The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-09

FROM HAYTI.--N arious rumors are afoat regard
ing the relations between Havt and the Dominican
Republic. The progress of the latter, under the
Geflrard Administration, has, it is said, led to
desire for annexation on the part Of many of the
Dominicans. Other accounts represent the Span
ish flag as flying from several important parts in
the eastern part of the island Geffrard was about
setting out journey to the interior early in
February.
The courts have curious case on the docket A
few days since vessel, sailing under the American
Hag-but, to American honor be it said, commanded
by a Frenchman and manned by q of Spanish
and Italian sailors-came into this harbor with
clear ance from South American port, but really
from lew Orleans. The captain said that he wished
to employ some sixty or eighty aborers to work
guano bank on one of the gulf islands. and as he
offered very liberal wages, he soon succeeded in
securing the desired number of men, and was nearly
ready to sail, when the conscience OF one of the
crew smote him to such degree that he divulged
the nearious scheme of his captain, which was to
take bis poor deluded victims into some one of the
many Cuban ports, and there dispose of them to
the planters as slaves. This, of course caused
the captains arrest, and he was taken and placed
in prison. He will have a hearing before the
courts.
Gov. HoUsroN ADVISED GEN. TwlqGs The
New York Tribune of yesterday publishes letter
from Gov. Houston, dated Austin, JAN 90, to Gen.
The letter says:
Any arrangements made with YOU by Gen. Smith
will be sanctioned and approved 5y me. And
should you require any assistance to aid you in re.
sisting the contemplated and unauthorized attack
upon the public propertg, ETC., and to place the
same in possession of the State authorities, You are
authorized to call On the Mavor and citizens of San
Antonio for such ssistance you may deem ne
cessary.
will hope to hear from you, General, through
tfol L.
can have the honor of a conference with you on
matters embraced in the present epoch of our ma
tional affairs.
l am, General, very truly, &C.,
SAM HoUsTON.
=. S.-The Legislature meets tomorrow. Twill
as soon as possible, apprise you of its action. II.
Headquarters Department of Texas, San Anto-
MO, Jan. %, 1861.
Official Copy. w. A. Nichols Assistant diu-
tant General.
SEIZURE AN ALLEGED SLAvER-Tbe bark
Cora, lying at pier No. 40 East river. New York
and now loading for Havana via Elizabethport
New Jersey, was seized on Wednesday evening, by
the orders of Collector Schell. From information
received by that official he ordered Captain Faunce
of the revenue cutter Harriet Lane, to hold her
until the matter is investigated. Lieut.. DUNCAN
took charge Of the vessel. The Cora is a beautiful
Baltimore clipper of about four hundred tons reg
lister, ana was captured last summer while engaged
in the slave trade on the African coast. She was
sold lew weeks since, and bought by Mr.. H. j.
Barnes, of Brooklyn, who refitted and was about
TO oespatch her to Mobile for cotton freight, but
owing TO the seizures made BY the Southern au-
thorltles, the destination changed. Yesterday
morning MT. Barnes appeared7at the Collectors Of
fee, and oerd to give $50 900 bonds for the vessel
but up to yesterday no bonds had been taken. She
was to 20 oA iesal voyage at least far as
Havana.
The EFFIGY PUNIsHMENr.-Albert Fl. Osborn
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors has heen nnt
through interesting course Of efligies in Brook
lyn, N. I. An extract from the New Orleans
Picayune contained letter signed ga. II. Osborn,
Brooklyn, n. Y, asking permission of the author
tiles of Louisiana for himself and several hundred
residents Of the southern district of New York, to
Join the seeding State of Louisiana, &C. The pub
hcation OF this letter caused considerable excite
ment, and led to inquiries, when Mr.. Osborn is
derstood to have acknowledged sending the letter,
but proessed to have done so in jest. Some of the
Brooklyn people, however, refused to accept this
explanation, and on Saturday night Osborn's effigy
adorned tree in the City Park and lamp-post in
Myrtle avenue.
RELEASE OF BARK ADJUsTER-The Sayan-
nah Republican of March says that Governor
Brown has released the bark Adjuster, in copse-
quenee OF representations made to him by her Bri-
tish Majesty's Consul, E. Molyneux, Esq, that the
cargo she held belonged to the subjects of Great
Britain This release is creditable to our Executive
as taxing proper view of commercial relations
While stetniy resolved on retaliation when it in
jures none but the guilty, he exhibits proper re-
gard for the innocent, and correct appreciation
of the demands which non interruption with bust
ness requires.
MODEST APPLicANr.-Cari Shurz the peripatetic
orator. is an applicant for the mission to Sardinia
His modest appreciation of his own fitness is best
illustrated in despatch he sent to the Governor
of Wisconsin to appoint Commissioners to the
Peace Convention, which is in the following lam
guage: "Send Commissioners; me of them; to
strengthen our side" Is it not very nearly time
that American citizens appointed to represent
American citizens abroad Phil. Ledger.
The sloop-ot-war jamestown is now ready for
launching, from the sectional dry dock, at the
Philadelphia Navy-yard. The sloop carries twenty
two guns and has been undergoing repairs since
last October, The repairs have been 80 extensive
that she Ia now almost new ship.