New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-07

weather. wearing finer clothes, and living in larger
houses. l had almost forgotten TO give an import
ant "iiem" that II has been discovered that these
persons are OF only III sympathy with our enemies
on the main hud, but are in correspondence with
them and supplying their wants IN regard to needed
information and goods. a schooner about to leave
on sueh az expedition was seized by Provost Mar
slal Bissel, and on searching the owners house, a
Rebel iag was found aud letters from the MAN, IN
one of which the Key West brother was told to ran
the vessel into Nassau, hoist the Stars and Bars,
and sink the id Union rag in the sea. In The
same letter be was told 10 keep good heart that
soon they would be down in Key West aud drve
the d-d Yankees into the ocean. And the man
who received such letters, and was about to carry
cut the instructions, is regarded as Christian be-
cause he wears straight face ana as 10y yai man
because he has taken the oath.
Nor is there more dependence to be put Ill the
weslthier class of socisty here. There can be bnl
little doubt that the majority Of them are our secret
though bitter enemies-the relatives and friends OF
tue arch-traior, S. K. Mallory, ex-lAeut Randolph
l.. s. a., Judge Baldwin, aud others, nov an OPEN
rebellion agains, US, are yet finding " Union men
here act their aye Is in collecting the rent OF
their houses and the wages of their negroes for them
OF this (wealthyl class, now IN Key West, we lave
Judge Bethel and VIM. Pinckney, members OF the
Sec sh Convention, lawyers whose sons are Ill tho
Rebel army, and merchants IN whose stores were
subscripiion pagers soliciting donations to help on
/ The Rebel cause We have the wives aDd daughters
of tn re men, who, when, III the Episcopal service
the pra, or for the President Of the United States Is
read close their books aud arise from their Knees
These men aud their families, OF course, care more
for the safety of their saves, aud the slaves o
the runaway Rebels, than they do for the Union SOL
diefa or the Union cause. We have, no doubt, u
few Union men here, but what are they among 70
many
We gratefully record tho fact that few Of the
ladies mot tha ten OF twelve visited our ON
GERS during their sickness taking with them little
delcacies rolshod by the sick, aud speaking to them
words of cheer and comfort. | regret that l am
co,Ypelled TO write that tho hey West communca-
tiou in The New- York H,did Oct. & is but poetic
DREAM a picture OF the Imagination. NO one, no
company Of ladies ever speht single night III our
TO attend our SICK or for any other pur-
bose: and but one family OF three ladies, ever en-
tered the hospitals OF the sick pivae soldiers IL ID
intended to present an American Il * TO me for Tue
use Of the regimeutal church. The ladies intending
10 do ihi, do not number on their liz, more titan
twelve names.
We hear from abroad much said. OF the loyalty OF
Key West; but we that are here " don't rec II.
LOYALTY shows itself III our Northern homes; hus-
bands leave their wives, sons their parents nome
steads; men make sacrifices TO take up arms aud hiy
down their lives through devotion to their country
our mothers and wives and sisters and daughters are
engaged in making ~ comforts for the solder.
Our men Of all classes are freely giving their
means. aud some with IL pnucely lherslity, 10 help
forward the cause But in loyal llj Key West, but
one house has representative In the Union Army,
No association of ladies' or individual lady has
thought lit to inquire whether anything can be done
by them (exccping the few who visited our oiheerr
as before stated. Not one dune has been contrib
MED toward ,ping on the glorious cagse, and yet
we are told they are loyal we know that That
many of item have made money Of us, and the war
has filled their bags We know of but few who have
even q heart to give.
have written plainly, and perhaps with come
feeling, but write IN sight OF the graves oil my CON,
rsdes; | remember their pains ana dyiog grOaps; !
think Of the bitterness and wo the bereaved hearts
and desolate homes. have before me the names oi
one hundred aud thirty-two men, whose hisless
bodies have committed TO the silent grave on this
Island. More than one hundred Of these are OF my
own regiment and large proportion OF my own
Bfookly Il and New.York. ioun, &c.,
J. q. BASS Chaplain.