The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-24
THE LOSS OF THE HUNGARIAN.


Nothing further has been received from the
scene of the wreck of the Hungarian. We take
the following concerning the illfated steamer from
the New York Herald:
The hungarian left Liverpool on Wednesday,
the Sth instant, under command of Captain Jones 4,
and touched at Queenstown, Ireland, as customary
with the vessels of the line, steaming away the
next afternoon Thursday, the 9th instant) for
Portland,
The Hungarian was, on this occasion, on her
third voyage from Liverpool to Portland, her pre-
cedng trips having been accomplished in good
time and under very favorable circumstances. She
was a screw propeller belonging to the Montreal
Ocean Mail Steamship Company, who own seven
vessels, running alternately between Liverpool and
Quebec Portland or Montreal, in connection with
the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. Just as suited
the interests of trade and travel. The service of
the line was performed at latest dates by the fol-
flowing powerful Clyde-built Steamers Hungarian
Captain Jones; Bohemian, Capt McMaster; North
Briton, Capt Grange Anglo-Saxon, Capt. Balan-
tine; Nova Scotia, Capt. Borland; North Amer-
can, Captain Alton Canada, (new,) new ship
building.
As ali the ships of the Montreal Mail Company
were almost of cOnsort size and capacity, we in a
great measure describe the Hungarian when
publish the following description of the North
Briton:
"The North Briton is beautiful specimen of ma
val architecture; her bows rounded to that
curve which modern shipbuilding has adopted
the shape which offers the least resistance the
water: and the rest of the hull is in graceful pro-
portion. The vessel is 320 feet in length, her
breadth Of beam is 80 feet, and depth of hold y
feet. She is about 2 800 tons burthen, and is pro-
PEELED by double engines of $50 horse power. The
engines were constructed by Messrs. Tulloch d
Denny, DumbaTton, and the vessel built by Mr..
William Denny & Brothers, of the same place.
''The North Britain contains four decks; the orop
deck, the tween deck, the main and spar decks.
She possesses the same facilities for taking in
go unloading are to be found in the other
steamers belonging to the company; and like them
has steam engine on the main deck for hosting
cargo from the hold Her arrangements for inter
nal management sea, in port all that could
be desired, and it would seem that nothing has been
left undone which would secure the safety of the
passengers, crew and cargo. Her crew, all told,
amounts to 10 men; this includes about forty
stewards, who have charge of the provisions and
culinary departments.
'.Some idea may be formed oC the extent of the
vessel, when, in addition to the accommodation for
10 men of n crew, she could find space for $50
cabin and 300 stecrage passengers
The Montreal company have already lost one
vessel the Indian, which left Liverpool on the 9th
of November last, and was totally wrecked the
island of Mary Joseph, Nova Scotia on the 2lst of
that month, under circumstances nearly similar to
the present, as no immediate communication could
be had with her, and much doubt existed for some
time as to her identity. Our European files inform
us that the British Board OfTrade, has, after due
inquiry, acquitted the master of the Indian of
blame, but censured one of his subordinate officers
for not slowing off speed when nearing such dan
gerous coast, he being in charge at the moment.
The wreck of the Hungarian makes the four
teenth steamer which has been lost since the
mencement of steam navigation between Europe
and America. SubOined we give the names of
those that have been lost:
President never heard of; Columbia, all hands
saved: Humboldt, all hands saved; City of Glas-
gov, never heard of; City of Philadelphia, all
hands saved Franklin, all hands saved; Arctic
few only saved; Pacific, never heard of; Lyonnais,
a few only saved; Tempest, never heard of; Aus
tria burned with great loss of life; Indian, three
lives lost: Argo, all hands saved; Hungarian, all
hands lost, probably.
THE PRINCES SALARY.--In the year 1859 it would
appear that the total receipts of the Duchy of Corn
wall amounted to E63, ,704, and the total payments
to f537 7l2 leaving cash balance of 60 1922 f40,-
1856 was made over for the of His Royal High
ness the Prince of W aes The cost of manag cement
was f9,638.
OLD JoURNALs.-Two of the oldest newspapers in
Germany, the Gdgettes OF Leipsc and ROstoc, cele-
brated on Newly ears day, the former its 2O0th,
and the latter its 150th birthday. As souvenir
of the OCCASION the Lepsic Gazette presented to its
subscribers facsimilies of its publication on the lst
of January, 1860 and l76O, respectively.
The Rev. Peter Cartright is said 10 have
ceived So 900 for his autobiography from the Meth
odist Book Concern.
OF some thirty-fve clerks in the House of Repre-
sentatives, Mr.. Forney has selected seven, one
fifth part, from Pennsylvania.
An enterprising citizen of New Jersey has pre-
pared ponds for the purpose of raising frogs for the
table,