The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-19


BLACK SwANs.-It appears that the rara auis of
the ancients, is becoming quite common in England.
MIR. Samuel Gurney, of Carsbalton, England, com
municates the following to the London Field of Ju-
ly 49,:
ga pair of black swans flew down here to- day.
1t would be interesting to know where thew coud
have come from. If any of your readers have lost
them,I should be glad to be informed of it. l have
thirteen black swans about my place, and think
these must have been flying over and were attract
ed by the Others. One pair, which have had for
seven or eight years, breed regularly about three
times annually. They have batched more than
one hundred young ones, and have reared about
sixty. Hardly any of those that they have lost
have died natural death, but most of them have
been killed by the old birds dragging them about
when they are not very strong, and the cygnets !
have got into holes from which they have not been
able to extricate themselves. No weather seems to
affect them, they breed equally we'll in the most
intense cold of winter the greatest heat of sum-
mer. Last winter it was necessary to break the
ice for them every morning round the nest, they
were completely frozen in. Their nest was mass
oil ice and snow, and the young birds (Which have
now did not suffer in any way from il. Can any
one inform me of similar instance of their breed
ing in this way? l may add that they had no shell
ter whatever.
THE YANGTzE OPEN TO FOREIGN VESSELS
United States flag officer Stribng has published a
notification to the effect that the Yapg-tze being
American vessels, for the purpose of trade, he
thinks there is no danger to be apprehended from
its navi cation. The Imperialists and Insurgents
alternately in possession of or both banks,
and no Chinese vessel can pass up down it with
out capture by some of the belligerents. This
throws the trade into the hands of foreigners alto
gether. The Tapping authorities have acceded to
certain regulations proposed BY flag officer Strb-
ling, by which consul at Shanghae is to issue
passes to all vessels authorized to trade on that
river.
American citizens and missionaries are to be pro-
1ectea In the event OF any place being taken by the
iaeplnss. III the former commit any offences on
shore they are to be made prisoners and sent to the
nearest consul for trial. Passports issued to our
citizens travelling through the country are also to
pG respecteo. special regulation provides that
when American vessels reach Nankin in the night,
they must come to anchor off the tower for the
night, and there remain until next morning for ex
animation.
Chinkiang, the second port in importanc. on tho
fang-tze, recently opened by the new treaty. was
being closely invested by the rebes as the Ameri
can squadron passed down. The British consulate
had been removed to Silver island, in the river
and trade was, OF course, interrupted
A PoL1r1CAL RuMoR-The telegraph brings us
a rumor from Albany that Secretary Cameron is to
be removed from the Cabinet, and that his removal
was to have been last Monday, but that be desired
an extension of time. There is also rumor that
one of the conditions of the recent loan was that
the Cabinet should be partially reconstructed
Thurow Weed has been for some time laboring for
such an end, and coming as this rumor does from
such source, it is not improbable that there Is
really something in it."-Ncw York Day Book.
"A telegram from Washington of last night denies
the above.
IHk NEW I oRK HERALD ON GEN. BUTLER.-This
Is cnange which ought to have taken place long
since: General Butler has proved himself to be a
very important and very ponpous parsonage, not
unnke as e turkish fasha; His strategy has been
against the newspaper reporters than soainst the