The New York herald., 1862-05-28


Ministers at lndon and Paris are, told TO assure
the Cabinets 6f ST. James and the Tueries that plaGs
are now berg matured for the Of the BLOCKADE
and for facilitating tho transmission Of letters. This
promise has been made from time to time At Paris for
some weeks past and, as we can we'll understand with
the most sincere desire the part OF the federal govern
ment 70 ulnl it. the fedsrals in possession of New
Orleans there Isl OF course an end TO the blockade OF
that city All the world can 60 In and 90 out, and pay
ing the appointed duties, import and export wherever
they can md buyers and sellers There only thing
wsang, aud that 10 that N. cotton should doon
TO fse Aeo Orleans marked.
From the London Herald, Nay l4.l
fedsrals point dappa for attacks he rey hobed of
secession. Holding il and the upper portion Of the Mis-
sisspp, they completely shut in the cotton States,
They would be masters OF the commercial emporium OF
their enemies and deprive them of all tho aid which its
wealth has hitherto supplied 1t would be nearly as
great blow the South tho loss Of New York to the
North. And just the fall Of New Orleans would
have the great additional advantage for Mr. Lincoln
aud his Cabinet il would give them good pretext
for sarta3 OF the inepent disregard NJ he remo4-
Of Eope. New Orleans in his hands Mr. Lincoln
raise the blockade and reply TO the complaints Of
the Emperor Of the French that the great cotton port s
open and that II cotton does not come forward It IS
tho fault OF tho federal government, but the obsti
cotton supply the speedy subugaton Of the South.
We have written "would be' because we cannot ind
that the city has already fallen; but the intelligence
brought BY the Canada docs not warrant the assertion
The French Supply OF southern Tobacco.
TRANSLATED tho Opinion Naonae (organ Of Prince
Napoleon, Nay II, for the NRw Yokx HKRAID.l
The visit II N. Mercier to Richmond, we announced
from the beginning, with the single view OF svng
vast supply OF tobacco, purchased on account OF the
French government at Richmond and New Orleans II
our advices correct the Washington government
would have consented, notwithstanding tho blockade
that all the tobacco found in store at Richmond should
povernmou. @ MAS also and Mecior went
himself TO Richmond TO obtain It, We learn that he has
completely fai!ei.
The savehodng government declared that after seeing
that France and England had rejected the commercial
advantages which II had offered them In exchange for
the recognition Of the confederate States the Southern
Congress had formally interdicted the expectation Of
cotton ana tobacco.
The question Of tobacco notwithstanding the asser-
tons OF certn Journals well worth voyage Rich.
mond II this question has not up TO this time occupied
the public attention II IS because 1t only directly in
terests the COVE nmen Nevertheless, II has real i'm
portance, for the government draws from tobacco
venue of nearly two hundred millions Of francs.
The real benefit to the countrythat is to say the
excess Of receipts expendtarehas continuously in
since the establishment OF the monopoly ISL
These benefits were:-
In lSl2 Zo,OO0o00 francs
In 1922. Al ,585 4S9 francs
In 1882 Al ,76l 597 francs
In 1872. "a 600 100 francs
III 1907 9o,o44 uoZ lr&ncs
rhe captaI possessed by the tobacco ment or
department. composed Of manufactures, and the
teal and furnishing Of stores is valued at two hundred
and nfty millions Of francs.
bacco and to provide against the occurrence of short
crops, the admins ration has always hand supply
Sufficient for three years. consumption. Thus in the
year 1867, they consume the crop Of 1859.
But the administration usually SO far seeing has been
considered well info med Journal has very nearly in
duced error by "a. ing about year ago, concerning
cotton: The fears for the present crop exagger
ated those Tor the next crop that Of 1862 have
foundation" What said Of cotton may be applied to
tobacco.
| The government, therefore, has not been more
prudent the manufacturers, IL did
| tn nix it its duty last year to encourage
| the cultivation Of tobacco in Algeria the Antii-
les and Guiana and il the war between the North and
South lasts for another year, it will find Itself deprived
Of tobacco in the same way az the cotton manufacturers
| are deprived Of supplies OF cotton.
1t is in fact with tobacco it is with cotton Just as
the cotton Of Georgia. Alabama and Louisiana be
replaced by tie cotton of India, Brazil Egypt the
bacco OF Virginia and Kentucky OF quality which
be found in the same articles from Brazil Al
gerh
The same kinds of tobacco do not everywhere pro-
duce the qualities. Climate and soil greatly indu.
the taste and the odor OF the plant and in order
supply with quality always the same, the
state manufacturers have adopted mixture Of different
1 kinds OF tobacco, which never changes
| Smoking tobacco is prepared with Kentucky md Ma
| ryland leaves and with the indigenous tobacco OF
ras de Calais the Lower Rhine Snuff by an
aduxture Of Virginia and kontucky tobacco Of the
leaves grown in ths Departments Vi the North Lot LOT,
et-Garonns, and in lilestViaine. Chewing tobacco is
| generally either pure Virginia or Kentucky.
Havana tobacco, so much appreciated Is only lit for
| the manufacture OF eagars
4 II is thus seen how important is the role which is
/
| States.
The total production Of the United States was in 1880,
225 900 6oUc1tls (the toan Of tobacco weighs $50
pounds valued at 30 600 600 francs which would
present, at the prices paid by consumers in France,
For the last thirty years England has annually bought
from America some 80 0oo toucdas, from which She
draws through Dues &c. 100 900 900 francs
and France has bought about 20 GOO touea,ts which
| gives bor revenue Of 50 600 coo OF francs.
The tobacco OF the United States in demand all
tbs world Hayti, Bolivia, Ecuador Greece and Egypt
culy countries Which have had IL IN
maad.
An i'm tortant deGc. in the supply OF tobacco would
grave embarra TO all The governn Of
EurJpe but especially TO those Of England France
and Holland And is 10 be feared that this deficit may
be fatally produced within year.
The tobacco Planters OF the United States have re-
solved burn the crop OF last year TO prevent from
falling into the hands OF the federas anu the present
crop will be almost insignificant The most fertile
trics OF Virginia at this moment and de-
vastated by immense armies, and the majority OF the
slayes flight: while la the districts lar removed
from the theatre of war. the planters have neglected
tob 70 wheat aid The Virginia crop will
be reduced from eighty thousand TO eight thousand
5oucun,s. The same result Will follow in Kentucky aud
Tennessee
An nexorabs fatality seems to be follow ing tobacco in
this crisis During two consecutive the crop has
almost completely failed In Brazil and IN the island oil
cuba the plant US suddenly struck with disease last
year which added TO disastrous drought, has greatly
reduced the During the year 1861 there have been
exported from Havana 977 s92 unds OF leaf tobacco
and SO 600 segars less than In the year $780, The
Havana journals fear that the reduction will be less
than ten times considerable.
MAs never EredoF hecu oi Unueu SldtoS To-
bacco than present. and the United States themselves
in want of 1t for their consump.
ton.
The tobacco question Is therefore tho order Of the
day and calls for solution e,ry as that Of cotton.
The Iron ships OF England.
CAPTAIN COLES cUPoLA SHAKEN BY THE ARMSTRONG
GUE.
In the House Of Commons, the 18th instant Lord r.
MONTAGUE inquired the noble lord the Secretary the
Admiralty whether his reply OF the previous day was
correct that Captain Coles htd the entire management OF
putting up tho shield upon which experiments be
hath hv tlafa