Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-10-14
The Operations Of our Cruisers.

The destructive effect of the operations
of our cruisers, upon the foreign commerce
of the Yankees, may be estimated from the
following remarks of a distinguished citizen
of this Coufederacy, now in England
Writing from London, he says:
al was struck the week that I was in
" Liverpool with the absence of the. Yankee
" flag. spent day in the offngs, and
" crossed the river once or twice for every
/" day that Iswas there, and yet I saw
" not single vessel, either arriving or de-
" parting under that banner"
"The war risks run as high as 80 pei
" cent, and most of their vessels, that are
/" engaged in the foreign trade are under
Mthe British flag. This accounts for the
L" comparatively small number of captures
" that we hear of now" = u -
In this connection, the writer quotes the
following remarks from the London Times
of July 18th, which indicate the desperate
straits to which the Yankees are reduced in
order to avoid the utter ruin which is being
rapidly entailed upon their commerce:
"SALE OF AMERICAN SHIps.-The de.
vastations of the numerous Confederate pri-
vateers are placing Federal shipping at a
very great discount. By every mail from
America are the numbers of vessels sold
greatly augmented, and indeed, here the
turning over to the British flag is of daily
occurrence. BY the present mail We hear
of the splendid clipper Carrier Dove being
sold, and Notwithstanding her beautiful
size Q640 tons) and age (seven, years,
she only realized $4,000. We understand
that she will still be continued on the Liv-
erpool Line but under the British flag and
different name. The New York Herald
publishes list of American vessels that
have changed hands since last mail, in which
we note some we'll known traders to this
port. ....-.
This (says the Richmond Whig) is uu.
doubtedly cheering sign, and the prospects
are, that, at period not very remote, We
will be in a condition to give the death
blow to Yankee commerce everywhere.-
The advance in the war risk to 80 per cent.
upon Northern traders involves daily loss
amounting to millions, independent of the
actual losses by the operations of our crui.
sers.. The transfer of Yankee vessels,
whether bona tide or feigned, involves, Of
course, serious loss to the enemy. In the
former case, the profits of the carrying trade
are lost to them. In the latter, they are
encountered by bonuses-for it is to be pre-
sumed that John Bull demands profitable
consideration for his services as fduciary-
that materially diminish the value Of this
great source of wealth tothe enemy, and i'm.
pair his, ability. to compete with English
shipowners. = 49, 80 Bon.
The East India trade ofthe Yankees has,
it appears, suffered woefully by the vigi-
lance and. activity of our cruisers. The
theatre of operations chosen by the Georgia
for some time has been, as. we learn, the
region of Ascension Island, about latitude
deg. south, in direct line east of Cape
St. Rogue, Brazil. This is the most favor
able avenue of trade between New York
and the East Indies, andswe may judge Of
the fatal influences which our cruisers have
exercised upon that rich trade, when we
learn that the number of Yankee vessels
passing along that line has been reduced
from an average of twenty five daily to a
bout one every two weeks. This is splen-
did achievement; gained, too, at compare
lively little expense, and at no cost of life
or sacrifices of property. -
Charleston Mercury.