, 1862-06-19
E1E0m NASSAU
English Steamers Ill Port-Arms for
lEebeiB-0ur Navy with an eye ON
them.

them.
We gather some items of interest from this
British Island, from correspondent Of the
New York Tribune. Our government should
send naval feet and blow the to IN to atoms.
II England will not do her duty, and put
step to the rasea1ly operations going on there,
It bcnooyes us to do that work ourselves:
NASSAU, June Q, 1862.
The following are the names of6eyeu steam
CTS now in purf, recently arrived from Eng
Tubal Cain, Hero and Oretes. Tue last named
is said to be fitted out for 4 privateer, and re-
port says that Lieut.. N1ttfit, Of the rebel uayy
IS to command her. Mafflt is now here.
There are so many different reports in circula-
!a'ion as to the nature ST the cargoes on these
VESSELS, that is difficult to arrive at facts. ALI
parties, however, agree in saying they each
have q cargo snited to the wants Of Dixie.n
I have nu doubt most Of them are loaded
with arms, and are Whiting the turn Of events
before attempting to run the blockade. LIT
our vessels off Charleston and Wilmington
Keep sharp lookout, as they will prove rich
prlzes
The steamer Cecil arrived day OF two
since from Charleston, rlasing the tenth time
she las been successful in running the block
ade; small sailing craft are arriving almost
| daily from Wilmington and Charleston We
Ne should have i dozen light steamers to
cruise near the shore, with Dru1nsnond lights
! attached to each, as by that means the yescls
| could easily be seen, as it is well known they
nj ycr attempted to COME out except during
yery dark niE 1ts. Let our government look
to this, rs it Is very easy matter to put stop
to the large trade now carried on between tais
| place and the South.
Your readers can form no idea Of the bitter
hostility expressed by the people here against
| the North A Northerner cannot safely cx-
/ ~ r11+ 1<Sr nd Nv
tends to all classes, white and black, and !
anl sorTy to say that some 1unkey Americans
| from the State Of New York, who have been
| spending the Winter here, hare proved them
| selves first rate traitors; but, thlnk Heaven
they leave BY this steamer, much to the joy d
the fen loyal and true Americans residing
| here.
lFron the Nassau Guardian. May III
q. NJ s. bulldog returned from cruise of
Abaco On Sunday morning.
Information having been received here froH
tie lighthouse keeper at Abaco, that an EGG
lish steamer Was captured on the 27sh Of April
ut 4, NJ BY Union ship Of war, wi'ha i've
mics OF the Ho1e-1n-t Wall, and to wed ava,
ina northeastcrly direction, Capt. McKillol
nlade Inquiries OF the keeper personally, Ant
| found Tie statement to be correct
| The Bulldog exchanged colorg with the U
). steam transport B altic, with troops steerfn:
| TO the southwaEa, and about t@enty Amc-ical
merchant ships, all bound south.
The same paper Of May 17th says:
The screw steamer Hero from Queenstown
which arrived here LAST night, was boa7dc
by the Union gunboat Mercedita {nine guns
no less than three times, thirty-fve miles E
n E. OF the Hole-in-the- Wall Is this outrsg
! to be repeated nd libitnrn2
Il We have before had occasion to remark tha
! the port Of Nassau WIS more effectuan
bicckaded by Union gunboats than that (
Charleston, and shall VIC be compelled to II
, | peat this assertion? 1t is not long since ou
Of the Union gunboats actually came up t
| the mouth Of our larhor and went of agal
: | without even saying ts How do you do ?''
! 1t is true thst q. NJ s. 6teady went out S
f:.s as the Berry Islands after her, but she C
l caped eith impunIt5. Surely it is high thu
: tlat NC had ono or two gunboats statloug
| between the Eole-in-the- Wall and Rerz
! Islands, to counteract the growing evil au
! | protect our commerce.
The unenTlable manner in which the Bah
mas have teen shown up by dastardly and
signing persons, whose espionage system
inst beginning TO be found ont by our owe
Il cnntdiDg population, demands Us to speak ou
IL We rejoice that ne are living in land Of Il
erty, here everything is above board Il
erty far greater than. Of the land Of boast
freedom whose honest citizens are e3patriaI
for daring to differ with their fellows On
point Of Government
Had any Bahs1uian acted il the Unit
States as some Of the citizens Of America ha
o acted here, he would have suffered the penal
l. OF riding the rail, aud been immersed in th
s. adhesive liquid to which the feathcred tn
"A hsve frequently added an extra coating.