New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-14
FROM NASSAU.
English Steamers I'm Port-Arms for the
Rebels.

Corresponsenco OF The ~ Y. Tribune.
NASSAU, Ju0e 9 1862
The following are the names of seven steamers
now in port, recently arrived from England Mem
phis Bahama, Lloyd, Pacific, Tuba Cain, Hero, and
Orete,. The last named is sad be fitted out for
privateer, and report says that Lieut. Maiht, oil the
Rebel navy is TO command her. Mqtfn is now here
There are so many different reports in circulation as
10 the nature Of the cargoes on these vessels that 1t
ia difficult 10 arrive at facts. All parties, however,
agree in saving they each have cargo suited TO the
wants Of "Dxe." / have no doubt most of them
are loaded with arms, and are waiting The turn Of
events before attempting TO run the blockade. Let
Nour vessels off Charleston and Wilmington keep q
sharp lookout, as they will prove rich prizes.
The steamer Cecil arrived day or two since
from Charleston making the tenth time she ha, been
successful in running the blockade; small sailing
craft are arriving almost daily from Wilmington and
Charleston. We should have dozen light steamers
10 cruise near the shore, with Drummond lights al
tached 20 each, by that means the vessels could
easily be seen, as il is well known they never at
tempt to come out except during very dark nights.
Let our Government look 10 this, it s very easy
matter to put stop to the large trade now carried
on between this place and the South.
Your readers can form no idea of the bitter hostil-
i:y expressed by the people here against the North
A EoIthener cannot safely express himself without
being nsulted. 1t extends TO all classes white and
black and l Am sorry to say tina; some turnkey
Americans from the State Of New-York, who have
been spending the Winter here, have proved them
selves firs.rste traitors but, thank Heaven, they
leave by this steamer, much to the joy OF the few
loyal and true Americans residing here.
Nassau healthy. No business doing, nearly all
the foot r s's"; -, 49, a. cra,5ias yaviI
II. ". ). Bulldog returned from cruise oil Abaco
on Sunday morning.
/ Information having been received here from ihe
Iighthonse Keeuer at Abaco that an Englfh steamer
was captured on the 9TH Of April, at 9 a. M, by
Union sbp-of-war, within five miles OF the ii"e-ih-
the-Wal and towed away IN an north-easterly drec-
/ ton, Can't. McKillop made inquiries OF the keeper
personally, and found the statement to be correct
The Bulldog exchanged colors with tho l. ).
steam transport Baltic with troops steering 70 the
southwsr3 and about twenty American merchant
ships, all bound south.
The same paper of May II says
The screw steamer Hero from Queenftown, which
arrived here last night was boarded by the Union
gnnboat Mercedta 8 guns no less than three times
- mes +. n. f. Of the HOlc-in-the-W Wall. IL this
outrage TO be repeated Gd hbHansl
We have before had occasion to remark that the
port Of Nassau was more ofec,ually block AIDED 10y
Union gunboats than that OF Charleston and shall
we be compelled to repeat this assertion II Il no,
long since one of the Union gunboats actually
came up to the mouth of our harbOr and went of
again without even saving How do you do u
I II is true that III. NJ. 5. Steady went out IA far as
the Berry Islands after her, but she escaped with
impunity. Surely it il biqh time that We had one
or two gunboats stationed between the liolen-ilc-
Wall and Berry lslands 70 counteract this growing
evil and protect our commerce.
The uncnyiable manner III Which the Bahamas
haye been shown mp by dastardly and designing
persons, whose espionage system IL just beginning
! 10 be found out by our oyer.cOgldiug population,
demands US to speak on. We rejoice that we are
living in land Of liberty, where everything il above
bOard--a liberty far greater than Of the land Of
baasted freedom whore honest citizens eXpatri-
aed for daring TO differ with their fellows point
OF Government.
Had any Bahamian acted in the United States as
some Of tie citizens Of America have acted here be
would have suffered the penalty Of riding the rail
aud been immeraed in that adhesive liquid 10 which
the catherei tribe have frequently added an extra
coating