, 1865-09-16
THE SOUTHERN CONVENTIONS
From New York to Charleston.
Election Of Delegates to, the South
Carolina Convention.
By Steamer from New York to Charles
ton-Thc Passengers and Wlnt They
characterization Harbor-Vestiges
OF lLc Great Rebellion.

t0n-IDc passengers and Wlnt They
INSTRUMENTATION Harbor- r-Vestiges
OF TIC Great Rebellion.
- From our Special Correspondent
AT skA, Sept. $, 1865.
- The fare from New York to Charleston &
fifty dollars, to which must be added two OF
three dollars more for the inevitable "e1
tras.h A month aro there were two lines ol
steamships between the two points named
md, the fare was but 'thirty.nre dollars
Even now the fare from New York to Sayan
nah Is but thirty five dollars, and, us the fare
from Savannah to Charleston is, at the most,
but seven dollars and 4a1, any ono desiring
to 20 to Charleston could, If he had plenty ol
= time, save money by going rio Savannah.
On this Charleston route there nre four
steamers Of the regular. line, two Of which
leave New York each week.: There arc also
occasional Independent steamships, and nun.
bcrless schoone1s, sloops and such other
craft At the Office where you buy your
ticket they tell you the trip is made in sixty
hours. One boat Of The line occasionally
spaus the SIX hundred miles In that time, but
the average trip is over seventy hours, and
not unfFequently reaches to eighty. There
lore, let no one expect to make 1t in sixty. or
even In sixty-flvc. Our boat will be at least
oerI1ty-ave hours. Al.
1.-THE boat Is advertised to satl' III three, g
said 10 the agent" what time docs she
really seil s'' "If you nre five minutes latc
you will be 1eft," was lis reply. Yet it was
halEpast three when the second officer, IT,
ceiyiuE the word from the captain, cried out,
AYE, aye, slr-heaye, or that stern lint
fenr rrcn hv thc sHin,s ,f,na ss ~, M!uu5es OF
nnf ,ndcr xefc7, T;i,nt vac ~ ~ ~. ~ nAa!ty
t 6f satnr,,,r Enn+ 81 W. IN 1r. .ne a1tetuoon
Charleston i,y day.hrcak this Gorn;ra s'G ~,
least; while, In fact, the water on<:i,nrleston
bar being but sixteen feet at high tIde. and
our vessel drawing at least fifteen fee, md n
half, it Is now question whether nc slall be
In season 10 take the l1sh tide atsunset this
evening.
Preparing, for your drst tnp at sea, the rem:
cdies you are recommended to take isto keep
OIL the sea-Ficknees" viii probably be as nu-
ncrous as your advisers I took but one
along, and that pitched ont OF the port-hole
window Of my staso-room as soon as saw
what sca-sicAness Is. ILc b.st preventive, l.,
and the only lor conccrnment, ia clean
stomach in htallhy body. HnEing thai, aud
letting all soms o. li1nof and nostfuhs alonc,
you are not llke'y 70 hhse the sct-sfckncss
with any "everits unless tse weather Is stormy
or lhe eai unusually fonsh-4n which case you
alc tcnd to haye II any way, ana need nofi3-
ing Flt eooo Pnliosopny ma Active cheef1al-
Our passengers are ssyenty-three IN the
olotn and ioftS.tWo IN The stce!ase. There
ought 70 oe severe law preventing the OIL
eess OF hoals lsoG anoMmg women 10 60 as
stecEnEe passsnses. Men, accuslomeu 10
9''!;g IouGning ana naslns asuaily eoatses sensl'
ona'' -, IT i, aions W.. enonga Win INC steer
oue Il J.; - ~ no paeJ sl.1ea a .,sN meuen or
slfis, aaa III IAe NJ" das ot nome llie Which
PoE1s ~ my ptopne!s ptasnoSt1eaee' ,s nopc II
VIII u eioseu AGAINST tnen'
OR PASSENGERS i
The stccracc passeueers ure mostly. Ger
mans and Irish. with tlree or four Jews. and
one Carolina woman. Wj,ose husband and I'D.
f.st son we're reSnnr,.s In the nountnIns of
Snrth Carolira tL,s iust wear and 1nnTc of NE
war AND ,rY,nn, ~, an,1 }S,o thcr tI,r.a - ot;;
;1re, haze nnt seen Ear orcr twa resra I
-, viii. fnii.s ;1own tbnr hcJ ~ 10 ,ra p ,,ns
!. ,, sn,d she N answnr ~ = " nnas,iom ~ oans nns
ra-,ir ti,a c,n,a,;ar oTtha nnon,s T.; ha, sao.
.ar s .,s aT1 cuIioa n,r " as ho ~ mel ssS
-,. euu. aes Nns, js,,an 4[..,a
- 49, ~ ~
I'M, om usnh;d ~ PLY se pat tos nc
,'iis es ,. t,.,S , 1xIS ~ ,.a .ne
"i9 i3s o~ .sou, , hea ,i.... a i.h, aaa
plna Ma'eluu! losc eonsatute @ hGt en.ne
lS losst3saSs. eak y, ~ 9fI tnoasy LINZ lsc ever
sA"Gu .1 a.o!e sI sus, VIII to'eo " lVut
EtItN1ne9 e4lppea tuelnel ana gaFc hel zen
.ts1 ns IS s9su ~ .aS ~ .@sp1s Mau
conln u. o. ns. asseft1on, anu tuckeo y
away ~ .ne WY oi t Jury Ia5 nalr eonaae9
u .he oaGh ~ .. nsl neau ~ talse LIT !oo.aeu n3
coNlo. tEe s9nnsss. GNU, aEni VI nte OF
sS years, A IS oi,shs anu no1 "noliy anattraet.
