The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-30
The Privateers Of the Con-
federate States.
fVE BLOCKADE OF THE SOUTHERN PORTS.
Letters Of Marque Probably Is
sued Yesterday.
he Exploits Of the Rebels on the
Mississippi,
Be-. &e., Ass

On the 18th Of APRIL two days after the fali OF rort
Sumter or as the government were made aware
e the fact the President Of the United States Issued his
exclamation calling forth the militia Of the several States
- the number of rs 600 men, "suppress combinations
against the federal laws, and giving the rebels twenty
Aays to dispense In consequence Of this proclamation
and in days after ts appearance Jefferson Davis
ssued counter proclamation inviting applications for
etters Of marque against the merchant marine Of the
United States. II is as follows:
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CON-
FEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
MONTGOMERY, April II, 1851.
Whereas Abraham Lincoln, President Of the United
States has by proclamation announced his intention Of
invading the cenfede'acy With an armed force, for tue
p1pose Of capturing it's fortresses and thereby subve
ing Its independence ana subecng people thereof
- the dominion Of foreign power and whereas it has
aA@ become the duty Of this government to repe
the threatened invasion and defend the rights and ber
tes the people by all which the laws OF nations
and the OF civilized warfare place at its disposal
Now therefore, l. Jefferson Davis President OF the Con-
Sedersc States OF America, do ssuc this procama
rOn inviting all those who may desire, by service in
private armed the high seas to aid this gov
arnmeLt resisting wonton and wicked an aggression,
20 make application for commissions or letters Of marque
reprsa to be issued under the seal Of thu Conede
rate States and do further notify all persons applying
fr letters Of marque TO make astacment IN writing CIV
ng them and suitable description OF the character ton
mage Of the vessel Of thu place of residence
u each therein, and the intended num-
Der Of the ADD 10 sign each statement and deliver
she the Secretary Of State Collector Of the
port Of entry OF the Confederate States to be by him
Bosdy all applicants aforesaid, before any commission
eter maeque Issued 10 any vessel or the
being they Will be required TO give bond TO the Conse
rste States with at least two responsible surees not
interested such vessel In the penal sum of FIVE thou
sand dollars sucn vessel provided with more than
ane hundsed and fifty men, them In the penal sum of
sen Thousand dollars, with the condition that the
srs, officers and crew who shall be employed
n board such commissioned vessel shall observe
enc laws of these Confederate States and the nstruc
tons given them for the regulation OF their conduct that
8hRn satisfy al damages contrary to The tenor
thereof by such vessel during her commission and deli
up when revoked by the President Of the
Confederate States and do further specially enoin
all perpops holding Offices civil and military, under the
Int and zsaious in tho dis hsge Of the duties incident
thereto; and do exhot the good people Of the
Cufeoerats States they love their country as they
prize the blessings OF free government as they feel
the wrongs Of the past and those now threatened
= an aggravated form by those whose enmity
themselves in preserving order in promoting concord in
sinainrg the authority and efficacy OF the laws, and
= adopted for Common deeacs and by which under
Vie pleasing OF Divine Providence may hope for
speeiy, just and honorable peacs
In witness whereof have hereunto set hand, and
have caused the seal Of the States OF Anne
RIGA 10 be- attached this Seventeenth day OF april la the
year Of our LORD one thousand eight handred and sixty
sne JEFFERSON DAVIS.
RoRzRr TooNEs, Secretary OF State.
Owing to objections ,de in South Carolina snd othc
parts Of the South against the right o. the
President to issue his responsibility letters OF
winch tne peculiar prcrogatve OF congress,
ithc war making power ans action deferred till the
meeting o: Congress yesterday at Montgomery though
has been stated by The Rchmoni that on the 18th
INST. the government did issue letters Of marauc
TO three privaeers. Meantime the Charleston papers
contained advertisements wanting to purchase frat
class fast sailing steamers whose destination capy IA
doubted.
