Daily national Republican., 1863-11-20
Intercepted Correspondence
: Showing How Business is
Carried ON by the
W Blockade Runners
Of" Gallant Old
England"
LETTERS CAPTURED ON BOARD
sss-zTHE ELLA AND ANNIR.,,sass,- -

The originals OF the following interesting
letters, found on board the captured blockade
runner " Ella and ANNIE" are lying before us:
FROM W. II. oLcorr TO NsssRs. JOHN NJ. COOPER
CO., SAVANNAH, SHOWING now THE FALL
OF vIcK.BrRa KNOCKED DOWN REBEL sECv
RIrIrs. rI..4E .....
LONDON, Sept 2ist, 1868.
GENTLEMEN: A day or two after my arrival
here l wrote you few lines, stating that, owing
to the fall Of Vicksburg and retreat Of Lee,
Confederate securities were at o very low csti-
mate, &C., &c. l could not get an offer for
our railroad stocks, and am sorry to say that
there has been no improvement since, and now
(the last news was Of the fall of Forts Wagner
and Sumter) they are valueless In the market
here. Excepting advantages we may derive
from arrangements have made with manu-
facturers and publishers, and Information that
have gained of mode of business, &C., &C.,
fear that my trip here will prove failure.
1t 10 great disappolntment-my expectations
were SO high, SO much expected OF me, and
coming here at such fearful expense, my non
success causes me great unhappiness. would
return by steamer OF Sd proximo, via Halifax,
but that i have not yet completed arrange
ments for future business, and am purchasing
for Messrs. Habersham.
! have secured the agencies for publications
OF ii. q. Bohn, steel pens of Kinks, Wells Il
Co., playing cards Of G. Goodall & Sons, and
am negotiating with others. Messrs. Worsten-
holm u Son, and F. Ward Il Co., Birmingham,
are now considering my propositions, and will
write me. The parties above named engage to
fill no orders from Confederate States besides
ours, and we, with Morris, to have depots at
Savannah and Richmond. They give us same
terms as did their agents in the United States.
They will, when satisfied Of their securitr, ad.
vance US stock, provided the business is large
enough to warrant II. Could do nothing with
(1illOtt. Hnwayer II W.lls G N ,a pens arp
as good, though not so well known; they made
almost all the pens we had our name on.
i have made some purchases for X. ii. Il
Son, and shipped yesterday and to-day five or
six cases for them via Bermuda. Last adyices
had from Nassau was that owing to the yell
low fever, there was but little business there,
and but few blockade runners. Have not had
q line from home since left. There are sew
eral parties here on the same errand as myself,
but who are doing little or nothing. They
confidently expected to negotiate the fifteen
million loan, and for which they paid high
premium. could, two weeks since, have sold
some Of the bonds brought with me, but st 90
great sacrifice, thought 1t best to retain them.
Have not tried Liverpool, as learned that there
are large amounts Of confederate securities on
the market. The people here are, with few ex-
ceptions, confident of our Ultimate success In
our struggle for Independence, but fear our
ability to redeem.
Inc mOue OF business IL 80 chtlrely Inherent
10 ours that II Is almost like new study to me.
The stock is different, &C., &c. Have not yet
seen, In any of the paper houses, a ream of
ruled letter or cap paper. Almost any article
ordered In quantities would have to be put up
to order. I have learned a great deal, and
when hostilities cease will be prepared while
others will first have to learn. find 1t best to
depend upon ones own tact and labor to find
best places to buy at. To be advised to, or in
troduced, subjects yourself, or the manufac-
turer, to o demand called commissions, gen.
erally2i per cent. on your order. Have already
had a difficulty from such a demand being
made of me-the manufacturer, governed by
the influence Of the party who said he intro
duced me, (Which was false.) had TO decline
my order. OF course would not submit. Am
very well except cold.
The climate is very disagreeable, damp and
chilly. Brother will please write May of me.
1t is too late to ask You to write me, as shall
be on my way home before letter could reach
me here, unless very great improvement In
our affairs will enable me to negotiate our se-
curities. ] see no prospect OF such. Regards
to each of you. Would have sent the seeds for
Willy In one of II. II. d Sons cases, but the
new seed has not yet come in, and the dealers
advise not to send seed Of last year. VIII get
and send as soon as can. Yours truly,
W. II. OLCorr.
Messrs. JoBN NJ. COOPER Il Co., Savannah, Ga.
Please write me in duplicate to care OF De
Rossett d Brown, Wilmington, N. c., with re-
quest to forward to care of their or W. C. Bee
" Co.'S agent, Bermuda, to be retained until
called for.
This per hands of P. c. williams, ESQ.,; du-
pilcate, care johnson & Bro, Nassau, N, P.
FROM W. II. oLcorr, TO A. NORRIS, RICHMOND,
VIRGINIA. .ry
LoNDox, Sept. "a, 1858.
DEAR SIR ii wrote you 3lst ult per hands
| of Col. Jas. Walker, and send duplicates per
johnson d Bro, Nassau, 9Th instant. To that
date had not been able to get any but ruinous-
ly low offers for your bonds. The hope among
our friends was, that things would improve in
few weeks. But ! am sorry to say that at
this date (the news OF fall of Iorts Wagner and
Gregg, aud ruin oi Sumter, Just received, they
are at even lower estimates, and with an un-
favorable prospect Of improvement soon. Z I
have seen all who were at all disposed to invest
fered TO assist me In your behalf, also tried on
two occasions, but with no better success. Ex-
cepting advantages we may derive from ar
rangements have made with manufacturers
and publishers and information have gained
Of mode Of busine 8, best places to buy at &C.,
] fear that my trip here will prove failure.
1t ID a great disappointment TO me-my expec-
tatlons were so high, and so much expected OF
me by you, and Others, and coming here ut
such fearful expense, my non-success is a
source of great unhappiness. would return
by steamer of Sd inst, with Mr.. Williams, but
that have not yet completed arrangements for
future business, and am making some pur-
chases on account of Messrs. Habersham, who
sent me some exchange. D.. r..
have, as far az possible, considering the un-
certain duration and result Of the war, secured
the agencies for publications, Of II. q. Bohn,
steel pens of Kinks, Wells & Co., (could do
nothing with Gillott) whose pens are good,
though not extensively known In America
They supplied NJ. L. Leman, New York, and
made the pens that NJ Cole had their names on /.
Also, Of playing cards Of Goodall d. Son, their
cards are as good, while cheaper than any
have seen. Am also negotiating with others
Wortenhom & Son, r. Ward & Co., Routledge.
Wame u Bro, soap manufacturer. Gold
pen manufacturer are now considering nv
propositions, and will write me decision, terms,
&C., &c. My propositions are as ayre d upon
Jy as
Since my last have again seen Mr.. Miller,
He says that you are n subscriber 10, or stock
holder of, the company he represents; but that
you gave him for your individual order not
more than from 800 to 1000 of the Sl5, 900, 900
loan. lie could not ut the time lay his hand
on his memorandum OF the amount, but thought
not over $500. | understood you to say, and
so did Mr.. WILLIAMS, that you had given him
$1,000 to be Invested for you individually. As
you gave me no instructions or power, as re-