Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-07-03
Letter Om DC Blockading suundron.
DEAR slR:

WARSAW SOUND, Ga.
June 10Th, 1863.
DEAR SIR:
again resume my pen to inform you
VI our movements, aud the events occurring with
Us, from limo to time since my last but, "a this
section Of the sea coast has not been the theatre
livery active operations recently and bockading
duty not aliordlng much opportunity for gather
ing Information, have very little general news
TO rive you.
We have continued in the dull and monoionous
routine of guarding this harhor and endeavoring
10 prevent the entrance or exit of all craft that
might be disposed to navigate its waters, which
! Halter myself we lave accomplished effectually.
Beng the only vessel here we at times find it
very dlbeult To employ our time, as our reading
matter is becoming exhausted aud the announce.
ment of "SdH Ito" il hailed with universal plea
sure, hoping 1t may prove to he coming into US
with nai whereby We can be entertained with
letters from our friends aud the late papers, but
we have no reason TO complain Of the arrival of
mnlls, having one every week. The supply
steamer Massachusetts," come along at intervals
III about three weeks for the oslenslble purpose
of furnishing the squadron with fresh provisions
and olher slnr' y hut ms she anchors outside the
bar where the sea is almost invariably so rough
as to endauger the swampiug Of our boats when
uaded We are often unable TO procure the articles
we require aud are entitled to have, aud fear
tile real Objects Of the government are not at
tanned, to bay nothing at the extra consumption
OF several tons Ut GOAL, required to run our
vessel out 10 her and return again.
Soma wtuks since the sutlcr schooner j. W.
Lawrence made Us u visit loaded with an assort-
~, y T'o."inE' 'opauuo' segaIS
,, 40, ,'';s - Wa "Aey w s'"'ny
~ ~ W ''''y ''Hte M" return u
.., a. - ',."' :" gwen paoAs
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.,1.o,,,i1 WY :" ""ui ., many OF
''a r I',,a "' re,'o'e" lne snip oil
,b .' uo'''iS III 'nu one u'y ne was
,ys ols,r ,,r,i, - ~ ." p',us.'use
"' ,..,i f 'Hn' InV ~ ",'FuH'u !" s'umule AT
ano n,En p,'eV7 ehafeeu ny l"ese persons VINO
"rclns;n az :" ,''' WV" 'n' squadron 10 'hc
,1eis ,'riao ~ ""' you nus. e''hGr pay
,,a doi,h, ,i,a, '"1 "'.u''a "i'o
l',, - 80 ""'' ."v0, '''uniS,nuees '"u
III '',; iiu"t".'o o"e anu III hsnoIl
',. ~ f'''''9 '"e"gu'@'"ui' IeHi@eu qu'tea
NV, w.. eo,, ,. 49,.
,.' ,I.. Wv ~" INST ""ou' 9'A e'och u III
wi,mino,.i n;sa s',,'i' s'oor oo,ing Gu. Oh inc
''''"'"h,u' ii'Vi n"u uVhIl"s loWHu us' hhu
WV "''.''i ''''e VI 30 VI US enc ran up nag
49, -. - "9 SUI" "'ons 7'ue VI our Fessei
o"s laVnuI - " ,onuuu WIN some teA bdles oil
Uo'.om ''u seserai pn'reis OF ros', WIN three
,'i'a ~ ~ "'r "no tst'ese''ea ,ney hau
r"Isna 80, iit Va .sonpins ilom 'he NOn-
yos,n1 ~ w., %a'n VIM n'sans my possessed M
,,, MI ~ ,"e avsaoi "uu "lgo' 'ntehuipg 10 pro-
to,, a'u v1peu''a upon 'nese represent
ioicinp in thu fine mnnner thev hod dacaiy.1
Us, but as their clearance n,ners ,ere. far
Nassau. together with soma ather focts tbev
were tctained NV M mud fnrwnrIcd hy tho AZ
- US " ,, l1' MuIuuu ny 'he h.s'
yIpIot'unl,y 10 lo'' noyal mere TO holde the
NNNlsi"H VI wv lA"IVi hulhullllcs bul the gene
he condscate,I even tho,,l, tho MOI, a,, ,,sa,,'I
their libertv e'''''N"
On the ofernoon of tbc mn inst l.sna,,Laa
arrived inlorun no of ,he ,.ca;,,, ~, pert nsa,ai
of informn,ion tbat tho -,obeI I'm, .,A,,a,,yyan
fortnprlv tha .,Einaoi - ,,o,,ll n,,o,l ,s ,ha,
night viii, orlsrs 10 o,,'ii ,ha s,s ,,aa',,,.'t
10 about lnsL ,go ,gei,ha1 a,oI,o ~ s,,',,,
ont hpvon1 lilo hor. ahon, s;oIt n,oi'ai. ,'n'a,I
appeared IN Tho uortbwotd ghic, man s;,nsI
linz nroved IN he the 'rlal s.WeehowLas,,' IN
law bv n stenmer SON, ,lovy,, IN ,,rn,on, NO s.o,
sail ram. shr nncbo,-J' neor ne and in ,ha
morning wa boil want iasido n n,,. ,,s,a1
nneborege having of ,,nrse rassed flo n;sS,
wiihnuI ,,nv alarn, ' 'e"'
On the ,.yanin, oe ,l.,1oh ;na, a., ;..,, .t.i
Nahont came il, 70 lam ,i'. ,n Va. ,u' s','
,ni,oa 49, e." We, '""1 w "" "",e
,ro faa, 49,, 'r,Ii ~ ,, ~" .o''oY''o
win, on,,h, ,i "'.''us " ~
Caoi HI re ~ ~ euEaso 20 n''n' ~
moLe th,,r 'ia,'0 P''"s'' ~ ""'e '"en
fp''' S So t,,.. oa,,. 1000
Since ,y,i,;n,, ,i,o s,n ou"e -p.u, i9u1,
Lesn S,"" '"I ,I 'syius' we nav inueeS
from ,ha a.eo, VIZ , '"e ,u.h nn'ig'pa'eu'
sni, 80 "s sisr' '"nn h',anl"' 'ne gioslous re-
raaat H., ""a'" Suu WV. ln'u nearu pelore 1n's
,, .I,sy yu, mus snemlhs 'nat our alarm was
So,'s, " ',au onr' anu 'at "o were not
nm a., l,,' o,',IJi ~, ',' '"",' .,..,
aili ~ 'eSl enan'vu !. give yn" some interest