The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-30

DESPERATE ENcoUNTEa WITH A RATA Nan and
Child Biten-Fdtal Result Feared.-The ALBANY
papers give an account of horrible affair which
lately occurred in that city, and from which we
extract the following:
1t appears that Mr.. L. Groteruth, who occuu;ed
the upper part of house avenue, had con-
Guided to move. For that purpose a cartman was
engaged and the furniture removed. In the attic
of the house Mr.. G. had several articles stored
away. Among other things was pile of old news.
papers tied up in bundles. In the centre of these
papers number of rats had formed a nest Out
side the papers looked as though they had not been
touched since they had been placed there. Inside
however, the papers had been all eaten away, and
the rats had actual Y formed nest into which they
carried everything they could lay their jaws on
The moment Mr. G. undertook to remove the pa
psrs the rats flew about in all directions The pa
pers nearly all destroyed and underneath
Thorn was great collection of bones and other
things sufficient to form museum. One of the
rats rushed down stairs, and got into the room
where Mr.. G.'s wife and children seated. He
rushed between trunk and the wall. Mrs G. saw
the ferocious looking aud dreadful creature She
screamed; the children cried. MIR. G.. came down
stairs and inquired the matter Mrs. G. was so
much frightened that she could hardly utter
word. Her features resembled those of a srhost''
She finally managed to calculate ga rat."-
"Where" "Behnd the trunk" Mr. G. armed
himself with the arm of a rocking chair, which lay
near by, and made an attack on his ratship. The
rat was all fight. While Mr.. 6. was attempting to
wall, the animal got loose from his vice-ike posi-
tion 1t ran the room and jumped into a
cradle where lay an infant Mother again screams
for baby. Husband makes another sortie. Rat
bites baby on arm. Baby wakes up. Its cries
starte rat Rat jumps out and rusheS into cupboard
MIR. G. pursues. Mr. G. looks at rat. He is crouch
ed up in corner seeming to realize that his
last moment had come. Mr.. G. made rap at the
rat. The blow missed its aim. The rat jumped at
Mr.. &. 1t caught his hand. dreadful bite was
inflicted. Rat was shaken off and made speedy
exit out of the door and down the stairs. The
wounds inflicted upon tie child and Mr.. &. are not
only painful but serious. The bite of rat is
venomous and hence dangerous. DR.. Cox was
called in to attend to the unfortunate victims, he
being the nearest at hand DR.. Wasserback was
sent for, but he was not in. DR.. Cox did all that
in his power for the sufferers. The man being
of strong nerves. he expects to treat the wound in
tlicted upon his hand with success. That upon the
child, however, he fears will prove fatal. The
little thing suffers the most excrucating pain. Her
is all swollen and mortified. Amputation is
talked of, but it is feared that it will terminate
fatally.
SPAIN AND THE SLAVE TRADE.-The Madrid Jour
mails of the 9Th contain reports of what took place
in the Congress on the preceding day with respect
to the incident mentioned BY telegraph-the inter-
pellation on the sub ect of a speech of Lord Pal
merston ATTACKING the conduct of Spain with regard
to the slave trade, and the reply wh len the Duke
de Tetuan (O'Donnell) gave to it. 1t was NJ
Gonzales Bravo who drew attention to the Ian
guage of Lord Pamerston, and who demanded
explanations from the government respecting it;
and, in doing so, he described that language as
"soveregnly offensive to Spain. The Duke de
Tetuan, in answer, said: 81 rise to give ample
explanations to show the injustice of the accusations
which have been brought not only against the
Spanish government-which is a very grave fact
but against the Spanish nation-a circumstance
which augments the gravity of the language used
in the English Chamber" The Minister then pro-
ceeded to say that in 1885 Spain had entered into
treaty to put down the slave trade and he main
tanned that she had faithfully executed it. in proof
of which he dwelt on the fact that the value of
slave in Cuba is now three fold what it was
then. He affirmed that the different Captains
General of Cuba, and especially Generals de la
Concha and Serrano had always exerted themselves
actively to prevent the introduction of slaves
into the island. He stated that the English
Cabinet itself had on more than one occasion
borne testimony to the efforts made bv the
Spanish Government to put down the slave trades
and he contended that if certain Spaniards had en-
gagged in that illegal traffic neither the government
nor the nation was responsible. He next went on
to say that probably the language used by Lord
Palmerston had fallen from him in the heat of de-
bate, and would not be repeated in calmer mo-
ment; and he then made the declaration, briefly
mentioned by telegraph, which was as folows:-
tThe government declares that it has received no
official communication couched in the terms used
in the House of Commons, nor in anything like
them, and it hopes that none will be sent. But if
such an one should be forwarded the Spanish Gov
eminent Will not receive III, OF, az iedst, VIII Hot
give any answer whatever to it." This drew forth
loud applause, and the Minister, after limiting that
perhaps the language ascribed to Lord Pamerston
might not have been correctly translated, repeated
tne declaration. Nj. Gonzales Bravo thanked the
PRESIDENT OF the Council for what he said, and the
later aeciared that, though in Spain party OLSEN
.ous migne exist, yet that when the honor or the
inusPehuence o' the Spanish nation was attacked,
oil Spaniards would rise as one man tn defend -
This, also. was warmly applauded and tho mattor
ended.-London Times, l2tk. anu LUG h@'''i
MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN THE SourH.-Prom .bo
Montgomery correspondence of the Charleston
Courier we make the following extract,
Large numbers OF troops, both regulars and 70,
unteers, have lately passed through Montgomerv
to Pensacola and it is estimated that in and aroma
the Bay are auarered at least four thousand troons
believe that the Administration have little conf.
dence in the pacific dispatches of every day, and
determined that no deception on the part of
Uncle Abe shall catch the Confederates mapping
Numerous batteries are being erected and strength.
ened, and military think that by Thursday Gen.
Bragg will be prepared to speakhis sentiments to
Lieut.. Semmer.
The Congress of the Confederate States have
made foreign coin legal tender in payment
of debts and has specified the quality and rates at
which they shall be current Of course the coins Of
the United States are included.