The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-08
Interesting Intelligence Of the
Blockade Runners.
ARRIVAL OF THE REMAINDER OF THE FLEET.
What Their Passengers Think OF
the COnfederacy.
Thirty-fiW Blockade Runners, Valued at
Sl5,OOO,OOO, Out Of Business,
&c., Ac., &e.
Our Nassau Correspondence.

Our Nassau Correspondence.
NASSAU Feb 20, 1905.
Afairs are rapidly eliminating TO crisis The blockade
Watson arrived here this morning from Charles
ton, bringing number Of refugees and also
rebel officers. They bring intelligence OF the
ton Of Charleston, and that the Southern soldiers,
swinging loose from all restraint and discipline have
broken into and plundered the Of the city, and
that the citizens resisting them, there has been COLI
sion and lighting between them In tire Of Charles
ton; also that the cotton accumulated there being
burned and that the city itself to be fred The
domination OF Hardee very general and he charged
with losing the State by bad management The general
sentiment among the people here is that the anars OF
the Southern confedeacy desperate II hoped that
Lee will concentrate all the forces Of Virginia Tennessee,
South Carolina and wherever else they may be found,
and strike grand decisive blow What insanity
IL thsl As II, supposng the possibility OF his
gaining success II could be more than mopentary TO
be followed by the humiliation Of the consolidated mill
tary power Of tho South But, with all their armies
they could scarcely get together than hundred
thousand men, and disorganiz ~ they are, Sherman
would in all probability be q rock on which they would
be dashed pieces II Is reported here that Sherman
is within forty miles Of Charleston, and that Columbia
II In his possession.
Three steamers have arrived here from Charleston
since my las-ths Chicora formerly Let Her Be) Co
Quette and Little Hauy They in tho 10th and
18th instant The Little Haty, her outward trip,
fred into and two Of her were wounded; but
she reached Charleston and returned These steamers
brought out cargoes Of cotton In all about two thousand
bales The Rattlesnake wrecked while entering
Charleston harbor The captain and crew, having frss
her fire. escaped and returned to this port in the
Little Hatty The Rattlesnake, with her cargo
plseIy destroyed General Preston u still hcrc expect
ing to leave in day for Havana There ere
in the hsrbor upwards Of thirty i've blockade runners
lying Idle. Their average cost Gao 600, over
$500 each in greenbacks representing uselcss CAPT.
tai Of over SIS, oo0, COO
The Fanny arrived yesterday from England, on her
way the confedeacy, but nds her occupation gone
The steamers leaving Nassau every few days for Ha
In search Of employment and they carry out many
passengers from among those who suddenly nnd their
business at this place, where FOR year they have
been driving lively trade, knocked from under them.
They seeking something do In other quarters Of
the globe. Nassau Is doomed TO witness great revul-
sion and great want and suffering among her laboring
population Already her FIRST Of alarm sounded
by her press who calling upon her people 'econo-
mze, economic" and far they can prepare for
the evil days which inevitably approaching Foru-
nate ia IL for her that, with tropical Cline fuel Is
needed the least degree OF cloth ne suces and fruit and
sugarcanc 60 far furnishing the necessary nut
ment