New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-11-04
boat interest was much more forcible when applied

-
binding excepting ransom-that Is, vesse' enp'u,uu
on the high seas gives the captor bond for her yGe
ard the value Of her cargo watch bond IL "
law and for that voyage she Is free from eaPlu.o.
Partnerships existing between citizens Oh wv no
tionaites IN time OF peace are dlssoNeu y! "'" "
war. . -. -. o,or,v,s
You must use diligence in departing from an enemy
country and you must to preserve your heu y"
strictly neutral toward all bellgerents luIhiSninb
neither party with the mears or materalior continu"s
their beligerency, unless under compuslon. .,,ro
Against the Government 1t was urgcu tnas pe.oi0
they can charge dsloyay and con!iscae they must Ut
faint. try and condemn under the Constitution
Against the gunboats ii urged that captures us.
be made on the high seas and III translto anu that
vessels of war cannot penetrate an enemys country OF
the country Of Rebel capture from the itiI "a S
country their produce or the growth OF Ic so .h,
carry II 10 their own courts for condemnat'on NM
in case the Government by making cotton "iie III W.
hands Of one person cOntraband IRON dshluUy, iiu
not in the hands Of another from loyalty te! SUI
tify themselves il being as appropriate ior lhelu W ~
for similar reasons that powder. arms ana war
were conraband. or otherwise, according 70 tnc 'oi"
they are found on by a military or naval force
| wITHEyBURY AND D0YLEs CASE.
When the rebellion broke out Capt "ilhehuui{ N',
commanding the steamboat Homer, and Can't Doyie
the Vigo both had been old boat men on the heu e,
and its connections aud although anxious 10 procveI
North. the Rebels seized their boats ana comp c
them 10 act as war transports, until they were dshou
by age aud damages paying for the use oil them mrs. III
Confederate money and lastly promising 10 IN co5,on
This state of thngy lasted up to the time Oh u nso
sented themselves to him at Alexandria, gave Min
much valuable information, and on his withdrawal rep
resentng that they bad large amounts OF cotton ahu
other property and debts due them WITHIN the Conieu
crate jines he M their own urgent solcitoion gave
them permits go outside OF our INES win lne uhuer
standing that the expedition would return 10 lei ana
that they should collect all their MEANS nj the same
time furnish him with such scraps OF lntelgence rcld
tive to the condition Of Affairs In the Confederate es
as they could safely convey TO him. In the uterVa pe
tween the two expeditions oil BANKS they l9st tneI
| Il h.fn Sfr molly
being unsound they 10 AVOID the pressing conscIlp
ton were taken BY their friend Mckee into BIS cotton
Bureau office, and while there engaged IN contract sc
which Mckee agreed TO pay them bale for BALE Ihey
also claim that they had large amount due them W
citizens for services.
From all sources of earrings from the Confederacy
their cotton amounted in the Winter Of le0i to gov
bales, worth. ii they succeeded IN getting u 10 Ne"
Orleans half million OF dollars NIhe huhurep NV
thi.y-ive bales OF this cotton was the simmons iot
and they claim ownership by virtue Of Mckee giving
them the original Simmons receipts which they ioSt
when making their escape from Rebellion, but h0ld
bill of sale from Mckee which given on conditions
that they would get permit from Cen Banks 10 aio"
Union transports carry the cotton to New orleans.
DOYLE on passes furnished by Mckee 10 confederate
generals proceeded to New.Orleans In the Winter oil
| 1904 procured the required permits, ana Wnn bhnhs
made his second expedition returned on MS meet lclh
a. pilot both he and Or. WthenOury continuing 70 ncl
s pilots for Commodore Porter and Gen. Banks during
the whole period OF their disastrous stay IN Red River
ON The retreat Of the Unioniss believing after acting
as pOTtcrs pilots II was 700 NOT
having found that the gunhoas Lad secured their s5J
| bales at simmons. which Porter made conditional
promise Of restoration to them at CAIRO they tn'hcl
their backs on the Confederacy aud escaped losing all
their papers with the exception Of McKee's bill Of sale
| Duriug all this time Of Mckees glyiug then the
cotton receipts and bills 81 sale, Gen. Kirby Smith was
exercising military Jurisdiction over al this Menee
cotton. and had set up Cotton Bureau una Col
BroaGwel nj Shreveport giving the Bnnk OF LOUISIANA
through Stephenson an order on Mckee Tor I'll the
cotton receipts. the Government at Richmond con
| I In fulu
services In cotton In fact there appears to have been
conflict OF authority between the Confederate Treas
ury Department and Gen. KIRBY Smith.
| On W. and u. reaching Cairo, Commodore Porter
could not render them any assistance, the captured
cotton having been hbeIed and In the hands Of the
lawyers.
