The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-17
THERMOMETERS,
WASHINGTON NEWS,
A COMPLICATED AFFAIR-THE covoDE INVESTIGATION

COMPLICATED AFFAIR-THE CovoDE INVESTIGATION
FOREIGN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The schooner Alice Rogers which was seized a
few days ago by the federal authorities of Virgil
MIA, off Hampton Roads, is likely to lead to COM
plications. The consignees are English subjects,
doing business in Philadelphia, and have called the
attention of the British Minister here to the facts,
and have asked him to intercede with our govern
ment in their behalf The facts in the case de-
rived from one of the consignees, are follows
The schooner Alice Rogers loaded with a cargo of
fish at ST. John, New Brunsv lex, and landed her
cargo at Jamaica. She was chartered at Jamaica,
by D. n. Watzkar Il Co., for Philadelphia, and
loaded with sugars and wood. The captain while
there shipped two free negro boys of their
own free will. The captain called into Hampton
Roads and offered to sell the two boys in conse-
quence of which the authorities of Virginia have
seized the captain, vessel and cargo, and libeled
the same Neither the consignees at Pbila-
delphia nor the shippers, it is alleged, had
any knowledge of the negroes being on board.
Lord Lyons, on Saturday, called upon the Secreta-
ry Of State, and laid the matter before govern
ment. He asks, in behalf of his subjects, that the
cargo, may be released. The captain, as he is a
British subject, will be handed over to their
authorities, to be dealt with they think proper.
" Vandyke, in his testimony before the Covode
Committee, indirectly charged the President with
duplcity in his removal which the facts of the
and the statements OF his own friends do not
rant. He stated he removed because of his
refusal to join the federal officials in Philadelphia
in an improper dictation in the party politics of
the State. From statements in papers in his own
interest, his removal had been for long time past
| recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Secretary of the Interior and the Attorney
| General; and the President, in his letter to him,
stated that he removed him official grounds, for
he was in direct conflict with all the federal officials
| in the city, and the public business retarded
| by the course he pursung.--The
| postage between the United States and the
| Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, by the Bremen mail
| has been reduced from % to Is cents, prepayment
| optional; so that the uniform rate of the latter
amount Is now chargeable on all letters conveyed
! in the Bremen mail between the United States auC
the States belonging to the German and Austrian
postal union.-The language used by Mr.. Wig
! fall, of Texas, in the Senate on Wednesday, wa
atoned for, it is understood, by public apology il
the Senate and private written apology to Lore
Lyons.
THE X, G. C.'s AT New ORLEANs.-Charle
Buckley, X. G. c., aid-de-camp to the Commander
in-Chief Gen. Bickley publishes a letter in tn
Montgomery, Ala, Mail, of Thursday last, de
nouncing the Circle of New Orleans and the
action in the matter of the deposition of thei
chief; on this point the letter says: As to Gen
blckley's expulsion, can only add that he wi
take no notice of it whatever. He has alread
called final convention, which is to assemble a
Raleigh, N. c., on the 7th of May, 1860. The ult
mate movements of the X. G.. c., will bs decide
there, and steps will be taken to thoroughly purg
the order of all vtiated and worthless characters
Our Southern brethren seem to be favored wit
weather much "sunnier" than we are now enjoy
ing. The NashuiHe Banner of April 10th says =
Yesterday was a 'melter.' Hot enough for a
Eavigable purposes, if not hotter. Iced jueps an
sherry COOLERS were in demand, and sweltering hI
manity revelled in white linen and muslins
gauze."