Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-17
A sad Fix-A Costly Job.

The following article from the v. D. Herald Of Ats
date gives gloomy picture of Yankee commerce. The
pateers OF the Rebels have substantially driven Yam
kes shipping from the In the West Indies they
can't get freight at any price. English, French and
Spanish vessels doing all TIE businsss-merehAnss
being sfrado trust their goods board YAnkee craft.
This viii very speedily be the case all the world
Yankee trading vessel will be thing unknown on the
waters.
The Yankees are alive TO this deplorable prospect
The remedy proposed for il IS chain OF armed vessels
in sight of another all along the cOas, from PAsa
mAquoddy to the Rio GAnde" We dOubs the effective
Hsss Of this practicable But THAT oil be the
cost Of hs WIN tie game BE- worth the candle Viii
al The money 10 YApksedOn suffice to &c out this feet
Of vessels' Let the Yankees try il We have Otjsc
dsn.
We begin 10 see developed In tba contest shat his
tory has proved that the command Of eOeeAa does
not carry With il the command OF the land 10 all the
great conflicts between nations the maritime power has
With the single exception Of England and she Gas aided
By bali the eoatneat been invariably whipped Atheas
ruled the waves aud conquered by Sparta Garbage
vas the maritime POwer OF her day and yielded TO the
iavIncible esons VI Rome BOnaparte, Without fish
iaE snack aud in sight of the White eliza Of Easlsnd
Isgnsd absolute Of the Continent Of Europe tor
Lftssn years.
TIE expense Of navy "a imnsHss the eieueHt Il
asia O. unstable and IrsscherOGs. and the best aii
sshenss are frustrated by storms. A an aid IS highly
valuable n transporting tEOSps, though even that al
vantage Is eO1ntsrpo,ssd by the unOertAnty For TIE
Independence of nation the certainty Of COCO aerG
others, the best guArsntess solid lssiOsl solid
ground
When the Yankees haS, spent 81 thsr money gu u.
Kiss ships and been thoroughly whipped on AnI-As thvy
are in iA way Of being every here thew will De able
realize the Jolly and sickedussi Of Ihsr conduct
FrSu u. Ne. Yosk Herald
INEFFICIESCY or TIE BL0CKADE-RAVAGES
OP TIE PRIyArEERS.
Yesterday We published batch Of letters from tie
Southern coast describing the daring operations Of the
rebel prvatee-s, And demonstrating the neaiceUcy Of
the blockade which subject Of riiicule alike for toe
North CAIoinians and the Blue Noses; indeed might
add Il Is the laughing stock also Of the private the
coast Of South Carolina Georgia, ForidA, Louisiana and
Texas. Southern psivaieers in large numbers at
ready sel, aud others preparing 70 leave on their
ratcal expeditions. TIE follOWrg Is list OF the prys
tiers whose names are knoSn
Steamer CIfee, Steamer hck'e.
Steamer Sumter Steamer ST. Nicholas
Steamer Vim. "A Webb, Brig JEFF Davis,
Steamer Calhoun, Schooner Dixie,
Steamer Music Schr. Petrol, (olO-n upl.
Steamer WinslO-, Schr. Savannah, (captarsd)
Steamer Gordos. Schooner YORK.
Gamer Marion.
Besides these our Others have been seen .hose nsms
are uuknOsu % UOitlg OF those Of which uOimrg
fas been yet heard bar -hsh uni0ubtedly I'd Iii
Along the coast ia midOcean, the shores OF
countries sheTe foreign trade Is chi nv ctrried on
IL appears that thsse prsaees are for the most psfi
vessels of light drs and that -hen In dAr 20 they ens-
he iuets Shsre shlpsoisAT cannot folos tdem. Que
noted Rendezvous OF thsirS i NewbsrH, y. Z.
NON 18th 81 The aOiso Igtle about Our naval prepa
rauOas only isagssfs have been vet captured
VI iesiroyei-.he savannah aud the Petrol OalytSo
thrr prizes have been Eesk-n by government vessel
aud tEO 6y the eresA These prautil crafts, "a tie
oshsr hand have captured up-Ar Of nity VI our Srz-
saz u uhich knOr al Oi them having been sold A.
Ns. Orleans on the 27th Of July. How many have
been captured VI which have yet learned nothing
ais impossible 10 say. zAny no doubt have been burI
rd O sunk In the OF some OF those taken by the
Sumter. aud long time NAV espa- before the oSner-
hslrEof them hthey hear A. all. We are satisfied
that aie adv twenty millions Worth OF Northern property
has been lost in various way through the operations ct
these hghwaynsn OF the seas increasing daily u num-
bet4 and becoming more and more daring from impun
~ TIE effect is not the loss OF the vessels and
their cargoes but the destruction Of our trade. Our
commerce With the West ladies' Was immense osiore the
piraes commenced their depredatOas Toe sI vessels
captured by the Sumter of the coast of Cuba were all
lmerican bottoms With valuable cArgo@s shipped GU
Soanish account Nov Northern vessels will get
charter or can be insured for any reasonable premium
Eaglish bottoms are taking al our trade. When the
cargo If her draft Of water not 50 great
Nus cur shipping interest IL literally Iuioed while the
Secretary Of tire Navy sts in hs easy chair al DIS
department as serene aud unconcerned IS II nooocy
uas hurt" and a. If the Of The Wat did no: d.
pend upon the important branch Of the pobhe service
over which he pFesdes more than does upon Tie
army The enemy, too, growing rich A. our eNpens'
nd l. obtaining important articles by sea, which give
him aid and comfort. Moreover II the blockade not
rsndered effective the rebels ui be aba 70 send away
hsr cotton and tobacco AID rice and obtsn gold or The
ood. they most need 10 return. further consequence
Ind ssi more depora6e viii Dc that Engsh vessels viii
,us tho blockade They oil probably be bred upon of
.psaEsi By the armed ships VI our gOSSraenL ffOaa
nsh eosous the pres Ut AMI temper OF the Euy
Sh and American public, Il Is easy 10 see hos vt
be precptsisd betsssn the two countries In iaet
We have 40 hesitation 10 saving that u some very de
s,s aud stringent policy i 70; adopted before the sh'p
,asns OF cotton begin 10 October next We gill be punst
into he tes 9TH several European Powers before the
ErsJ Of January next.
No hail measures ~al do A chain Of armed vessels
o.rcuarv large steamers for -ok and gubbcat- Of
Rht craft for the ine,s must Be stretched from Pass
auuodd5 70 the Rio dFznds, each -itttG sight 81
saoihsr 50 "a ths time TO cue Cd the deputttocs
If tie prsateers Snd prevent The ingress or 6sress ~
az vessels Shstsoever mex ths Cheapeske 10 she eoasi
ofMexic0 Let this be done, snd al difficulties ~.th
I,gland and France oil be obyiatsd While the Si,b
he domestic foe n rectiys such important aid on the
element OF Which government has TIE command that
,t must so0n be brought 10 successful ssue Hut lot
cur warning bs nel lctei aud let The Navy DepAitms
,Onnus in is imhs,e course, ADD as uio% tsSslfo
eJas,J lsnees nay be sIPtcsed
WEsT. WIl sLs Next blow Fall'
Ths Is the question ~Lich BeaHett OF the HTald IS
GrHlo. to hsye .asseIsd Where si the Rsbes strike
their nsl. blous ycOel4l, Banks. RO enersnz, Ere