The New York herald., 1865-07-21

a 2 - s6os% sf,sp eS' consSsss5Ie deay q
Which ooiS tErss hundred and ninety SIX reached The
Islands s a94 was spIsd By sy aea.
Whiting at &4o5o0. The government represented by
aSp s ss OF s the aavs
compelled them to take that In the shape OK
dra for The money which 1S they sSs ac0epssd, pa,h
ing. When she was given up as a cruiser ias'
fail and BY the government as blockade runner
her former again applied for her. Offering 10 re-
fund the money; but refused though the govern
ment had more right condemn her for that purpose
than 70 rcpudate her valuation But notwiihstandng
her seizure and the fact that except the three hundred
and nlnty bales OF cotton the government never as
sisted the enterprise by the slightest advance other yes
sells were built and paid for by the credit of the pyas
parties and BY receipts of cotton from those successfully
put on the ne md have brought Wilmington three
times as much subsistence all the vessels that sail un
der the regulations and much meat those and all
Other vessels put together.
AN AGENT SENT TO CANADA.
In the month OF January 1854, confidential agent
sent out at the instance of the Pres dent as vas
authoratively informed who expected to 60 TO Can
ada and there make arrangements have supply OF
meat sent out to the Confederate States Under the
contract under which he expected to act But
though range OF the contract laree the
tor entirely without capital aud tho amount Of meat
and Of isa cotton equivalent limited hc sailed
pthcr parties specially recommended 10 me for ciarac
ter aud capacity by General j G. Breckenridge whom
applied for information on those points, proposed
similar enterprise 80
that be was in communication with those par'i aud de-
sired then TO be assoc ated with him. 4. once made
efforts TO do and present paper 10 t'c hon sec
retary Of War; in which argued tn, case and requ tied
that they m ght he associated and the amount OF the
contract extended to snch tisnre as would Justly ex
peclatlos which us Thought then, and still think had
previously failed because OF their conipa'atve ingnih
cunre ut tho secretary of War objected and the pro-
jnct. faiied
Nothing has been realized from the 'aoors or this con
fdei,tiai AGENT up this tine do see any reason
GO think anything will b., though he silt enter.ans
hopes OF success How Jar ihey may D. wen founded
MI. absence aud the iarrqucncy OF comaun cations
me
TIL continued excraran. charges OF lllofkoh; .un-
uers at and for some time after the commencement
OF the war AMI the consequent waste oi t"' invanabie
cotton resources Of tho government at fas induced an
effort ., avoid iuem and, snroga It's influence ana con
tro tEr slicct, t make It's nccessr inortat ohs
upon better .rr'',
Certain con;rac y for s-,,,pes were given csab-
si plocnic t. others who gave sitisae 0ry
rvdn u ih .s start and continue fresh liEcs Tho
coninnsl n these ar Cd, and psrnats properly
enough But FROM only tI them the i'srcai of
SUB ira.r deri any a'e;ia benefit iiat WAS from
tho .rSt contract or TIN series-A esSrs Davis 4 iz
huss- h" ohtnhed n the % "f Oct hcr ls6, ron-
rsct or one year. which stin;ated that they shosd be
allo"ed iity per i oa the cost Of their im!oriaons.
dc,cry OF cargo in cotton al s:xpccc per round In
this Contract better kuwnnthc Rurcaa of subi tcnce
A, Nower sn L Co contract, ti' migra. par1i, IN
tcrrst dj among other persons, certain Eagl.sh
chamIs, f large means ana they III W. ut ~ work with
prompfrcs and idclty lii the following Fl bruary Con-
| gcs~ passed the law mp"S hg re iiaois ui,on ING
forei commerce OF the Contederat" tate. The first
regulations under that act W. &c promil ated in March,
! the second IN August.
| A TRAIN or WAGONS wITr COTTON AND YAM
| xEE PERMIT.
