The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-15
AM, from the Memphis argus, May TO-

From the Memphis argus M1v1O1
| APPALLING STEAMBOAT DISASTER
BOAT AND CARGO TOTAL LoSs-GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
From Col L. 9. MOnfOrd. clerk of the Cincinnati
and New Orleans packet R. F. Sass we learn the
particulars of the snagging and sinking of that
boat The Sass left New Orleans for Cincinnati
Monday evening, with very large number oe pas
sengers and heavy freight, and at twelve O'Clock
last night while passing Walkers Bar, fiftv-fve
miles below this city, under headwav, struck a
Shag, whlcn, tearing away large portion of her
hull caused it to fill rapidly with water that the
efforts OF the crew to stop it were unavailipr and
she sunk in twenty-five feet water in less than two
minutes alter the accident had unfortunately taken
place. As she sunk the cabin parted from The bul
and toated off. The Sass had on board probably
one hundred and fifty cabin passengers and as
many more deck passengers, besides her officers
and full crew. Most of the cabin passengers had
already retired. and the disaster was so sudden
that little could be done toward saving them. The
greater portion of the passengers were saved; but
fourteen of them carried down with the sinking
| boat, and lost. The following are the names and
residences, as far ascertaned of those known to
be lost: Mrs. Jane V. Lindsey, New Orleans; Mrs.
Kate Whittier and son, Indiana; H. C. Neal and
daughter, Parkersburg, Virginia; Mrs. William
Harris, -; John Pankey, Illinois; Mr.. Clingman,
| Iowa; Charles Allen, Syracuse, Ohio; Francis Ea,
witt, -. In addition to those, a number of ne
gro servants and several of the crew are missing
and supposed to be lost. Owing to the great con-
fusion 1t Is not known how many of the deck pas
sengers were lost several perished no doubt ner.
haps ten or fifteen; but nothing relative to them
could be ascertained. The Ed. Walsh was the first
boat which arrived at the scene of the disaster
GERS hronrbt a. l - '".h PoWer, ner oill-
NOW at JT Smith ~ t",S VI tHiS city VINO are
tute condition having last evar arti - I1th
ing by the disaster except that worn at the time
| and has hean vary nroGtobI ~ ~ a. ol'S -
we learn. are Cincinnati % w boTi ei , "m",
insured We have only Givpn the main incidants
OF the GsaSter not having time to enter into the de-
->.-o9 VI = "0' 'e'
:, AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN
nllSSloNs-- he anniversary OF this Board was held
III II, tne Madlson Square PIesbvterlan Church, New
L lork, on friday morning, VIM. E. Dodge, ESQ.,,
In III Ine chalr.
Inc fev; Dr. Ferris offered the opening PRAYER,
hter "ncn tne congregation united in singing the
ny nn coumehcihE-
Tbo po, ma nan W ST inc tnG LORD annointed! d!'
tbo stott r ~ o"u ohe Vi lie ?ecreLaTles, READ
and ;ts 49, w Sne neseu' cp.ul'loh oi tne BOARD
will in few weeks he comnIetad since the 'C6nrcb
of Christ in A,,or;nn, ,ooiPS - IL - ~ ~ ~. ~ VI "
of the American Board of Commiss;oners for For-
eipn Missions her dntv to sord tbn CosnaI 80 10
heather of other Lands An onn,ai ioo, or ~ rne
priatinp Sc 600 is furnished by tba raiioi pJio
now and heratofora ra,,osorttoI -" =; ~ tieo .
