The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-07
THE DAILY EXCHANGE, FEBRUARY Z, 1860
EUROPE.

EUROPE.
THE COMMERCIAL TREATY BETWEEN ENG |
LAND AND FRANCE-THE EMPEROR AND
THE POPE-COUNT CAVOUR.
By the Asias mails we have received our foreign
files to the 2lst ult They bring no intelligence of
considerable interest in addition to that received
by telegraph
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE COMMERCIAL TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENG
LAND.
The Morning Chronicle gives the following as the
chief heads of the Commercial Treaty between
France and England On the side of France sup
preston of prohibitions and diminutions of the du
ties on coal and iron. On the part of England, re-
ducton of the duties wines, spirits, articles de
Paris, and silks.
The Times Paris correspondent says the treaty
will be signed before the week is out. Lord Cow
ley he adds, has returned to Paris with full powers
to do so.
The DeJais now praises in the most unqualified
manner the proposed notifications. The Imperial
plan, it observes, has nothing in common with
those hasty projects which are called into existence
by political necessities but is the fruit of long and
patient examination; and it remarks that although
the importation of machines for agricultural pur
poses, and of tools, has always been strongly
favored by the Emperor, the severity of the Gus
toms regulations has completely neutrazed the
boon.
The duty proposed to be taken off the raw
teria leaves the manufacturer in better position
than before, while it gives the first impetus to
extension of trade. The prohibitions are not to be
abolished, it seems, until July, 1861, when they
will be replaced by protection duties of twenty-five
thirty per cent The Emperor has consented
not to make final decision in the matter until he
has heard the manufacturers. As he does not by
his antecedents appear to be highly influenced by
other mems arguments, right or wrong, he Will
listen no doubt courteousy to all that the advocates
of prohbitory duties can advance, and then act as
though they had never discussed with him the sub
ject at all.
THE ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
1t is announced that the steamers of the Liver
pool New York. and Philadelphia Steamship Com
pany will henceforth weekly between Liver
pool and New York, and that for the remainder of
the winter they will perform the United States
mail service formerly appertaining to the Collins
line The increase in the Liverpool service will of
course cause a suspension of this company's Glas-
gov line, all their vessels being required for the
Liverpool trade.
A United States claim under the Extradtion
treaty had occurred at the Liverpool Police Court.
The American Consul applied for the custody of
man named James Smith, sailor board the
ship George West, on the charge of having stabbed
the mate Of the vessel, John Richardson, during
the voyage from New Orleans. The prisoner was
given up to the Consul, to be sent home for trial.
Captain Williams, of the British bark 1mogene,
had been formally presented with a splendid gold
chronometer and chain from the President of the
United States, as testimonial of gratitude for
Capt. Williams humanity to the wrecked crew of
the ship Fleetwood, of Boston.
From. the European Times
ALLEGED WHOLESALEMU DERS ON BOARD
AMERICAN VESSELS.
LIVERPOOL, January lathe first and second
mates of the American bark Anna, of New York,
have been brought this week before the magistrates
of the Isle of Wight, on the information of John
Thomas and Abraham Rock, seamen on board the
| ala Lo,-,r Ioh,
Turtle and several other seamen during the voyage
from Legona to England. The information of the
dreadful circumstances was communicated to the
police on the arrival of the vessel at Cowes. The
names of the mates are Edmund Lane and George
| Hires.
