The New York herald., 1864-11-29
IMPORTANT REBEL ARMS CONTRACT.

Bargain Between the Riehmona Gov.
ernment ana an English House Hos
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
GnAeld R'nes-The Csst - BE Paid IN
Bales OF Cotton 60 tho Value Of Ten
Millions sf Dollars in GoId-The Negro
Slaves 20 be Armed With tho Old Mus
kets and che Rebel White Soldiers
With the Row Oncs-Ths Bloc kade. SC.
QUE LONDON CORRESPONDENCE
LONDON, Nov ~, 1864.
TAs most important Information that have received
hss'y came 10 me this morning from private
bsss that have indebted 70 for information
ssusernipg rebel movements.
A contract has just been made between the rebel
government Of Richmond and Alexander Collie Co,
~ this city, for two hunderd and nifty thousand
Enfield rifles, this contract being with the special
visw 70 arming the negroes. The dsrkies are
% have the old guss that have n use these
replace the old now in the hands OF
aAe white soldiers. You may rely implicitly this in.
formation.
Ibe price be paid for there arms have also learned
. h to be bae Of cottop--of four hundred pounds
~eghi-;or each rife the guns be actually delivered
u some apy) port OF the confederscy and the cotton
10 be received there the entire risk OF getting In the
gubs getting tae cotton run by the contract
On, Collie L Co.
In one aspect or II this nsy be considered
. very lucrative bargain for the en,erprisug
soltraciors, and 10 soother not SO much
me est OF the rifles 10 Birmingham Ii EI 15s
zach gun, that quarter Of . million will cost
GA4o 600; say 81 900 in United states currency,
gold. The cotton actually landed IN England will be
worth al InS cents per pound gold) the ssus little
Sum Of ten millions sterling or hfy mioa o. doAaie 10
gold. very good return for less than ,wo and quarter
niona OF all the expense, risk and ssses at.
from the gross results Cotton, however, be had
q adventurous shippers TO Southern ports, who carry
ssded articles to the conederacy for part OF the crop
~ cotton, for rebel bonds six pence sterling
pouud-ihe bonds here costing sixty the par being
hundred That brings the cotton TO three and half
peooe sterling pound This would only bring 60 los
Ser each rlc tax ng basis the cost OF cotton when
purchased with rebel bonds. So II you viii shut
sp wilmington and Galveston this speculation may be
sns that will sand the contractors into the Bankrupt
Court The late successful blockade running been,
1uch Of H. from aud 70 the ports OF Galveston and Ha
vsna
Looking at the late from America respecting the
rmiug q The negroes aud the late partial OF
Ne rebels bave heard The cpnion repeatedly expressed
MAJ she war good for one two three years longer.
epeouaiions in blockade running more
sstive than 'ody Eres, number Of those engaged 10
are the clyde shpbuiders, Alex Collie Co., Bssbe,
hsse Campbell 4 Co, &c
Talking Of Blockade running, why doe. not some mem.
Der Of Congress frame and &c, parsed ipactnr
punshment Of i've 70 fifteen years in State Prison for
pnnFgng in addition 70 any fne levied the amount OF
DuDbmeut beng LEFT pretty largely 70 the discretion OF
Ne couri Blockade running With valuable goods 10
hsud The revenue Of the country, and punishable an
w,me, The same any other smuggling or sny
-ethog fraud, snd such Q law this pu, IA
hrce against captains os blockade runners, agents
" M board Afterwards oaushi)
yupercargccs, engineer, petty ofncen,. fremen
sss seamen vsula very isstil such wholesome
ssssd sncns these gentry that would make bocksd,
sunniDs very risky AZ well ~ . very expensive brs
nss.
ikpc~ one riesmboai captain that formerly knew ~
- commander Of an ocean steamer before the war whs
ssssss Of navng run the blockade thirteen times-ss
- sod ms-snd be has been csug and imprisoBed for
bvie perot In The United States twice. He says ne has
sssassd ever ten ibousstd pounds BY the vsri.
80 epsrstsons, be getting ono thousand pounds
sw every successful round trip Suppose be were 70 get
IN areeb years Of breaking stone al sing s,ps ar Of
aassnasts OF Auburn, or 10 have prospec, OF A. bis
a4vepturss would not BE- 40 bumerous And VIA,
srssfsr fraud injury any criminal Do ns,u thar
supply Ne ac,ivs enemies, m time Of var, with Zoo q
Ssvdss, sans, shot sse shsDf Tour government has