Board and nearlv mifIion nf daar 'me Ian
geIics h ., uoaIS f oy al evan
SSinns Tb h' r s4 '"e otusg VI roEcISi MIS- MIS-
These occnnH 100 st,t;nns nHJ T5e Is low 80
m r,L ~ - - ;I o: ~: anu 10 ouI S'atlohS
lboror :; 90" Is /. ana oi
atars 51S h".lse asency Gohslsts Vi q
20 p pr ooI ;; anu zoo other neipeIs-ma-
taa hinS ia. o oIi aoorers IN the missions. fl
zen GuwIlI.en languages nave oy 'he mSslona-
word of God has been translated, in whole or in
part, into more than twenty, and its truths dssem
n;,; ~ az ieasG Lny distinct languages: Inc
pages. About OO0 nnnils are ot nresent contoiroG
in the 80 free schools, i6 boarding schools and
seminarles ser OF the missions More than $4,000 hope
orought lnto CHRISTIAN churches. Only 1000 of
enese were gatnereu during the nrst hal: OF the
peIlou p. Vi tIe poa'u existence Inc average ad-
ulllohs Vi sIe last ten years nave Deen l,o9O Inc
h9IhoeT ol c9urGheS now uhaer the care oil missions
OF the Boaru Is al GI which As have been organ
lLeu III nVe years Inc eXlstlng membership IN
these Is a0out Z5,Ooo. The receipts OF last year
were tue larSeSt oo any year ot the BOARD history
except that OIL loo0,'. Inc amount received dur
ing the nine months Just elapsed Is STA ST., which
| is i,SZ4 IN advance OF the receipts In the same
months oil last year. Ii movement which has
Deen commenced Is carried through, the debt OF
S66uOO with which this year began VIII be proyl-
ded for. The income of the year, from all sources,
was S35O9l5 being $4,000 less than the expected
expenditure OF the present year. After the read
ing OF the report, addresses were Inaue oy Mr. m
T.. Dodge, heV' ahen haZen, OF BOMBAY, heV. An
drew drew l. Pratt; NJ. H., OF the southern Armenian
MISSION, heV. m, CIark, OF ConStantinople; hey.
Danle! L'5uey VI TEutn A'lIea @ teN H. AK
G,' u !nJ anu '11 heV' hosWeiI
L
"en @ Deio" o mt: O., %as sung W the CON
sSS .h hl;a; S 'n neF' ": CoA PIo
;oJ 'io 'i0"' anu '''e lnee'iHS was "iS-
'n''Se''
THE CAPTURE oF THE S1AyER WuDErpp Tho
II - WI 80 .. L.. r - r, >,
my " ''C wi P'nuoH' Vi '"e We" AolA Hc'"'"
gives the following account OF the capture of the
slave bark WiIdfre, on the 25tb ult off the Ra-
- T. A., Ir;.S e,,... >,
n",n"'' y '"' o"i'eo ''"'eS S'e"nne' "o'''."
Inc great event ot the past fortnight IN this sec
ton OF the Union has been the capture by the Uni
| ted States steamer Mohawk, Lieut.. 7. A. NJ. Cra-
ven, of the slave bark Widfire, and her cargo OF
$40 negroes, and the arrival and Decentralization OF
the latter upon Whitehead Point, Fort Tay-
| lOr. The Mohawk sailed from Kew West on the
9th of April on cruise off the eastern end Of
| the Island of Cuba. On the 23rd she put into
| the harbor of Neuvitas, and remained there until
the 25th, when she took the American brig Pedro
Sanchez Dolz In tow, the weather being calm, and
carried her outside of the reefs. She remained in
company wl'n @ enG orig un. tHe next morning when
IanJ She cast off tha br;, anJ I'D a'' Sh She
was soon oTSrtoEan nr;7o crow ,t ~, ho.d M
officers and crew transferred to the Mobowt ana
| tal,on IN tor M Wnbant thonN baIaS f "Io .h
Florida Keys. The bark proved to be the Wild
hIe, a handsome clipper OF SS1 TONS built in Phil
adelphia in 1855. She sailed from New York on
the 10th OF December, 1859, with an American
70 ~ TTI Tue "eSt lhuleS, one mace good run
then salad far tha rono ar
soS % roi ;nG DTnSn rlEer one eooh On
off tSo tne @ Oh marG Que ss nn ~
the dav Of her capture. When they left
the coast the American captain and crew were su-
perseded by a Spanish captain and crew, the
former then acting as passengers niger inns ms cargo
CONSISTS T1 fo twelve TO sixteen wears of
n i Eremarkabv sound and healthy con
dt9n few cargoes come over in better order than
tb;S The negroes, since their transfer to The
shore, seem happy and contented The sick in
hospital are ge!tng We'l % uTHet t1e KIND treatment
they are receiving. Inc United States Marshal,
aS bnt comfortabIa Sd mem IN
expressly for them upon Whitehead Point a nor.
tinn of the land purchased for Fort TayIor ih"t
half mile distant from the fortlhcatlon. The crew
of the SLAYER have been before the United Statss