, 1861-09-02
Nothing Mors bJ way of Natax,7oras.
Guc 2eders tofiaad ta1atEra1,Iaio

Nothing MoFe bJ way of Efatax7oras.
Our readers noticed a telegraphic dispatch q
day OF two ago in our columns, sayingaN.s .ss
the Government Aad forbid -aase3 n5krex-
po1ts from New York to ldatanaefas. The
New York Ebe.aing Post tells US why that inhi-
bitten will be continued:
AID AND COMFORT TO THE REBELs.-A day
OF TWO ago the Ier9etny Post called attention to
the fact that the first applications for eiearau-
ces tG MataMo1as, Mexico, made at the Gus
ten Honee for three ye6r5 past, hzye been
within week a1d also that The convenient
to#n Of Brownsville, Texas, q little distance
tIcm MatamoEas, On the other side Of the Rio
Graude, is quite as good port as Matemoras,
With tie known advantage Ct being nearer te.*s
Gulf, AID the probable one Of being the port
ior which the shipments are intended.
"A reference 70 our shipping. list to day viii
sho@ that the William R. Kibbe, whose name
is tamilisr in connection with the recent his
tory ct the slave trade, hes just cleared for
Matamo1as. She sailed to day under the Bril-
isL tisg, with cargo aluei at from twenty to
thirty thcusaEd dollars, and consisting Of
cioahizg, four, provisions, coffee, potatoes,
aEc general LIST Ct articles which may be
needta ID 1satancras, but which are actually
wanted in the sece1td States.
:. The Pert Surveyor and the Naval Officer
haye been watching the Kibbe for week past,
and, as in the case Of all suspe ,ted vessels.
have refused to clear her witGout special in
structjons from the Treasury Department at
Washington. The special Instructions have
been received. allowing the Kibbe to clear,
that the Treasury Department has thus au-
thorized the shipment Of a valuable cargo Of
provisions and clothing, which is intended to
afford at least $1,000 worth Of aid aud com
fort to the rebels,
While the provision trade between this
the West India islands Is unusually active,
and larger shipments are making to those
places than ever were known before, the prop.
er officers and their subordinates in he Gus
tom House are exercising the utmost yigi-
sanee to see that these shipments are for Ie-
gl1mate purpose. In every case OF suspicion
the vessel applying for clearance has been
detained till e statement Of the matter could
be sent to Washington, and explicit tnstrnc-
ceived.
OF course, there is no such thing now as the
shipment cf a1ms and munitions from this
pert; but aid and comfort to the rebels In the
way Of clothing and prc7iBions are afforded
almost daily, and ealgoes, BY direction Of the
lfeasury Departments, are cleared for ports
where their reshipmeut to the seced States is
Easy an6 certain We Would suggest that the
!asgsr ceale1s IN Hour ard provlsions, waoss
position prevents the suspicion of their will
lbgness to engage in an unlawful trade, should
unite with the Naval Officer aad SurTeyor in
suppressiDg tie shipments cf proVisions Nv
suspected vessels. The Class OF me.chanfs rf,-
ferrel to kEGW whether or not the shipments
are made in legitimate manner. and can
supply the Treasury Department With such
evidence, N scne cases, as ought to prevent
the transmission Of special distinctions to
clear the vessels.
The register st the British Consulate il this
city shows that within fortnight q hrss num-
Der Of vessels have changed h4nds from Aper-
1can to British owners. Almost all of these
vessels engage at cnce in the provision trais-
Io5lat.cn business, and sail for St. Johns,
Hai41SS, Nova Scotia, and the West Iudia
Islands. To-day shout eighteen hundred bar
fels oi Hour, besides meal, pork and beef.
cleared Tor New Brunswick, ane another large
cargo OF provisions cleared for Turks island,
al N British vessels. Our colonial friends are
IN Danger Of being oyerfed this season.