The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-12

on Friday from Havana was delayed on her voyage
! by going to the assistance of the American ship
China, Capt Virgins, which was discovered to be
on fire on the evening of the 9th inst, at 2. M.
! The officers and crew and their baggage were
! taken on board of the Quaker City at 10 P. NJ,
from the bark Ocean Bride, (35 days from Minitit
/ Ian, bound to Liverpool,) which vessel was al
ready at the scene of confagration.
Before the Quaker City left her go miles north
east OF Cape Carnival), the China was burned
nearly to the waters edge.
The captain can give account of the origin of
the fire, which he had discovered twelve hours pre-.
vious to abandoning her. The China eight
years old, owned in Portland, Me-; 725 tons regis
ter, and had in 2277 bales of cotton; twelve days
| from New Orleans, bound to Liverpool.
The statement of the Captain of the China is as
| follows:
Left the bar of the Mississippi Oct. Is, for Liver
| pool Nothing worthy of note occurred until Nov.
=, at noon, lat. 29o So long 800 49, discovered
strong smell of burning cotton; searche to find
where it originated, and found it came through the
! cabin floor; closed all ventilation to smother the
| ire; saw a bark to leeward, kept off and spoke;
| she proved to be the bark Ocean Guide, of Liver
pool 30 days from Mintitlan, bound to Liverpool;
requested him to keep company, which he did,
steering to the northwest to endeavor to make St.
Augustine, it being the nearest port; p. NJ, fire
| gaining rapidly, got the boat OUT 5 p. NJ ship
getting very hot, the pitch melting in the seams;
$780, finding no hope left of saving the ship, cewed
down the sails, and saved all possibly could,
which time and circumstances would permit; at
| O.0U the IRE DrOke out; aDanQOneu tne snip ana
went on board the bark at 7 p. NJ; the ship was
enveloped in flames; at p NJ the steamship Qua
ker City spoke us, and kindly took all on board;
the last seen of the ship she burned nearly to
the waters edge; how the fire originated am I'M
able to say; the China was good ship, built in
Freeport Maine, in 1852 725 tons register, owned
In Portland, Maine; had cargo of 2 PIT bales of
cotton on board.
| hereby wish to express my thanks, in behalf of
my officers and crew, to Capt. Shufeldt and Off
GERS of the Quaker City for taking us off the bark
and landing us at this port, and their kind treat
ment to while on board their ship.
From The Chicago Tribune November ~
The BURCH DIVORCE CASE IN ILLINoTs.-Public
attention in this vicnty is speedily to be turned
from election topics to the developments of the va
rous stages of progress OF the Burch divorce case
soon to be put on trial in our neighboring county
of Du Page, where it is to be calledup on Monday
next. 1lth instant, in the quiet little town of Ma
perville, about thirty miles west of this city, and
lying to the southwark of the Chicago and Galena
railroad line.
From the prominence of the parties and the wide
notoriety from the outset given to the case the in
terest with which it will be watched in all sections
OF the country, particularly in New York State,
will be, and is, something remarkable.
The trial already promises, when once opened, to
continue through long period, even for cases
fits class, such is the exceedingly bulky and vol
luminous mass of evidence both oral and by deposit
ton, which in these months past it has been the
labor OF acute and skiul counsel to accumulate and
prepare. 1t has been sought widely here and at
Tue East, lOiOWlnp the partleS In their temporary
sojourn at the East, in summer tours and summer
haunts at the seaside everywhere that loopholes
could be opened upon the study of the "walk and
conversation, and, we had almost written, the in
ner life OF the husband, and the wife from whom
divorce is sought; nothing has been left unscanned
that legal tact and skill, aided by the services of
noted detectives, can secure for the attack and de-
fence, which is mutual, reciprocal, and bitter.
Fer some time past, in our own immediate vicini-
ty little or nothing has TRANSFERRED and nothing has
found its way into the press of city, since the
publication some months since, of the yoluminous
documents, the plea and and answer of the princ-
pal parties. In neighboring cities, however, in
Cincinnati, st. Louis and New York, the taking of
the dispositions in this has attracted more or
less of public attention, from time to time, finding
place and mention in the press of those cities.
A YANKEE BELLrGERENT IN CHINA-CAPrURING
CITIES BY CoNTRAcT.-The Paris Journal de8 De-
bats, In the course of letter from Shanghai dated
August l6, states that number of foreign adven-
turers have joined the Imperial troops and in their
conflicts with the Ta-Ping rebels are achieving a
desperate and bloody reputation. Among these
soldiers of fortune is American named Ward,
who, it appears, agrees to capture cities by job
work. The correspondent writes:
Ward had collected troop of four to five thou
sand Tagals, belonging to Manila, and about a
dozen sailors from different seaports of the East
He and his men were paid by the Tou-tai, or May
or of Shanghai three hundred and fly taels, or
about three thousand francs month"; and he enjoy
ed the title of Colonel. But that was not all.
ceived reward proportonate to the service he had
rendered. For instance, the retaking of Sung
kiang brought the gallant Colonel the sum of
800 francs. Such remuneration would have
stimulated the ardor of men more scrupuous than
Mr.. Ward.
The city of Tsing-Pow, near Shanghai, was TAX
en- by the rebels The TouTa was in great trepi-
dation, but Ward treasured him. and offered to
make all right for personal reward of 800 900
francs. Arrived at Using Pow he gave the signal
OF assault, and was received by shower of balls
But Ward is brave, and he determined to prove
himself worthy of the confidence of the Tou Tai
Twice repulsed, twice be returned to the charge
Climbing the walls with but about fifty of his fol-
lowers, he found himself face to face with the chief
OF the Tai-Pings; he fired twice but missed. "You
rascal" replied his adversary in good English
'1'll show you can fire better than you," and he
did show it by shooting the Colonel in the stomach
and leg. Yet Ward escaped, though the greater
portion of his men were lost. He is now at Shang-
hal; and as he is of good constitution it is probable
that in few weeks he will be up again and at the
head of band of brigands, anxious to repair his
ill-iuck.
INTERESTING PRIVATE LETTER FROM GARIBALDI.-
me foowips ia translation of Ie+to- re-
ceived by John Anderson, ESQ.,, of New York.
from Garibadi:
CAsERTA, Oct. 4, 1860.
Mr.. j ohm Anderson, New York:
| am informed that you have letter of intro
duction to me from my friend General Avezzana,
and | am sorry that circumstances have prevented
your coming TO JON me, and allowing me the
pleasure of making your acquaintance; for | know
that you democrat and in favor of the Italian
cause, for which am fighting at this very moment,
with the General by my side, whose fidelity to my
cause on the victorious LIST of October on the hill
of st. Angelo, deeply appreciate.
shall feel greatly obliged by your expressing
my sympathy for the American people, the gran
deur of whose elevation admire, and which arose
from the same revolutionary as that in which
the Italians are now struggling for liberty.
Accept WarmeSt
allow me the felicity of exchanging with you a
hearty shake of the hand.
Yours, G.. GARIBAIDI.
DR.. RICoRD.-Philip Ricord, whose ardent and
devoted labors have totally revolutionised one
branch fthe medical profession lately retired from
the clinical CHAIR which he has held for nearly 80
years. in the Partisan Hospital du Midi. The occa-
sion was one of special interest A crowded audi
ence, composed mainly of eminent physicians and
surgeons, listened for more than two hours to a
farewell address, in which DR.. Ricord recounted,
with an unassuming modesty, the history of his
special department since his connection with it.