New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-30

reached Toronto in safety Whether they will terry in
the land ~ exile revisit tie theaer Of their former
bold raids may in great measure depend on tAe gen
On 'he whole l conclude tot tho South seems to ev.
hhit signs ol wcarncss end dependency, and pegcc
lt were offered paue .bc terms might De hailed ~
pro, idcAtill driiyeraucc.
ENGLISH NFUTR tTITY.
From Y'he Eondo" Tiuos. Dcc. l6.
The American war has given extraordinary
imunrtanca o some OF the least known Of tho British
possessions living a the entrance Of the Gulf Of Mex
leo are the Bahama Islands. They make coody show
the map they stretch Tom the mainland Of North
America into ne tropcol regions Of the West Indies
and their maritime position would suggest the hehei
shat they must be prosperous aud wealthy But nature
las dcuiod them great advantages, and man ha' done
little Tor them few thousand people of yaiioUs Colors
are scattered oyer their ft sandy shores and staC-
Cling coral IVes ard three year they and their
capita we've little known I'm tie mercantile world, OK
oept hy unhappy Underwriters who had 70 mako good
the losses nh took place on those innumciabo rocks
and sGndba lks. Since secession. however the BAHIA
mese have ieen u ful nctivyy, blockade running has
taken the place II wIecksuFing important part oi
tho local Industry. and Nassau has become the center Of
such a trade II drcam II 10 thc OLD quiet DAYS
Tho position " IL Stands in tie rhb0rood ~ tie
southern ports has made them valuable places of cal
for the vessels gagged IN coutrapaud traffic. They
have accordingly been kept under something like
in those scs. Tho Whole interest Of the naval lies
in the short tack between Nassau end two oT three
ports Of the t'ederlcy - convenient - the posi-
ton of M 'prG. that had II not been oT The flores ght
snr,dy turned into base. 81 naval operations y both
The hcllieeronis Early iulhe war however measures
regulations of more than usual .trictless In ne Ga
;ee ~ Yesterday there IS Published in relation 20 new
order just made Tie original letter nom Lord hnste
o. the Lords Con ipucIs Of thc Admiralty. II j.
dated Jau 3l l-t2 q time AZ licl The quarrel between
ourselves ard the Fedcrs with respect - the Trent
oflii vet fresh and our Government was oquaily
socitous avoid my oerse 10 the people q The NJ
ted States and determined 90 su,r no wrong ni iloir
hands. At that time The Confederate had put 80 sea
the first of their successful crui.ers northern ships
had boon burnt In tlose waters a. vel a. n tie IN
gsh Channel and tlcfc reason 10 believe that TIE
Southern captains would make ile Bahamas their
chosen place of ambush against the Cuff and Soul
American trade Of their enemies.
on The Other hand, the F,dcrsls wonh have hecn
equally anxious 20 obtain - excellent station ncfr q
in"rc - ard 20 wetcn iho,e Who eTs ntt'npinf 10
hrcaHif- Tho Britt D tpfelnueht lct that is Aeu-
traty could he maintained Ia possessions 50 .iu-
atcd without stringent regulations and orders we're ao
corincly issued by the Queen which have hepPy dur.
ing the ia.t two leais slicd us RON pei,g oomPIv
missed v4th either party lt was directed ihtt, during
The w0I or ult her Majesty should otherwise order
10 slip0fwar of pryafceg belonging 70 ciilcr II TIC
beQ Qeren's should bee permitted 10 enter or TrnHin IN
tie port OF Nassau iu any otlcr port road'ead o.
waters of tho hama Islands except b. special lea'
OF the L'uteuautGOTerror, or IN case of stress of
wcailcr; and inst ln such cases the authorizes 81 o."
place shOud require Ter % put - go as soon os potl
bic without permitting hcr 70 take IN any supplies be-
yoid what were necessary ior her Immediate use Any
ves,es actually in the ports 90 iLc Bahama IlaIdi
shoud be commanded e. dclaii, and the Lieutenant
Governor sb0u. tx tie ollcT Of time iu which they
should depart taking care 10 give one bcjgelcat -
During .o hottest part 81 the naval war-f the dorrc.
da0us Of thc lOur i've Anglo X, bel tlips and the
attempts OF tie foaeials 10 eote tleu can Dc called
naval w"r--these regulations have bccn "!imccd, ond
have sng ed from a trouble IT'D thetwo bell gctonts.
