The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-09
THE REBELS At NASSAU, N. P.
Oar Hsssau Correspondence


Oar Nessau Correspondence
NASSAU, N. p, June ~, 1862
The Secesiox Proclices Of The Majority Of the People Of
Nasau-An Analysts Of ne Cause of Their Hostility u
The North-7he Mean Spirit Of 1oryism-Ths Shorthand
Aan,fsus of the Nassau Custom Houss-AUeaps 10 Run
the blockade, dc.
In casting onss eyes over this psstsrous little island,
with It's ten thousand inhabitants jottsd down here IN
the middle OF ths Atlantic, person unacquainted with
history cannot help wondering at the contemplate
meanness its PEOPLE choose display in their expression
hatred OF the United and her institutions bus
who have studied into the cause Of their diske nave
long since ceased TO wonder and regret that they
hate US.
AT the close Of the war OF tho Revolution, when Hall
fax made the Of refuge for the rascay tories
Of the Northe States. TO which they fed to escape the
fiery and just isnaton the patriots OF that day,
this island became III asylum Of the villains OF the
stripe Tho South Here isolated from the rest
OF The world, brooding over the failure OF their
schemes TO keep under the British yoke.
and nag the loss of property and
friends which they Lett behind in their haste,
the lives whc thsv, their base and cruel
conduct had 10 tee ey iscreased IN tory ism Cshicn
is the enIbCd u iealness, rascay and wicked
ness). 1hei sous aud dausht have married and in
ternarrieG n tories un their descendants, the pro-
sent Inhabitants ma come Tho very quu.essonce OF
toryism anh splendid hate Of the Union
Since writing ms LIST, The steamer Memphis has loft
this pot with aDa cargo intended for tho rebels,
ana it IS runofed au.oag tae knowing ones" that she
has succeoaeo running the b ockade.
Nearly all these at tho Custom Housefor
ST. j. In, n. b. ana the ne OF the Custom House
authorities Al 80 port give you tho s'shori hand"
ost Vi oi Tire steamers which let this port Tor
St John, N. b.. RIA tic oinckaie at Charleston, landed
har Ca NO AMI r, u1 To ms port in less lime than it
woul required ~ ner reach the POM or destl-
~ III named III Ter maniie est.
This manifest shown enumerated very fully the
ship Dut einafsaby concise IN its descrip-
ton Of the which was as lollows-" Eleven nun
ca co and nine hundred kegs ditto"
Wilt tie conlets these caes and Kegs were Is proba-
bly, better known 10 some OF our wounded sooies IMAM
to the parties s.. IN whom they consigned
The british Big Lucy uafling, which arrived here
from your port .bt middle OF this month. brought
several looking cases Consigned :" Adderiy
Co said 10 rtaiL p cAet Tessanents, which all admt
are needed ia ce-si ugtit is believed ere by those
who aided ,hit the Iestamenis are not
Character to ic4cte any specially moral essen, Aor
70 let brotherly oys continue"
tho British schooner Anna ha, belonging 20 Saunders
4 Son, of ths place so arrived here irom your pors
about the Goth INST cargo consisting OF bread
OIL &c, which seat directly Forward 70 Charleston
or some other rebel port
The tealnsr eto is still here evidently "waiting for
something to tui a up"
NASSAU, N. p. juno IS, 1862
Tie Capture Of the Reos Gunooas orao BY the English Ma
Of Var Greyh J,ud-7ne Oreo Sails from Lircr1oo
Under False Pretences-Ier CreD Kept IN the Ddrs as
to Her Nopsnsenn-fae Slip Before the Court IN Mas
sdu, de-. &c.