| In tho month of January, 1854 a contrat was made
with lir VIM j. -toddard wio strongly voGched for
| by the Hon. c. c. Clay and another gentleman emf
FOR the position in all respects, 10 trade for the
| ba,terill meal for colt IN. Upon making the contract
Cl,nct Nor'hfop requested Mr. Mrmming r to turn over
him supply of some tire th'nsaid bales oi cotton
which the treasury held at Mcmpsii, and which was
then ro,ting md Ing doprednt I upon IN various ways
This wanted, to nabc Mr.. Stoddard TO exchange
n for coto.; the repcscs with people who would
hayo sav made tho exchange rather than burn their
cotton, sell it ~ the enemy or haul II TO distant asylum
ln MIR II inn;nger refused and % he could spare
money for the tho enerpr Sc aggcd until lass
er wrn Mr Studlard, having radc his arrangements,
started from Maron .aba,na for the Tennessee river
with train %: wagons loaded with cotton and Yankee
permit tn trade II for meat But he Informed IN BY
atcr o. November 9, 1864 that his train and cotton
wcreth seized by the seoutsof General Daniel Adams
e% To sir on, aid tie" iv,c Tins fact Colonel
Nrthsop and myself represented to the Secretary OF War;
who afforded redress in the case, hul referred the
pa for settlement the circular OF Lieutenant Gen
ora. Ia, or, dated Selma, Alabama, s~tchcr ~ That
crc,ar assumed TO annil all contracts made in his mill
ryd par'mrns payable cotton, TO Indicate the class
OF parties who might make future contracts to nix the
prars OF goods and OF the COTTON that might be paid for
them and snrcrscdc tle regular officers OF this ths
cor.ln;ss,ry) departments by officers his own, who
sosd, under his order execute the trade regulations
! thus cstab shed Ivy himself
Against this the C'omnissary General protested,
agSsnst law, policy and the regulations of the
vice But his protest unheedd and he was unable
make any farther contracts in that section IN conse
on the 22d of December, 1884, specal order was
:sxued giving power make contracts in that depart
rscnt 70 Lieutenant Colonel Bavne through agents
,sre and thus all power the subject has been taken
f.Dn the Commissary General.
ihe general subject OF trade oE the Mississippi had
rrcn referred to by the sccrcary OF War, on the
oth Of April 1884 upon paper Mt 10 the War Depart:
sent by A. NJ PADton o. Mississppi inspector OF field
transportation for that State and then stated and traced
ne difficulties surrounding tia masser, and suggested
gen rally mode OF obvatlng them .or the suosstence
department. sn never hrard from the endorsement
THE ARMY WITHOUT NEAT.
On the 5th o.. December broasht the condition OF
shngs to the attention OF the secr ary OF War; coupling
| 1t with a statement of subsistence on hand which
show "a nine days rstons ON hand tor General Lees
army; and quoting has lettFr I" the Comnssary Cen
INC on account OF short rnons urvcd prompt action;
but was taken. On the 18th Of December, nine
days afterwards Genesai Ice ticsraphed r Davis that
his army was without meat This disaster was averted
Tor the time by the timely arrival Of several vessel loads
OF supplies at Wilmington, mainly consisting OF the
Crenshaw and Power, Low co.. steamers, By the de-
mand upon the navy, which resulted Ia their turning
over their accumulation of three hundred thousand
pounds of meat which the barcai knew they liad at
Charlotte, N. c. and By the aid afforded by Governor
Vance who promptly gave up % US nsary al ne mao mao
the employees Of his government
since that tme but after sone delay, an agent has
been sent abroad with adraft upon the government de-
postary nj London E500oc and similar drafts for
CI0oO0 have been sent 70 Nr Crcnslaw. and hr j. b.
Mr. r. n,om 10 advance sia6co 70 the government
which, presumed he has done This includs all or
sl0s,Ooo.
/ BLOCKADE RUNSING-roUR SYSTEMS.
There four systcms for running the block
F'rs-That which this bureau has attempted to carry
out a. In the Creashaw contract.
Sesond-The plan pursued before the regulations were
| adopted.
Thrd-That which the regulations attempt to enforce
| and
sSrfh--That Of vessels owned and run entirely by the
| government
Any Of the three preferable to the regulations
That imposes tax OF fifty cent on the carrying ca
pscity Of the vessel upon the assumption that the profits
| cJ the trade will Justify IT,
prepared TO show the allacy of this conclusion ~
business proposition, but do not propose TO DO IL IN
| conn I observe that both ME-.
Trenholm and Colonel Baync have objected to continuing
enlargip the present contract with Messrs Crcnsha
and the Supply Importing Company, on the ground thai
will absorb they say has absorbed, all the cotton
they carry put the line 70 it5 contemplated
number of twelve ships II this be 20, II Is not seen
how they can impose tax of nfy per cent the
capacity OF all other ships and expect them 70