The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-06-30
Ghe 1ailu aournat.
Rebel Evidence Of the Worthless
ness IF Rebel Money.


When the rebel steamer Calypso was
captured By the United States steamer
Florida, while on her way from Nassau
to port ia North Carolina rebel mail
bag was found on board, from which the
following curious letters were taken:
A GEORGIA MERCHANT TO HIS PARTNERS.
Nassau, June Z.
UDEAR BROTHERS. If sra
not mistaken some of the blockade run
ners will lose pile of money, as Con-
federate money is becoming at such a
discount they can not get price enough
on The goods to pay the difference of ex-
change, as all goods have to be paid in
gold or sterling exchange, and all
freights prepaid, and then take all chan
ces of getting them through, besides pay
ing duties on them at Charleston Some
of the blockade men here think the next
- steamer from Dixie viii bring bad news,
and there will be a much greater dis
count on Confederate money-say seven
or eight hundred dollars for one hundred
in gold, and my opinion is it will soon
be worthless Yesterday | bought here
(Nassau) FIVE hundred dollars in Confed-
crate money at four cents on the dollar,
and some was sold here for even a
greater discount So you can see what
the people here think of Dixie money,
and, in fact, no one here will take it at
any price for goods or for freight money;
and if had million of gold dollars, l
would not invest one dollar here and take
the chances of getting through and take
Confederate money.
ss zs.-s If you have any Confederate money
on hand when you receive this, get clear
= of it on the best terms you possibly can,
and in future do not take any more Con-
IA L. -Iok
= sell it for gold, and turn it into gold as
soon as you receive it The best invest
ment of Confederate money is good ster-
ling exchange, the nextis gold or silver,
and the next is cotton, for, sooner or
later l am confident Confederate money
will not be worth the paper it is made on,
although | may be mistaken.
Yours, truly, J. B. JACQUES.
Messrs. j. B Jaques L Bro, Colum-
bus, Ca"
This is the testimony of rebel mer-
chant, whose exodus from the South
seems to have opened his eyes to the
hopelessness of the rebellion. Accord
ing to his statements, Confederate money
is already at such a fearful discount that
the English merchants at Nassau, favor
able as they are to the rebels, refuse tc
have anything to do with it; while, &C
cording to the following letter, Confed
crate bonds are still more unsavory IL
their nostrils
RICHMOND AGENTS TESTIMONY.
NASSAU, June 8, 1868.
" ~ E. SimonS Richmond, Va:
"DEAR FREXD- : | have
not been able to find sale of the bonds
though there have been sales heretofore
but now no one seems ready to buy.
could sell at forty-6ve cents, but am no
willing TO sell at that figure. hav
concluded to deposit them in hous
here TO be disposed of at a fair price
and proceed myself to New York, as W
4,Il,al &C &c -s------.- 'TvU U
- sbfe 70 make any shipment to you
Probably intends to buy goods in Ne
York
" The feeling here by residents seem
to be in favor of the South, but l do NJ
think it exists further than dollars an
eepts are concerned They are all ma
ing money out of the war, and do NJ
care, in my opinion, how long it ma
last As to England, herself, from VIII;
can see and hear, she is in favor of tt
South, on account of the gallantry show
by Southern soldiers, and would be wi
ing to recognize her, providing ST
would emancipate her slaves, which ca
never be done = = su
Yours, very truly,
Henry WOODWARD"
Mr.. Henry Woodward proposes
visit New York, and Marshal Murri
will nrohabl keen a eve unon him