Public interest has been greatly excited here by
reason OF the seizure OF British steamship 0reto,
VIII Oh was enormously printed Oveton in paragraph
in the HERALD 18th Of June. l have already ap
prised you Of her seizure by her Britannia Aaesys
steamer Bulldog. whose commander, however, subse-
queny released again taken possession OF by
Captain Hickey, the Greyhound, on the 14h Of june
and released the day In hour after her second
release the Grey hounds barge, with eutenapt and
armed marines sea,uen. pulling towards tho
Oreto once more. they boarded her, and this time
iona Jie seizure de. The vessel is in the
the Admiralty and the hearing OF the case
comes off on Tuesday neAt.
ihe question nw arises. "Why all these seizures and
reeases The fact Is understand, this Orsto was
supposed to be vessel intended gunboat for the
Conderates and that, contrary TO the foreign Enlist
mentact and tho Queens proclamation, sho was htng
up in English armed vessel to be employed
against the VI the United states. But This
not having been shown with sufficient clsarness tho re-
leases above referred to took ac The captain Of me
Grey bound has mae search but for fear Of making
untrue statement as TO what was round on board
shall wait until hear the evidence In court.
The steamship Cecue which left here the 17th with
arms, ammunition and stores or like, was totally
wrecked of hlrkee Sound, Abac'. ON the night Of tho
Goth. shc passing the shore too ciossy,
rock, and sank in TOUR fathoms OF water Her cargo
brought to port by wrsckcrs, and has been sold
Enfield rines cartouchs boxes, &C., principally com.
posed the cargo There were also four brass nine
Founders.
This place il st full Of steamers and may add that
there many Strangers hore who represent Dixie In
some questionable shape.
Where is the Nashville nowi hear she was chased
last week. leaving this port and hal take shell
ter among our outer islands.
STATEMENT o. THE THIRD OFFICER or TIE oREro.
Mr. Edward JONES' who under false pretences held Qua
10 him. served third officer OF the Orsto furnishes
tho following particulars, which throw more light the
The Orsto was built Liverpool in February last BY
w. c. Miller GO. She is seven hundred tons burden,
tmbsrs ar. English CAL, aud her Innings and ceiling Of
teak. She is bark rgged and has two tunnels She 10,
in short regular Erg sh gunboat, eighteen inches
through and bored Tor twenty guns. She shipped her
crew Liverpool on tho sd o March, under pretence
that she about to proceed direct to Join the flee Of
King Victor Emanuel; but the men were soon dis
abused Of this; for putting out to sea the Orcto
kept continually shifting her courses, and At length
made direct for Nassau. As Mr.. Jones found
/ out this he asked the captain whose name is Du-
glid, for permission 70 knock oil work, stating that
| "a he was 4 neutral he wanted TO have nothing
to do with tho business which became apparent
him. The captain peremptoriv efused to listen 60 Mr..
jones' demand, but ,nercd him large sum Of money to
quiet his conscience Mr. Jones however, managed 70
get ashore Nassau in the night and immediately
ported the state OF affairs in the proper quarter When
the Bulldog went TO seize the Oreto the latter IN tho
act Of dischargng she'll Mr. Jones then took proceed
ngs against the captain OF the Oreto for his wages amt
the latter had him arrested Tor descron and placed in
prison. from whence he WAS released by order o. the
| Governor
Captain Dugud, OF tho oreto is a brother inaw OF
Waters, who built her. The ageat Tor tho building OF
these vessels "a vrgEian named Lowe) was arrested
| in Nassau, his way to Charleston, In June last.
Great attention IL being given to the cultivation OF cot
ton-smail settlers planting from acros and
all the fields are progressing as favoraby AZ can DO DO
The Guardian Of the 18th ultmo reports that tho
9th OF June federal gunboat captured Southern bria
under English colors of the Great lsaacs, and took her
| TO Key West.
Arrivals and Departures
ARRIVALS.
NAssAu-Brig Alma--M s. Daring, VIM Bloomcr. Mr. y
Casesu1 Mrs hy Brown aud laughter, Mrs Victoria Bel,
Mass Brig Lucy Darl nsMrs Chambers, Miss Cham
Se5s Ms. smith sI.,,s JOIN fssn1sis Geo Crafts
SHIPPING NEWS.