New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-15

MR.. JAMES ". MASON ON THE BLOCKADE
Among the papers on the blockade we find the fol-
lowing letter addressed TO Lord John Russell by
Mr. Masoc, the Rebel Commissioner:
l09 PIcchDILLY, Feb. IL.
Nv LORD: have the honor 10 transmit to your
Lordslir herewith 10y permissionl returns OF ves-
ses entered and cleared at tie blockaded ports OF tue
Confederate States Of America at the respective
dates to which they refer. Your LordshiP WIZ OBJ
serve that the returns from the ports OF Charleston
and Savannah are up TO tue 3lst OF October idst
from New-Orlesns, Mobile, Pensacola, and Lavara,
to tho dates given, in August; end from Whining
ton til 10th September. iour Lordship VIII iut,her
observe that 10 tie iist from New-Orleails iarte
number We're inland by the riyer Mississippi, ana
therefore involved 30 question Of breach u tio'k
ade. Wishing to be perfectly fIsuk, j. may be
proper to remark AFRO that Others from some OF the
ports may have been quasi inl nd; That Is to say,
through the estuaries aud sounds along The coat.
state as an eyEmI lie, from New-Ofieans ID Mppl'e,
where the route for small vessels may or may not
have been through the leland sounds but ia Re gai'
10 the latter do not see why tie obligations OF
blockade DO Lot extend as fully TO then 10 oy hcees
10 the port from the open res. 1heee ee'usfies OF
sounds are accessible BY nels from the fes.snd nc.
guarded the ports 10 which they lead may lie Tcsched
successfully by sea-goirg yessss OF hgh' urush'
through those channels as by Il direct sea route.
That the Government of the United Staies 80 con-
sidered is proved ty the fact that the inland sea
communication betw zen New-OflsaEs ard Mobile
Charleston and Savannah, and perhaps otnsr place.,
II claimed 10 be hlockaded by naval forces OF thai
Government. The transcripts herewith were ihose
furnished TO NE by my Government 10 be conn unl-
Gated TO Your LordshiD. Although purporting TO be
copies Of the original returns they were copies made
st the proper department, at Richmond, from these
returns, and are, therefore. authentic. ] sek per
nlssiou also 10 include herewith printed list OF
vessel. entered aid cleared Al ports in Cuba from
ard 20 the Locssded porte Of the Confederate States
These, for he most part, are enumerated m Sepiem-
ber and ell for the months OF November ana De-
cember are OF cOuse not nclndtd In the Transcripts
from nny Government. Thus paper, sent TO ne from
Havana, was taken from Official documents there by
a Gentleman ofinteligeDce aud integrity, vi know
II me- and worthy OF entire reliance. The einsl
notes .re Of eouTse, unofficial. The hci assumed
81 the arrival If The vefses earei Ia, taoir pore 4
destination vas pat,er " no,ore,y, lsonfhe almost
laily intercour.e bety zen Havana aud those ports
have no official returns from my Government for
the months Of November December. arc January,
10 be accounted for in the fact that unit, very recent
IL il could not be known when might reach Lon
don. But az your Lordsbip is doubtless aware,
breaches Of the blockade at moot II not all OF these
ports, By vessels Of large ~ well as OF small tuEnsRe
both inward and outward bound, have been during
the Last three months and yet are, constantly report
ed. lhAve, &c. y. M' AAsoS'