Daily national Republican., 1863-03-06

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vessels fitted out, with British gold, to supply
the rebels with materials to fight the North.
h Is 10 be remembered 0dt noR Of De clearanees
Of these vessels are winIed at by ths Officers Of
customs, aud their names do not appear on the
Official records Tho writer commences with
the Princess Royal, which steamer has since
been captured
r. .l.r-t1 LONDON, February, 1863.
10 he Editor Of he National Rept6liean; . i..gf
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In addition TO the iron-clads and privatoers
building in different parts Of Great Britain for
the Confederates, there are over ilfty vessels
deeply laden with arms and munitions OF
war, now anoat, designed TO break the block
ade. ...' -.' ni iII"n. s. .. ..-. ".-
The following are the names and cargoes Of
some Of those which have sailed from London:
On the 9Th Of December, cleared from Lon
don, tho steamer Princess Roynl, 40I tons
burthon, for Halifax and Vanrouvcr's Island.
Her brokers and chief shippers were Messrs.
Lindsay & Co.. This W. s. Lindsay is Member
Of Parliament, and Is a strong advocate for
roeognition OF the Southern Confederacy In that
body. The p, r. was loaded with Whltworth
cannon, 60,000 pounds Of powder, rifles, iron
plating for steamers, &C., DC. Her cargo was
the most valuable that has yet been shipped,
On the 10th Of January the steamer Econo-
mist, Captain Bardge, cleared outwards for
Melbourne. Her broker was W. =. Hotchkin.
The chief shippers of her cargo were Isaacs,
Campbell & Co., and G. spollman. Besides
miscellaneous assortment Of articles suitable
only for an army engaged In active warfare,
she took out $50 pistols 800 cases ball cartridges,
100000 percusslen caps, 1850 muskets,
70, ,440 rifles, and $4,000 lbs. gunpowder. She
ran the blockade and has since done SO again.
She is now called the Boneta. On the Sth Feb
ruary cleared out for Nassau, the steamer South
wick, Captain Stark; brokers, Messrs. Isaacs,
Campbell & Co.; chief shippers, Messrs. More
ton & Co., Campbell q Co., Bumstod Il Co., G.
Specimen, VavasseuT, and W. Roberts. Her
miscellaneous cargo also consisted of articles
for an army on active service, and the same
! fact is common 10 all the other vessels mem
! toned in the present category. Besides these
goods she conveyed away two cases swords, six
cannon, $50 muskets, 2, 800 cast-iron shells and
80 cases of the same, 1890 rifles, 00O, 900 per-
She dropped down TO Greonhithe, and there
took on board her powder and rifles. .lg
On the Esd May the steamer MertimAc, 537
| tons, Captain Ramsay, owners @. u. Pearson tS
Co., of Hull, cleared out for TamplcO and Ber-
muda; chief shippers, ]. G. Baskerville and s..
ID. Chippingdale. Her war cargo consisted of
2SO rifles, 713 cases and 50 boxes OF shells, one
/
er cannon, four 1S-pounders, and one 1S-pound-
or rfed. She is reported to have taken on
board at Greenhithe3a large quantity Of gun
powder.
On the 2sth July cleared out for Demerara
the steamer Agupplna, 275 tons; M'oueen,
master; A. w. Fitch, broker chief shippers,
Messrs. j. W. Baldwin, and 8. j. Campbell d
Co. This vessel took away 100 pistols, one case
cutlasses, 20 cannon with their, carriages, 100
rifles with bayonets, 12S cases of the same
weapon, 1900 and one case of cartridges,
90, 900 percussion caps, and 10, ,0S0lbs. gunpow-
der. She went out direct TO Terceira, and there
transhlpped her cargo on board the 900" alias
the Alabamn. %. .
On the 9th of fAugust tho Harriet Pinckney,
steamer, 5l1 tons, Halkin commander, Raydon
q Reed brokers, cleared out for Nassauj chief
shippers, Messrs. spyer & Haywood, Campbell
& Co., Sinclair, Hamilton, u Co., Rayden q
Reed, and Ely Brothers. She had on board ID
cannon with their carriages and two howltzers,
28O iron shrapnel shells, 400 swords, 20 car
bines, $50 muskets, II 800 rifles, 1900 700 per
cussion caps, and !, $3.50, 900 ball cartridges.
On the 9th November the steamer Gladiator,
Ware, master, Baker g. Co. brokers, cleared ouI
for Teneriffe, Nassau, and Honduras. Her car
go was shipped chiefly by Messrs. spyer & Hay
wood. II comprised five packages shrapnels,
one box and 100 pistols, one ton lead shot, 5C
swords, II 800 muskets, 600 boxes and IL, ,OOC
cartridges, 4,650, 900 percussion caps, and l4S,
800 ms. gunpowder. This vessel succeeded In
running the blockade.
On the l1th November the Justitia steamer
615 tons, Barroughs commander, brokers'
spyer and Haywood, chief shippers-Richard
son, Ross & Co., cleared out for Demerara
Her cargo of munitions of war comprised II
cases shells, 400 barrels saltpetre, q, 900 linen
bandages, 1,OOO, 900 cartridges, and 179 200 lbs
gunpowder. She also ran the blockade.
On the Sd Of January last, the Miriam, a new
and fast steamer, sailed from London. Tn,
chief shippers other cargo are Messrs. Spyer
Haywood. It consisted Of large quantity 0
army stores, 20, 900 rifles, 90 tons gunpowder
3,Ol2 900 cartridges, and 5000, 900 percussion
, caps. Up towithln the last few days her clear
ance papers were not entered at the Custom
house. She is supposed to be Confederat
vessel.
On the same day the Peterhof, anothe
steamer, also sailed from London, laden wit
: army stores and necessaries, and her clearanc
papers were not to be found entered only fey
days ago. The customs lists teen with case
similar TO those enumerated.
0 The recapitulRtlon Of the different shipment
( detailed in the statements above, showing al
4 enormous aggregate, is as follows;
, CAKGOEs SENT BY NINE VESSELS.
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