New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-09
rorrov SPECULATION EN- TuE
WEST.
,,.. s,o,cs omccrs Trading Con'rabnnd
'"''' Cn.d, and Negroes for Cotton.

From OU' 0p'' ,y.sHryGToy Thursday. Feb s. 1863.
.,,s documents have been received in
tine .o PERSONS Of The highest character connected
Ws'h' p'n che soulh.wes'. They introduced by
WIN me ,,,tsmen dated Helen, Ark, Jan. 10, 1881
"' ~. !, Memphis procured document, copy
III ioclcse. marked A. ] then went on to
,I,.no determined 10 follow up tho case Of Col.
- ofIlinois. | went in search of the boat
ii ..soy that did the business. found two Of the
s,.v and took advertisements, Of which l incose
.or;es. marked B and G.
Con. German came to Helena the 1st Of Deem
her TO take command of this post. He forbade oil
persons going outside of the lines down the river
20 tuy Gotten. Alier few days it was sail lie wac
coinc to establish military post at Friars Point at
The mouth Of the White River. lie, with is escort,
wen; down the Iiver number Of times for that puf-
pose, i was said. bur the boats seldom or never
returned wilhOut cotton. 81.
TIE White Cloud is the boat The General nsed ,pa
hirself anc teN but the steamer EyaEsvile gov "" ~
mos cottor. They always had large b sr@Si
wb-ky, sslt, quini9e, and otte conf - DAYS
on board going down / epeut nurnpr' W ,,,
,u;etIv loolinG att. them end went OF OoHI y ~
efal times 30 see what they car ieu' - ssLnrlS 90
Gen. Gomau issued ~ order t.9I no 80 ,e ~ INIT
on board without Termi'. tDi- ,'r,,'Ler Gen
Kent n lookout On the 18th 0ay OF 49, o.
1sd,,aa, ,,;,b his eiatg and II lart OF tne ,u ono
no,,n., o., tho white Cloud. ord the &,h Wiscon'
s;@ Inf,nt,, ON the Evansville, started down ,ne
river 10 establish a military post I.ey tan,
Friars Point The Gn, d; aT!O wi,5 coyenmcnt
seems. were ordered by The provoet ,Na',un NJ
10 d,sw cotton to The hoats. Ire Coroner %
the ooth demonstrated against having n's a. OF
diers Do shat kind Of duty, and SEM NJ w. vo,
70 tie General to ask who; right the Frovos,1asi-
ubal nd 20 ,nke COMPANY Of bic Len r. lr1l Ueir
will TO draw roiton. The General repneo y ~
order puttinq he Colonel under arrest, nls sN'!u
.aken IRON him and he sent pli.oofr 10 ieieu" 10
await further orders, al OF WHICH wan INV s'
done. , THAI
.o,ec,c ri good deal Of cotton. The greater part OF
Il was rsid for in oOrtrGband goods W heh 'ncy
cotton vslned AZ $4,000. The cautoin Of the boat
so;d q rart of The cotton belonged TO him. Ire
Governn.cnt raid the crew and furnished fuel Tor
the boat.
attend 10 such business, and was informed That J.
". Yeqtmsn OF Circinngt now in Memphis, was
Speejsl Aocut Of the Treasury Department 4 cent
him notice 70 CONS down. Before lie arrived Gen.
German hsd ordered the cotton 10 he pat on the
Government wbarf-b0at. Some OF the Government
stores hsd to he put outside 10 Get the cation IN.
Mr. Yeetlnan seized The cotton, and put man IN
oossession of IT, but the man is cotton Spectator
and have no confidence IN his integrity Since
IT. Yeatmsn left, the Co!tonhas been pu on steam
boat. TIE Government Il Naylng the DOht so PEI
day and using il 10 store cotton.
Ca he loih day Of January Gen. German gave
ysrbsI permit 10 man living in Mississippi TO take
colored men in Arkansas ard carry them out of the
State. The General told the negroes to 20, and or
dered- the Captain Of L steamboat in the United
State sertice THE boat heinz owed by the United
stated 10 take them from ATkaneas 70 Mississippi
without pay. II was Done
Let me sny in conclusion, the soldiers Of the
EorthWest did not enist 70 steal cotton for officers
90 f,,f THAR
nor TO be abused and dsgraced If they refuse TO per-
form such unsoldierly end inhunan duty. No
wonder they deeeTt by hundreds. II the Gov
ernlAen. viii not correct these evils 1t deserves
10 b. efi without an army, 70 be swept from tho
face OF The earth by the tatterdemslion infantry Of
JEFF Davis.
