The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-02
THE GREAT EASTERN AT CApEMAy

DISSATISFACTION OF THE PASSENGERS
CAPE May, August 1.-The Great Eastern arrived
of Cape May at about o'clock this morning She
had 2,OS7 passengers aboard.
Most of the steamboats, which accompanied her
down turned back when off Bedloe's Island, after
giving parting salutes. The excitement or
her departure was even more intense than that
which accompanied her arrival at New York. One
OF the steamboats, accompanied the steamer to the
bar.
When crossing the bar the engines of the Great
Eastern were Stacked The bar was safely crossed
Ut hlgh water at twelve miuutes past seven, last
evening, the steamer having two feet to spare I'M
der her keel.
The steamer then set off on her voyage at full
speed, the band playing several lively airs
on her arrival at Sandy Hook the great eighty
ton ahcnor enc was secured for sea-servce. There was
great dilhcutty in getting it up. The hook of the
cat'block having been broken, it had to be re.
placed. ~Ihe capstan was too small for the CABLE
the slack of which pulled out by the weight of
the anchor. This Jared the bow very heavily
about dozen times.
The sea was smooth but the ship had slight
though graceful roll, which sent many of the pas
sengers to the basins.
At So o'clock land was lost sight of in a haze:
the Highland lights were last seen. The voyage
was was commenced auspiciously, with splendid moon
light
it was not until their appeti tes were sharpened
tndt tue passengers found reason to complain, but
wnen very meagre supply of food was put before
Inem they grumbled with great unanimity. In
consequence of the cock of one of the compart-
ments having been left open on Sunday night after
the ship was trimmed, the ice house and store
rooms were flooded. The meats were cold and of
but little variety, and the decaces were ruined.
hlie gfumbing about the food another serious
matter came up for consideration At IL O'clock
water had given out, and none could be obtained
at less than ten cents glass Many used liquor
instead, and considerable drunkenness was the re-
suit.
A third aprrayation was exnar;anood 10 ,b
sleeping accommodations, which were on a par
with the others. Five hundred slept on the deck.
on cheap straw mattresses, and during the night
they were burned with cinders and drenched with
ram. fortunately, there were only hundred wo-
men present.
On the arrival of the Great Eastern at Cane Nav
aseries indignation resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the passengers, censuring the drectors
them. '0 0''''"'' 'o""'us
We take the following from the correspopdencc
OF the Philadelphia Press:
COLUMBIA HOUSE, Cape Mav.o
Tuesday, July 81.
1t Is now quarter to six o'clock, and drizzlv.
uncomfortable morning, and we are not VET IN
sight of land. There is perfect rush fer wash
hand basins and towels, but there is hardly anv
water to be obtained My attention has Just been
called to one gentleman who is even now perform
ing ms matutlDal ablutions in tumbler, while
another is asking me if have ever been in the vi
clnity OF hog-sty, as there is parallel case in
several cases are mentioned of gentlemen being
made to pay shilling for glass of water and one
case IS spoken of in which as much as one dollar
was gwen Tor basin of the same Indispensable
nud, for the purpose of personal cleanliness. The
whole affair is disgracefu in the extreme and the
English who are on board heartily ashamed of
~ among them you NAV count in your special re-
porter. He is indebted to a compassionate iunior
oillces oil the ship, whose name he regrets he has
forgotten, for the means of purifying his physiop
nomy. May his shadow never be less! To show
how 1 dsgusted the passengers were append the
loHowing resolutions, agreed to by them at an in
dignation meeting:
Whereas, From the reputation which the Great East
ern and her officers had established the United States
the ladies and gentlemen who embarked on the
to Cape May expected and had right to expect decent
accommodations and proper attention and as had been
announced that she capable carrying aa almost fa
ouous number of passengers and aordng them proper
attention and accommodation; and,
Whereas, We the passengers on this excursion to Cane
Nay have been grievousy disappontedn every expeca
ReSotred That We, the passengers to Cane Nav have
been not only disappointed but swindled that there was
no waerto wash in, no towels furnished berths pro
Eided, and that many ladies obliged to seep on
ueck or III the open cabins; that there not glass of
water TO De had to quench thirst and that the whole ar
rangements were contemplate and dsgracefuI
Resolved also, That would advise our friends who
propose to to Norfolk Annapolis in the Great
Eastern to stay at home for fear of similar treatment
The BENTON MONUMENT L,terestin1 Letter from,
di'ss Hosmer, the culptor.-The Missouri LeriIa
tive Commission having formally announced to
Miss Harriet Hosmer that the choice had fallen
upon her to execute a bronze statue of Thomas II.
Benton, the lady accepts the task in the following
letter:
"'WATERTowN, June %, 1850.
