, 1861-08-13
Tnte1esttnE 1ra1a Ncxsk EafodtAa~
Correspondents Of the n. T. Tribunal

Correspondence Of the n. 7. Tnhune.1 j.
sA1a8uRx, N. c., AnE.1, 1851.
The rumors Of negroes rislng IN large num-
bers further eastward come In daily thicker
evidently exaggerated; by tiaid aud supersti-
tious fears, that it is difficult to get anythinE
definite out OF them The sudden and porten-
toQs appaEftion Of the comet in the Northern
eky some weeks ago, II now appears had uuch
pernaturM dread which wss enggndered byits
H1sthfM aspect has By no means subsidized.
While manY Of the more pious blacks, who
are susceptible Of religious excitement
amounting to frenziea mystleism, took i
not m disgnies their feelings, tie majority
Of the eolored people were. horribly
terrified, and mzde startling revelations Of
cherished p1aus; the intense fright Of the
ignorant aud supe1stitious whites meanwhile
adding to the general consternahoa; + is
the refusal Of the Union Home Guards (who
are not obliged to leave their oWn: counties
and townsl to proceed to the dfsafecred dis
trict, and thereby edectually, though indirect
II, aid 9 rebellion they heartilY ;datest, the
available force of Noith Carolina lately IN
Virginia to return at once to.the State, and
suppress this domestic outbreak, more appan-
Ing. than anything they have to feaE from
"Lincoln's hireliuga." OF this, IS well as Of
pkQeI l2EI85 equally WELL
CITED, the local ptesa make no mentlsn, being
+: under an Incredibly rigid censorsh1p, which,
| Of folly. -.
IT .ppeazs that the Federal blockade, :cez~
-tainly SO far 9s the coast udfnlAud waters
| Of Nurth Carolina are concerned, ia perfect
farce. I must confess I am utterly astonfshed
| tt the facts brought to my knowledge Tie
whole thing Is the biggest sort Of q laug ghing
stock to the secess1en1sts hereabouts, who
boast that they are much better of With it than
without i, as they now get an abundance Of
imported goods duty free. Not only il the
important port Of Wilmington standing with
open doors to the ocean, but the numerous
little commercial towns lying on the sounds
| are doing . brisk and thriving business, and
folk City is entirely unrestricted. Smuggling
operations are continually carried on, and
with an audacity amounting to perfect
looseness. The extent Of the Illicit traffic
Is almost incredible. Several cargoes Of cof.
fee have been brought in safely. 4 cargo o1
eiLce at Washington, on the Pamlico River
where two cargces have bseu landed be
fore, list OF which hss been published
which you have doubtless seen. You have al
so been apprised Of the fact, which has beer
officially reported, that considerable feet O.
small War-stearners, mounted with gum
brought from the Norfolk Navy Yard, hays
/ their rendezvous in these waters. Tbs ship
Wrights in that region hare been exercising d.
unHouted industry. 1t iR also true that larg'
number Of prizes, With various esfgoeH, cap
tured not only By DaT1s's prisateew, but b.!
parties acting Independently, on the guer
Tjna systsm, have been taken into the port
Of this State. The number has been statet
at uPWard Of fifty; hut Isee by the Elixabetl
1 City Hoaeer OF July 23, which gives List 0
masters and the ports whenee they sailed
together with description Of their cargoes
that thHty.nine were taken of that coast u]
to that date. This 1eTs has perhaps ALREADY
reached you. I mailed you yesterday the cop,
Of tie Pioneer from which obtained 1t; t1
ed in the usual bombastic style Of the editor
DR.. j. B. Goodwin, such as the manner in whicl
the pr ecious smuggling business Is transacted
He says smother cargo Of arms is expecte
EoCn.
7 The aggregate value Of these vessels, Wit
their cargL es, must reach an enormous sum-
much more than sufficient to maintain an e
fectual blockade Of the whole Inland coast {
North Carolina during the war. Some Of til
, pr,zes have been fitted out as PIRATES; Will
:, | most Of the larger craft have been burned q
s9eE Sfo hssn ssTs besa 5 esxa aRS
bsrbarity; those unwilling to engage in th
| freehootdpg service Of the &C. 8. A." were in
| MT diate1y dispatched, on the old principle {
Robert Kidd, that "dead men tell no tales"
refrain FOR the present from relating detatle
t reports Of this shocking inhumanity, Hhie
t has overwhelmed me with profound aurprts
!, for fear Of mourning the suspicion Of willin
/ | exsggeration, or OF lending too ready ear
! mere 1umors. The facts in the case, togeth'
i with others Of no less startling import, b.
+ which 1 am not at liberty to mention here, vi
= be made known in due tune by delegation
! gentlemen from this State, whose position Al
;. character will preclude all Impeachment
d thslr testimony, and will peraonaH vouch {
/ the substantial truth Of what Is herein CO
fufnad