Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth Congress, Part I

No. 7.

Mr. Mason to Earl Russell.—(Received July 16.)

24 Upper Seymour Street, Portman Square, July 16, 1863.

My Lord: I have the honor to transmit herewith a list of vessels arriving at the port of Nassau (Bahamas) from ports alleged to be blockaded in the Confederate States of America, from the 18th of July, 1862, to the 2d of June, 1863, being 102 in number.

This list was sent to me by the commercial agent of the Confederate States at Nassau, and, besides the minuteness of his description, is entitled to be received as an authentic document.

I have no instructions to make any new communication to your lordship on the subject of the alleged blockade, but I desire to place the document on the files of the foreign office as part of the history of the occasion, interesting certainly to my government, and perhaps to the government of her Majesty.

I have, &c.,

J. M. MASON.

[Enclosure in No. 7.]

Names of vessels arrived at the port of Nassau, N P., from Confederate States,

Date of arrival.		Name and description.	Where from.	Cargo.
1862.
July	18	Sloop	Wilmington, N. C	Cotton.
	21	Sloop	St. John, Fla	Do.
	25	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Cotton and turpentine.
	25	Boat	Florida.	Turpentine.
	25	Boat	Jacksonville, Fla	Cotton and turpentine.
	26	Steamer	A port in Georgia	Do.
	28	Schooner	Charleston, S. C	Turpentine.
August	6	Schooner	A port in Georgia	Do.
	6	Schooner	Wilmington, N. C	Do.
	19	Sloop	A port in Georgia	Do.
September	2	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Cotton.
	4	Steamer	Wilmington, N. C	Do.
	16	Sloop	Florida	Do.
	25	Schooner	Wilmington, N. C	Cotton and turpentine.
	26	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Cotton.
October	3	Schooner	do	Turpentine.
	6	Schooner	do	Do.
	6	Schooner	Wilmington, N. C	Cotton and turpentine.
	6	Sloop	Charleston, S. C	Turpentine.
	7	Schooner	Savannah, Ga	Cotton
	7	Schooner	A port in North Carolina	Cotton and turpentine.
	8	Steamer	Wilmington, N. C	Do.
	14	Schooner	A port in Georgia	Cotton.
	14	Schooner	do	Do.
November	5	Steamer	Wilmington, N. C	Do.
	21	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	21	Steamship	do	Do.
	22	Sloop	do	Do.
	26	Schooner	do	Turpentine.
	27	Sloop	Florida	Cotton.
	27	Sloop	Savannah, Ga	Cotton and resin.
December	2	Schooner	Wilmington, N. C	Do.
	23	Schooner	do	Cotton and turpentine.
	23	Sloop	Charleston, S. C—	Cotton.
	23	Schooner	do	Turpentine.
	27	Schooner	Wilmington, N. C	Cotton.
	30	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Do.
1863.
January	2	Schooner	Savannah, Ga	Do.
	5	Steamship	Georgetown, S. C	Do.
	19	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	21	Sloop	do	Turpentine.
	26	Schooner	Beaufort, N. C	Tar and resin.
	26	Steamship	Wilmington, N. C	Cotton.
	27	Schooner	Charleston, S. C	Turpentine.
	30	Schooner	Wilmington, N. C	Cotton and turpentine.
	31	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Cotton.
February	3	Schooner	Savannah, Ga	Cotton and turpentine.
	5	Sloop	do	Cotton.
	6	Sloop	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	9	Steamship	do	Do.
	16	Steamship	do	Do.
	17	Steamship	do	Do.
	23	Steamship	do	Do.
	23	Steamship	do	Do.
	25	Steamship	do	Do.
	26	Sloop	do	Do.
	26	Schooner	do	Do.
	27	Schooner	do	Do.
March	5	Steamship	Wilmington, N. C.	Cotton.
	6	Schooner	Charleston, S. C.	Do.
	10	Steamship	do	Do.
	13	Steamship	do	Do.
	14	Steamship	do	Do.
	16	Steamship	Wilmington, N. C	Do.
	17	Steamship	do	Do.
	17	Steamship	do	Do.
	23	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	23	Steamship	do	Cotton and tobacco.
	24	Sloop	Fernandina, Fla	Cotton.
	27	Steamship	Wilmington, N. C	Do.
	28	Steamer	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	30	Sloop	do	Do.
	28	Sloop	Wilmington, N. C	Cotton and turpentine.
April	2	Schooner	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	3	Sloop	do	Do.
	6	Steamship	do	Do
	8	Steamship	Noth Carolina	Do.
	10	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Cotton.
	16	Steamship	Wilmington, N. C	Cotton and turpentine.
	16	Steamship	Louisiana	Turpentine.
	20	Steamship	Wilmington, N. C	Cotton.
	22	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	24	Steamship	do	Do.
	24	Steamship	do	Do.
	28	Steamship	Wilmington, N. C	Do.
	29	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Do.
May	7	Schooner	Savannah, Ga	Do.
	9	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	9	Steamship	do	Do.
	10	Steamship	do	Do.
	10	Steamship	do	Do.
	13	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	13	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	19	Steamship	do	Do.
	22	Steamship		Do.
	23	Schooner	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	25	Steamship	Wilmington, N. C	Do.
	25	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Do.
	25	Sloop	Wilmington, N. C	Cotton and turpentine.
	25	Schooner	do	Cotton and lumber.
	26	Steamship	Charleston, S. C	Cotton.
June	2	Steamship	do	Do.