"Gentlemen Il have had the honor to receive
your letter OF the 10Th instant, informing ne that
the execution OF the bronze statue in memory of
the late Colonel Benton for the city of ST InInis
Is entrusted to me. Such tribute 10 his merit |
would demand the best acknowledgements of anv
artlst but In the present instance nv most cordial
thanks will but insulicienty convey to Won sense
OF the obligation under which / feel Won have
placed me- have reason to be grateful to won
Tor this distinction, because am n vouno artist
ana though may have given some evidence of
skill In those OF my statues which are now in your
city, could scarcely have hoped that their mari
whatever 1T may be, should have inspired the cit
Zens OF st. Louis to entrust me with work whose
chet characteristic must be the union of great in
tellectuai power with manly strength. But have
also reason to be grateful to you, because | am |
woman, and, knowing what barriers must in the |
outset oppose all wOmanly efforts am indebted IN
the chlvalry of the West which has first overeaped
lnem. am not unmindful of the kind indulgence |
with which my works have been received but I |
nave sometimes thought that the critics mioht bn |
more courteous than just, remembering from what |
hand they proceeded; but your kindness will now |
anord me ample opportunity of proving to what |
rank am really entitled an artist unsheltered |
by their broad wings of compassion for the sev. |
Tor this work must be- understand the term |
a manly work, and hence its merits alone must he |
my defence against the attacks of those who stand
ready to resist any encroachments upon their self
sphere. | utter these sentiments
only to assure you that am fully aware of the i'm
portant results which tome, an artist, wait on
the issue OF my lab0rs, and hence that shall spare
no pains to produce monument worthy of your
city, and worthy of the statesman, who th0uoh
dead, still speaks to you in language more ELOQUENT
and endearing than the happest efforts in marble
Or bronze, OF ever so cunning workman. 1t only
remains for to add that as shall visit St Louis
tails may then be arranged. | have the honor to |
al. G. HosMER.
"To Messrs. J. B. Bryant, Wayman Crow, NJ. L.
Linton, M. D., Committee"
JoHN c. HEENAN.-Mr John C. Heenan has been |
engaged to give series of pugistic exhibitions in
the principal cities of the Union. The speculatOrs
who have secured the star of the ring are Messrs |
Henry Wood and Benz. Wood, brothers of the dis
tinguished Mayor of New York. Macdonald Ned
Price, James Cusack and a number of other cele-
brated professional pugists, have been also en-
gagged to accompany Heenan and participate in the
fstic exercises. The terms of the agreement are as
follows Heenan is to have 81 900 a week for
twelve weeks at the end Of which time he is to be
presented with diamond pin worth 81 900. Mac
donald has refused to engage for longer time than
'x weeks, for which he is to have S2,500. Mr. f.
B. Price. of Boston, who is, probably, the most
'f nearly the weight and height of Tom Savers
and mimic combat between him and Heenan will
De no bad imitation of the ''internatonal'' fight at
marlborough. The line of travel OF this distin.
yuished party will comprehend all the principal
,ities of the United States, beginning with New
ork. On Monday evening next, the first exhibi-
ion will be given at the New Bowery Theatre in
hat city. The brothers Henry and Ben Wood will
nave friendly set-tO. 1t is said that Messrs Dom
nick Bradley and Col. S. S. Ranken will add to
The features OF the occasion. In a few DAYS the
having in charge the Heenan fund will
report, and the champion be presented with the
lmount collected. Some six thousand dollars were
but as yet little two thousand has
been paid in, all of which has been deposited with
Duncan, Sherman & Co., of New York. CON
siderable portion of this raised in Philadelphia
~ Heenan benefits at the various Concert Saloons
md Ethiopian Opera Houses.
The NAPOLEON FAMILY.-The silly stories set
itloat from time to time, as to the Legitimacy of
he Emperor Louis Napoleon somewhat strange, |
when history and the mprobability of the truth of
uch statements taken into consideration.
The last and most ridiculous of all is the state
nent that among the papers of Prince Jerome
we're found letters from Louis Bonaparte, late King
If Holland, denying the legitimacy of Napoleon the
Third, and that these papers were sent to Eng
or safe keeping. If such statements were true is
Louis Napoleon the man to let them out of his
clutches?
The father of Napoleon the Third, the late King
If Holland in his own writings and under his own
ignature, treats these unfounded statements as
hey deserve, with contempt. When he, Louis Bo-
laparte, was on his death bed, and his son. now on
he throne OF France, was in prison in the fortress
Vt Ham, he wrote an appeal to the French Govern
nent to allow his son, Louis Napoleon, to visit him
'etore he closed his eyes in death, or, in his own
words. m |