1t appears that the vessel first sailed from New
York to Mobile in June last with consisting
of eight men, beside the captain and officers, and
! they included John Turtle, man known on board
as Frank, William johnson, David Pagins; James
| Armstrong, and William POmery, who are now
| dead. At Mobile, Lane struck Armstrong on the
| right eve with mallet, felled him from the fore
castle to the main deck, and knocked out his eye
! He was then sent by Hires to do something to al
earring under the bowsprit, but being unable to do
what he required, he was dragged along in the
water until Abraham Rock went to his assistance
| when Lane exclaimed, "don't haul that niger in
cut the earring and let him CO." In two minutes
after Armstrong let go his hold and was lost The
| ship sailed from Mobile to Legona, in South Amer
ica and from thence to Cowes. On the voyage Hire:
accused Turtle Of stealing rum from his cabin, and
as he was obeying one of the mates orders, Hire:
| caught him by his head, hauled him down upon the
deck stamped on his head land kicked him with his
| heavy sea-bo0ts. Turtles head and eyes we're oil
served to be bleeding, and he went to his berth
Hires said to seaman Thomas, ''te him il he dom
come out and get on to the pump I'll murder him, ;
! The unfortunate mans reply was, ~ can't get up
| if they kill me-" Hires went to him, pulled hin
out of the bunk by his ears, threw him down in the
| forecastle, and stamped upon him heavily. He
! was laid by Thomas in the forecaste. In a few
| minutes Hires said "TOm is that old niger deat
| YETI" was then dying, and Expired TIE same
night. His body was sewn up and thrown oyer
! board two DAYS afterwards While he was being
sewn up it was Observed that the bone of the fore
| head was broken in the centre. The same morning
a scuflle was heard in the sai-room; it proved to
| be Hires holding johnson down on the tool chest
! with both hands to his throat choking him. There
was blood issuing from his mouth, and he died al
six o'clock the same day. He said, previous to his
death, "Jack. feel very bad and am dying-the
mate has choked Inc to death" His tongue was
hanging out Of his mouth. The man Frank died
about days before the arrival Of the vessel al
CoWes, after having been severely beaten by the
| chief mate, who said, while the man was at the
! wheel, of you so quarter OF point OH your
course, Ill murder you" Directly after, Lane
took place off the Start Point. The man CRIED
''Murder," twice, said '.Oh, God" several times
and called once for the captain The unfortunate
men who fell victims to the brutality of their off
GERS wers men of color. The prisoners have been
renandeG.
DEATH FROM ALLEGED CRUELTY ON BOARD AN AMERI-
CAN SHIP.
On the lith, Mr.. John Humphreys, the coroner,
and jury, went into long inquiry ut the yelling
ton Tavern, Cannon street, st. George's-in-th
East, London, respecting the death of John era
ven, aged 80 years, seaman, lately employed on
board an American ship named the Wizard King,
at present lying in Victoria Docks, North Wool
witch, and who it was alleged had died from starva-
ton and cruelty while on voyage from Bombay
TO the port of London. 1t appeared from the evil
dence that the deceased went on board the Wizard
King with other men as an able seaman at Bombay.
The ship had sailed about a fortnight and he was
taken i'll off St. Helena, where he wished to go on
shore, but the mate would not allow him to go, and
he was ordered to his berth. He applied for medi-
cine, but the mate sent word to him that be could
not have it, as it was too dear. His rations were
not changed. although there were sheep and live
| poultry on board, and the only food that he was
allowed was salt Junk and hard bread, which he
| could not eat. There medicine board but
| no doctor. The deceased continued in his berth
without any assistance, and slept in his own filth
for several months. On Saturday last the vessel
arrived in the docks, and in the afternoon of the
same day the vessel had to be cleared, when the
mate went to the deceased and said, Come Jerry,
you must get out of this" The deceased was eYi.
IDENTIFY too weak TO move, when several men were
called on board, and deceased was carried ashore
almost in state of nudity, placed in cart, and
taken to Stepney by railway, when he was then re-
moved to lodging house in Lower Cornwall street,
st. George's-in- the-East, where he expired in 20
minutes
The deceased, while in the railway carriage, told
his attendants that he had been grossly neglected
| and starved. Re also said that he had been kick
| ed and cruelty beaten by the mate and crew. who,
| it was alleged by some of the witnesses, had a
spite against the deceased because he was English.
| Mr.. John Brown Ross, surgeon, of Highstreet,
| Shadwe, said that he was called to the deceased
on Saturday evening last, and found him dead
| The body was shOckingly emaciated, and deceased
| had apparently died from starvation. The body
very dirty, and had the appearance of & skee-
! ton. There were no marks of violence. Henry
Warren Brown, the chief mate, was called and ex-
amined at some length but he gave his testimony
| with great caution. He, however, admitted in
| cross-examination by the coroner that the sheep
| and poultry were killed and consumed by the
officers board, and the dece ased was only allow
ed the common rations. The coroner said the case
had assumed very serious aspect, and it would
be necessary fer the ends of justice TO adjourn the
| inquiry for additional witnesses.
ANOTHER sTARRING CASE on BOARD AN AMERICAN
SHIP.
At the Liverpool Police Court, on the lIth inst,
Thos. Smith was charged with having, while on
the voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool liz the
ship George Best, stabbed the chief officer, Mr..
John Richardson. The injured man, who is still
suffering from the effects OF the wound was unable
to appear against the prisoner, who was remanded
in order that the complainant might personally ap-
pear in Court.
THE oUTRAGES ON BOARD OF AMERICAN VESSELS.
The London Times, in article the recent
arrests of American seamen, for murder on the high
seas, says:
There must be some hidden cause acting on the
savageness of temper, which, increasing year by
year, threatens to become the most marked feature