The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-16
now ruE nrnsls oEr TO SEA.

| ''' ''''H asfhalf bEi NV ihAs
The LONDON ENAmiNrE puhli he' a pof,ic d,
singular 10 tor watch, lt ssy., VS. vrr,t
fom Charleston, S g., ~ o,t.ep,n ...t q
toe EiiL6uigh DNlI RhyuNy, a.j p-ut,l i'd
tb Litter pHp'r. III corr. pcu iyat, says The
| iNAAiNFu--
"D'cs slooiny pic'ur, Of lie s'arnaticn in
| tN't uhc' btsN la-tu-. ut ., 'ho stue ti.,c
| nc g'N,s aG idea II tho way lu which the ou.sr.
ri"'t ci'l~ans Of ttc falaictto stA,c uuutr.vu
'u m ,igAtr, ~ a.tuc degrrr the iGcnnI Iouterce.
| It ,ho bio,kai'. IT, trlis buS unic, ,ne gu,.
| Jar,c Vt a i1rniiy c,tton planter hc ma 10 Il
| night journey 70 point ON IN" coast, Ut whiu
lac tuls indicates tir position, but which can ~,
10 otlof than tho Bulis Bay nam,l by ia,
New ln,k pipcrt "a the prouaulu destination oi
| he poWttt,l squadron OF war vessel, and Tram,
| p"rn that has lately sailed for soulhsrn wa
| tets.
Embark kng with tho mystery of con, ,pirator
| on hoard "a sm'll stoim.tul, lAlon with tho most
explosive and cuilbustihle goodi, thi, witno -
lot the prcss ~ carried down he droary estuary
| 81 the Ashley ana Cooper rivers, passing a fsw
datk aud takiSh pttvatr,rS All oue or two unln-
ishod ships intended for tn, Confederate navy.
S'caming oldly f'f the open ga, he and hts
trend glide by furs Sum er aud Moultric
which, together With the new earthvofk, , and
batteries on sh,re, appear 10 make Cnarlaston
"A miLiauio Cfous adt. CroaIing alo1g The
''thN WIN lutH neAltN Ill nv eNf0, Tor
tho lights Of the block ding lrigat,s shine
at no ;'cd dis ancc, and Tho breakers are un
pleatanily near, the adventurous voyagars n,
length get INTO quiet wator IA a narrow round
betwtcn low rredy islct and tho mainland.
They make hut slow u oyrcss, for the tug has a
couple OF scoNs IN tow, with heavy clr,soes OF
cotton ahd turpcr the, ard tho ch hlnncl being oi
no great depth, these arc constantly sticking
haId aud fast upon saLd.barks.
There thont forth, however from secluded
creeks and inlets, lurking buats nv tho aid of
which the tug IS sent forward bcior, the un-
friendly dawn can reveal her position to the e.
dcral man-ol-war. The little expedition thus
reaches In 'aiety Tho secluded SPIT wncrc tho
.tcOuqucrabe genius oi trade has op,nol a
new outlet Tor the pruducc OF tue Suith. Tho
-cCuc /. rus dcscrI ted
" Il Wns broad dayli ht when We cmergcd
nom Ills rrcd.ifingud creek, upon sptcc ol
,pen water, skirtod by broh rice fields dotted
ere and there with square aniquatcd houses
ano contiguous collections Of negro huts. BIt
rch, l.o,, had made this quiet bay "a busy locu,
ul l. dustry, aud ~ W. painted up tOa ue y VIII ri
long aud near which twenty-SN vessels were
wing, aud ! saw the desperate traffic carried
un IN u,tcr defiance Of the blockade, gave tho
ou,hcrncrs credit for greater energy thm |
hid believed possible.
Among tho ships observed the notorious pri-
vateer Sumter, which had arrived the day bo-
fore with prize laden with valuable silks and
wines, TWO Othor prlNatecrs, AMI captured
Boston clipper, which was being cut down and
pierced for guns. The other vessels we're either
prizes or merchantmen, owned in Liverpool or
New York, which, having brought in cIrlsoes of
foreign goods and munitiofs of war, were being
loaded with rice cotton and turpcntino. Nearly
all the cotton, il was stated, would iind its way
to Now Epgltnd. Five ships, | was told, hal
sailed during the night. II was from this har-
Tor that Slidcll aud his friends sailed for Cuba.
on their way 10 Europe, and until its whero-
ahOuts is discovered, and the mouths OF III 40
inlcts eiicctually closed with stones Or sunk
Lighters, the blockAde Is mere sham, aud tho
trade with Charleston virtually open.
In the cOursc Of tour thTou sh tn, adioin- |
ing states, the special correspondent found |
other ports where IA thriving import and ox- |
port business appeared to bo carried on with. |
out the slightest conccalmcnt or chance of iu- |
teuuptioo. At Wilmington, North C,rolina
10 lao tile squadron had ever troubled the 70. |
pose Of the prosperous and contcntod mer- /
chants, the embouchurs Of Cape Fear river
having aIp' rentlv been overlooked by the olli-
ciI geogIdphers Of Washington