Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1862-03-26
Vessels which have Run the CLOCK =
ade-LetGer from sEr. Mason.

The blue book contains long lists of YES
sells which eraded the blockade at various
places. from Mr.. IUncey and Mr.. Mason.
The las, q the papers III the return is the
following letter from The Confederate Com
missioner. Nr Mason. TO EaIl Russell, writ
ten in London on the 18th uit.
100. PICCADULY, February Il.
Ny LORD have the honor to transmit
to your L0rd>hip herewith Coy permissionl
returns OF vessels entered ana cleared at the
blockaded poris Of the Confederate States OF
America at the respective dates TO which
they refer. Your L9.dship viii observe that
the returns from The ports Of Charleston and
Savannah are only up 10 the 3l~t Of October
last: from New Orleans. Mobile. Pensacola,
and Lavaca to the dates given in August
and from Wilmington till 10Th September
Your LoTdsh;p will further observe that in
the list from New Orleans a large number
were inland Oy the liver Mississippi, and
theEeioSe involved To question OF q breach
OF blockade. Wishing 10 be perfectly frank,
it may be- proper 10 remark also that others
from some Of the ports may have been gvI,i
inland. that Is to say, through the S'uaries
and sounds along the coast. | stale as an
example. from New Orleans 10 Mobile, where
the route for small vessels may or may not
have been through the inland sounds. But
in regard 10 the latter. DO not see Why the
obligations Of q blockade do not extend as
tGHg TO them as by access to the port from
the open sea. These estuarics or sounds are
accessible by iGlet= from the sea, and, if not
guarded. tie ports to which they lead NAV
be reached - successfully by sea going YES
sris Of li2ht dUaught through those channels
a. by 4 direct sea rCUte. That the Govern
neui Of the United Stats so considered is
proved by the fact that The inland sea
commune alton between New Orleans and
Mobile, Charleston. aGd Savannah. AM Def
maps other places, is claimed 70 b. block
AIDED 10y naval forces Of that Gov, TumeAt.
Tie tran. crip;s herewith were those furnish
ed 10 me by my Government. TO be cam.
munic ted to your lordShIp- AithOu Oh Dur
porting 20 be copies OF the original returns.
the5 ser copies made 1t the PIope depart
n nj a Richmond from those relurus, and
aye tE"ye!G'e authentic. l ask permission
also 70 lEciuGe herewith printed list Of yes
SITS entered and cleared a. ports in Gaia
from and 70 the blCckadyd iyarts Of the Con
tedeTate States. These, Tor the most mart |
arc enumerated in SEPTEMBER: and ali for
the months Ct November and December are |
D. course BOT lactUacG III the lreuscTipts |
rom my Government. This paper. sent TO |
me from Havana, WGs taken from official !
locUmahts there by gentleman OF inte!lf- |
Se1ce aad mt gritty, we'll known to me- and !
worthy OF entire Reliance. TIE margin al !
notes are, OF Course, unofficial Th. fact
,assumedJ OF the arrival of the vessels cleur
81 tat their ports of destination WAS matter
1f uotorIety, from the almost daily inter
course between Havana aud those POETS. I |
rave 20 oh-Iai returns from my g yvzrnmeDt
or The months Of November. Zee mb.-. and
U"i!' - % accounted Tor n Tie !aci that ,