Daily national Republican., 1864-10-10
Iour Nova Scotia Corsspondeues ]
HnIifar, and the Rebels.


HALIFAX, oSt I, 1894.
GENTLEMEN Three blockade-running steam
ers left here yesterday, for Nassau, (via VII
mlnEton.) Two Of them had miscellaneous
csrgocs, and the third only coal.
We had quite scene here last week. Two
Confederates-yclept "sentlansn" from the
south-quarreled at the hotel, and the result
was a duel, four miles from the city. Both
Confeds were wounded, and their seconds, two
Hallfsx snobs, fought like cocks after the duel
was over, and then tho whole four came into
town lame, Isaim, and bleeding ct their noses.
There was also smother tremendous row here
between the eI.Hon. Ben. wier, the Confed-
crate agent, and the captain Of the Little Hat
tie, blockade-runner. Ben. is . stout, portly
gentleman, and the secesh captain Q small,
sun.burnt, spindle-shanked fellow, not weigh
ing more than 90 lbs. He thrashed Ben. 10
within an inch, and then drew an Alabama
toothpiek," In the shape Of q dagger.
secesh was bound over 10 keep the peace for
SIX months. Ben, however, got hesrty pun
melting, and is very docile ever since.
The blockade-runner Caroline, slde-wheel,
from Glasgow, arrived in this port to-day.
She has coal for the other blockade-runners.
There are seven blockade steamers now In port,
and four OF them are taking In csrgoos for
Wilmington. i have every reason 10 believe
that good deal Of powder is shipped at night
on board the blockade.runners. Tho customs
officers care nothing about the evasion Of the
law, and the people, (st least three-fourths Of
them,) would break any and every human law
to serve the Confederate. Your consul al this
port, Mr.. jackson, 10 q very active and intelli.
gent man, but the labor devolvlng on him now,
In consequence of fblockade-runners, priyateers
and pirates coming into port, he has Q great
deal more TO do than he can manage as he
would wish.
The Confederate sympathizers In Halifax
collected about three thousand dollars for the
Southern Relief Bazaar, to be held In Liver
pool, England, this month. II 10 said Q young
"blue nose" damsel took . valuable gold chain
of her neck and threw It into the rebel treas
ury. Ths young "lddp" declared she had done
this more 70 ''spite the Yankees than anything
else" "
OF course, all this bitter feeling against the
Northern States is sheer madness; and there II
no end toit. 1t petvades al classes; and III,
highest earthly wish OF three fourths Of the
people Of the British provinces 10 to see tn,
rebels prospering-getting their independence.
By all means, let Admiral Fsrragut seal uT
Wilmington harbor. He Is just the man TO dc
Il. The supplies which the rebels receiv,
through Halifax, letting alone the quantity o
powder sent to the Confederates In this way
| demands the most serious aud anxious oonsid
GRAFTON Of your Government.
| The Copperheads, and mock peace men II
the North, deserve the eXecration of mankind
| They must be demented. What give up tn
Union to q band Of slavedealers aud traitors
The idea is monstrous. No matter what th
consequences, you must put down the rebe
lion, and II rebels and traitors stand In the way
they must be put down. Mcclellan will nc
do. He is wanting in that noble patriotism
and energy which would save a nation.