The New York herald., 1863-03-28

ers TO sell to the entire balace OF their crops and
to accept payment therefor at whatever rate the go
vernmeut fixes, Confederate paper Their wagons and
teams are also impressed with thcr negroes for drivers
to haul all the cotton thus coected 10 the river In this
way the repe has exported 10 and through
Mexico coon Sufficient TO pay for the immense supplies
OF everything they requre and which they are
TINS enabled to get Ia somparatvo abundance.
Through rhs source tney have obtained arms smmuu-
ton leather, boots snd shncs rope and bagring Uovi
sions sulphur aud saltPetre sufficient TO establish and
keep going three powder mills brown cotton domes,cs q
Mexican manaf.cture Eus,sh and other foreign sta
Die goods such a. they stand ia need o. almost all
Of these going The u The army very little indeed
ony into the mase. or into tho hands ~ private dealers
The trade thus maintained on the Lower Rio Grsnds sp
pears from the re,erus OF the rebe Custom House. at
Brownsville TO have bsen more important 10 many
respects than u any seaport In the loyal States
THIS may appear very surprising but Is nevertheless
perfectly true almost the whoc Of this mmeDse trade
and all the facilities ortrade monopolzcd ~ rebe
Authorities the people Ssiug vigorously excluded from
participation IN H. and TO this ercusveness s at,rbuia
bic much Of the surerg Of the population o Texas and
indeed much u tho suffering Of the non combaisns
throughout tho whole Southwest On the Nueocs river, in
Texas only hundred anil ATTY miles from the Rio
Grande aoar worth $50 per barrel and corn si2 per
b..ael-prces unhesrd of before No people stand
s.ch prices lOny.
NOW GOODS Ara TRANSPORTED S TEXAS.
Cotton "a brought from Ibe plantations by wagon or
rail the village of Aeyswr, three mlos east ot the
town of Columbus ou thc Colorado, and from thence q
hauled wagons and Aercsn car - derent POINTS on
the Pio Grandethst tor fossgn markets 70 Maianorcs
that Tor tho consnmplsa o. Nsrco " EAgs Pass (Fcrt
DuncAnJ or Roma, few uos above Rnggod Barracks,
each CONT o' trade beag Commanded by military
post We learn thai there v poa al present
near Laredo. Tho Transportation of cotton into
Mexico sol or foreign goods of all soru
iuto Te.as managed a. ioows-rhs cotton carts and
wagons which from the plantations or from Alley
town 10 Toe Rio Grsnss would 10 a. back empty u
shsy did back freight At reasonable rs,es They
are this ,onipals % take govepmsat fregs; 70 Alley.
sovn aud lrau tbsnce ,hc rsst transported by rail
throash Houston y the sabine river. the foshiana
e aud froni theaoa sgsm by wagons 70 the Red river
AMI trsrn il dlstrb.ted lghput ne Whole rebel
fcasracy auf v.ey ., 10 sssi spp wherever troops
arseu,sopes Sme,n.s pari ~ itis trade Is diverted
t. tbs ,pne river where pa "a bard small = hD5u
ers t,a run al.ag the aost u Western iousana aad
sheu from u,sr snal dafi ., water, are enabled -
stade iue bo.sdig vcsscs ~ t- lst1st aivces from
~ Cun.u' 4 M.tAmrN apIears that thsge are
Bps ards - fys thaAs4a r ~ c0tt- IA The netghbnr
sond u arownsyac asatug c.por'sion. while
n toe sm9 ttio@ thsfs A." 10 e-s thsh
.sty yesstis y.ug ~ tie mouth 4 10 $50 - Sde
celve ,hls syton. he great rant fci there y tbat y
aae 8nt s1eazc and hesre \ that these veiocls ars
lo a. osae discharged aae lDa4ei bnt ars h,s @eta
oa ts m1uih = toe river. Al tie commencement n
the war the fcxsn steam hsher rere pus un4er tie
ne sle Dag prevent their xure W the United
sdfrs bat these Lighters not ~ any
ceai % the large conlrsstHd trade nov carried %
from ibs Re Grande.
pypEL Tv P0aT Duty ow COrr0g--How THE PLANT.
WA HAVE Bggs yiCugHEp.
Jbe rebel goyernmeul has ftel high e1xfi duty "a