. This sea DR.. Hayes hopes to
reach by making the principal portion of the trip
on dog -sledges-yehices byswhich he and his asso-
ciates rode over a thousand miles on the previous
expedition.
MARINE DISASTERS IN FEBRuARY.-The number of
American vessels (not including river lake CRAFTY
reported during the last month totally lost or
missi was Overwhelmingly, steamer, S
ships, barks, briggs II schooners, and sloop.
Of these, % were wrecked, foundered, burnt
abandoned, missing, sunk by collision, and l
capsized. Ut foreign vessels bound to or from
United State ports, eight were reported during the
same period, of which were wrecked and aban-
doned. Three or four others went ashore during
the month, but are expected to be got afloat again.
The total value of the American vessels enumera
ted above is estimated at $5l8000 The loss of life
by the above disasters was very heavy, numbering
about two hundred souls.
Another enthusiastic Anti Railroad Tax meeting
was held in Pittsburg on Thursday The members
of the Councils, with two exceptions, asserted
their determination not to vote for the tax, and
were applauded.
Thomas J. Robinson, of Fayetteville, N. c., has
been appointed professor of mathematics in the
United States Navy. Passed Assistant Surgeon
D. B. Phillips, has been ordered to the Naval Hos
pi.al, Norfolk, Va.
The city of Portland, Me-, has contributed seven
cents TO the W Washington Monument, since the col
lection boxes have been placed in the Post-oice of
that city.
d. Neel and man named Smith escaped from
jail in York, Pa, on Monday night last