The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-04


THE soULsfoa AREEs.-The New YorE ceovoa.
noticing the recent death Of BENJAMIN Paul Aks-s.
the sculptor, SAYS
"Akers received his first lrssops In scplntur, .
from bThrEeit, end subsequently, opened a studio
IN Portland in 1912 encouraged by John Ne.l
Esu, 20 whose librrslitv and -is he was much Il,
dotted. Here he modelled several portrait bugfs
among them one Of the poet LurgioNuw hke,s
soon went To- Italy, returning home alter a aInrt
Slou'n there, hi. ideal aspirations greatly onck-
cned by the art Of antiquity, thn study OF which
always aruusvs sud rNpnnaa o nurIy orssni,,d
mInl, tlIs ur.i iuFW W.Ik UpHIns 10 have IA. a a.,
statue called 'H"ujtmin ~ E,ypt Hurtr, .ubst.
~. ~ visits 90 ltti he planned md pro durod rthrr
morG' q %" fnm" order, "oc at which, tn, Decd
Pear Diver may bo mention. "A a. undonht div
The lin q effort ul his rppiu4 Ia addition Ia tL,s
works Doe made In Italy several comics of at,iops
staiurF, which. with occasional pufrait busts. c,5
,''n'" ih' IIui ui 1T, labor A statue ~ Cnmmn
bis next important work.
'bHsia's bis qualifications rs a scnlp'or Akors
possessed line powers Hs % writer. UVtpv 4rbaDe
10 I'cS OF order IA his mental culture, la. Thought
often wandered into trausCCHdeutal Subtcties, hut
u ,"meumes vague It never wandered from pure
and rIhard standard OF feeling. Tho best evidence
ol H. and one which makes his written tboupht
always clear, stands before the wnra ia the works
othis crisel. In these we find the true sirn and
seal of his covenant wi h nature
An houor be u him as oae of the nablest among
/ nus brethren. Whoever contemplate his statue Of
me Dead Pearl Diver will wonder il he did not an
hclpate and embody in this beautiful creation the
sentiment OF his shOr; lite and the Efforts he
made to en- ich the world with gems of beauty"
How NORTHERN SHIPS ARE CAPTURED BY THE Con-
rsDEEATEs.-The Boston Trareler Of Yesterday
says:
owe have had some Conversation with clerk of
this city who went to New Orleans in the shin
Aoaeii'no, captured by a piratcal craft off New
hyla Ia, III
| De interesting, as showing the Mr.. Davis's
prlyateers conduct this business. The hbseilino
having arrived outside the bar, Off the South West
Pass, saw one or two tug boats approaching, one
of which came alongside the ship and mace fast to
her. The captain of the ship supposed he had A
pilot With him, and did not dream Of trouble. When
the two had arrived within about mile of the cty
another steam-tug, named the Hiusic, came up with
a large number OF artDed men, with catIasses
some OF whom Jumped Immediately on board The
lieutenant marched up to the men, II sdg chem give
up their sheath knives, and told them il thew want
ed to take their things from below, to get them
quickly and be of The captain Of the ship coming
up from the cabin, tue Lieutenant showed him his
papers, and said he took possession of the ship in
the name and By order OF President Davis
CAN but the mate, steward and cook were then
put on board the tug, where were a part of two
other crews from prize vessels which had been ia
ken The captain of the privateer was n Yankee.
Inc ship was then tnwed up to New Orleans and
the crew released on parole, having taken an cal
not TO leave the city or take up arms against the
South. Some OF the men enlisted in the Soutberr
army, soEie enlisted in man-0f-war, and sornq
went on board English ships
VALUE or TRAINED SoLDIERs.-Atlison in his his
tory OF Napoleon, cites the language of that great
General in discussing the question of how much
time is required to make reliable soldier In )
conversation respecting the naval c0nscription
!ruget observed: "Much longer time is required
to form u sailor than soldier. The latter NAV be-
trained in all his duties in six months" Napoieor
replied: "ihere never wGs great a mistake
Nothing can be more dangerous than to propagate
such opinions; if acted upon they would speedily
lead to the dissolution of the army. At Ienlappe
there were SO, 000 French against 5000 Austrisps
During the first four years Of the war all the hos
tile operations were conducted in the most ridiCu
louS manner. 1t was neither the volunteers M,
the recruits who saved the Republic: il was fin,
10000 old troops of the monarchy, and the dis
charged veterans whom the Revolution impellsd tr
the frontier. Part OF the recruits deserted, par
died. small portion only remained who in III.
