Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-03-18

Mr. Geo. 'iordon arrived yesterday direct
from Charleston, s. Z. where ho remained
three months. OF course he does not bring
Ms late dates al We lavo received by tcle.
graph The uuiseral opinion in Charles.
ton is that the city never can be taken.
Tho confidence is not shaken by oven q
feeling ofdoubt on the subject. The com
munication between Charleston and foreign
neutral ports in Europe and elsewhere is
regular, and London and Liverpool and
Paris papers are received there OF as late
dates and with about as much regularity
as before the war. Those papers are
brought by vessels that are constantly run.
ming the blockade, such ss it is. The
steamers engaged in running the blockade
are nearly nll iron screw steamers built on
the Clyde Of the greatest speed, of lOto 10
miles an hour, and ore owned in Charles.
ton, Liverpool and London.
1t is fact worthy of note that the block
ade has not been run by any vessel from
any other country except England, which
shows that however much the policy OF that
government may be opposed t" this con-
federacy, the people are strongly in our
favor and have invested many millions in
tho prosecution Of the trade in spite of the
pretended blockade OF our ports.
Mr.. Gordon informs us thGt nearly all
the hotels on the roads arc 80 infested with
thieves that il s dangerous for traveller
to lose sight of his baggage even for mo-
ment. Mr. g. lost all his baggage, though
he had carefully placed it in the hands Of
the porter, and saw it locked up. Occur.
rences of this kind are very frequent, and
we mention it to put our citizens on their
guard when they travel.
Another matter we would stats for the
information .f the public, is that those who
propose journey to Europe, will find Char
lesion has great advantages over any other
port in the Confedcracy as the point Of de-
barkation, az passage can be procured
there with very little delay Gna very little
risk.
At Nassau very large stocks Of goods
have accumulated, With the expectation of
the speedy opening Of the blockade
We regret that with his baggage, Mr.
Gordon also lost large iles of European
and other late papers, which he had proeu-
red for US, and for which, though lost, We
arc placed under obligations.
We have heard much, chiefly though
Northern and English papers, about the
building of iron clad vessels for our Cpn-
fcderacy, but We now learn that the fact Is
beyond doubt. a IL
The merchant steamers that IRE now be.
ing built in England for the Southern
trade, are built of steel, which is found TO
possess more buoyancy and strength for
the weight than any other material. They
are said TO be capable of q speed of 20 to Is
miles per hour, on draft Of only 8 feet
water, when loaded.--So says the Liver
pool Journay Of commerce o. q late date.
Many among us complain Of high prices,
but what will they think when we inform
them that Mr.. Gordon saw sold, in Charles.
ton, ut auction, whole cargo Of Liverpool
salt, at ($ls5) one hundred and eighty.fpe
dollars per sack. This was brought by the
steamer Aries, 20 days from England The
same vessel brought ale which Was sold at
S45 per dozen by the cnsk. This WAS In
December last Galpcston 4fews.