New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-01

tons command there 1rc ncrrss the 'ssis,ippi some
0ocO or 90 Co0 mon undor kirby smith an admirable
OiCeri and ]. ia believed Tint S)g'h ~ thN Ssorr
line Gen. Smith holds the Whole country with the
ceptlOn Of Hclena N ArklIsas All tho ground which
was gained in Western Louisiana by Con Banks DIR.
ing last Winter has again slipped from the Federal
grasp. 70 ie retakcn POSSIBLY during tie coming Win
ter and 10 revert again next S1uner to the possession
Of the CrocOdle Cud tie ,ncdcTa.es The osk of The
DanaiGp or 6. Ssyp,us Hglt and feasible com
pared with the work ou which the Fedtrals are On
gased 80 long as TIE hrait ana a.nd OF mon wo"on
and children along more than 0D miles OF tie Misss'
sippi remain what they are now.
An estimate msdc by the most competent authority
in the Corideracy has been laid before me which II not
without itvTest al this moment IT rates the wear ana
tl1r III all tlc Confederate armies fIum death and dis
abng wounds between 9OO0o and 0O0O men per an
uum while the accession 10 those armies of boys who
attain the fighting Is rated lt from 5JNO 20 qVWU
per annum. The whole fighting population of he south
1T the commencement of this war was abort iV@uD'
of whom less than 2t1NO have peTshod or been lis
abed while 700O0 young men have been added to the
fighting population II will be seen, then. that to sup
ply the southern armies in The held there Is
population Of about 100000 men, Of whom not
more than 400 900 arc ut this moment serving In
the Confederate army and navy. There remain about
half million Of men who have bought substitutes or are
serving in civil offices who for some cause or other
have obtained exemptions or have shirkcd the cnscrp
tiOn. Before next Spring arrives over the whole o
This large body of mcnthc conscrpton viii Unnecessary
be vigorously enforced without moments Thought or
apprc nson oi such fi0s NewIOrk las recently
witnessed for in the southern States wives and mothers
love their husbands and much but they prize their
~
ing Tor another weary Winter the two sections VIII
ind themselves fnoe to face with each other to resume
their old struggle marked by the sam,~ inability 20 at
tain definite results ana " IeYoiYe IN The sane
mono. .onous circle un,I, Manassas Fredericksburg
Cuepicr Cont. House md Winchester become names
familiar to the students Of military history rs once
were the cities ~ Belgium whel tie Low Countries
we've the cock pIt %. hgi0p'
A COMMERCIAL LAILEiEisE AND mn AMliit AN
BLOCKADE.
At the CROYDON a,siLcS, on Monday, Aug II,
tried arising oat OF 20 freight
TWO VosrcS for the purpose oi running the blockade o
ihc Confederate ports. The Pniriih wls Mr. hLAn
weller merchant Oi Frankfort, and als" member Il
he firm of Paisley and Co., carrying On business 10 H.
mng'on, in The Confederate states q! America The
defendant Nj. Dohson, general merchant, carry
ing ON business al Hu and aSO ~ London II appeared
that ~ the commencement oi last year TIE plintu came
10 England and entered into communication with the
dc.endcn the result uf which het two ycsscls. the
Latona and the Pctcrhof l,ncc captured by UnioEs.s
were chartered. the defendant atung the agent oi
the plaintiff IN the transaction. The pr,cec'iin,s con
ncctcG with the two vessels were each the subject oi
separate inquiry, and IT appeared that with regard
10 The l.atVnn, quan'ny "i goods WcTr salIled !
character but by the orders o the phniu - tuns ~
,alpciIc. aud oncr Articles Of Ike description were
nluc 90 form part ul The cargo Sac cleared out nom
England Tor voyage 20 BcfMudh ana hor papers
were naGe 10 apucsr 10 carry Out the object ii rrg
lar mercantile uahsGCton but the real Intention oi
tie parties tu rt.A thc block ac. 9d. a l'ssbr 10
convey the goods 20 some 4 tue southern ports. VII
minston being specially referred a. ior at that place
Tie Plaintiff friends wod have put "n board ch-so
oi cotton FOR ~ gland. On The tl'a oi the vessel at
Bermuda inquiries were made ~ 10 th' b'si course
20 b. taken The result showed that there WAS very
great rsk in "ndcav0r!no 20 run the blockade. hei
thcr would tie British authorities al bermuda allow
the sa pctrc to he sell; on shore ,s they consiG !
cred that under the ciTcunsfhHers. the act might
be construed into IA breach Ui neutrality. lhe super
80 therefore resolved 10 send the sicie to New
IoIk TO be disposed Il course that was not agree
able the paiutn for ~ the course Of BIS evidence be
said with good deal oi pnss, that lac would much
rather the sa.ipcCr lId breu hTDan overheard than
y shDut have York TO Dee Used
is friends Souihcruers. Tho result that the salt
peter posed 0f at that place aAd 10 consequence
OF the gro depreciation Oi he paper cuucAo! and the
high of exchar the proceeds were eniit"d to THIS
country IN the shape of o0ycgsccd and bacon. Tho
former article. II seemed. "as accidentally dcsTo!"!
by ic before came into the plaintiff o-session ana
the latter sold and realized -0j ANer he l"iouA
had rid Of ~lst considered the most dangerous
portion Of her cargo attempt made 10 run tie
hlockn with nci hut th, WAS "d. for hhe
was seized and CONDEMNED VIII regard 10 TIE fccT
ho II seemed that She also sas laden "itA cargo o
The Ike description, among II bring quantity oi sHi
pAuI. She was hired upon il~ occasion 9i 40 HouiAs
AZ the rate ~ al 10 pcg month IhOhrH hrf pa!"s
intended TO convey that 'r vs. bol.d of az oIdi
nary voyage Nassau % Va up sefnufy urtu ilhi
th. same intention rlfrtfinri vita gnsd G. Arr
ultimate destination as 10 ii' cMr 81 90" Lfl'ih.
Mheu he arrived Nassau and hrr hnf0it afE" nfo"r
fincd be sttc ol snair- hc came 10 the CpnDlu-ion
that !. would BE- folly - attempt 10 run tar b."rA
adc and that II he were % DO =" ~" rfptir 81
lie vessel was certain. lie therefore dct'fmhrd
TO sell The cargo as "r+ as d. ,'u!a al N"'
sln and he accordingly dd -, and tlr lr'arii
action brought 20 fec"vel Tie 'hue 81 TIE ~" car
,nes upon the ground that thr defendant had hot
d oui Tho insifuc' hc ladrcCrNcd. uni That lhr
ulercargocs bad exceeded ihe authority given 20 ihr
Mauy ION. Wric rii go Gee Jury nnd iu the result
verdict Wa. tGen ~ ibc plaintiff for AH,l IN fcirf
oncc to The seipc'fc sold 30 Aewi"k ui'n one q" o..
counts in the declaration O~ money ild anf rrc"ifod
ana no, accoulict iof lPn All ODE oi-ef 'Juh'9 il'
verdict Was i0r -ic d.',a, n' and ltntr W., a.'o
granted 70 tho def udlu o. move bf ihc verdict 10 b.
entered generally 90 h, iyur If the Court should tink
That upon tue llfs " juy were not grsfhei in !'"
IN finding ile verdict th"y A14 dom.
France.