The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-15

TIE PRIvATEEn SUMTER AT UURACoA-Captain
Boreham, of the brig Sea Foam, gives the follow
ing particulars of the arrival and stay of the pr-
vsteer Sumter at Curacao:
The Sumter arrived off Curacao on the night of
the l7th of July, and fired gun for the fort but
the people of the fort not knowing her national
hag, would not allcw her to come in until the Gov
ernor had been consulted
The Sumter then sent officer with an armed
crew ashore to converse with that official as to
coming into port, to coal up and reft, which final
" the Governor allowed, against the protest of the
United States Consul. She Law at Curacos for
eight days. During the time the crew had their lib
erty ashore, and as Captain b. says ''rased the
devil generally"
The captain cf the Sumter said he was very sOr-
ry he had not arrived three days sooner as he want
ed ice badly, which article Captain B. had a cargo
ct, and had only arrived the day previous. Cap
tam Il: was detained tour days waiting the depar-
ture OF the Sumter which took place on the 2llh
The general feeling among the merchants ~ The
port was against admitting the privateer. There
was Dutch man ot-war in the harbor aud the 1iIi-
GERS refused to associate with the SuneF's officers
and vent on shore without their uniforms while the
Sumter was in the harbGr.
The proprietor of the principal hotel in the place
is an American, and hoisted the Stars ana Stripes
when the Sumter came into the harhor. The pri-
vateef officers refused to enter his hotel uuless he
lowered the flag; but he declined, and kept it fy-
ing the whole week, and in spite OF his doing so the
privateeTsmon patronized the house 10 some extent
during their stay.
Serlmss, Of the Sumter, entered his vessel as ga
man-nl war, duly commissioned by his Govern
ment The Government he said, was not yet
'rfcoGnlzed," but would he presently.
There we're one hundred and fifty on the
Sumter. The vessel took no provisions on beard
at Curacao, of the officers stating that they
had taken enough out Of one OF the last prizes to
keep the crew for some wecks
The vessel was armed with four thirtv-twn's and
two sixty-four's Thosa officers who had been in
the United States Navy wore their old uniforms
with the United States Navy button.
On the morning OF the Sumter's departure one of
her men deserted. The Dutch Governor lent the
aid of police force to discover the man. but with
OUT success. Captain Semmes left word that if the
man was caught to ''hold on to him. till ne came
over again; from which it may be surmiSed that the
Sumter intends to make Curacao place of resort
and it may De suggested that on and oft the mouth
OF the harbDr would be good cruising grould for
an United States war steamer.
DEscRIProN or GAnInALDI-"Bv his side he
Wore steel sword OF the pattern specially manu-
iactured for his army, and sold all over Saplps at
four piaStres each His arms in red shirt sjeevps
and bare hands with ring on one of the fingers
were very conspicuous, from q way he has Of keen
ing them constantly in motion. la height should
guess him to be more than five feet six inches
or five feet seven inches at the cutsida; indss d :
when he rose to retire, and passed mr, | thought
he was one of the shortest men had ever seen:
IN reality he is a tride taller than at frs, glance
he would be taken for, owing to his immensely
broad shoulders and chest diminishing his stature
by comparison.
GAS whole, his figure gives YOU the idea of
such colossal strer 9Th that YOU think blow from
his fist would be death. Oae glance at his face
sun-burnt but not SCARED, would force even his
most mortal enemy to admit it is singularly hand.
some; there is a nobility ofgeneral outline COM
bined with a marvellous sweetness of expression
that captivates you q. once. The nose is longer
than ordinary, and the forehead massive eXpanse,
II may so speak, den0ling great intellectual pow
erS the small grey eyes, set rather deep, brilliantly
lighting up be smiles in speak king. The beard,
| once OF a reddish color, is now partially grey,
and not Of the Prepo:terous length his portraits
/ sometimes represent it to be; finally, long thin
hair, nearly black and apparently uncOmbed, dam
! gled from his head as low the level OF the bot
| tom OF his chin"
The CooLIE SLAVE TRADE.-We are informed
| mat oy new law enforced in Cuba, all cOulit
Iahorers at the eXplra ion OF the seven years ap
premiership for which they were imported, are re-
| qUired to choose between an immediate return tC
their cOuatfy, or become "app?entiCes for life" " II
is likely to happen that in many cases these unfor.
| tunate creatures are unable to pay their passage
money, or that they fail to get seasonabe inf0rma
ton in regard to termination Of their stipulated
term of service-in either case they cOnsig igued
| to perpetual servitude The effect OF this is simply
to transfer the slave trade from the of Africa
| TO China and India, for few adventurers are likely
TO run the hazard of capture with cargo OF
| Africans on board, when they obtain coolies
| with impunity, and perhaps get as we'll paid for
smaller number OF slaVers is atioat than at any
| time for many years past, (chietlY owing to the
| depreciation sugars, and consequent falling of
in the demand for iabor,) while the coUlie traffic is
| engaging increased attention. Negroes are more
| valuable than any other class as field hands, anC
consequently bring a larger price; but coolies dt
quite Ms well tor general setvice.-N. I. Journo
D6 Commerce..