The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-06-16
OBSERVATIONS OF A YANKEE SPY
IN NASSAU.

IN NASSAU.
| The New York Herald publishes its first letter
from its special correspondent sent out to Nassau
to look up secessonists, and report matters and
things generally Some portions of his letter will
be found interesting:
In order to avoid being taken for Yankee, and
| of being pointed out on my arrival such, and
thus risk the failure of my mission; quietly told
nv fellow passengers l was an Englishman, trav-
cling for the benefit of my health. How couve-
nient it is to sometimes play off for Engshmen,
and to seek the immunity of foreign citizenship,
especially when the CONSUMPTION act is passing
over the country.-Ex. This made matters all
right, and we logged along pretty comfortably
together.
! Scarcely had we entered the very snug and
SCI cure harbor of Nassau than we were boarded by
! two boats containing some gentlemen connected
with the principal mercantile frms-all dealers in'
cotton, obtained by running the blockade. From
these gentlemen l learned that schooner arrived
here Yesterday, with sixty-fve bales of cotton on
board They said further, that the number OF
bales brought in per week averages four thousand;
that one steamer, the other day, arrived with
fifteen hundred bales from-where do you think?
| Why, from Charleston, to be sure. he added,
that by this time she is back into Charleston; and
it would4iot surprise me to learn that she is. Not
long ago, threeThousand five hundred bales ar
rived here in three days. l forgot to mention be-
fore that the schooner with the sixty five bales of
cotton was from Wilmington, N. G. In fact my
informant said that vessels arrived here every day
with the precious staple-one came in to-day.
| AS we passed up the harbor, I found it was
crowded with vessels, some ten or twelve of which
were steamers, all engaged in the cotton trade
Some of them had lately returned from running
the blockade while others had loads or were taking
them board for the chief cotton ports of Europe.
On landing, passed through an open space, lead
ing from the public landing place to the Victoria
Royal Hotel-the only caravansary worth the
name of hotel in Nassau. This open space was
covered all over, on both sides, with bales and
bags of cotton q The bales, by the way, seem not
| to have undergone the process of pressing Every
wharf, as far as the eye could take in, crowded
in similar manner with bales Of cotton-nothing
but bales of cotton-inducing the belief that,
| however he may be dethroned in his own donin-
ions, cotton has found new realm, with obse-
quious subjects to bow down to and do him
homage; that in Nassau, cotton is king indeed.
| A subsequent walk along the first street parallel
with the sea front confirmed the idea that bad
formed on cursory glance Of the immense stores
of the staple ready for shipment.
| The guests met at the Victoria are secession
lists to man, and they do not think for a moment
of Disgusting their sentiments. They openly
| speak of the "Abolition Government in the most
interningled with the frequent reiteration Of the
word Niger" which seems to possess fascna-
ton over them almost amounting to superstition.
Indeed, this word seems to be used frequently
as the conjunction Sand" ard the article "the"
The blockade runners of all ages from senil-
ity to the youthful adolescence. They all, save
the latter class, more or less hirsuit, and their
getting up comprise every variety of style and
fashion. Among them are many to whom, the
term bloods'' would appropriately apply, aqd
great deal of jewelry is sported by them. There
is, altogether in the air of the secessionists here
sort of devil-may- carishness which speaks loudly
for the security with which they carry on their
operations.
l was much amt used during the day at the con-
yersation of group in whose company | gradual
y found himself A vessel had arrived from Ha-
vana bringing New York papers to the 18th
One of the company had Herald Of that date,
from which he read few passages here and there,
which gave rise to some observations on the paper
more emphatic than complimentary. Said one
gentleman 81 cannot understand the course the
Herald is pursuing. When South Carolina scce-
ded, it is known fact that the Herald advocated
the right of secession spoke boldly for State
Rights, and denounced any attempt that might
have been made to coerce any State into remain
ing in the onion. Many other Northern papers
took up the same ground, and we counted on
them for continued advocacy Of our cause How
they to change quite puzzles me. l cannot
understand the divided opinions that prevail in
the North Why don't they unanimously come
out, as we have done, and determine on some de-
finite policy?'
Another gentleman said he remembered a
Northern in the South at the time of the
commencement of hostillities, who porting
over map of the United States with some South.
erners, who wished to designate the future boun-
daries of the Southern Confederacy when the
Northern man Put his fingers on the map and
pointed to New Jersey and New York States
likely to be included in. the new Republic. The
gentleman added that such was the general expec-
tation. This led to some remarks on the prob
ability of the North western States being cventu-
ally included in the Confederacy, to which an old
gentleman most emphatically expressed his disap-
prevail ono, sir" he said, "let US keep them
out. they have nothing in common with US, and
weare better off without them" Another observed
that of all the rascally, thievng States in the u
MON, there was none that came up to Ohio in de-
spicable meanness "Why," he remarked, warm
ing with his subject, cit is worse even than Massa
chucettso