The New York herald., 1865-01-21

NASSAU, N. p, Jan 16 1865.
Salubrious Climate and Pleasant Situation ef Ndssau-
The City Of New Providence and Hs 7rade-Sspcrior
Hotel Accommodations White and Negro Topaa-
tion-7se BLOCKADE Ru~nsng Trade, DC.
Tho climate OF Nassau is most balmy and delightful
In the winter the temperature ranges from seventy TO
evenly eight degrees II sometimes goes above and
sometimes falls below these two points Occasionally
there is quite a sudden and extreme change For In.
stance the other day the heat extraordinary for
this season. the thermometer indicating eightyour de-
grecs. The wind then shifted to tho North, and in
eighteen hours tho temperature had falcn seventeen de-
grces Such lawless and eccentric performances are,
however, quito exceptional Tho temperature is generally
uniform and salubrous with delicious air frcsh from
the ocean, where It's northern barshness has boon mod.
Aed Its southern heat tempered, has
the expanse Of wa.eH While you Of the North are
shvcring in the wintry blasts huggng those black
demons which bech forth their nery breath into your
Offices dwelling houses SO forth into the pure open
air. rccnc beneath the shade Of orange groves Of tho
banana the cocoanut and enjoy tho fruit which nature
prodigd of her gifts 70 wastefulness, drops at
our feet And wo dt thero sheltered from
the fiery beams Of tho midday sun, tho
ocean breeze passes on inscss long enough 10 lay
its cool and agran hand upon brow and refresh us
with eoothing touch But after all there Ia life and
energy dwelling In the sharp and swapping cold Of
Northern winter which give reality and robustness 70
Northern he that may not he and here and than
compensate for that luxurious and careless indolenco
which tropical elmo engondcra Yet for those who
cannot bear the extrcme cold and sudden, violent
changes of the North; TO persons whoce lungs deli
cato tbrcsened, hero, within four days Ral OF New
York, is OF the hncst climates In the world This
fnc " not yet sufficiently known for although North
crncrs may bo found here now, and othcm are coming
out IN the ncx steamer, their numbers would be
than doubled II the advantages Of the place better
understood
New Providence, OF which Nassau IL the capital In an
island about twenty.ono miles long by miles In
breadth Tho population before the war In the United
States broke out about thirteen thousand Of which
about ten thousand vcrc blacks cnd muattocs The
ports were principally tropical fruits large business,
however wac carried Wy the wreckcrs who piled their
avoceton with much diligence and no little profit Yes
sci after vessel wrecked in this vicinity with the
Ccpnlyance OF the csptans and and hcwdly
suspected in pursuance of barsan previously made with
consideration OF profitable job being thrown In their
way. Here, too many old hulk previously insured
for more than her full Ialuc, accidentally found herself
calmly resting upon some coral reef where hero was no
necessity IN tho world that she should have gone while
the captain that il all the fault OF the reef;
for " 4: had not been thero his vessel would not have
strvck ~ But these casualties had always the samc
catastropheviz, claim upon the insurance companies
for the amount insured.
Since the breaking ont OF the war the white population
Of the island has nearly doubled and these oil reside
within The town Of Nassau II easily be imagined
that has brought into requton every foot OF habta-
Bile ground with building on H. The boarding houses
gs ~ oveSf0WinG and apartments rented In many pr