Ne, ouL ne olhef TWO, Wy OF ninn ann
slllui tAHteeu, u1e eAact eoples g! tneIl 1otH-
Ct. usEer ~ tne Noftn ~" tn1Ge persons
go utterly waning IN mental, moral ana phys
lcal stamina, Inc 1a1n,ly beEyed passage
SktIfn1nNfnr n
couple OF weeks among the Doa9 q East ~. ~.
er, and are now going TO charleston. Inc
captain Las iea them from Tue cabin Table
sn,ce Two Eess ociofc W. ie.t Ne" 1otk.
nc ae Sanla pahscaecs 90 ol''oe taemselse. mo
T tonI SMsse Siaess,,.a.. .lun snasleston,, tn9se
tgn r;, ~ sa11 sne tae11ans, anu tae ~
;nr ava ,,an,,M a, IG law az t 1i i
ins ana eaino1g " jews. y @ Is iact t9at Ina
'Gll5 tias hco - ssusIas ., ~ our enallesaoM-
w. riastod thai. III IL, siaoa ~ en .e a WV
f. xisa,e.. ~" .4sy sse LIE NV tI me!o
nuni -nasssenusetts, aSs .,s ana a0ncgu u Incu
t.n. ,art nf M t,.s ; ~ gs syn !rom mha.-
,Serr cser one y },om o ~ & ~ W
HN.as N BOSTON: 1netc ~ Aassasn.sgtts
uln Nv, ~ f VIZ ~, :" ~ ot'p Gn noc ne
at.ea -. anu ILL., n.11ns, WY .,e q. SS &
olnct s1n 10 neet nsL Musoanus = ~ nas
N S't ~ euss en hss ~ Ie ~ ~ hnutns1 o1ii r.
CEa,iesto on merchen, ind fonrt., u wha h Hone+
- HpJ ~ n,,,,,{r,,, n cal, n,,r l., II
T1,n-a l. Sfn..aaf,,-sn,t. ss"., 49,, ..ats r;S,t
~ b,,- - na5 cti,.. a-1"7
~ nuy taEs anu ptnel phITt luateint. a.lotnei
,. " .uoA oae nou 1u3 eotto., piansaeip.l, ~
vi ~ oi'eM III .suoas eeo.e, ano.ue! ~
eA M ~ ~ y. naAls - anV ssoie eea, mtolnct
ranerments fof onenine o ia1,re "D who,tsa1c H nn1
rot.ti aaot- ~ W @ mte.eC Sshaa, 9u a.
,s.dn eags s.o.G, oni 70 ocoite asnoa ou.
snoent .h ~ an lnle.ior M toh ,anoLnet 70 sc
rka",os,s .e.isa. ~. ~ i. hotes laAsotu ~
= ~ ~ 'osni I t ~ , ~ frV ~ caaneo 'nsl
= =, ~ " ~. i uan5 uaion PlPe., nnu
xnr Rston " .v[ nsonin Ion or, ~ cna,, & snpose
NV ~ ~ Ms "a ~. Gu uo"n !t ~ see
~ ~ n.n,' nUM' yuss :" faow u a. ,alnss a5e aos
" eI5 r.ea t PIasa t lsalAtu ~ ~
ne1sns prne1nl1r no. ,,ot ei =; thc %
citv arc. and was answered ssyery rocd-
yfdc.aNake. md somewhat piven In tnJkinr
up your radicnI Northern notions. but. on
t1e whole stirring hus;ncss ,nnn >, nWhaf
Is thc feelfnr Inward flIen~c ~can they mako a
iivinrss; Sstea. 40 we'll nnr 15 nenn1c I,ac mr.
c", oa' Reol.'e ~
Fuod dcal 1lAe olner toiks. ana most o. III
traue where thcy can buy Eooas cheapcs1,
Nas inc answer. among orr charleston peo.
ple arc han dozen mcrcaants VINO hafe ooen
North 10 buy goods, gentleman and his tWo
sisters going back after refugees absencc7of
two years, gentleman and bis wife who have
been at Cape May md are going home early
on neeount Of family sickness, 2 g oashing
young ie!lo" "honl tne DINERS caii Gaptan.
md point out ns Q most successful biocRaue.
rnnncr, md another whom they name as on one
OF The junior officers Of the Alabama. zen,
ernlly speaking there Is the most cordias gooo
feeling between the Dostonianh anu Chaflss-
toninns. remarked as mlcn 70 one u .nc
latter who had been IN the rebel ar!ny iofi
four years, and ne answered, lnats ~:
right souih Casenna anu Massacauses.s a.a.as ~
were tne only l~o aean.'naanest @ taao;has aes pe
lore lhe Wat-noM !et anem VOTE ~ toTG.ues, 5s.a r
we don,t nhe your Nhans, b9, "c ~ 10 G. aMe sne:
passenger arc mostly men gong lnto Ine N.
ter'os-al 70 resume 4 aaMs osln1s - o'ossn 1 "
ont1nS , 1aG W.T., pu1 gsnelayt ,.t1on u ao1A l.!
tnnga VIII we" 10 lelnanens 1oeat'oA' :
ASp THE VIEWS THEY HAVE
Ofcourse there is talk of the war and the
qucstions Of tho times. I noticed Tint When
one Charleston merchant remarked that rtne