The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-29
STEPHEN d. LIE
Capt. S. G. Army and Aid-de-Ca
From The Cincinnati Gazette Of .Sat1,rdcyJ
BALLOON VOYAGE OF A THOUSAND

cincinnati Gazette Of
DAhAooN Fo1AGE OF THOUSAND
RETURN OF PROF. LOWE, THE AERoNAUT-H1s VISIT
TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
This distinguished eronaut, who started from
this city on Saturday morning last, on balloon
excursion by moon light, arrived in the CITY yes
terday morning. He states that when fairly in
the air he was carried at moderate rate in an
easterly direction, in which he continued without
material deviation until be reached the valley
which divides the Alleghenies from the Blue RIDGE
Mountains, when he lowered the balloon at A small
village, ard inquired the locality This was at
half past nine O'Clock in the morning The citi-
zens, who meyer before seen balloon were alarm
ed, and it was some time before thev would hold
any conversation with their aerial visitor
Having gained the information he desired be as
cended and proceeded his course. As soon as
ne reached the mountain current the direction of
Ine paiIoon changed sOuthwardly, which at last
Drought him within the vicinity of Columbia,
fo carolina. He landed north of that place
niue before one O'Clock in the a(ternoon
making only nine hours from the time he left his
station on W estern Row. The distance travelled
was over one thousand miles, making the rate of
speed at which the balloon moved about one hun
dred and ten miles per hour.
The Professor started on his return at tbo o,rIi
est moment, and after rest, we presume will nre
pare tor his trip across the ocean
The SEIZURE OF THE NoRTHEeN VESSELS At CRY
POINT, FA.-We find the following account Of
the seizure of the Northern vessels at Citv Point
on Wednesday last, in the Petersburg hteifioeucer
of Thursday
Yesterday about noon, Col. F. L. Brockett heino
Informed that Capt. Bridgeford of the First Ragi
IlehC OF Virginia volunteers at Richmond, had come
to this city Tor the special purpose of seizinp the
snip "Arago," OF Bath, Maine, lying at Civ Point
immediately summoned posse of men chartered
a special train, and proceeded at once to CITY
FONT tor that object. Colonel Bro Ckett benr in
command, led the way, and was followed by his
iorce who som boarded the ship, drew his men
into line, and called for the officer in Commend
and as soon as he came forward, demanded a sur-
render, winch was given without objection. The
coors were ais demanded, and handed over tn the
| Colonel. William Jersey, first mate, with crew
of twenty men, eighteen Of whom were negroes
were taken in charge without Offering anv resist
ance; and as soon as the seizure was made the shin
was Immediately abandoned, and placed in charge
of Major Macn, of this city, with some eight other
men under his command.
Soon after the seizure of the Garage" the New
York steamer ''Jamestown'' hove in siobr hear
ing the Virginia coat of arms at her masthead
and the stars and stripes at her stern Shortly af-
ter she moored alongside the wharf, and it being
lntmated that she would be seized also the Car
siPns of going back to New York were completed
the jamestown" was seized and put in possession
OF Col Brockett but upon an honorable promise
OF captain Skinner, the steamer, with Col Brock
EFT IN command, proceeded to Richmond
The crew of the Garage" numbering Is NEGROES
were put under the charge of Messrs T. TayIor,
Jas. Codwe and G. Pannill, who ybrought ihsI1
to this city by the first train, and had them com
mitted to jail
Captain Bridgeford and Captain Albert Aiken
seized revenue cutter in James river verv early
yesterday morning.
a NEW BoMB-SHELL.-A new bomb-shell has been
invented by Mr.. Lofts Wood, of BROOKLYN New
York, which he claims will be more destructive
than any proJectlie now used. It's form is similar
to that Of the ordinary shell. The interior walls
are coated with non-conducting conlposition
which prevents the charge from fusng them. The
charge is molten material poured in through an
easily CLOSED gate or opening The thickness of the
shell is so arranged that whether it falls upon hard
or soft earth, stone wood it bursts and the con-
tents fly in every direction, and in all shapes and
quantities.. If it strikes wood, ignition instantly
ensues; and II a human being, it passes down or
through the body with the rapidly and effect of
lightning. series of test experiments have been
tried, both with cannon and projecting by hand.
In one of the latter trials, person standing i'm
prudenty near the spot of explosion was struck by
descending piece of the filing about the size of
pea on the back of the neck. In an instant it ira
versed his body, scoring and soaring track for
itself, and finally stopped in his boot The injuries
were not healed for nearly month. This expert
ment was dropping she'll from the hand, at the
height of fifteen feet, upon a stone. When pro-
PEELED from a cannon its power of destruction NAV
be imagined The she'll can be made in the form
of Minnie ball, with compartment to contain a
combustbe compound for the purpose of more ex-
tensive and rapid coIfagraton.. 1t has been Of
fered by the inventor to the Government, in con-
nection with his own services. The cost of the
she'll is only onefourh that of the form at present
used
SAM HoUsToN.-This gentleman addressed the
people at Galveston the evening of the I'd inst.
The Ne,os says: "He emphaticallv denied ever
having held any communication whatever, direct
or indirect, with Mr.. Lincoln or his Government,
or his agents, knowing them to be such.'' He also
denied that he claimed still to be Governor of Tex
as, and said that 90 he had retired to private life
and should never leave it but in defence of the
country"
Carl Schurz has gone to Washington, it is said,
to take command Of the German regiment from
Minnesota,