The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-14

| at Palermo has been suppressed The state ofsieoe
| s vigorously maintained, and a great number of
tr9 troops are quartered in the city. Messina is
the armed bands in the interior of the is
t; e inSl gnhcant and dispensing in all di-
! rectlons The coasts are watched. yraaf or;ta+ion
pneValis throughout the island. 1t is only in the
pn9Tince @ Oh Marsala that the Royal authority has
SPAIN.
harshal " DohneH was expected to leave To-
tuan on the 9th March in order to retnrn t Ne
driu. Inc result OF the late peace negotiations il
not ket known. rumOr had been enrromt tbaf
the Moorish plenlpotentiaries were without sniff
clent authority to negotiate, but a sem-oflicaI do
nial is given to this rumor. 1t is stated that the
ministers were perfectly agreed to the course to
be pursued in the trial of Count Montemolin hut
what that course may be has not transpired
EXECUTION OF GENERAL 0RTEGA-The Diario.
OF Barcelona, publishes the following particu-
lars OF the execution of General Ortega,
which took place, as already stated at Tortosa on
tne loth: 'On the previous day the General was
put IN chapel according to the Spanish custom
s. he Immediately proceeded, with the utmost com
P0sure, to make his WILL and settled all his family
affairs, even to the mnutest details Snon fa
sergeant came for the purpose of SEARCHING b;s s
SON. This proceeding affected him deeply and ba
exclaimed, This was wanting to complete nv hn-
mutation! a sergeant search a General An
then capable of committing suicide as they appre,
hend? Certainly not; shall die like a Christiapp
lie then took medal of the Holy Virgin, which
ne wore suspended from his neck by gold chain
'hu Sudi Seu MS COuSlD Don Ramon BlaSSer. to de-
liver 1t to his mother. His confessor, the Canon
Don BenitO Sanz afterwards came and had a lone
conversation with him. at six O'Clock on the
morning OF the 18th ne took the sacrament, and
some time after had cup of chocolate and receiv-
ed successfully a missionary and a friend of his a
physician, both of whom astonished at his self
possession and tirmness. Having been informed
aoout Ten clock that his execution would take
place at three In the afternoon he merely remarked
Ihat is very late Then he asked for basin Of
soup ana ate 1t with good appetite. At quarter
10 10 three he was informed that his time had come
lie Immediately rose, saying, q am at your orders
gentlemen drew his loose coat round him and
TOOK his place in the centre of the guard As he
passed the pOstern of the castle he took off his
coat ana requested that it might be given to his
aide de-camp, Moreno. On hearing the roll of the
drums he exclaimed, MY God F! you who were in
nocent also suffered these humiliating preparations
It is just that |, who am guilty, should undergo
hrm On entering the middle of the square form
ed by the troops he noticed the people crowdinp
round, and said, The Lord also allowed the
people to be present at his execution He knelt
uhder the Tag to hear his sentence read. On be-
ing conducted to the fatal spot he incurred tHow
must place myself2' Facing Them was the re-
ply; at the same instant a handkerchief was mt
Urer I've ms eyes, ana ne knelt down. An explosion
WAS hearo ana the General was more
- PORTUGAL.
Inc Duke OF Terceira, President of the Ministry.
is dead. '-t'J'
INDIA, CHINA AND JAPAN.
The mails from Calcutta to 24th March and
from Hong Kong to 18th March, had reached Eng
land, and the American portion has been brought
out by the Asia. The news has been partially an
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
me dates from the Cape of Good Hope are to
The Z5d of March. Trade was reviving and prices
o. imports were well maintained. The Supreme
Court had declared free trade in money No news
mad been received from Doctor Livingstone but
IL was stated that the mission to the Zambes
territory met with great difficulties The Maine
Liquor law had been applied in the Pearl dis