, 1861-07-27

the beginning Of next weekly 7. Herald, I
24th. !
IMPORTANT FROM FT. PICKENS.
Tic Eritish Atln,irdrs Opinion Of the Blockade
His report to tie Br4ts&a Adt4iraltY-He Con-
sidfSs The Blockodc Totally I,ae62cie,..-.iQ fairs
at tie Fof-1He 11also1s Ztuaues.
lCorrcEpondepee of tho n Z. Times.1
FoRr P1cKESs, July Z, 1861.
Through s third purity nave been cndeay-
orIpg for some time 10 obia.n Eoa.ethicg like
made 10 the British Admiralty by Admiral
Milne, the Co1nmander.inCh Chief Of Her Brl-
tannic Majesty's naval forces h:rc. l mad
lta,ned three things from uncoEb:ca auEhori-
Admiral 10 detail vetse,s to 1oo.z otecr the cut
ting OF Of egrcEs to the Southern Do1ts; Sec
ond, that t:ie Adm;ra! had Obtained one Or
Two copies ot Commodore Meryin's Official
o5GcrE; third, that his Admiralship WAS re-
uort=d IN Havana to hare laughed al the idea
cut { 4 1aa1itime communication with The har-
bcrs Of rcroltcd Statcs.n Leayirg cut the
s:1D;sgc, here is its substance:
1reGEtt that it Is my duty to discuss, in
measure, the nature oil this socalled blockade.
Representatives, Of tie Urt.ed States meet
ne with ttvo ST {ements, The force Of which it
Will be for yonr 1ortsh!ps to decide. 1 am told
by tone th:t there is 70 prStensions on the
plIL u LQe UI1t' k9ts1tCa u = l1VEhAI1 EAA9L~
| irg; that the Government is merely closing its
| own ports, to do which fley claim to have
| ,,e,teat right In direct conflict with this are
~ the ollclal notifications CT United States
| officers. Capt Aeoms, for instance, writing |
on board the Sabine, on May 10, says IN a let
"Tlis CPensacola) port is now strictly |
61ceEaded," &c.
Commodore A1cr1in's annoupcements-I
have not seen any Of theua-ore said to DC
Srnr1G9 arr told Tint ffta Pra.
eidert Ct the United States "puDlic1y promul-
gated the blockade Of al The ports south Of
Eaitinore," (Which is in the State Of Mary
laEd.)
a prominent feature Of this blockade is the
co1ap plete absence Of uniformity. order and
regularity which has characterized it. The
d:e:eacG Of several rendezvous Of the navo1
Eeet ttom Washington, the difficulty with
Which communication is kept up, and the I'M
mense extent OF the coast line to be guarded,
| ere represented as the causes which nacsss'-
tzted tne United Stntes Government to leave
the date Of blockade, and the commencement
ct It, 10 the discretion Of the conln1a2aers OF
meroGwar. No dats WAS laid down On which
the cessation Of general commercial inter
; COURSE Tas to stop, and ports situated within
8 tay's tail Of each other have been for several
weeks i,lotk kaeed, end not hlcck2dsd, at the
} Eame time
: The confusion srising from. this state OF
things can be imagined by your 1crtships.
, Du t1e 19ih Of Afey, as you WILL see by the jn-
: closed circular, the blockade Of Pensacola be-
5 | gan get up TO the 30:h Of that month, YES
sc3s freely obtained admission, some Ind leave
to do so, others were not even oVelhau1ed,
| ard others, still, seemed to defy the cruisers,
= One bark, ordered of frcln the Pensacola en-
:. trance, through an unkHoW1 l1s:ruuentallty.
9 found out that Mobile was not guarded, and
1t Immediately sai.ed for and arrived at thas
Place, where ler cargo WIS disposed Of Five
: orEix brigs, Two bsiks, and some f}Geen Ct
y twenty schocners, also warned off bS the feet
moved TO other fa1bors, a14d easlly gained e2'
mission.