Two days after the Of Jefferson Davis
Aefesaent OF the United Sates issued .he following
7hs pros,,. ,y.suscrcs April 10, 1861.
- %. mas Hsued proclamsuon ssl''ng sua,s
msuyre tion asainst the goyernmep's or,h ,rona
ssaee has broken eut in the states OF sou'n
Sso,s, nA0 al,hama. r0rda, Mississippi Louisiana
and Texas and the laws snrot he eaectnal,y
for the collection OF the revenue nrovision Of the
executed .here n conformabiy TO that Sa nn,orm
constitution which requires the duties to nSaa
throof bout the United States, and further com
10 grant pretended letters OF marqle, TO an
thorze the bearers thereof TO commit assau. 90 .oe
hvss vessels and property OF gooa sss ana u
the waters the United states. :, -,
And whereas the President says an Executive proca
melton has already been issued, requiring the persos
engaged In these dsorcery proceedings 10 aess., me-
fore ealing militia force for the purpose OF reua
rr the sane, add converting Congress IN exTaT T p
sess,on 20 Deliberate and determine thereon me e
~icert with q view 10 the came PURPOSE oooie ~
tope ana 20 the protection OF the public peace ana tne
s and n,onertv Of It's ORDERLY cizens pursuing their
lawful occupati ions, until Congress- snan nave
and delberated on the SAD hss r,her denei
A aai no 49, 20 sst on foot BLOCKADE OF THE
PORTS within the States aforesaid, IN pr eann
the we OF the rued states aud the laws OF nattoas IN
such cases provided
FOR TINS purpose competent force viii DC posted 60 as
70 prsyer The entrance and oxtof vessels from the ports
IT. therefore with view 10 violate such blockade,
vessel shall attempt leave any OF the said ports she
~ he duy warned by the OF Of the said
Nckadipg vessels who viii nd0rse on her register the
sact and cate Of such warning; and II the same vesse
shall again attempt 10 enter or leave the pocKahed port
she win be captured sent TO the nearest convenient
port for such proceedings against her and ner cargo a.
may be deemed advisable ABRAHAM LIN OlsN,
President OF the United states.
VIZ II. s.wARD, Secretary OF STATE
Smuar eously with The proclamation the Collectors
Of ne ports were directed by the Secretary Of the rrea
sary ~ refuse to any vessels bound for ports
N states which had seeded or which might hereafter
ssoede Accordingly the line OF steamers for Charleston
md s 7annah discontinued their tps and those which
remained ut this port chartered BY the government
70 carry trccrs The N1hville being at Charles
soa. was seized by the authorities there TO be
sn,r ID into privsteer the coast Of Texas. The
Star OF the West with provisions on board for the
fecrral troops also seized by the armed steamer
kc:agofda aed both vii be put to the same use Com
nodore Rosseau OF the Confederate Navy was lately
Ntang out az privateer at New Orleans the Sumter,
taken from the United States government also number
n other vessels FOR a similar hostile purpose. Tho
Yorktown and jamestown steamers were also seizscd
In ediatey aiter the secession OF 'lrgna Wsosno'
with some smaller vessels which Governor Lechcr or
dered to be reeaed while he retained the two steamers
which are now ~ doubt being fitted cut privaseers
nc Virginia authorities, moreover, made m effort to get
hold Of the hne Navy Yard at Norfolk, and failing In
th~i they now trying 70 raise the vessels
Which were scuitled with view TO convert them Into
pvfvaeerp, after bsmbsrdng and capturing fortress
Monroe, which GUARDS the 70 the James rive
JD yeserdays paper pabished the second prociams
ticn Of the President ordering the blockade 10 Virginia
and North Carolina and If Maryland should secede
sumo hostile altitude like North Carolina. the blockade
win then be extended 70 oe whole line scuthcrn
coast from the Susquehanr aud Chesapeake 70 the Rio
grande Az yet to great extent the blockade only
cAper, and Ia not cnectua