TIE fcdea a- have lad 20 go home for their supplies;
te dcraes have had to repair 20 French or span
i.h ports o. NJ ans rate 10 English ports beyond the
limits Of ito Bahamas. Tie Ga-et contains proof that
TIE Government is Icrol4te n maintaining TIE principle
81 ich II adopted long since With respect 70 these
islands 1Le Duke Of Newcastle writes 70 GOV Jayley.
Oh the 9th q October last ~ hc ~. - that doubts lad
arisen ~ whether behGorent SHIP Of war or prya-
tetr should obtain The permission ~ TIE local aUihoIl
tbs before entering The ports JOadsteads or waters OF
the BsAaua oalislands when Tie Governor was Dot
rhe Duke informs the Governor that at the out
sl4nds a. Nsssau the special leave Of tie Governor
himself required unless b. cases Oi grave emergency
and real necessity ana distress IL tuch cases a. ior
instance where sailing vessel s dsnabied OF m ne
cidcnt happens 10 tho IEacllntTy Of steam vessel the
vessel may enter by leave ~ resident officer 10 whom
Tie Governor shall have given authority 20 admit her
But such officer must receive copies OF the regulations
Of the lst 81 January l5o2 and his csIecnl attention
must De called to the mits Of the authority delegated
and 10 that oouse Of the rcgnt0ns in Which 10 is d.
reced that vessels entering under stress Of weather or
BY special leave shah be required to put to sea o. soon
as possible.
In Inatiu these voIy stringent rules the Government
declares It's resolution that this country shall not be
brought into "A quarrel by the dangerous geographical
POSITION OF British colony. Another course might
0f the two parties allowed to use Nassau and the OF
DOr'5 0L tie terms granted them ebeHbefe. But the
Queen Wa, only exercising her undoubed authority In
making distinction. 0ud. having regard 10 the faci
les which these islands afford 10 each party for the
work Of mutual destruction, the decision viii satisfy
,vcry intelligent person. Considering the acrimOny
Which has been engcndcred among the fcderas by the
exploits of The Southern sps Of and the enterprise
jf The bockadeIuuneIs IL II as well tat precautions
beon taken against the conversion Of Nassau into
place vi refuge for American cruisers under either
lag.
TIE SUMTER AT QUEENSTOWN.
rroNs IRE .n0UcEfsfcr Guardian, Dec. E.
We Yesterday announced the arrival Of the
sumter (now called the Gibralta nt Queenstown with
cargo Of cotton cOnsiGtlG Of $50 bales, each weigh
ng 200 pounds The Gibraltar, commanded by Capt
Reed let Liverpool for Wilmington on tie sih Of july
aving board Two large Blakoy guns, each weighing
2 tuns Ono Of them Is planted on White Point
iarden, and recently at elevation OF only three de-
Tees, hit target three miles dist ant with 81 ot
Weighing cwt On the 18th of August when in sight
# the shore Of North Carolina Of the engines broke
own. bat was repaired after some delay. On going
lot soon after the accident Capt Reed discerncd three
q the bOckading squadron, on the larbOaTd, an
thcT The starbOard and the third drecty the
oWs and bearing down on him. q
believing IL would be ruinous 10 oct Otherwise tie
aptan hoisied tie American pcnnonf aud ensign and
Ontinuod his course. This proceed ~ together with
ready response 10 the hail. quito c,saimod the
ciOn Cf the steamer the bow, although Captain
eed seered so close 10 the repaTng Their
lmm0oks and performing their duties on d,Vk. lie l
zen got under the guns Of the Confederate bItery.
ort Fisher but could not proceed over tho bar n nc