The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-09

Of US are snugy slowed away, until as the clerk III
formed me, obtain rooms elsewhere wh'''
seems may be somewhere about the Greek isiahus io
every available in the town is are'ay o0''''o
and there is space LETT to pack the sun coming "'s
tudcs I called on an officer the British army, whose
acquaintance had made years ago, ana 'ouno wv"
in solitary apartment the oicefs' quarters saia
ansrtment serving him Tor bedroom aror and every
shipe He informed me that he had to put up with h s
present quarters foe house In tho hands OF the
painter and could not get another IN The interim on
any terms Everything is excessively dear. he said, on
account OF the great influx OF blockade runners Prices
do not these people. he added for they make 20
much money by the business they engaged in that
they afford TO scatter broadcast He concluded bv
informing me that he knew one gentleman who owned
vessel that ran the blockade thirty times before she
captured What wonder is It, under such circumstances
that the rebel government afford to have Aabamas
and Fiordas built in EngaDdg
The guests at the Victoria seccssionists to
man. and they do not think for moment Of Disgusting
their sentiments. They openly sreak Of the abolition
in the most contcmptuous terms This sort
of conversation nterminged with the frequent reitea
tion OF the word "ngger,' which seems TO possess as
cination over them amounting superstition In
deed this word frequently the con.
junction and" and the article " tho"
The blockade runners Of all ages from seply,,o
or less hrsute. and their getting up comprises
every variety Of style and fashion. Among them are
many to whom the term bloods" would appropriately
apply and great deal OF jewelrv sportcd BY them
observed good looking gentleman the piazza
Of apparently twenty five years OF ago who was desig-
mated rs colonel" He dressed in plain suit OF
ctzens' clothes, OF gray color, and one Of
bis fingers was massive ring, with q shield
shared cameo Of such portentous magnitude
that, had the ancient Spartans been Liliiputians
shield Of that size would have served for one Of them
to be carried nome In the event OF his being slain in
battle Opposite this military officer another good
looking young fellow, done up in blue flannel with gilt
bsttons and navy cap with white cover, on his head
Az hts companion is q colonel he cannot be under tho
rank Of post captain. This gentleman too, sported
massive gold ring with OF red stone, as large
- the cameo, set in 1t. ought to have noticed the
coones watch chain before II certriny the heaviest
have over beheld. Made Of iron, it would be strong
enough to secure the fercest masti bull dog There
49, altogether in the air Of the secessionsts here sort Of
devil macarhnes which speaks loudly for the security
with which they carry on their operations.
was much amused during the day the conversation
orr group in whose company gradually found myself
weasel had arrived from Havana, Ringing New York
papers to the 18TH One OF the company had HERALD Of
that date from which he read few passages here and
moro emphatic than complimentary. Said one gentleman,
81 cannot understand the course the HERALD pursuing
When south Carolina seeded known fact that the
HERALD advocated the right Of secession spoke boldly for
State rights and denounced any ATTEMPT that might have
been made 70 coerce any state into remaining IN the
Union Many other Northern papers took up the same
ground ana We counted thsm Tor continued advocacy
Of our How they came to change quite puzzles
me. cannot understand the divided opinions tina. pre-
vail in the North. Why don't they unanimously come
out, as have DONE aud determine on some definite
pocyy''
Ansshor gentleman said no remembered a Northern
man in the South at the time OF tho commencent OF
hostities, who was porting over map Of the United
states with S0utherners who wished to designate
tho future boundaries Of the Southern eracy when
the Northern man put his hugers the map and
pointed 10 New Jersey and New York 40 States
likely 70 BE- included in the republic. The
gentleman added that such was the general OK.
pectation. This led to Some remarks on the
probabity~of tho Northwestern States being event.
uay included in the Confsdsracy 10 which gentle
most empbaticaly expressed his disapproval "No
SIR, he said, "et keep Thorn out they have nothing
In common with u.s." and better without them.
Another observed that Of all tho rasca thievng States
in the Unon there none that came up 10 Ohio in
despicabe meanness. "why," ne remarked, warming
with his subject 't Is even than Massachusetts,
which, Of COURSE brands Ohio oven a being At the
acme OF moral degradation Poor Ohio! Worse than
massachusetts, What harder thing could thy worst enc
my say Of thee. However, h Is 70 be hoped that Ohio
will survive the denunciation yet . few years
longer. Illinois was next reviewed, and whilo IL
admitted that the southern portion Of the state was right
enough II intmaed that the northern part was no
better than It ought 10 be.
While this discussion in progress Of the COM
a.A
count Of old John Browns descent into Hades and the
refusal OF Charon the fare in
anachronism that cascd general laughter while
u showed that the Internal boatman must have rather
lucrative post. not simply greenback. but plurality
Of rccnbacks are rendered 70 him payment the fare
across the syx, and that he afford to refuse
payment In that shape This win be Of importance
TO tho shoddy contractors, rascally SPECTATORS
and swndng soldiers boarding house Keepers OF
New York The berth would DO . capital one for some
clever gentleman Of this Glass; and dare say
any Qua Of them brains sufficient TO GUST old
charcn and get himself installed In his ONCE But this IN
adiscssion Tho "poem" proceeds syeak Of the In
terview between Pluto, satan, a. he Is sometimes
designated and tho ghost Of old anarchist how b,
seated nj the left hand Of Old Nick while the chair
on the right Is reserved fo~ "Od Abe" who IL shortly
exPected On his arrival Satan. smother attempt
with such able aids can be made agsins. the Almighty
which may succeed in destroying the Trinity This awul
bissphcmy was received with shouts Of laughter and
expressions Il hearty approval
This evening present during another Conversation
In tho course OF which 1t confidently affirmed as
thing that admitted OF no doubt that during the ensu
ing tho yellow fever would clear out eyerv VA,
kec from New Orleans that one from tho br.ader
general down 10 the psvatc would escape and tina, the
rebels would march In aud occupy tho CITY, wishcs
fervcnty expressed that such would be tho fact IL
forgotten that tho wishes convictions were
expressed last wear, and that they nguarly falsi
fed Not long after tho convsrsatisn turned some
captain OF Northern v,sel who Is said 10 have OK
pressed wish tia; Charleston nigh, be taken
ana every man. woman aud child In burn,
when one OF the companyhe who was loudest In openIpp