Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-06-18

ohseIv*,Ions of "A Yankee Spy In Nassau-Trading
With the sou,h-Ho" co't," Is Go'-secess'on ia
| Nassou-Vesseis Running the Blockade.
The New York Herald publishes its first letter from
Its special correspondent sent out to Nassau to look u
secessensts and report matters and things general
y Some portions of bis letter will be interesting here
Speaking OF his voyage out, he says:
In order to avoid being taken for a Yankee end o
being pointed out my arrival such, and thus risk
the failure Of my mission quietly told my fellow pas
seugers that l was an Englishman travelling for tie
benefit OF my health. This made matters all right and
we logged along pretty comfortably together. Scarce
~ had We entered the very snug and barbor of
N assau when boarded by two boats containing
some gentlemen connected with the principal mercantile
hrms-all dealers in cotton, obtained by running the
| blockade. Frcm these gentlemen | learned that a
schooner arrived here yesterday with five bales Of
cotton on board. They said further that the LImber
OF bales brought in per week averages our thousand
that steamer the other day arrived with fifteen hun
dred bales fronl-where do you think? Why, from
Charl sOn, be He added that by this time size
is back into harleson and it would not surprise
to learn that che is Not long ago three thousand FIVE
hundred baes arrived here in three days. forgot to
mention before that the sch"oner with the sixty-fVe
bales wa9 from Wilmington, n G. My informant said
that vessels arrived here every day with the precious
staple 10 fact, came in today.
Every word that was told me believe to be true
The evidence of my eyesght goes show that the
Illicit traffic is very large much larger than is dreamed
of in New York and TO Washington, if those in
authority there know anything about the matter, they
l
credit fer; though this very emarness will be
their COZ dcnnatlOI r want OF zeal and activity per
mlttlng trade so lucrative tc the enemy, and
furious to the interests OF the United States to go
unchecked AS pasSe1 up the harbOr / found it
crowded with vessels, ten twelve of which
weIe steamers, all engaged in the cotton trade. Some
OF them had lately .eurnc from running the blockade
while othsls had loads, taking them board
tor the Chief cotton potts OF Earope.
Ga lauding, amidst the usual iabEet among The ng-
n he a Ct
ihes4 amiahe gentlemen to walk eff with my bag age
IN the good old approved fashion, popular in New
York here. l passed through open space, l.ad-
ing from the public Iauding place the Victoria Royal
Hotel-tbe oniy caravansaEy worth the name OF ho-
tel in Nassau. This open space covered all ovar
on both sides, with bales and bags OF cotton Ibe
bales, BY the way, not to have undergone lie pro-
cess OF pressing Every wharf tar the eye could
take in, crowded d similar manner with ba
Of C0tt0n--nOthpg bat bales OF cott0n--ind uciDg
the belief that, however he may be de-
throred IN his own domnlons, cotton has
found new realm with obsCquious subj ects
to bow down Ito end do him homage; that in
Nassau cotton is king, indeed. subsequent walk
along the first street parallel with the sea front con-
6rned the idea | had formed on cursory glance
of the immense stores OF the staple ready for ship
ment.
On arriving at the Victoria Hotel, my fellow passen-
gers ard myself found, to aon although par
italy prepared that all the had been TAKEN ard
that Of could obtain that necessary conven
leDCe we were however, Iuat ii we CuOUSe
could rough it on sofas, IN large apartment,
formerly used restaurant. Here some six seven
of snugy sowSd away, until as the clerk Inform
cd NE, obtain rooms elsewhere, which, it
may be somewhere about the Greek ands, for every
available in the town is already occupied, and
there space lett to pack the still coming multi
tudes. | called On an officer in the British army,
whose acquaintance bad made some two years ago.
and found him in a solitary apartment IL the officers
quarters said apartment serving him for bed room,
paror and ything He informed that he had to
put up with his present quarters, for his house
the hands of the painter and he could get another
in the interim any terms. Everything is excessive
dear he sad account OF the great influx of block
ade Prices not affect these people, he ad
ded tor they make much money by the business they
engaged in that they afford to scatter it broad
cast. He concluded by informing me that be knew
gentleman who owned vessel that ran the blockade
thirty times before she captured. What wonder is
it. under such circumstances that the rebel Government
can afford to have Alabamas and Flordas built in En-
gland
to man, and they do not think for moment Of
Disgusting their sentiments. They openly speak OF
the Abolition Government " in the contemp-
tuous terms. The blockade runners are of all ages
from senility to youthful adolescence They are all,
save the latter class, less, hrsuit, and their
getting up comprise every variety OF STYLE and fashion.
Among them many 10 whom the term bloOds
would appropriately apply, and great deal OF jewelry
is sported by them. observed one good looking gen
tean seated in the piazza OF apparently 25 years OF
age who was designated colonel" He was dressed
in nlan suit of citi ems Clothes of gray color, and
on one OF his fingers was massive ring. Opposite
this military officer another good looking young
fellow done up in blue flannel with gilt buttons and
navy hat on his head AS his companion is Colonel,
he cannot be under the rank of post Captain. There
s altogether in the air Of the secessonsts here sort
OF devlLme carishness which speaks loudly for the
curity with which they carry on their operations.