The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-19
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Total. 4 eco
Showing l5sl ,SS within he ages capable Of bearing
arms Tho federal newspapers the numbers Of
the army 81 the ronfcderes CAS-, 200 men. The
scr ton in April took all between thteep and thirty I've
years old. cXcmptng, of course, certain persons IN
uceer further authority was conferred en- ihe govern
ment TO extend the Dscripticn to all between iryive
mud forty tive years old which ACT has net been esor!ed
TO for beyond iory years old ard the plain inference
is esausc the men not wanted. There must be
duce from The numbers estimated above OF ISL ,7sS,
all who escaped from The conscrplisn in Maryland Della
ware Kentucky, Missouri and elsewhere, now occupied
by 4ho enemy. There must be added all in the army,
volunteers, below eighteen years and over forty ave
Ia the outset the Ctncdrates had no arms. They
have certainly very large number OF all kinds Pctweon
the adjournment OF Congress in May, 1862 aud lis
srmbng, tho ist OF August, there added eighty
thousand small arms alone (Ihis official Since that
period there TO be added all taken the battles be-
the Rapdan and Washington, and tb surrender
cd at Harper Ferry, which was the INST valuable and
brilliant occurrence OF the war, as the fruits eleven
thousand prisoners seventy pieces Of artillery, and quite
many mnske,s as there were and many more To
these be ADDED the number which in
the Confederate states In this respect there has been
de, clipped capacity which surprising every depart
ment, iyihng needed by an army But further ad
dt.on : 10 be made Ct the arms taken at Richmond Ky,
aud at MuniordsyilIe, besides several cargots i'm
ported frcm abroad II may be safely stated that
there is row no uncasness felt ns TO she supply Of
aims o. all kinds. Whatever number OF may have
been lost " the tongclcra,cs III battle oc deduct
Cd ! that numlerwa ao sman Oh mol 70 oe 'eit ana
cannot be ascnsfaiecd.
serious concern. That has been overcome since the
Secretary OF War stated TO Congress August shat nitro
opncn that there would he necessity Further
mporalions Of that ART Gle. All the oIher necessary
articles for annun'iien, such as charcoal, sulphur lead
..n copper, &c, arc peducei IN quantities Sufficient Tor
d.thing is being prodaced in quantities sufficient to
moot the Necessities OF the army although the cargoes
ming in valuable assistants in this rcsrec bal at
no distant day every acttal necessary viii be made ty
the PEOPLE. True many articles are vesy high in price
but when 80 sudden and exci demand be met
by labor htbcto devoted other pursuits we are in no
way 10 wonder Of the prices which par,caar articles
A FIR tpoeo haas
cloths for tho army Yet the prices not such as
prevent their The quantity is being increased 20
ply In food ard subsistence nothing further OF Than
fnr- -, "erfedcrs'o states. Salt is m,.r =
large quantities * 6ls pcn's and iSS dSsiy ivy w,i
soon Be ample for oil dcnnpds,
there was no revenue let 70 SEQ tho facts aud the
foundation upon which the credit Of the Confederate gov
crDment rests Their receipts from the
have been than three hYpdred millions Of dollars
by The report Of tho Secretary Of the Treasury and tho
1863, viii be about Eve hundred millions Of dollars
leavrr debt OF not more than that
croased by the ipcomss from the war tax.
and the ooms, and Tor sacs OF tho public property,
Of snds &c. which Will moc'than counter balance any
varsvrs by under estimates 10 THIS debt and
" enable the people 10 pay the taxes necessary TO
the .aorcSt, and 10 liqdate the principal there In the
Confederate states certainly four millions Of bales Of
Gotten tho crops Of tobacco lie something
tweeudfty and hundred thousand hogheads besides
pitch tar aud iurpcntne. Taking all these articles at
their present value Ia Liverpool, the Quantities in
the Confederate states would brGg more than ten hun
dred millions ~ dollars Your readers very soon
make their CALCULATIONS the aluc Of q Confederate
bono when they cotton az IS ID the pound and learn
that there are $50 10 500 pounds IN each bale and
the people and the government hold certainly four
millions of bales. aud probably i've millions.
Out Of this enormous capital tic ntercs, need.
cd 20 pay the pubic credtrs Ia not more
than sight millions o dollars At this time a. tho bonded
cebt less than handrod millions The ist Of August,
ard cannot reach more Than two hundred aud hfty mil
Ions hy the let 81 January 1865 as large part OF the
debt must CONTINUE ~ Treasury notes. rcdeemable six
months after tue Treaty Of peace without interest," being
ask how has such amy been supported Cor such
SUM There u tits act worthy ri tho highest prase
which vii account Tor heavy amoun-a very large part
o. tho army was sent iup tho lCd already s.uiplcd by
| the generosity OF the people.
| tpcn application a, The once charged with the OK.
change prisoners between tie Confederate government
| exact data hut ! feel justified IN The s,atcmcni
that therc has been delivered from the Csedern,cs
more than city thousand prisoners 81 war and
that clear balance urCn tins SITS IN favor ~
their which the Uuited states govern has re-
turned ~ 81 least twenty Owe thousand prisoners Tho
officers numerous and lar apart and the account s 90
constantly changing 'tat an csm1eonly he made OF
the balance: but hayo seen tic number against inc gov
e the cncd states stated as high ftuy iLoa.
sand.
dcncc of the very highest Character that lie advantages
lhp re largely 10 ia,cr 81 the Cou.ejcsa,s co &C
count of the war
Csnerai rragg has returned from ktninskv 10 he
rcrfc,sniei 80 large that cNgh bot 20 pane them
lie supposed have Brought away frtm kctucky O.
housard arms than he cafitd IN, with many
regiments entirely made up az koutucsits, he Nos
ncros, Cothss, mules. horses tAtn and waatts p1ui
tsmbtr.
ghc t,,6tt or4ir sosib tar, "a. ut roSoiahrc Nes
btiart exploit fcaiGgt tudy ii fcdeIas scut break
.rata.f.4a tciacen hliitsieI and hsssIiab IlcI.