The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-27

messenger lett here on Saturday from the Peace
Convention, to visit the Border States with assur-
ances that all would be settled in a day or two
| satisfactorily to them.
The friends of Gen, Twiggs deny that he has
! given up the property Of the United States, but
! admit his transfer of his services to Georgia
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| From the LirerpooL Times, Feb. o.
AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE.
The ship Henry Brigham arrived in this port on
the 1st from Savannah. The log contains several
| important reports, of which has reference to
the burning at of a cotton-laden vessel and an
other is devoted to description of cyclone or
revolving storm, which the ship encountered.
THE BURNING SHIP.
| On Wednesday, the 18th of JAM, the Henry
| Brigham was in lat 43 N. and long. AZ W., run
ming with only two topsas set before gale from
| the e. At about one O'Clock in the morning the
| lookout observed light bearing Sc. The intelli-
| gence W as at once communicated to Capt. Potter
who thought the light might be shown by a YES
sci in distress, and he ordered the ships course to
| be altered in that direction. They bore awav for
| the light, and ran until halEpast two, when it
disappeared, and the captain then ordered the ship
to be put upon her former course. After consd
| cradle distance had been run, however, the watch
| observed light again flashing upon the horizon
| in the same direction, and Captain Potter feeling
convinced that some vessel was in distress, again
| altered his course, and resolved to find out the
| cause Of the light being shown Fortunate was it
| that that second flash was observed for upon the
vessels course being turned to the southeast the
light steadily increased until the horizon was u-
| minated. The captain and crew of the Henry
| Brigham sufficient to convince them that a
| ship fire, and they spread every available
inch of canvas in order arrive at the scene of the
catastrophe. Guided by the glare ahead, the ship
was kept on a southery course, and at halEpast
up with large vessel which was on fire from
stem to stern. The masts were living under the lee
of the ship; her top sides and decks were burnt
through, and the flames were raging furOusy in
the centre. As the Henry Brigham sailed past the
bow of the unOr tunate vessel her stern fell in with
heavy crash. As it was evident that the fire
must have long previously driven the crew to seek
refuge in their boats, Captain Potter ordered
strict look out to be kept and to the great joy of
himself and his men, they discovered boat about
mile from the wreck. They stood for it. and took
from it the first officer of the burning vessel the
carpenter and some seamen. Captain Potter then
wore ship, and stood to the northeast and in about
an hour saw another boat ahead, and took from it
Captain Jones and Is others. The vessel was still
in sight, and the captain stated that she was the
British bark Mary Carson, from Charleston, :. c.,
to this port She was laden with 2,l56 bales of
barres on r5sfn. ne Gfew fere at a Iuss I'd Gn
count for the fire, which had spread among the
peculiarly infammable cargo with incredible rapid
ity, and had forced them to their efforts to
the bark and betake themselves to their boats.
The vessel was abandoned about 800 miles east of
the Banks, but the boats would have had no chance
of reaching land, for the next day witnessed the
commencement of one of the most furious hurri-
canes that ever blew under the heavens. After re-
ceiving the crew on board, and taking last look
at the burning vessel, the ship continued on her
course.
THE CYCLONE.
On the 18th strong gale blew from the n, the
barometer continually falling. Happily the lily.
Brigham and her crew were ia the hands of an
perienced captain, who had learnt to avail! himself
of the Indications of the coming storm given by
the barometer The ship was hove to under the
main spencer, but on the next morning, the gale
eba
lower topsails and the foresail. The barometer
was very unsteady, and the day ended with hea-
w southeast gale, the wind and sea increasing "a
pidly in the night. The barometer at noon on the
18th was % $1,000. On the morning of Saturday,
the 10Th, there peculiarly confused cross.s sea
running, aud the wind was veering constantly.
Captain Potter judged from these that he was in
the northeast quadrant of cyclone, or revolving
gale. From noon up to O'Clock the ships course
was east by compass, the barometer steady at the
degree given above, and consequently the captain
concluded that he must be sailing in line with the
storm, and at about the same rate. At half past
eight he ordered the lower topsails to be furled
and all made ''snug for hurricane and brought
the ship to under the main spencer with her head
| to the southeast, the wind iuclining Westward
The mercury began to fall Immediately after heav'
| ing to. The sky overhead was clear and brightly
studded with stars, but around the horizon were
| masses of dark, heavy clouds, through which the
lightning played constantly, and occasional peals
| of thunder were heard. Furious squalls from the
| southwest were experienced at intervals during
the night. The mercury at midnight was % G0-1O0,
| and at four in the morning IS 54l00-the lowest
| point.
