Newbern weekly progress., 1862-10-18
How the Enemy Obtain their Sup
piles.
Highly sn,.re.,iaE from ,he ssa,k.

| uHuc' ua'e VI Wv p~'y"', DeP" -t'", h"' '"e
following interesting intelligence from the
South: -
The principal steamers employed for running
pold, Herald, Scolo, M!nnow, Floyd, Mem
phis, and two others, all large ocan vessels.
the blockade have ben the Nashville, Kate, Leo.
SOUTHERN ARMY WELL SUPPLIED.
These vessels in their various trips, have
brought abundant material TO the South to car.
~ on the war for more than an additional
year, with the exception Of army cloth, which
is being abundanlly manufactured at Atlanta,
Georgia, which possesses several mills devoted
to the purpose, one Of which, owned by a
Frenchman, named Duane, or some name Of
that sort, turns out five thousand YARDS day
for tho use Of the gray backs" AT least
three hundred and fifty thousand heavy Eng
lish navy blankets hare been imported within
the last six weeks. The Memphis, Herald and
Kate, took nothing else on their last trips.
The blankets were in heavy bales Of l,eOo
each.
In addition 10 other supplies, the above men
toned steamers also brought large cannon from
Nassau, shipped to that point from England,
in cases, as Cylinders" and nvoiced as such
III tlltlT " OuNiotO Se'h WI thV
part Of the United States consnl. These, how
ever, form but small part Of the guns used by
the rebels. AS is well known, large numbers
have been cast at Charleston, and at the Ire.
degar Iron Works.
Though there are iron mines In Arkansas
and Alabama they are not worked, and the
material from which the canon, shells and shot
have been cast, is the iron taken from the
small and less frequented rail roads which
have been torn up for the purpose. This also
has been used for plating iron.c clad vessels, and
often for land defences. The Charleston found.
ries are at present occupied chiefly in working
up old guns into these Of more efficient descr'p-
tion. The plating for iron.clads is prepared
at Atlanta, which also now turns out much
sheet iron The lead mines Of Alabama have
been worked Of late, and have reduced the arti'
, Gle from the former price Of 81 10 8 cents a
pound.
Augusta, Georgia, manufacture many per-
cussion caps, and grapeshot revolvers, and has
also started paper factory. Writing paper
from the North and from England brings SIC
5 a $l6 ream, bnt this new article, Of inferior
, quality, but quite available, can be had at IS.
Comparatively little cotton has been planted
this season, and an abundance Of grain has re-
paced it. There aie also immense quanti-
ties Of beef cattle and hogs throughout the
South. In those districts unvisited by armies,
large droves can often be seen in fields, and ap
pearances indicate profound peace. A sufficient
quantity of fresh meat and -four the rebels car
x certainly couut OH for the coming year, bu
t salt meat can less be expected.
There are works for distillirg salt from sei
nd n
Beula, in 0ssaba Sound, and other Southern
localities, but the article is unsuitable Tor salt
!. ing beef or pork. Ii dssolves long before thu
= meat is permeated. Rock salt only is available
= and, with high freight Of three hundred dol
. lars a ton, will not pay to import so well al
+ war materials. There are salt mines in boil
9 Virginia and Tennessee The rebel govern
ment encourages the establishment Of work
!. for salt distilling, by loaning three or fou
|. thousand dollars for the purpose, and receiving
II a return in salt.
II AID TO TIE gzrELs FROM NEW YORK MERCHANTS
~ Many goods imported at the South frou
;, :, Nassau, are sent there by the New York Eer
:, chan's. These are not shipped direct, but 4
:, some West India port. In the neighbsrhoo
:, Of the Bahamas the vessels carrying them con
!. !. trive to become wiad bound, or sustain dis
:, tressing accident, which renders visit to Mas
y sau indispensable, for supplies and repairs.
=, rhe cargo is then discharged and sold, on
:, plea Of the supercargo that perfectly salisac
- tory rates have been offered for it, renderin
>, the risk unnecessary Of continuing to the orig
, ual destination. Another point OF disehargin
is Cochranes Anchorage, three miles iron
!. Nassau, Ricketts, Island 100 miles from thence
> and Green Turtle Key, 10+ miles distant. Th
;, latter point is off the Florida coast Rickett'
'; Island lies in the direction Of Cuba. Goods ar
!. sometimes, however, sent direct from Ne'
!" York to a West India port, and thence n
}. shipped to Nassau.
Is PROFITS UPON SHIPMENTS TO REBELS.
Of The profits upon goods shipped from Enl
le land and the Northern States 10 the rebel do
"a minions, by way of Nassau, are often or
Is Thousand per cent clear OF the heavy freight I
re $500 ton and all expenses Of transhpmen
IL commission, and the usual mercantile swindlc
e. in charges" Payment is made from heav
As deposits sent to England and the North befsI
r. the rebellion commenced and also from tt
Is return shipments Of cotton, upon which IN
m jeff Davis government has, Of late, mac
III handsome profits out of it's subjects 1t bougf
to up immense quantities of last years cotton {
TO eight cents pound, giving, in payment bot
10 Confederate money and government "outto
"a bonds" which were redeemable at a state
Ill future time, at the price that cotton might l
that moment command.
r. Based on possible enhanced future valu
ne lhese bonds became marketable stock, whc
rs varied in figure from ten to twelve cents, al
ed cording to the state Of the public pulse Las
er June the rebel government arbitrarily amour
pc ced its determination to buy in all these bond
IN at eight cents, and proclaimed those not deli'
r, cred up by certain day to be forfeited TIL
al feat achieved, the price Of cotton was imm
q diately advanced by the Treasury Depar
d. ment to twenty cents, at which rate paymer
ne in the staple for army supplies was made.
as A considerable amount Of credit is ais
70 given BY shippers to the rebel governm:n
s' payment being sometimes partly taken in co
ne ton bonds, which are the more readily receive'
Az owing to the enormous profit made on shi]
as ments. A willingness to accept them is ais
er strengthened by silly belief in ultimate Coz
Al lederate success.
as The chief agents in Nassau for these tral
v shipments Of ammunition and reception
y cotton, are Soyer & hernandez and Jbh
~ Adderly 8 Co.
lr. ENGLISH PREPARATIONS FOR SOUTHERN TRADE.
1t seems that large shipping firms, anon
which may be enumerated Beebe & Co.,
al ivarnnal nwtarc nf cavnrol linac Nc ctao mn,