Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
4 LIST OF THE BLOCEADERS.
THE BRAvE MEN WHO GUIDED
THE DARING CRAFT.
4 SgETCa OF CAPTAIN NAFFITT.
A Pilot I'm the Last Stages of yell
Iow-Ferer who steered His Vessel
safely in and Dicd in Sight Of
Homn.

TIE following is contributed to me
Charlotte o.. CO Observer by James
Sprunt:
There exist 70 records from which
computation might be made OF the
amount and value Of goods. arms.
supplies and stores brought into the Con-
fsdsrats States during the four years OF
blockAde-runnirg But the Hon. zebulon
i. Vance who was Governor Of North
Carolina during a large part OF the war.
has put on record the share. in part. CT
our State IN tlockads-running. from which
general idea Of the amount OF values
ny be obtained. IN az address before
the Association OF the Maryland Line. de-
ilvered IN Baltimore February p. 1856 Re
said: by the general industry and thrift
u our people. and hy the use OF a number
OF b'ockade-running steamers. carrying
out cotton and bringing In supplies from
Europe. ] had collected and distributed
from time 10 time, as near es can be gath
cred from the records OF the Quartermas-
ters Department, the following store:
Large quantities OF machinery supplies;
WV pans VI manu- AHANa1f WV q 4iu
scythes: 200 barrels OF bluestone for
wheat-growers; leather and shoes to $4,000
pairs; 5000 blankets; gray-woolled cloth
Cor at least 2o.o00 suits OF uniforms; 1900
OysrCOats. ready-maGe; 1900 best Enfield
rides with 100 rounds Of fixed amniunl-
ton: io0oo pounds Of bacon; go sacks Of
coffee for hospital use: 5000 worth OF
medicines at goli prices; large quantities
OF iubricating oils. besides minor supplies
OF various kinds for charitable insi.tu-
tions OF tho State. Not only was the
supply OF shoes. blankets. and clothing
more than sufficient Tor the supply OF the
North Carolina troops, but large guam
titles were turned over to the Confec-
crate Government for the troops Of other
States. il Ire winter succeeding the bat
tie OF Chickamauga cent 10 General
Longstreers corps 1900 suits o. clothing
complete. At the surrender OF General
Johnston the State had on hand ready
made and In cloth 5000 suits Of uniforms,
with great stores or blankets looi heT, etc.
10 make good the warrant on W len these
purChaEes hae been made abroad. the
state purchased ana had on hand in trust
Tor Che holders. n,o00 bales Of cotton and
100 coo barrels Of Tosin. The cotton was
partly destroyed before 'he war closed,
and tho remainder. amounting to several
thousand bales, was captured, after
peace was declared, by certain others OF
tie Federal army.
President Davis. In a message 20 Con-
eress. said that the number OF vessels ar
irving al only two ports-Charleston and
Wilmington--fiom November LIST to De-
ccmber s, 1854. had been 43. and that only
a very small portion OF those outv ard
bound had been captured; that out OF
il.7sS bales o. cotton shipped Fmce July
1. 1864. but LIZ bales had been lost. And
the special report OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury in relation 10 the same mat
tn stated that there had been Imported
st the ports Of Wilmington and Charles
ton since October - 1854 Ss220o0 pounds
OF meat, 1861. 900 pounds OF lead $4,000
pounds OF saltpetre. $4,000 pairs 81 shoes,
$500 pairs Of blankets, $1,000 pounds OF
coffee eco rifles. 81 packages OF re
yolvefs, 1853 packages OF medicines, zS
cannon. with q very large quantity OF
other articles. IN addition 10 these art-
Giles many valuable stores and supplies
had been brought in by way OF the rorih-
trn lines. by way Of Florida. ard through !
the port Of Galveston. aud through Mex
leo across tho RIO GIan1e. from March !
! ltel, 70 January ]. 1866. the value OF the |
shipments OF cotton on Confederate Gov |
ernmcrt account Was shown by The secre-
Iary's report 10 have been y5.za5,Oo0 in /,
epecie OF Eaich 81 $1,000 had been ship /
pei cut between July lst and December l. |
1864.
THE FLEET.
A list Of vessels which were running /
the blockade from Nassau and other 4
ports ia the period intervening between
November. 1851. End March. 1864. show
al that 81 steamers were engaged: OF
these. 81 were captured ~ the enemy, 10
were totally lost, II were lost and the car
goes partially saved. rnd one ioundered
ut sea. They made sCS trips 10 Nassau
and c. TO other ports. Among the highest
number OF runs made we're those of the
X =. Lee. which ran a tines; the Fanny,
which ran Is times, the Margaret ana Jes-
COTTOLENE.