: 4 grace Of fIteen Gays WEE given to vessels
: IEder certain circumstances, which Ters sc
~ ccnfusedlS explained, that no one have sEsr
ID thus far could properly understand them
y Three Drltish ships, laden With cotton IN tht
= :nG 60 away, to fn;all this requirement, while
=. | u1dtr almost similar circumstances, fou
to banks and briGs we're permitted to commence
re Leading at another poiut on the twentieth da,
ctter the announcement Of the blockade
ct The frequency Of vessels escaping the vigil
ance, or Tather the lack Of vigilance of fh
United States squadron, ere too numerous t
70 be even upmtd. sent Capt. Won Dcnop, G
y. shipping, and to the efficiency Of the blockat
4, ing ships, in several ports. IIc mentions NJ
~ 1ne1ou5 cases CT slips, barke, a7d brigs, caca{
~ ing the cruisers. 1 learn that while larEs
IT, American friga.c-inl'y as formidable as ii
St. George, apparently-was under s.e1n, o
~. Cia1!eaton,a co,apiets tlotlla Of OCEAN trade:
no and coasters continued to pass In to The cit,
an anG cut again, either regardless Of, or lnsens
.5c bic to, the presence Of Nar ships.
Tie numerous facts establishing The pcrfct
intflicit1cy Of the men. of-1at, in regard t
-. the STOPPING Of commercial intercourse wit
- r. ports before wbicA they have appeared, coul
~. be elaborated 10 8 grtat 1o1Esh. But ese
t .at row, the Admiral, permit 5our coEresponde,
a,; 20; 10 say, is writing ahort the ID Of June,
.a Marks, au important pod, is not at al cut
lns from maritime trade, IS one Of my dss,t 50
~ all sorts OF yesse's enter and depart from
e. o. without being .inpedcd. Apo'achlco'a W:
~ thzongcd With craft urtl: Q few days since, q
10 four ctner ports are stated to be open to-da
GU. 4 regular steamer communication is CO
~ ~ starlls kept up between Sisann:h, Al inpl
Gil tsnt tarbor il the State Of Geor5ia, aid son
o:hrr port-
Above SOW Eave ali the facts. Which, / h.
nc- re2scc to believe, arc by this time 5c.osc &
a. ! Ecrl;sll Government. The document fro
ack which mike tlis extra:t is Eaid to be 2'm1
our 9 perfect copy Of the AdmsE:al'e official repo'
.:u- t3sc nature oI wh;ch is as fully understood
sucw tl,e irfeprSssib'e tone Of hostility
wards our country which B:itens give utt
dies ancf. to. It is right to say that, In order
has. make the Ad1riral's statement hr!ef. ! Ia
r:at not followed his eIact and carcfu! style.
oup TErre is eomr ncw5 here, but. rot nh:
c:z- Billy Wilson's Zonayes arc becoming accliu
lvis, led 10 Florida, ard have cnly had fhrse d.
ia:e rerate roHe siree they arrived; Thsze
aisI az, "Icbody hurt" however. 1Go or thl
that hours oi each ds5 fad them drilling on
Kun Island, which they havo explored " from
pm centre an round to the STA" an tod,
the cannot vouch for The story, that three or f
'ked of them fen. evenings since, sent pettti
$ 50 10 Col. Brown, asking leave to ..reconuoi
oath in the Warrington Nayy-lard" suiel
as the proposition appears on its fsce
is net unlikely to have cnlanatea .fr
rs r. tue brave " Zoo.Z1os," as they are Y
co" fond Of calling themselves: They ha
agallows erected and hang IN calSy
race prominent secessionists every evening: =
ltsl. @ Bragg and Jetf Davis arc sent down the
:Sea- rs regularly us the night falls believe n
yer will 6ea court martial convened here, for
best t1ial Of some unruly fellows, in few d:
wing me to send you anv particulars CT such q
4s5 | tcIE.
e=tcd TIE British fleet here is TO be increased
pre- The Mersey, Ariadnc, Challenger, R:nald9,
balls Driver, and some thirteen g1n-boats- T:l
from will then be over thirty-flye vessels, man
ance By come 3 400 men. under the command OF
nrea friend, Admiral Nilre.