The New York herald., 1863-11-07
A Trip Between these Two
Secession Cities.
LIFE AND HIGH PRICES IN vii MINs1oN
HOW THE CITY Is DEFENDED.
TESTIMONY OF AN EYE WITNESS
MOVEMENTS Of BLOCKADE RUNNERS,
10, Ac.. IL.

&c- Ac.. &s.
We publish below an interesting s,a,emen, from mill
ary gentleman, who has recently returned from VII.
mington, N. c., giving valuable information con-
corning his impressions ip that part Of secessa The
statement is eEse and plain, but graphic, having been
written while the scenes detailed being enacted.
is accompanied BY well executed map, and supplies
some points Of Information that be Of value 10 our
governmental and military authorities
Having urgen, business 10 North Carolina coDceynipg
the affairs Of deceaeed relative, took, towards The
close Of August last, passage for Nassau, New Pyov
dcnce, TO run the blockade thence TO wlmngtop IN
England it was always kept very secret any vessel,
| not for the rebel Statee but for Nassag, was
about TO start, account OF the numerous detectives
whom the United states government employs ibe
British kingdom How great, therefore, my astcp
! lsbmeut when, arriving In the pot or Nassau,
l saw waving from Eve different gray steam.
\ ers The flag OF tie to-csled Confederate staies
| There nobody made secret OF the bocksd,ug
business for the smallest interest lives
upon IL. Nassau lying in pcturesq situation tLe
coast Of the island OF New Providence, gives beautiful
impression bot IL loses very much Of Its beauty On
Dearer approach. The finest hotel the vcioJia, hom
which have beautiful view Of the and port,
thronged With soutlern ladies' end gentlemen Nassau
Owes hundreds Of sailing vessels and 10 iLe
bloody and than neg,S s rfiying lbat no
South may be PeysfA Enough 10 resis. the North a,
least lew years longer, that they might beosme
| right rich aud think they will become so.
The next day was goinr 10 ore ~ the retsl
States agents, Major Ions Hehgar very complainant
gentleman who for two hundred dollars ~ gold gave
| passage the - to Wilmington. MAJOR Hei!gar 10
os DaDlsh origin educated In Germany speaks four Ian
guages Gucniy and n every regard thoroughly bred
| gentleman. Two nights later we steamed away from
Nassau The vessel made TO run twelve 10 fourteen
knots and like all the thers painted gray Every one
Of these blockade has constantly two 10 tho
bowers with Eyeglasses who Immediately sgoaile
the least suspicious thug. The commonly consists
OF one captain three officers, four engineers, forty
FIVE 6remen and sailors Each receives forty two
dollars gold per month and forty dollars bonn,y the
0; every trip The officers pay between two aud
four hundred dollars per month, with some perquisiics
allowed Except this, the always paid IN Nassau
Bermuda and the proprietor obliged 10 give them
free passage home either riek taken prisoners 10
New York, and discharged there.
There also pilots board each yesseione sor
the Bahama Islands and the other for Wilmington, each
receiving trip $50 gold. Wine ale and sririts
are open during the whole day for passengers and
officers The cabins magnificent, with excellent ac
comnodations because nearly all the steamers mad been
| mail steamships To England or Germany Other ships
used because IL necessary that they should not
draw more eight niue feet OF water. 20 found,
| when arrived IN Wilmington, an Old acquaintance.
the Hansa. which, 10 times OF peace, hid
made different voyages between Lubbock and Riga bah
was difncut recognize her in her gray uniform Tho
freight usual OF general eargoa god deal
Of rum wine and champagne, which sold at enorm ous
prices as the reb,ious Southernms do not very
IKE thor invention Of peach aud apple brandy .
We passed the Bahama lslaDds, A. tne p' I
laughingly remarked, without seeing one ~ tbose
omni present CRUISING Yankees There woro only
| three otner passengers board besides myself
three very handsome young ladies from Baltimore who
were going to soc their husbands in the rebel army
at least, they said. thought before that any
ady 10 the world could hate deeply nefcely bui
when heard these beautiful yong women ipsafdiy
FELT happy that was not Yankee
| We we're rapidly cutting our way through The waves
and the ,hird ght a, eleven o'clock we arrived uo
Cape Fear The ship bad already run tte blockads
at different times, aud 90 there was 10 great
anxiety on board There was, however, not one ign
Gu tie chip aud from ihe bridge where lhe captain th
plot and myself were sibndug, was regular chain o
meu 70 the helm thit every word passed surely 81,
slowly
The captain had asked 10 stty hm, hccaesc
A. an oSpererced ofeer, cIud pofhaTs gv
h m ,ome good advcc about tie .bsrys hu
II We should 10 sEy colAlon with th
'damBod YANKEES. me sxcitement was uotNith
Standing, great; the msrses of iog the rtef
the engine sroaning AID whcozng or owu coLs-.ous
o. hsplosness the young sdes roosnty 20 cour
areors row snee'ng the oeck partly weeping rarity
pray nsi never any difference Of this KIDD Aiies
believe my heart beat quicker than the heaIls q
who wildly through ba,tes. The shores DARK
wooded bat nearly everywhere saw the waies oa
, ing breakers A. tins, not haGdfs
yards from w, n the river, the ehrs
haunted form of fun nue o,bai,ic ship. The Mr
Q uesoian whispers tie pilot, "GIe her IN spceo
Jet her have ~" cries the captan 10 tne eugireroom
ard tie good ship jumped through the Ike se
new We hoped TO pass wltAsl, being remarked b.
unhapcHy red giared the are strssmed u d
ctimneys, and bang whssled the hrs, bah over o.
teads eco straight ahead from the Yankes, and the
keep little 20 the left !" ~tspcred 90 the captao n.
Gre va. quickly chr, down. The captain foilose
my adyice, and there fell ign broadide q
our rsht, spiashng INTO he water he devil" cro
the pilot "n We wont be caught we are four MES frcr
tse bar he blocsadng sqAsiIon wt.sb yus be'or
: " must have heard The thnrder Bat on slaamec
there, TO osr rghi and LEFT. gs, between 81
: sluadron through, now the guards sos b,
o., ihey are iyms At anchor rvessrtly the sqnsdro
= ! commences tlo~ly ~ move minute more aud "
. have disarpesret from ihtr view. Mere " t4r fsh,
q sFort Fisher ve ace savedf
? lr .he norrrg We passed Tort Usher leaving 4 q
our riEht. The river there nases sbarr tert a..
proceeded $40 mice further ~ 70 the qgsr4ttln
fort where ab'u, n steamsfs. an oouse from Nsssas
had pass fourteen days quarantine On acroani of "a
yellow The qssraniine rsgulasSots were inlrs
duced here for -ce-eis arrybx from yassap tecass
Abo1t year ago vessels from hat port inirc
Aaoed the yellow fever here, by which tome slayon .
fourteen hundred per,nns dsf. From hero TO wIlmDs
ton the dsspce only ton MITES, and ther- 40 NOR
hrsieclnoes tho way. Bs'oss coming y Port Fxh.
, ~e beng ou, on our night side two iar tsrns--ou
rel and orc ~hls-NhEb coah only 10 Gee
on tie rebel sdc ~ ,he ooas,grarf ~hsrerpon ,ts
Immediately male -snals pi,h orches - tba, pio
,cry quickly found way through ibe sr'anea a; n
: tar ~ iho ssmc tine, lhrougb neso ssnss " For