Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-26

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Rebel Evidt1nISs. % the WorthIeSaness o,'I,I,
aa54s e. faf EshSli 1IOIIey.
When the, FeRI1 steRmes Calypso was
captured by!sth Uuitsds States steathvF
Florida, while Y thpp way from Nassau 20
a port iuINorthE EaEOliaai iga-Tebel mai. bag
vas fouudtonib9 I'D; from which. Ia fol-
lowing curious lttursywsre taken. Iesr ],
sAiOEOEG1A HIRlah4T 70 HIS PiRrSans.
g'ig Cd! eiGfLieltf an AK l. Yr n aIn,n5ss MY
"Dear Brothes ss& y III II laiI DOT
mistaken some of 5tas blecksll6 khhn sI6
will lose 8! PIE l lqnsE, es Gontederate
money 10 hsce g such g. .discogpt they
cannot got prtcs le5fsh ca ths RoedSl To-
pay the litfa+slise bT asl.L a. s,S-.l : an
goods have tosbepsidan gold or, sterlipg,
exchange, and all delights prepaid, and.
then take all chances, OF getting them
through, besides payipg duties on them at
Charleston, Some Of the bIocksde men
here think the next steamer from Dixie
will bring badnews, and there will be a
much greater (discount on Confederate
money---say seNen OF. eight hundred dollars
for one hundredin gold, aud my opinion
Is 1t will soon b worthless. Yesterday l
bought here (Nssau) Eve hundred dollars
in Confederate noney3st four cents on the
dollar, and some was sold. here for even a
greater discount So you can see what
the people here blink of Dixie money, aud
IN fact no one hFs will take it at any price
Tor goods or for freight money; and ii |
had a million of gold dollars I would. not
avest one dollarpere.and take the chances
IT getting throukh and take Confederate
money. - 4,-,,s
i''lf you have any Confederate. moneyou
1and when you receive this, get clear of it
IN the the best terms you possibly can. and in, |
uture do not taxi any more Confederate
money, only at Whstt you can sell itsforl
gold, and turn it into gold as soon aslyou
,ecetye 1t. The best inyestment. of Con.
ederate money ts g99d sterling exchanged
he next is gold or Itlyer, and the next is |
cotton, for sooner " later /. am confident
Confederate money will not be worth the |
PAPER 1t is made en-. although may be
Yours truly, J.. B. JAouRs.
dessrs. J. B. Jacques 4 Bro, Columbus, Ga.
This is the testimony of a rebel mer.
,hant, whose exoaus from the South seems
o have opened bis eyes to the hopeless
less of the rebellion, According to his
Confederate money is already;
It such fearful diicount that the English.
merchants Of Nassau, favorable as they
IRE to the rebels, vfase to. have anything
o do with it, vhilss according to the fol-
owing letter, Confederate bonds are still
more uusayOry ID thsir nostrils:
4 RIcHHoED AlRNT's TESTIMONY. t.sts
isNAssGU, Jane 8, 1858. 4
e TF!illiGm e. cas- eh1soRd, .Ha g
ItDear Feiend sEt# - sIlIaSe hossitasu1
able TO iind saIa fhe bobds tio6Sh there
has been sales heretofore, bat how no s0jns
seems ready to tuy. could sell3at forty.
dye cents, but am not7williuR to sell ct
that 6gure.4 nI,bRYe concluded To deposit
them in house here, to be disposed OF 1t
q fair price, and proceed myself to New
York, as we talked of before my departure
from Richnond. Until my return shall
not be able to make any shipment to you.
"The feeling here byTresidents seems to
be in favor OF the South, hnt i do not.
think it exists any further than dollars and
cents are concerned. They are all making
money out of the war, and do not care, In
my opinion, how long it may last. As 70
herself, from what can see aud
hear, she is in favor OF the South, on aCs
count Of the gallautry shown by southern
soldiers, and would bewilliug to recognize
her, providing she would 4emancipate her
slaves, which can never be done. - n3r
s. "Tours V6rystruly, agaz5E sa,a. 4st
.,sges.f So HHBHRY WooDAHD!"