Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-19

NASSAU no WlLMEgGToN-A TRIP EETWrEN
THESE TN0 SECESSION CIIIEs-LtFE AND
HIGH PEHI > II Neutrality-suspicious. THE
CITY IS = '4E'i2a ID p -TfsEI1cNT B7 An EVE
= ITNEss.
The New Yu-k Herald OF Saturday lost, Publishes the
foovios, accompanied by Large nap of Wilmington
and its defsnces:
try gentleman, who hiss recently returned from Whining
tom N c., giving valuable Information concerning
his that part OF seceIsa. The statement is
terae plain but graphic, having been written while he
detailed were being enacted 1t accompanied By
a we'll executed map AID supplies points Of informa
ton that must be of value to governmental and militia
Having urgent business in North Carolina, concerning
the affairs of deceased relative teok to yards tbs close
of AuRq last passage for Essss Gew ProydeIce to
always kept secret vessel not for the rebel
States but even to Nassau was about to start on
of the numerous detectives whom TIE United STATES gov
employs In the British kingdom. How great
of Easau saw waving from five different gray steamers
1g of the called Confederate States. There
the maest interest lives and exists upon Nassau u
ing picturesque situation the coast of the island Of
New Providence, gives hcahtul impression but it loses
very much OF its beauty On nearer approach The finest
hotel, the Victoria, from which have beautiful view
and geatlencn hundreds of sailing vessels
and to the bloody war, and more than negro
st We florth yeas longer, ths; they GIT
BECOME right rich AID 'biok they will become So
agent Major Louis Hellgar, very complainant gentle.
man, who for two hundred dollars in gold gave pas
!
sh origin educated in Germany speaks four languages
nenty and is in every regard thoroughly bred gentle
The vessel made to twelve to fourteen k1ets
was like all the Others painted gray Every of these
blockade has constantly two the mast bow
with spyglasses who Immediately sgnalz, the least
suspicious thing The crew commonly consist Of cap
TAIN three officers four engineers forty frem.n
sailors. Each man receives fortytwo dollars in Did per
month and orttwo dollars bounty at the close Of every
trip The officers pay ia between two and four hundred
dollars per nlonta, with some perquses allowed Except
this the paid in Nassau Bermuda and the
nrlp q a free hnpna If
either sick or taken prisoners to New York. and dist hage
there.
There ao two pilots board each vessel-one for
the Bahama Islands and tho other for Wilmington each
ceivng for trip $3.50 in gold Wine ale and spirits are
open during the whole day for passengera and officers
The cabins magnificent, with excellent accommoda-
tons becau nearly all the seemers had been mail
ships England Germany. Other ships not used
eight nine feet OF water So found VIXEN arrived in
Wilmington, old acquaintance the steamer Hansa, On
which, times Of peace, had made different voyages
tween Lubbock and Riga bat it was difficult to recognize
her her gray uniform. The freight consisted usual
Of general cargo-a good deal OF rum VINE and cham
pagps which sold enormous prices as the rebe!ous
Southerners do IT very much like their invention of peach
and apple brandy We passed the Bahama Islands, az the
pilot Aughngy remarked without seeing of thoss
other passengers board besides myse-three very hand
some youcg ladies from Baltimore who wee going
their husbands in the rebel afmy-at least they said
hough before that any lady world could hate
80 deeply, f=rcey; but when heard these beautiful
young women nwardly felt happy that was not IAN
kee.
We were rapidly cutting cur way through the waves
the night eleven O'clock arrived the Cape
Fear The ship had already run the blockade different
was, however, light the ship, and from the
BRIDGE where the captain the pilot and myself stand
Ing was regular chain of the helm every
The captain aske me to stay him. because
experienced officer could perhaps give him good ad-
vice about the enemys IRE We should come in any ce