The New York herald., 1863-11-16
sAvAGR LETTER fRoM CALEB HusE TO L. p. STRING.
ER, Eso.-roo. FELLOW.

ER, EsQ.-poO. FELLOW.
No. IS GRANr RUB AuIrriI., PARIS, sept. ., 1863.
Z 7. SrRSGFR, Esl., Managing Director Mercantile
Trading Company, No. Alierman's WAX, London.
sR--I duly received your communication OF August as
and this morning IN receipts duplicate of he
rhcr from u that you 'osre 20 base your excuse TOR
falling 10 carry out your II with the fact
thai MI Nm. g. Crenshaw has satisfied you that had
90 authority 10 enter go engagement on the pert Of
Mr. Cfeushaw should have .aSen upon himself the
responsibility of interfeTmr with arrangement
by which tho Confederate States government would,
at comparatively early day have received most
imTortant supplies. But while re.ret this interference
on tho part o. Mr. Crenshsw, which has enabled you to
advance a plausible excuse Tor your breach of con.
tract, is not TO be understood that ! fnd IN n
the true reason for your failure TO comply with
thus placing the responsibility upon Mr.. Cren
shaw only after thought aud pretext cleyerly
az. The tor your breaking down in
the execution OF this has been iha, you have
been unable 70 obtain the money required. The capital
Of your company s 900 aod you have already made
OF the entire amount In tho purchase Of goods and
steamers You expected 10 obtain the mIDey for
ryiog out your contract with me from Mr.. De Vost,
through Nr Lang since the Confederate reyerscs In
July Mr. Do Vest has been unwilling part with bis
money the security you could give him have known
this all the tmo and also of your efforts 10 proclro The
menoy from other sources.
Finding yourself unable IN accomplish this at the last
moment you resort 20 the iishonorable cxpcdent of
making use of the complaint of unsuccossfu
tractor, who faDccs that, in way. the
OF his failure 90 obtain funds win which he may
with his contract, TO prove tnat had no authority TO
cnter upon this contract You have, moreover, stated
10 a gentlemln Ia way connected with the g. -
government tia, MAJOR Nuss hal endcavored to make
CONTRACT with you for the Confederate States govern
ment, for which he had authority This staemeut,
VI generally beloved. would entirely destroy my
efficiency az an agent of the Confederate states
government. You hoped, by such means escape the
oium OF having entered upon Undertaking which you
wore uuAsle " carry cat
you had honesty state 10 tho true rea
son Tor your failure should have regretted the fact
ard perhaps would have enerained opinNn the
proprety Of your having signed memorandum Of
mont b. Supply with goo 900 without having nrst
assured yourself that you would be able 20 carry
Bu, ther the matter wrui have ended you would have
faiiod IN the execution VI your engagement from carc
beyond your CONTROL but you ~ouid have saved yonr
sclf-rc~fcct
when Nr sont,er nrrt proposed to no that should
enter into arrangement With Tho Mercantile lfaiIne
Company my reply sas that would have nothing % DO
with any cincern Ia which rr. y y rtringer was prin.
cipAl manager. s1is,Yue1pg aidndored ntt p,ffon,
09 bscaass Mr. Srtnor's chdrdcty fnads 10 Gpr~rr
sn cry more facordbs tgM 10 irs torus, Fsprc
s>nfed 10 ne hSf ssea cDwe M Iari
uosh nDrs ,nncrrs rsrsons for whom ] h'd
high regard who were Interested 10 40
soocc~s OF the company, and particularly Mr soutter
found 700. that an Incorrect impression mad been po.
duced the mind OF Mr. souiter and q or fisn
terepsrd pcrsons tnst my desire iQure Mr. stringer
great thr for tho sake of rratfsrns u vii.
ing to let rsss opportunity making favorable
rangemcnt for the Confederate states governDsnt hst
arrangement finally. under which you supply mo
with $4,000. believed that the arrangement would
be carried out the part of the COMPANY not because
had Any Ath n the managing director but because Of my
confidence IN Mr. Soutter, co-drecor who, believe
would carefully watch interest OF tho Confeder
States government Ny confidence IN Mr. soutter undi.
niabesd Hs Enjoys reputation that Is ses 70 esaf