The following the statements to which referred:
hrLHsti All it,,s St H., ,,.n,
1rk.
rxzHAr: Two transaeions Of very singular end
sharacio- have TO ny tDowlei &C. ~h'ch es II my
t5tv TO known 70 that TIE i,eIe'ts Of aT oYsin
rsT,i. 5poed pnnished and disssced Previous Sept,
- 1907, sixteen taken from Tan.r vin
about miles below Lsc0n.. Miss snd carried to To.
cnosmpment Of Col Chss. T. Hovsy 33d H. Vols, about
nl, below Helene, Arb On The 2th o. 18th Of sep
feaber tn sixteen were placed on board the
es%, s,l lsa d a b7 s SsHs ana sa.
reeding this became tie property or rather wss
PLACED In 'e possession Of oeer or fpeeut.tf an
;sprovrd bs, Col Hovey effected csnuyed tn. dis
prsnl exchange that Le he dmicd from ;be service Of
before the American people $500
Another e4r less henous nature bot az Unstable uPon
prncpc Justice and 5igh 10 pFeo'oy soetbe u 'ae
On m. asb Of sertsbe- e POO troops wers sent from
Col ovey camp 70 Fr.s'- Poirt Miss. about Eve rea
from camp occupied the wnie small ibrcs. con.
ssns n syay ,..2'ry and s,.,eTy eJa i,s AZ
the river the fntcor o. sac About p Virs ;fon
tie Iivr some so b. o. cotton seizej placed
G@yIg,eni sgors ad Esled TO the river IanL arriving
Ale ceog % cptem er o. The troop. ~ fhaTs fo'n
TnsTctod W ba,t oftte river and arrived abou; The
tine rlese a5J baos # COTTON usset ConetcTa'e
Sta Is" e. 9. A. end were beloved by urnterr'ted
psrte, to be .ubscbed 10 The Reb War rnd col
lee I'd by s,nt te Coasrets States aud stored for
fh'if account a. tie Il7co where It was seized. 900
private individual asned aI tbin oiered 70 sol te
pa~ property Of tie Conf~esrae stses 70 the vsDe q
Of Col Bovey. rfn,poFted ~ eny m cs in
Govefnm~ ~Hgors and thru ~ some 'nyl.eol. sI1ns'
mont el into tue nsrls of some Gotten sp-cult y
suy . tho Government a. that This cotton
,nns.I 70 b. d foT account OF the United states the fc''
sted found essniu 'ion 10 br c'fct Inc
1. ss, C 81 mi 81 s liz w-s~oan soi free rlvse, c
tued ~ Frs Point the 10Th Of Sepen ber snd paToec
day; Se-' Macon Of tie 80 lWn' 10 kcd Csi rot
tes sne We pliv-tes Of '.e same - ~, II wotnd"d-
Abe olccfs an ~ Of s no sr iSa
sgt - authority Of aA f tae use G-d peeht OIL ih'if
IT, isi,op Of the officers and With whom con
y,Tsri a. 0erg thus EMP oyei thsir lives mr".d th'ir
eonf4Jes sacdlced FOR such d mccensry puIpos vas
sr ep-e .aounti.e a'noct 10 I.,dny.
49, f. NAH TIL seut 80 you hut tie good Of ny
r,ei,v ard hive not p1reei nor seog5 t. 49, fchlse
cotton since tire alton # rmphis ny he Union forces
'a'A' ''' Of J'l' at n ro5 sF:Sa, M.mps. Tenn
certify ihs' she eboye is correct copy Of ,hs orss i,
Iad3, and enlerd in tho t-r.ooI Pge ~ 40; ~
HeoEquarte,s Ar-vS w., Hesna, Ark.. Sept 81, 1907
DEC. 5. 1862.
STATEMENT OF ROBERT ". Kendall.
Name Roosr = heDdln sgo - Occupation niyer r a
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