At seven o'clock the ship took the southwest
quadrant of the storm in all its fury the wind COM
| ing from the W. n. w. A heavy sea was shipped
| over the starboard bow, which swept away the top
gallant bulwarks on the port side forward, with the
| point lockers and made, indeed, general clear
ance. The centre Of the storm passed the ship be-
tween four and five A. NJ, as indicated by the mer-
curry, which began to rise in the tube the wind at
seven, being w. N. W., gave the bearing of the
centre n n. E., according to the laws OF revolving
gales. The first blasts from the north were awful.
| They continued to blow with fury which defes
description for about an hour and half, and Cap
tain Potter was in momentary expectation of seeing
his mass go over the side. The day ended with a
violent gale from the w. n. W, in lat. A N, and
long. SO w. On Sunday, the goth, the ship was
| kept away to the eastward, and sail was made at
nine o'clock. The ship again fell in with the storm
and the had only just time to get the sails
| cured. The ship was hove to with her head to the
southeast and at balfpas two the larboard quar-.
| ter boat swept away from the davits, and
| shortly afterwards it was found that tremendous
wave had started the cutwater. The barometer
marked % 76 100, and Captain Potter states that
words describe the awful fury of the hurricane
| The crew had gaantly batted with the dangers
| which beset them for several days, but they were
| now beginning to feel seriously anxious as to the
result if the gale continued to rage. Providentialy
| at six o'clock, the hurricane moderated to heavy
gale from the W. S. W., which blew all night, anc
continued to blow from nearly the same direction
on Monday the 2lst. From that day. however, j
was evident that the strength of the gale spent
and the vessel was kept steadily on her course.
STRAY MONEY LGrrERs.-Statement of dead let
ters, containing money, received at the Dead Let
ter Office during the past year:
30th June, 1860, 2,s60 let. contg 16,l774
Both Sept, 1860, 2,192 let. contg 10,975.S
8lst Dec, 1860, 1885 let. cOntg 11,SSo.7
Total for the year 1860 9 100 let contg s52,15l
Average amount of money to each letter S5S2A
: More than nine-tenths of the above letters an
money have been sent out and delivered to tn
writer's thereof. Those letters containing money
the owners of which cannot be found, are filed, tt
await the application of the owners. If not calle
for before June next, the bank notes contained i
: the letters will be sold for specie and the speci
. deposited in the United States Treasury. But tn
letter and draft for the amount contained in it eS
the discount) may be obtained on proper applica
+ ton at any time thereafter.
. Persons making application for missing valuabl
;, letters, supposed to have been sent to the Dea
a Letter Office, should address "Fhrd Assistar
Postmaster General, Dead Letter Office" and stat
correctly the address Of the letter inquired for, tn
. name of the writer thereof, description of i
f contents enclosure, the date when it was orig
4 nally mailed, the amount of postage, and whethe
b paid or unpaid, if registered, the registry number
and if the letter is supposed to have been returne
to the Dead Letter Office, the date when it was
+s returned should be stated.
i. Dead letters not containing enclosures of Walt
i are destroyed as soon as opened.-Holbrook's
II S. Nail.
e The Norfolk Day Book says that guns fired
y Old Point on the 22d, distinctly heard in tn
city-a distance of fifteen miles. The Herald state
n in connection with the fact tuat humber of yea
e ago French frigate in Norfolk Harbor fired
rs royal salute on the birthday of Louis Phillip
n the then reigning monarch of France, which W
ID distinctly heardfn Elizabeth City, N. c., distan
< of forty miles in direct line
u,;tar in tba Tondo,, H.. ,Le-,., 80. A.
, gitive slave Anderson might be taken out of Car
II da without entering the United States viz: by
as post road from Quebec to It. Johns, New BruI
of wick; but as he is discharged, that question is
,e tied.
It, native of Austria assembled one of the towers
the Cathedral of Tours, under pretence of sketC
e. ing, and after brief struggle with the bellring
jumped over the railings and was killed.