The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-01
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n Ai9eAzSlFFl STEAMER
A Mississippi steamer Is built for Shallow mat.
and an early death. II has neither lower cabin mr.
hold. The main deck is occupied by the hoiIara
the two engines, hunks for the crew, the fnel and
freight Over it is the cabin, a long passage
tanked on both sides b. state-roOn1s AhGvo ~,
is the hurricane deck. on which are the most com.
Portable berths in the boat Higher still is ia
pilot house. fyou make friends with the niIots
you will find it the best place for louurinq and
sightseeing. They are very companionahie FIJI
OF incidents, and worth studying. They know the
Mississippi as Boston boy does Boston, and re-
ceive from $3.50 10 $500 per month, besides The
$500 or $500 from their helpers, to whom thew
teach the river. As class they spend their money
freely, though some enough to retire. alter =
few years service, to farm. A lock out. from
their perch, will prove t. YOU that 'sthe LONGEST
way round is the shortest way h0me,' for the boat
II order to reach a point four miles off twist.
and turns in the crooked channel until she has
sailed eight.
a fellow student in the seminary was eccus
TONED to maintain that the words OF Job xii Is.
Il, were prophetic description Of q Mississippi
steamer | was reminded Of them one night bv
the iurd glare of the open furnace, the chinneys
bslching forth fire and smoke, and the asthmatic
cough OF the steam pipes: "By his neesings light
doth shine, and bis eyes like the eyelids Of the
morning: Out of his mouth 90 burning lamps, and
sparks of fire leap out. OGt of his nostrils roeth
smoke, as out Of seethiBg pat or caudron His
breath kindeth Goals, and flame goeth out of his
month";
noticed on each side of the bow large spars,
With heavy tackle attached. hung to stout upripht
posts ''What are these for?" | inquired of fel.
low. passenger. "TO spar the boat off sand-bar
reckon you'll before you get through" |
did see that night. was lying in my berth, and
heard dull grating sound, and then the boat
stopped. ''What that's?" "Nothing. Run on a
bar reckon" replied my roommate.
Going on deck, found that we were aground on
the worst bar in the river. The pilot rung, the en-
gineer backed, and the mate assisted him; but st
he nnt Az, hon tr;al
oil, but ran herself aground. "Call all hands
lower the spars, man the bars" The spars were
grounded on the bottom, the tackle Of one wove
round the windlass, and all hands heaved at the
Dars, spurred by the mates-"heave away; lively
men, why don't you heave?"-till the blocks met,
when the spar was hoisted, the other heaved upon,
and SO on and Oaths (they can swear some on the
riyer) and blows to quicken the aggards, for nine
hours. As our windlass worked By hand instead
OF steam, it was difficult and tedious process At
last the leadsman cried Give feet" and we were
ahoat. Slowly through the crooked channel we
steamed backing, crossing 10 enc side, then to the
other, guided by the cry, Give feet scant," "four
feet, large" 'six feet" GIVE feet "seyan feet
"nine feet" ''quarter past twaine," and we were
clear. This last expression is the river term for
twelve feet.
AS the price of the passage includes board and
they feed well, the passengers took their detention
as an ordinary occurrence, not worth grum-
bling at.
On the Mississippi the boats are sometimes de-
tanned for several days, and are actually lifted over
the bar.
The CONFEDERATE AND THE BORDER SrATEs.-We
find the following among the Geographic news
published in the Mobile Advertiser of the Oath
inst:
MONTGOMERY, April 22-night.-The Cabinet had
session Of several hours to-day, in which the
| question OF active cooperation with the Border
states was the subject of prolonged consideration
IL was decided to cooperate fully with the Border
States, and support all of them in anv conflict that
may arise between them and the North in etfectino
| their independence.
Twelve thousand ~, 00O) men in addition to the
thirty-two thousand (32,O0O) lately called for by
the Government will be accepted for the Proyi
| siona army.
One regiment additional, and probably second
| will be accepted from Alabama, North Corolina
Tennessee and Kentucky.
| The railroad company here is making prepare
tlons for the transport of troops northward
The Confederate officers are ordered to renort
promptly to headquarters.
| At Indianapolis, Senator Douglas counselIed hi;
audience not to infringe the rights of the South
! but to fight for their constitutional rights
HARRIEn.
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