Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-13

I Correspondence OF tle AeW York Times
WAsHfNGToN CITY, August 2O-Mr. c. FL
! Blood, consul to Monterey, Mexico. arrived in
his city a lew days since, bringing late and i'm
portant news from the Rio Grande. He left
! Mat2moras on the 3 instant Mr. Blood rep 70
/ sents the COnfederstes as carrying on a brisk
cotton trade through the port Of Matamoras,
! they having obtained license to pass eight thou
/ sand bales through that port free of duty. This
| cotton is sent to Europe, and pays for powder.
arms and munitions of war, which are intro
dueed into Feheld0m by way Of Matsmoras,
/ without let or hindrance. The COnfederates are
also obtaining large quantities of sulphur and
! saltpeter from Mexico by way of Monterey
/ Mr. Blood attempted to impede this traffic, but
unsuccessfuliy, as the rebels have active and
/ energetic agents al Monterey who speak the
| Spanish language, which gives them great adj
vantage over our commercial agents abroad,
who seem to be selected with reference to their
ignorance Of the language OF the country to
which they are accredited. This trade through
Mexico ought to be stopped, but it can only be
done by occupying Western Texas with natOna.
troops. The government should turn its atten-
ton to this important point at the earliest mo
menf.
The Confederate authorities Of Texas are tax
iug the most decided measures against the Union
men in the western part Of that State. Tney
are compelling al citizens suspected of loyalty
to the Union 70 take an oath Of allegiance 10
their bogus government. They attempted lately
to arrest General A J. Hamilton at his house,
near Austin, but he received notice Of their in
teution5 and tJ0k French leave, and, acc0mpa-
MED by band Of devoted friends, made his way
into Mexico. bIr Blood saw General Hamilton
at MatsmoTas, ard states that he expecsed to 6ad
Hamilton in this city, as be WAS to leave about
the same time with himself
General Hamilton and his friends bring news
of the rebel general. Sibley, who commanded
the expedition to Santa Fe. Sibley left San
Antonio, Texas, last fall, at the head Of thirty
i've hundred troops and six pieces of artillery,
and was joined by Colonel J. Z Baylor Zone Of
Buchanau's deiaulting Indian agents), at El
Paso, with seven huadred men, making the
whole force over four thousand strong. S.bley
had been completely used up by General Candy,
aud got bsck to San Antonio with only uine
hundred men Of his commlud-many Of these
paToled prisouers-having lost over three-fourtbs
Of his men killed, wounded aud starved on the
road home Why cannot some OF our other
generals give as gosd an account Of themselves
as General Candy
Mr.. Blood says there is no block aiding vessel
off the mouth of ths Rio G.ands, and represents
III the strongest light the necessity Of having
such vessel which would check to some ex-
tent the shipment of arms il that direction, OF
at least compel the rebels to the costly mode of
going through Mexican custom houses instead
OF landing at Bcaz9s Santiago, on the Texas
coast which eau now ba done with imDunity
A hocksdsr should be there, if for no other pur-
pose than to give protection to Uai0n men
flying fCom Texas, ike H4mijtou. Cannot Dir.
Secretary Wslss spare one OF bis many gun
boats for that noble aud humane purpose