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


TIE SSuLsEoR AEEzs.-The New YORK. c.ovoa.
noticing the recent death of BENJAMIN pauI Akers,
the sculptor, says:
"AkerS received his first lessons In scploturn
from Bracket, and subsequently opened a sind;o
in Portland in lS49, encouraged by John Neal
ESQ, to whose lberalitv and taste he was much in
debted. Eere he modelled several portrait busts
among them one of the poet LoDgfelluw. Akers
soon went to Italy, returning home alter short
sojOurn there, his ideal aspirations greatly quick
ened by the art of antiquity, the study OF which
always arQuses aud expands finely organized
mind His first ideal work seems to have be m a
statue called Benz amin in Egypt During subs,-
quent visits to Italy he planned and produced other
works of the same order, OF which, The Dead
! Pearl Diver may be mentioned as undoubtadlv
the finest effort Of his genius In addition to these
works he made in Italy several copies of sutioue
statues, which with occasional portrait busts con
stitute the fruit of his labor A statue of Comma
dore Perry for the Central Park was to have been
his next important work.
"Besides his qualifications as a sculptor Akers
possessed nae powers rs writer. Owing perhaps,
to lack OF order in his mental culture his thought
often wandered into transcendental snbteties. INIT
| II sometimes vague it never wandered from a pure
and refined standard of feeling. The best evidence
| o, 1t, and one which makes his written thought
always clear, stands before the world in the works
of his chisel. In these we find the true sirn and
seal OF his covenant wi nature
"All honor be to him as of the modest among
ms brethren Whoever contemplate his statue of
!
tlcpate and embody in this beautiful creation the
sentiment OF his own short lite and the efforts he
made to enrich the world with gems of beauty
How NORTHERN SHIPS ARE CAPTURED BY THE Con-
TEDERATEs.-The Boston Traveller of Yesterday
says:
owe have had some conversation with clerk of
this city who went to New Orleans in the shin
Aoaeliino, captured by a piratcal craft off New
Orleans and have obtained some details which, nay
| be interesting, showing the wav Mr.. Dayisis
privateers conduct this business The Absellino
having arrived outside the bar, off the South West
Fass, saw one or two tug boats approaching, one
OF which came alongside the ship and made fast to
her. The captain of the ship supposed he had n
pilot with him, and did not dream Of trouble When
the two had arrived within about mile of the city,
another steamtug, named the Music, came up with
a large number Of armed men, with catlasses,
some OF whom Jumped Immediately on board The
Lieutenant marched up to the men N sdg Lhsn rive
up their sheath knives, and told them if they want
ed to take their things from below, to get them
quickly and be of The captain Of the shin Gaming
up from the cabin, the Lieutenant showed him his
papers, snd said he took possession of the ship in
the name and By order OF President Davis.
"A!l 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.
The ship was then towed up to New Orleans and
the crew released on parole, having taken an oath
not to leave the city or take up arms against the
South. Some Of the men enlisted in the Southern
nry1l
went on board EOglish ships
VALUE OF TRAINED Standardization, in his his
tory OF Napoleon, cites the language of that great
General in discussing the question of how much
time s required to make reliable soldier In a
| conversation respecting the naval conscrintio,
Truget observed: "Much longer time is REQUIRED
to form a sailor than soldier. The latter may be
trained in all his duties in six months" Napoleon
repiied "Ihere never was so great mistake
Nothing can be more dangerous than to pronn q ~
such opinions; if acted upon they would snetdiiz
lead to the dissolution of the army. At Jenappe
there were so, 600 French against 1900 Austrisps
During the first four years of the all the hos
tile operations were conducted in the most ridicu
lous manner. 1t was neither the volunteers no,
the recruits who saved the Republic; it was III,
100000 old troops of the monarchy, and the dis
charged veterans whom the Revelation impelled tc
the frontier. Part OF the recruits deserted par
died; a small portion only remained, who in tn,
process OF time, formed good soldiers. Why have
the Romans done such great things? Because 81,
years instructions were, with them, required Il
make soldier. legion composed of three thau
sand such men was worth thirty thousand ordira
~ troops. With fifteen thousand such men as RI,
Guards, would everywhere beat forty thousand
You will not find me engaged soon in war With a,
army OF recruits"
The GArHEHiSG TEouBLrs.-Apprehensive of
collision with England, the PHILADELPHIA Laouiyer
referring to the detences of that city, saws:
What complication this war NAV bring unon II
it is impossible to foresee bat it is clear that En-
sh ships will disregard the blockade as far as nos
sioie. prominent English journal observes tha
England viii eide over this war as she did in 1912
When cotton, though at higher price, was alyav
to be had. 1t is ted that an English shin lote
ran the blockade at New Orleans and landed twent,
thousand stand of arms and hundreds of tons q
powder. with this disposition the part of Eng
lana, even now, what may expect when m
English operatives are suffering with famine an,
when the English shall have been irritated wiz
me constantly recurring news of the capture c
EngiiSh ships endeavoring to break the blockade
ihe English Will have strong fleet in the Gull
and questions will be constantly arising, dificul
to be decided even by the camest tempers an
perhaps impossible in the state Of feeling Whic
will then exist.
