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when he gets well. have made some IS, 90
On cotton; IN arranging to purchase 500,
COO Of gold in New TorE--GoY. Foote. Bow
ers and self Guion Ia to borrow the green
backs IN New York, buy the gold, and ship
TO 5nEland; ne then draw sterling. which i
sold in New York, for greenbacEs, pay NJ
what We owe, and the balance viii be profit
It will 60, think, to 200. Such speculation!
help rs and onr Government too: It helps II
break down their currency. / think the EN-
Reror VIII recognize rs In few days or weeks
He has done this much already: He has au
thorized the arming Of the iron-clads building
IN this country for Us. A Frenchman claimii
those On the Mersey. What viii prevent
their being brought here, armed and sent ont
u INC Emperor Is favorable to it? Duke dt
NANNY, the Empe1ors half brother, told
some ladies night before last that Tie En-
Refof would recognize Us In q short time
CHARLIE IAMAR.l
eAoIhADE CAN BE RA1sED BT EUROPEAN POW
." EE6. :. -.-.
sATAzxAn. July 20, 1859.
4essts. Frasher, Trcnkolm l. Co., Liverpool:
GENTS: y There arc no prospects
oi pace, nor Of raising the blockade; tie
!attef can be effected only by European pow
crs, md their Intentions wifi Gc Known on
your side before they wiil be promulgated
hete, and you must govern yourself accord
1ng1y, BY obtaining steamers adapted TO the
regular trade, and Of large class-preserying
the titles in suite hands Of some neutral Pow.
er. to AVOID loss by capture.
From thogrcat demand for steamers for this
SIDE Of the Atlantic, I fear you may not suc-
ceed very readily In obtaining such as you
want; but don't be discouraged, and if YOU
can get the funds, either BY letting new
/ stockholders into the company or By selling
NE Ra cotton receipts, you VII succeed at last:
hate enough On hand Z to getths stea@eFoysr. :
The tide Of battle Inns turned against us
everywhere. Lee was rcpuised with heavy
!oss 10 at GcttTsburg; Pembe1ton surrendered
Vicksburg, and that compelled Gardner to
give up Port Hudson. In the two we lost
5000 men {prisonars). beside 1900 lett by
Lee. Lee is on this side of the POTOMAC. and
Las recently suffered a loss Of 600 to 500 at
Manassas. out Of Wrlght's Brigade. Exchange
and az geld has gone down to fabulous rites
+ ~ =
lam, &c, G. B. l. GAMAR), President.
NEGOTIATE Fon TILE FRENCH rRorEcronATE,
Aess5s Z. aafstetn aad 4 1emas; %s on -
to Paris call on Mr. slidcll, and teH lin, to Es-
gotsafe Jo'. the Fretch p4rteeturate: in case Of
necessity the people will gladly accept 1t in
the last extremity. With Mexico, Fruuce and
the Confedelacy in alliance, and free trade,
VIC Could cclpec the World.
IWrote yo1 that Capt. Martin Ind been
sent to Montreal for steamer, and If lie do
not succeed lie will take his funds-somc 314,-
ocG-to Europe, to cooperate with you. He
WILL explain his plans to you, and if you can
get a suitable vessel for that trade send him
>out with her Immediately.
L1ehange eha S is L to Il hundred for 100, 90
Will not cover costs. The crops are good,
md there Will be plenty Of meat and bread.
Eogs are raised hrgely, and I hope to see
prices more moderate. Yours,
G. B. LAMAR.
MUST RAISE THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON BE-
FORE BLOCKADE RUNNING WILL Be GOOD
BUSINESS.
NO. ALDERMAN s WALK, E. c.
LONDON, Aug. 10, 1866.
MT DEAR SRI have yours Of Yesterday.
and finding am likely to be detained here,
lose no time in inc1osing ron G1oo by my
graft On Peabody, which yon will get clshed
BY calling On ny friends, Messrs. Vanden,
Brock, Bros. & Co., GLaussce d'Antin.
=, 1Ae british mind seems to hare Imbibed |
the egrcgicus error that the Conftteratcs |
we're about to "givc in," and By distortion !
they say that Davis message to the army,
and Benjamin.s advising the burning Of cot |
tcn 1 ~ mississippi, are stg"s q despair. How
As Jet, there arc no evidence Of any OPEN
ing for your enterprise. We must have the |
raising Of the siege Of Charleston before they
Wnl think blocknde-running good business |
1or @ 1he future. People here look upon the
falI Of Mobile md Charleston Is certain, and
hence we find few willing to talk Of running
risks With their money In any such schemes
as blockAde-runnfng.
Regnrds to Phinizy. confed Loan 90 per
cent discount. Truly. j. T. Sourrrn.
c. 4. l. LAMAR, Esq.
OPINION uroS SEVERAL MATTERS.
M IN C-pvrr
LONDON, July IS, 1868.
William Crowder, Esq., Liverpool:
DEAN SIR: am in receipt of your two fa-
yols Of the 2Gth and eth. I was not sur
prised at their contents, for these people
is the came thing, the Confederacy has gone
up the spout. In a few weeks all will be
right. The only thing sec at all discouraE-
!Dg is the attack upon Charleston, where We
hare not exceeding 1000 men! That cansed
10 reinforce Bcauregard from his army; con
'equently he will haye to assume the dcfen-
;iyc again.
In reference to cotton, your friends arc is
much mistaken as though they had brrnt
heir shirts. OF course they who now hold
10 norc-win not entertain our propositions; |,
nut thoee who have no cotton are the ones / |
IN alter; they can't get 1t at less than o.,
md will allow them l. coo for each. I mean !
ind well and safely stored. Cotton Is nd.
'nncing with us rapidly, aud very little for
ale: Onr people prefer holding cotton to
'nythDg save gold ftsclf. and, without any
l do not believe there are
geo, ,oco Of so"nd bales in the Confederacy. I
8 before the 1st Of October. Keep look
mt: Something Is bound to tu1n after a
while. Yours truly, c. 4. L. LAMAR. t.
F WHIPPED NO MORE COTTON RI NJ. 1r a,rrn