process Of time, formed good soldiers. WHY hav(
the Romans done such great things? Because ii,
years instructions were, with them rtopired I,
make soldier. legion composed of three ,hou
sand such men was worth thirty thousgnJ ordiro
nv troops. With fifteen thousand such man as RI,
Guards, [ would everywhere beat forty thousand
: GA Will not bnd me engaged soon in war with 81
army Of recruits
The GATHeGiHG TEouBLGs.-Apprehensiv of
collision with England, the Philadelphia Mqaiyer
referring to the detances of that city, SAYS:
What complication this war may bring upon Il
rs Impossible 70 toresee, bat it is clear that Eng
sh ships Will disregard the blockade as far as pos
slole. prominent English Journal observes ths
England viii tide over this war as she did in 1912
when cotton, though at higher price, was aIwav
TO De mao; 1t is stated that an English ship ael,
ran the blockade at New Orleans and landed twent,
thousand stand of and hundreds of tons ~
powder. with this disposition on the part of Enc
Land, even now. what may we not expect when III
English operatives are suffering with famine an,
LDOl1Sn shall haVn haan j,,;t, -
me constantly recurring news of the capture G
Ehgiish shlps endeavOring to break the blockade
me English will have a strong feet in the Gull
and questions will be constantly arising diffcnI
to be decided even by the callnest tempers. an,
perhaps Impossible in the state Of feeling whicl
will then exist.
1t therefore becomes a matter of most serious in,
pOrtance, to see to the adequate protection cf tn
, Atlantic cities Operations on the largest seal,
are In progress in New York, aud we should h
l giad to Know that our own city will not be ne
, elected ~
THE MENDOZA EARTHoUAKE.-S0me account ba
recently been given OF the earthquake at Mendoza
f an Interior city Of the Argentine Confederation
! over lZ,UUO persons are known to have persisted i
l the city and neighboThood. Many thousand sur
4 Elv0rs are let entirely destitute, and large NUN
Der have been 50 manned that they will be neces
sarly dependent upon charity for the rest of tbei
ilves. The complete destruction of the CITY s.
proftrates the ordinary commerce of the PROVING
that those able to work find no one able To emnIo,
them, and the mast abject poverty hangs over tn,
people. Subscriptions have been made in TN
neighoorlng provinces and in Europe to help thos
unfortunate people, aud it is hoped that in thi
country some charitabiy disposed persons NAV h
able and willing to assist them notwithstanding,
the demands now made by events here Subscrin
tions will be received and forwarded to Mendoza b.
y; Morton Stewart, Consul of Buenos Ayres, Nc
81 5. Gay street.
ONE OF THE HoRRoRs OF BArrLE.-We learn tina
on thursday last, two of the dead bodies of Lin
\ m fpt,., -. ~.
borhOod of the Bethel battle-ground in q state =
decomposition. They traced out bv means q
the bnzzards lowering over the spot. One of tn
corpses had in his haversack quarter of hal a.
shoat 1t is supposed they had crawled away from
the scene OF battle after being wounded, and diet
on the spot on which they We're discovered From
their uniforms it is presumed that they were mem
bers OF the ZOuave regiment. 1t is said that al
along the road from Bethel to HAMPTON a most in
tolerabe stencil prevails, and that from the an
Pearance OF the buzzards circling round about
mere must De numbers OF purifying carcases il
the woods.-Noyolk Day Book
TIE AUCTION SALE OF PRlzEs.-The SLAYER NIGHT
lngnie and privateer Savannah, having been dull,
contscated according to law, were sold at auction
at the Atlantic docks yesterday. The attendance
was very good and the bidding spirited. The
Nightingale was sold for $4,000 to Messrs
McCready, Mott Go. The little Savannah wa
sold to the same parties for 81, 250-ouite as much
no doubt, as she is worth. Her large l8-pounc
IRON swivel gun, with its supply of ammunition
was knocked down to the same firm for SIS II
was rumored that the purchases were made or
Government account, how justly we cannot saw
~ 7. Tribune.
FLAG OF NORTH CARoLINA.--The flag agreed upor
for the State of North Carolina is said to be yery
handsome. The colors are red field, with single
star In the centre On the upper extreme is the
Inscription, "May 20, 1775," and at the lower
"May 20 1861" There are two bars, one of blue
and the other of white.
AN EARTHQUAKE Stockton Sunday last at AZ
A. NJ, an earthquake shock was felt in Hunting.
Ton, Vermont, 50 strong that it caused windows,
doors, furniture, and dishes to rattle Its course
appeared to be from the southeast to northwest
ana It's effects we're felt in Starksboro and Monk.
| ton to about the same extent