The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-06
THE ARRIVAL or THE GREAT EASTERN

We announce this morning that the Great East
ern is now reposing at anchor in Annap oils Roads,
Just off the mouth of the Severn, in full view of
State House. She made the passage from Old Point
Comfort yesterday without the slightest difficulty,
and in remarkably good time. She had to
down to Cape Henry, to keep in the channel, and
performed the distance from the cape to her present
anchorage in less than ten hours-a distance of
near one hundred and fifty miles, Many persons
had gone down to meet her. on the Norfolk eve
ming boats of Friday and Saturday; others joined
her at Old Point, from Norfolk, Richmond, and
other Southern points, while about one hundred
and fifty passengers came round from New
York. Yet when all these were collected on
board, they scarcely seemed to make any impress
sion on the vast spaces in the vessel.
With reference to the Great Eastern opinion
was expressed which was that of unqualified admra
ton. Vast she is, her proportions are so fault
less that the beholder is not made aware of her
overwhelming magnitude until she is compared
with some recognized standard of size-with some
steamer ship which, till she appeared, was con-
sidered huge-and then she towers above them all
like CULVER among the Lilliputians. We do not
propose to attempt any description Of her. Per
sonal observation convinces us that she must be
seen to be appreciated. Whatever can be done
by language, statistics and pictorial illustrations
has already been done in portraying her. These,
of course convey some faint impressions of her gran
deur and beauty, but who would trust to painting
however life like when he may readily see the origi-
ma, The opportunity to do so, is now so easily
within reach, that we are sure mutitudes of
the people of this city and those within reach of it,
will avail themselves of the facilities now offered
for beholding this greatest marvel of human skill
and ingenuity. All our railroad companies have
made arrangements to bring in the people from
distance on cheap terms, while the Baltimore steam
Packet Company, which has the exclusive right to
put passengers on board-have placed numerous fine
steamers the line between this city and the Big
Ship, which will add to the attractions of inspec-
ting her, that of very pleasant excursion down
our river and bay. When it is remembered that
this company has encountered a heavy expense in
bringing the Great Eastern into our waters, the
price fixed for excursion tickets which includes ad
mittance on board, cannot be deemed high one
1t is necessary to state that very imperfect idea
can be formed, of the size of the ship to say
nothing of the details OF her construction, without
going aboard of her. Her outside proportions
are as symmetrically beautiful as they are
magnifcently expanded, yet the wonders of her in
ternal structure and arrangement, her massive
chinery, and her of deck can only be seen by
landing upon the latter. Those who were fortu-
nate enough to be on board the Great Eastern on
her voyage up the Chesapeake, only regretted that
comparatively so few enjoyed an opportunity
which may never again occur. The absence of a
crowd seemed to have been caused by the appre.
hension of crowd-many RETAINING from
making the trip because they were afraid
that so many others would make it. In
regard to important part of the economy
of the vesae-the art of appeasing the hunger of
multitude, there is deficiency too glaring to
overlooked and there does not prevail that degree
of neatness and cleanliness to which we have been
accustomed on board of our own craft. But these
are defects which must interfere with the success
full operation of the ship passenger boat, but
detract nothing from her merits as the greatest
curiosity of the age. The officers of the ship although
differing much from our own, and not accustomed
to meet the demand of an American crowd at meal
times, are nevertheless very worthy and obiging
people, and extremely anxious to please their vis-
tors. We feel that we are doing readers a
Kindness which they will appreciate if they accept
our advice, in advising them to add to their stock
of remarkable "reminiscences the unique one of hay
ing seen for themselves, the great ship now lying
almost within sight of our steeples. We add, on
the authority of the directors of the Company that
the most effective steps have been taken by Mar |
shall Kane at their request and with their co-opera-
tion to guard the excursionsts from all disorder !
from any source whatever. A sufficient number of |
police will accompany each. -.
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE vs. THE GENERAL CONFER |
ENcE METHODIST E. CHJRcH.-The presiding elders |
of the several districts embracing the whole terri
tory of the Baltimore Conference, convened in |
Staunton on the 1st instant. The design of this
meeting was to consider the course most proper to
be taken by the membership of the church in the |
bounds of the Conference in view of the action of
the General Conference at its late session in Buff
faio. That body introduced into the discipline |
chapter on slavery, which is very offensive to the |
Methodists of the Baltimore Conference For two |
months past they have been expressing, in various
ways, their determined opposition to the new |
chapter; and it is believed that they will throw off
their allegiance to the body enacting it. We un- |
derstand that the result of this meeting was the
of convention, to be composed
of one layman for each travelling preacher to meet
at the same time and place as the Annual Confer
ence at It's next session. 1t is said by some of the
members of this denomination that this
suggestion will receive the general approval of the
church, and will probably result in concerted
movement of withdrawal from the jurisdiction of
the Northern Conference. r. af |
The GREAT EAsrERN-ExcURsIoNs TO THE GREAT |
5HrP.-According to announcement the monster |
steamer Great Eastern arrived in the Chesapeake |
,ff Annapolis yesterday afternoon, and will be |
,eady for the reception of visitors this morning.
For the accommodation of our citizens who wish |
20 visit her, ample arrangements have been made
rs the particulars in the advertisements published
elsewhere will show. ,..Isa- |
The Bay Line of steamers having the exclusive |
right to put passengers on board from Baltimore,
will run.at intervals during each day OF her stay
noticed in issue of Saturday, at fare of one
iollar and fifty cents, which admits the holder OF
he ticket on board of the Great Eastern. |
The fine steamers George Peabody, Belridere and
pocahontas, of the Powhatan Steamboat Company,
will also make excursion trips to the Great Eastern
During the stay of the ship these steamboats, will
make. four excursions daily, going close to the
teamer and around her. They will not, however,