The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-20
NOTES on THE SOUTHERN BLOCKADE.

Immense Extent OF Coast BlOckaded-The
Use Of Steamers for Blockade Pur-
poses-Advantages ON the Enemy's
side-Injustice 60 our Naval Omoers, SC.
The following memoranda the blockade the South.
crn coasts and harbors Of considerable Importance
the government and public They throw greet -ght-oa
many important facts hitherto unknown 70 Che public,
and should DO reed BY every ons who would be conto
with The true OF the case We give these notes
In numerical order - W bgl IN, isu ono
81 sNo soch extent Of coast has been blockadsd hero
toors. with the same number OF harbors ports, aoands
and nies 70 cover, comprising shore line q
y(our hundred statute miles from Cape Fear the Rio
Grsnde b. 81 go g-ln rn.No9 aaYoIp ~ Gt9ld
Seeond-Ths blockade has been an effective one % far
~ the law Of nations considers this termviz thai there
should be reasonable hazard In attempting 70 it,
No neutral trading steamer has ventured IN day
time, showing the ports were always covered.
1kdThs intsrest Of the United states requiring that
II should be stringent possible great
been steadily made 70 secompsh this, and IL possible.
blockaded ports The difficulties have been great how
ever and some will be stated. ...,aYa
Forth--Ihn Is the first blockade deserving the name
s'nce the introduction q steam and has but little
mon with thoso Of former times. nlii 81
FVh-1hh new motive power gives immense advan-
tages 10 the "bockadc runner" over the Dckader
rhs fact patent to the professional mind but ap
parent TO others who merely look upon u as question of
now known for the 1rst time the chances Of capture
very email and are nearly all against the pursuers,
SizA--s would be tedious to explain this and at pre-
sent need only be stated that time position circum
various kinds such Is condition of tie amo
rhere, tides period Of the moon concerted signals with
the shore. are all at the option OF the runner lie n
psoscass %.'s,s ss and goes swiftly BY The watcher
his steam and train his guns and attempt bring
| . bird on the wing At night.
contend aganst such an organization for breaking block
sde By 80 called neutral nathn-tcr this is confined
nearly exclusively TO England. Joint stock coupan ies
have been formed there 70 procure and build saits
steamers, and every indnccment had out which could
operate through hatred Of the North and spirit OF Gu.
EEA1-To aid this, and, indeed. 10 overcome many
difficulties which the direct voyage from England would
create her colonies OF bermuda and the bahamas part
cuary the latter Nassau) used entepots Tor
shipment, receiving ther fuel and above ALL procuring
pilots for can run steamer into CHARLIE
ION nj night. II takes American 10 do that. II these
colonies belonged 70 the rebels this traffic would have
been easily stopped but they cannot be blokadcd with
the marine league, and they pjure US much more than
II in the hands OF . declared enemy.
Ntr--ln reference TO the reports In the newspapers
takon rum Nassau PAPER II is the interest the Brit
sh cooncs mentioned TO exagcerate the succcs
u running OF the bockadcone party to disparape Its
efficiency IN Europe aud ead to intervention another In
erest 10 stimulatc further enterprise that line
BRING business To tie colonies where some colossal for
tunes have been made
Isrth-Our papers reproduce deliberately the Nassau
statements The latter enable them 20 denounce some
body-a much more congeuia task thin commend II
vessel runs the blockade 1t Is Immediately ann cd
from the Richmond papers In largo sensation type Those
chi tured or destroyed noticed ut all have very obs
sears csrneI ,Y - vey blur 81 mt
by the ledger simply the most na,urnl-iha s the
running out " vessel the day after the attack willis
iron clads &C., were there. The moment was seized
when Tor wa purposes the vessels had been Withdrawn
from one end OF the blockade list is also given of
vessels that have run the blockade OF Chnrston and
Wilmington, but not word OF those DESTROYED
captured.
roevIh--A large British steamer, with an immense
cargo 1.-THE Geo gisnal shore ana dcstroyed
just before the attack another he stopcwa
with equally valuable cargo, was also beaced and az
stroyed after the attack, and few DAYS later The "a
Johns, steamer. was capturcd. A large steamer with
cotton, back into the harbor while three ~hoon
attempting to come out at the same Time we're can
tnred The Gertrude, steamer, was turned of three
tines, and, giving up captured by the or shore
squadron All these have occurred In about five
weeks, but and little or no mention In papers
hrtesnth-Tbe entrance ~ Charleston Wilmington n
C.. Ia not On this sstisp), which people seem 10
consider narrow lane, which ship, vigant could
Nom Bulls Bay stono Inlet II can be pierced at any
point leading TO various channels. BY au inside block
ade o. s'ono aud Bulls bay the reduced 10 some
hrtecn or fourteen miles. Admiral Dupont has been
aoc 10 keep generally twelve steamers or Cbareston
II would require just donble the number to close IL ar
iectvey TO be regretted that cannot have more
vessels OF that port But II presumed tho government
doing all that thinks do keep this squadron
a. strong as possible Bu, mucn more remains 10 be
done yet W w
fovrtecnih-The duty OF biockadrs ts ,be ,,o,, M.
rsssipg, wearing out and breaking down known IN our
service aAest. INVADING of ofncess sod man n con
tuuou3. The commanding officers Of the ,essois lnos-
not What " u To retire at night a. take al h.,,
clothes Their ships anchored iust outside OF tho ,.ss
Of the enemys batteries have bat few incrs ~ va,r
10 spare sndet Their kee's gale sudden seuail tn,