1t therefore becomes a matter of most serious i'm
portance, to see to the adequate protection of tn
e Atlantic cities. Operations on the largest seal
are IN progress In New FORK, and we should b.
4 GLAD to Know that our own city will not be ne
elected. ~
THE MENDOZA EARrHQUAKr-Some account ha
recently been given OF the earthquake at Mendoza
If an Interior city Of the Argentine Confederation
over ,OOo persons are known to have persisted i
d the city and neighborho0d. MANY Thousand an,
vivors are left entirely destitute and large nnm
" Der have been so MANNED that they will be neces
+ sarly dependent upon charity for the rest of thei
lives. The complete destruction of the citv 6
proftrates the ordinary commerce of the proyipc
that those able TO work find no one able to empIo
them, and the most AFFECT poverty hangs over tn
people. Subscriptions have been made in tn
[ nc
unfortunate people, aud it is hoped that in thi
country some charitably disposed persons NAV b
aole and willing to assist them, notwithst
the demands now made by events here. Subscrir
tons Will be received and forwarded to Mendoza h
y; Morton Stewart, Consul of Buenos Ayres, Nc
50 S. Gay street.
One OF THE HoRRoRs OF BArrLE.-We learn thu
on Thursday last, two of the dead bodies of Lin
coins men were found in the woods in the NEIGH
9orhood or the Bethel battle-ground, in a state G
decomposition. They traced out BY means a
the buZzards lowering over the SPOT One of m
corpses bad in his haversack quarter of a bake
shoat. 1t is supposed they had crawled awav from
the scene of battle after being wounded, and die,
on the spot on which they were discovered From
their uniforms, it is presumed that thew were mem
bers of the Zouave regiment. 1t is said that al
along the road from Bethel to Hampton most in
tolerabe stencil prevails and that from the an
pearance OF the buzzards circling round about
there must be numbers of purifying carcases i,
the woods.-NoYolk Day Book.
THE AUCTION SALE OF PRlzEs-The sIayer NIGHT
lngale and privateer Savannah having been dul,
confiscated according to law, were sold at auction
at the Atlantic docks yesterday. The attendanc,
was very good and the bidding spirited. Tn,
Nightingale sold for $4,000 to Mesgrs
McCready, Mott Co. The little Savannah wa
sold to the same parties for 81, 250-oute as much
no doubt, as she is worth. Her large lS-pount
iron swivel gun, with its supply of ammunition
was Knocked down TO the same firu for SIS. /
was rumored that the purchases were made OF
Government account, how justly we cannot say
N. 7. Tribune.
FLAG OF NORTH CARoLINA.--The flag agreed upor
for the State of North Carolina is said to be very
handsome. The colors are a red field, with singh,
star in the centre. On the upper extreme is tn,
Inscription, "May 20 l775," and at the lower
"May 20, 1861" There are two bars, one of blue
and the other of white.
AN EARTHQUAKE SHocK.-On Sunday last at ~
a. NJ, an earthquake shock 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
and its effects we're felt in Starksboro' and Monk
ton to about the same extent.
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