Cen. Banks and Commodore Porter give the highest
recommendation a. % the loyalty Of those claimants
and with this exception there Is rot much To Justify the
parties IN being over confident th"' iheir W." Oo
l allowed.
GRIP AND zUSTs, OR TIE STATE BANK OF LOUISIANA.
| shortly after Gen. Buticr took command IN New
Orleans. Gen Sheplcy, Military Governor Of the STATE
of Louisiana informed bin that the Bank 81 Louisiana
was indebted TO the state IN large amount when they
couh pay. they had been compelled during the
possession Of city by the Coniedcratcs TO exchange
good money the Confederate paper TO the AMOUNT OF
g. 10000 that this money was now worthless. put
that IL the Bank allowed TO send an agent INSIDE
the Confederate lines they could purchase cotton ana
by being permitted 10 bring II To Ncw'OFeans dispose
OF II nud this large amount for tue benefit 81 the
stock h0ldeTs mruy OF whom were women ana children
on these representations, Cen Butler gave the soil
cited permit. aud the Bank dispatched Stephenson as
their agent This agent proceededo the country OF tbe
Upper Red River and purchased IN some way I2O Daes
of cotton and IN the Full Of lsCJ made arrangements
with Kirby Smith 70 exchange this cotton when was
not exposed 10 Union raids ioi the Confederate cotton
| purchased BIZ Mckee on the Washltdw and Lower led
Rivers which was-now that tue Unionsts we're hitting
out another expedltlOn--certain 10 be captured or
destroyed Stephenson received an order FROM Snth on
Mckee 10 deliver into BIS possession all the cotton
receipts Mckee being absent, hi subagent turned
over cotton receipts for 7C0O-Stephenson receipting
for IL In the name OF the Confedoacy leaving receipts
IN McKees hands for i6O bales one OF Which, ior 9Jo
bales was for the Simmons cotton.
Part Of the conditions OF the exchange with Kirby
Smith was that II the bank could not get permit snip
II TO Europe the exchange would uo hou so anu tIs
Stephenson would again be put M possession OF the
per Red River cotton. This was what took place Ihe
bank failed In getting the export permit. stephenson
repossessed himself OF the 1900 bales ana iound OVo
bales missing said 10 have been burned but more key
purchased by some bogus Union patriots armed Win
! cotton permits from W Washington.
when Banks came, in ls6i, all the cotton, excepting
the 30 bales sold to Withholding Doyle was burned
by the ConicdeTatc went 10 Cairo on private steal
ings account
Stephenson modestly claims this 800 bales to replace
the 600 lost OF his 1000 bat claims through Gret
A Znniz who when Stephenson had possession OF the
1900 bales purchased the whole lot from the bank
g. & y. to ship to NewOrleans and pay the bank ~
cents pound If tie market price was 40 cents q
pound and or less III proportion 10 the huetua
lions in the price of cotton. a.
The bank refused to ratfy this contract OF stephen
/ sons with u. a H.. Dut are HoH III "S WV
nesses Interested in the result Of the suit to the amount
OF 30 cents pound, or 100000 a. 800
If thew should get this together with 5000 bales
already dispOsed Of worth 81 100000 they won't make
| bad speculation out of their Confederate rags.
Had the bank succeeded In securing an export per
init from Gen Banks for the 200 bales of Mckees
cotton as required by Kirby Smith, they would have
realized not less than five millions o! dollars ont of 1t IN
Europe. the exchange being 50 much IN tbeir favor.
| Ali the opposing claimants denied Gen. Buffers
right 10 issue cotonbuying permits, that power being
confined to the President.
IGNORE co.'s CASE.
Gen Butler received advice from SIR Sanford resi-.
dent Minister at Brussels that Baron Silier the