Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-21
Latest News from the South.
ON late southern journals we take the fsl


THE BLOCKADE AND ITS EFFICIENCY.
The New Orleans Crescent has the follow
ing:
The heretofore magic word cotton is scarce
ly lisped nowadays on the hags Some par
ties-would-be operatOrs-hope that the block
sde may be broken or raised, but hoping will
not effect it. 1t IS MANIFEST that Great Bri-
tain tcIN adhere TO the position she assumed
months agO-a strict neutrality. There has
been much talk and great many comments
on what has been termed running the block
ade. Reports-and they will prove to be sim
pie repOrts-ssy that five hundred and sixteen
vessels have run the blockade since the 18th
of Msy last. This is a very wild estimate
even if it is supposed by the returns or state
ments in the Departments at Richmond. The
blockade was enforced off the mouths of the
mouths Of the Mississippi river on the 25th Of
May, at which time there were forty sail Of
vessels in this port outward bound, which were
permitted to 90 to sea. This blockade COM
menced off Mobile and Pensacola abeut the
same time.
Vessels were allowed to leave these ports
till the Sth Of June. So far as New Orleans
is 10 be considered, the last arrivals, via the
Balize, were on the 29th Of May last. There
have been some arrivals and departures of
schooners from the bsyous on the Gulf.
There have been some coasting vessels on the
coast of South Carolina evading the blockade;
but all these will not count up five hundred
and sixteen. On the other hand, the Hessian
steamer South Carolina has captured SeVen-
teen sch0Oners in attempting to run the gaunt-
let between New Orleans and Texas ports.
There have been only three or four vessels
from EurOpe-One the Bermuda-that have
successfully run the blockade Some few
West India traders have met with success on
the Carolina coast 1t is misleading foreign
governments to make assertions Of this char
ter. that the blockade is easily avoided, tchen
not TesSeL has eRteTs1 the port of Neto Or
L,aRs Uia the TiUer for the past fUs months,
and only one ria tie lakes from a fsretgn
port Great Britain and France recognize
the closing Of our ports. whether efectusl or
Intellectual. 1t Is, however, thought the
steamer Nashville has get out Of the port of
Charleston and gone somewhere. 1t is also
evident that the steamer Theodore, or Cor
don, made a successful trip from that port to
Cuba and back
The Crescent of the 7th, says;
There was intelligence received yesterday of
twenty four sail Of Hessian vessels being in
Ship Island harbor, on Tuesday. This number
was counted through q good telescope, from
the lookout at Mississippi city. Flats and
scOws appeared to be engaged in Transporting
materials from the vessels to the shore near
the lighthouse on the island. This is supposed
to be the advance of the great feet intended
for the Gulf. 1t is reasonable to suppose that
something like a simultaneous attsck is in
tended at three or more points. This can
easily be carried out, when it is taken into
consideration that there are between two hun
dred and seventy-fve and three hundred ves-
sells, including vessels Of war, steamers and
transports, composing the supposed great ar
al, they can come to New Orleans, Mobile and
Pensacola with two hundred and fifty. In the
meantime our authorities are preparing, and
we can only say to the Hessians, come on.
OF business at New Orleans, the same paper
of the 9th inst says:
Passing by the talk on battles and disrup-
tons in the army, we come to the steadily in
creasing scarcity Of breadstufs and other me-
cessaries Of life. Even the article Of rice,
which is selling in Charleston and Savannah
at q to cents per pound, is now retsiling
here at II cents per pound.
Irish potatoes, which might be raised in al
most any quantity on our prolific soil, are SELL
ing at one cent each, or about g. so per bushel.
Corn has now advanced from 81 Is to 81 .35 per
bushel, and We have for months past been
reading of the greatest crop of corn and wheat
ever known. We Judge the country is abun-
dantly supplied, and that farmers and raisers
intend to hold on and starve US out here in the
Crescent city. If planters have these heavy
yields secured, We urge them to send q share
to market. Flour is advancing to famine fg-
ures. Each succeeding day is attended with
Other articles-such as soap, candles and
starch-are advancing from day to day. Soap,
candle and starch factories could be made
profitable. Soap, which can be made for or
s cents per pound, is held at 80 or IS cents
Starch, another necessary article, commands
40 cents per pound; in fact the supply Of this
article is running 80 short that shirt collars
will have to follow a wilted cabbage leaf For
candles the poor folks have to pay Is to 20 cts.
each at the corner grocery. Is it not time
that some Of our leading citizens should take
action and move in the establishment Of man
ufaetories for these and other articles? 1t re-
qures but very little capital. If dealers in
scrip, stocks and paper ever expect to confer
any good on the country, now is the accepted
time But we fancy If the war should be
brought to a close, many Of our moneyed citi-
zens would leave US and 90 northward or to
Europe and our COED city would be second
ary thought with them
tits asked what has forced up the price of
cotton seed oil. Six or seven months ago it
was selling at from so to IS cents per gallon;
now it is held at l.50 TO 81 and 81. 2.50.-There
is no scarcity Of cotton secd in the country
in fact it is drug where planters planters have ginnsd
their cotton. Are there any solid reasons for
an advance Of 200 per cent. simply for the
cost Of transmitting the seed into oil!
The Richmond Dispatch Of the l4th express
es its cordial sympathy with the desire for Q
new Asg, and says:
We want nothing in our igsignis, any more
than our principles or sentiments, to remind M
of the hypocritical dsspotisn which We have
thrown of.
The Dispatch says:
We learn that ]. II. Hope, com missary agent
at Williamsburg, has advised the government
here that, under q recent order from Genl.
Magruder, his supplies Of beef cattle must be
more than double. We expect General Ma
grHdsT IS looking to " an szpeditioH."
THE INVASION FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY.
The same paper refers to the operations in
Kentucky, as follows:
1t has been apparent for many months. and
is obvious now, that the enemy Is making q
formidable demonstration towards East Ten
nessee from Eastern Kentucky. Our cores
pondence from TaEewell county, in south
western Virginia. which We published yester.
day, sets down the column operating against
Col Williams at ten thousand strong and II
was believed that the force before Gen. Zolli-