The New York herald., 1863-03-28

cotton amounting 10 ab,ut seventy nve cents per bale
Added to this there heavy Mexican tarn levied OF
dollar and half per quin,al 100 pounds Besides, wagon
freight must be paid from Ma,amoros to the mouth
OF the river when the cotton Is Intended for Europe-a
distance q twenty miles. From this point II u
conveyed by the lighters the ships at anchor about
mile from the shore The cost of gnterage Is from W
10 81 30 per bale and these separate charges combined
foil exceedingly heavy upon the unfortunate Texan en
ton permitted.
But the most ragraut injustice 10 which fho pAn
ter subjected from the cupidhy OF the
military commander, and FROM which he could not
with safety protect himself, seek redress IN the
proper quarter consisted In this that whenever a
planter brough, his the post the commandant
compelled him 10 fork silver exchange for Confsi
notes ye dollars Tor each bale aud Ia this OK.
change specie Tor paper the planter ss egrsgiously
9ccced The mos spcrandi very effective For os1h
bale brought down for expectation tho commander
compelled tho owner 20 give him - In gold
or silver ia exchange FOR Confederate s. oiil
Tho owner may have had objections TO the exchange.
but he dared not refuse He told by the comman
he wanted tho silver 10 make necessary pur.
chases for his command At Mstnoros where they did not
and don't take Confederate paper Had one refused. tho
impressive qaost ion would pat % him Sir,
not Confederate money good enough for youand 70 re-
spond The negative would have bean ~ pspaby trea
soasbs and dangerous that further hestsaoa must have
vanished before II and thus the trader had other re
source submit with tho best grace he might V thu
eI,otlon Of the man IN power.
SOURCE or THE sUPrLY or BALI.
The destruction of the salt works ., the mouth Of
81 Bernard by Union gunboa salt Tor the supply q
the people ol tho whole os wcsern Texas s principally
drawn from salt lake renns, the valley Of the RIO
crande sosne twenty i've miles from the Mexican town
n R.ynos., tho salt works N the mountains being
barely adequate 10 supply the peopse q few pslshborng
counties ms fact ought " sppear v the rovernmen, as
an additional Incentive 20 s occupation of tho valley o
The RIO Grsnd. TIL. snail lake acme three feel deep
Il capable " supplying salt without other pfs9aaiioa
than Il necessary procure a. which u done sy simply
prylng up from The bottom anil tassp~sas wherever
Docied ~ osthapstbe the supply ftrni,bsd by m.
reservoir tia, b. bon the resrcs q the great
PARTON a NortheasTern Melioo ever since Ia sarc
occupation by tas spaatsh o'bquerors
TExAss ~ THs Egsgr AMY.
Uoder tho roixn or terror establsbed ,bfoagho tho
sbon of rerss the state twenty-five fuu regmsnts
"a The .bel army Independently o. tais there sab
sn1ues,y organizsd force u fourteen shou.And A.
further u tue rebs gsvernmsu, oarryu the
por,tx II this sitter fsce tod haze losa selt
10 che a< u lbsr fsss brethren p ASansas The IA
srrlnt az vigorously carried out 10 ierss v embraces
III men oapabe u bcsruS arms from ne go q Nkices
up a3 SIXTY tone time ~ atcni - fa4de Y sr'oros
4 .a,o and coafcdersis ssnsrp;.9u 80. rheh en
bracsd lnalvialag of dlIrfrnt Gas tpsf 10 stc
c,nscripton !. kosoa apon wui sfost shbousase ~ ~
eas,e. u epple and cpuseusUe - dessrtons from
,he .r,rT sto NerA-o have b.ca very f.fse
sl.vchssGsrs are nDs cpn.crpted
THs Hi0 0RsSDg TEoSugE.
fthe weather W. ~e. 10 nvarasy s 10 en- ~ister
and Suing hso mDe. then almost inPssibs " ssssr
Teras by ihe Red rssr In surrounding rnsn ~ mcs
bene alfa. II a conpists noras lSpassats y nec,s