The New York herald., 1865-07-21

eondion Of certain dsteoces and ethefwss 70 SPY out
Th1rd-Fhat the trade the part Of the government
would demoralze the people among whom It might be
Fbrt1-rhat to trade through New Orleans and let
cotton cear from that port 'woud make Europe think
we had caved who hersupon would decline 70 recognize
whether any or all Of these views were correct
whether the Copmssary General was right or wrong IN
his opinions and efforts, are matters OF inference ana
opinion which do not 60 into. only testiiy.
''sIMILAR OFFERS" FROM OTHER QUARTERS Re-
FUSED.
Contemporaneousy with these transactions other s'mi
the two above stated the apocy ncgatived as the
Commisary General states con political principles wnich
cuss would have been waste OF time 10 nave
made any further effort In that direction.
NEAT BECOMES STILL scARCER--BRA6G SEXES THAT
INTENDED FOR LEE.
But the necessity Of obtaining meat from abroad was
becoming daily more obvious General Biaggs cam
pagn in Kentucky had resulted in the loss Of the whole
production OF thai State and the surrender Of much OF
Tennessee, with danger OF losing still more The Com
misary General was notified the 10Th Of Deceinber
through General Bragg's chief comnissary. that that
General claimed not only draw upon resources NJ At
ianta accumulated FOR General Lees army but that un
der the allegation of military necessity he had stopped
and turned back supplies ''a tans'ta 70 that point
ATTEMPTS TO GET MAT FROM sURoPE THROUGH
THE BLOCKADE.
IL so happened that just about that time.hat il, in
November ls6z-Captain W g. Crensaw, OF the city OF
Richmond merchant of great abitywaS solicited by
the Hon 8 Mallory, Secretary Of the Navy, 10 to-
Europe ON some business for the Navy Department
His well known fitness for that position induced tho
Comnissary General request of the ssereary OF Var
that he might be permit ii to his services in o.
tanning supplies especially meat and coffee througt,
the blockade Mr Seddon agreed 20 H. ana
scheme arranged by which hoped
thai our Deficiencies in subsistence might s supplied with
certainty economy and despatch The scbnn,, nf the
contract was an ASSOCIATION of Individual enterprise with
government capital; which, wa Thought property
arranged, would combine the power and money
Of the with .he energy and skl or the other
Especially in business as hazardous rs aoca:dc
ming word such association O.. nd satnge
securing the individual The or many
tures and to the government the vigilance ad nt,!
gence Of private parties
II was contemplated that The piivue par'IeS ShV'i1
sell the ana purchaac The return cargo claigng
two and half cent commission o'. 90 'sacupn;
and that the government should purchase The cotton on
this ut sson Of SSo nnd ha per cont, with
u reserved right to the government TO all the 'siYae
freight ROOM with claimed at a2rc rate per ton;
which two-thrds less than had been previously de-
nandcd by other bio kadc runnr,s ana pad 5y ne
government
CAPTAIN oRENsHAw BUYS TIE sHtPs--iE siEafs
WITH BAD LICK.
Captain Crensliaw arrived England in Januny, 1853,
and ut once made cotact with T. Mason Oh M'aii cf
the gov rnn,cnt under SciJfs nf1ciena, ipr six
vessels each Of which Captain .tttia.s and. ahr
parties to have fourth tcrestthe 20, ,rmnt
the balance But tho goyciumcit ;a.ic., ,asc .t
payments il had agreed 10 MAXI, AMI Df tlc vessels
sold tc another party, who lad bc'ons scssohsioe
for The government IN tf pure o~r m et' az eos tho
line only II expected thls attrr tl~c got TO work
the ottoD they would take OFT would !nr.iasc the IN
ward freight II could not make fund Tor i.r plciias.
replace those tlat EliEnb &c
Two OF these vessels were lost on the oast OF ape Fear
in coming in; III couscque the peccd and ni-
notified removal OF two Wtwo.l guns is"n th' osarii
where they had been placed procci .ocsatc runners
by Keeping blockade cruisers az stance Two others
lost the rs, attempt o. come IN the hiin alter
three round trips in attempting TO come in the fourth
time.
THE sLIY,suOn REBEL aOyEnaaiST-rLESrY OF
s.'oiL- Ar BERMUDA.
But during The spring and sluincr OF 1865 largo qunn
titles or meat, purchased hy MT trnsha", were aipsa
20 Nuaeiu and bermuda tor tl comnissa's department
Ihe government fully advised Of all the ahpve shs
and reu.iaw q Co. agents at Bermuda frequently
applied to the government agents there 20 ship tho meat
by other vessels i,nt rcason IL wa, NOT dnnr
though orders were also sent from here By Colonel
Baync or the Secretary Of War TO have done Indeed
most of his meat gciain until an.ncr in stri'cls
VIC started and commence" running, aad by t'ias IL wa
transported fron The snd, in t'c s,,n. ani s'.iuIir
is0s u. tlc oil tins spo lag was
cnOri,us, Kcit so long in warm climate. with no
competent attend to IT, though one bad been
piict scd il remarkable that any twas
saved, and that nucb was, shows with sat care and
jud sment IL had ben puich,scd iiy NJ. 'rcnshaw
OTHER FAILui,gs.
Meanwhile other contracts ior suppl s, nyablc ia cot
in Atlantic ports, ere made with several n t'
bnl in no irraann viii. sncccas. E!cc t,e ano nj IN
vv.d too small to tempt Che vcn,iy of 's'c who
could control purcha-c o the blockade, or
the cmcnt To deliver meat ni0De was found ~ be
.iiaii inducemcn 10 those eneeged III blockade
running
THh aERaG SOLDIERS GET A QUARTER OF POUND
APIECE FER BAY.
o. these faiurcs and Of the refusal to
bo aios et 10 purchase the Mississippi, the army
esjsgsliy Virginia, put upon short r,iiois First
tbry reduced half pound Of mrat per day
which, ii il could been kept up ut that would have
been suic .nt-then third of ~ podnd--thc gh
this allowance nDi g.red o adhered 10 by several
OF lie generals commanding sen 20 one quarter OF
a pound. iiut upon ihis last aowaEc the amy Of
Northern Virginia Nin,rr1: aud. fnr '',n pro qsifracc
of This btrea, without The riyiy o the 50 crnn-ni, IN
accrp,iDsa suggestion al er Crcnsaw 20 inpU', ar2e
amount "a Uic for saie for tho express purpose ni sup
plying 10 army IL doub ul II ~ cond have hesn sab
sste thn,.gh lie winner Tho meat which they
IA ia u
from the santy arcunuaiions Ia the sorh hni anos.
entirely BY pnrci,-e ado AZ nomna' pr"hs Under an
o. oas tarcssncni Jaw which has taxed Oh. patriotism,
bcnltr aud subsistence o tho people 10 tue oxreme o.
endurance Disappointed in the results oi the .'tren-
shaw " ". 10 is commonly allied, the 'Eollic'
recourse aga had IA thc airiaSpp river
frontier which the government appears not TO- have re.
sa,cd ~ rxpedlen Or p,as.ealc unali % ,.Sssfs T @ nsi
J Orleans
aoas. PROPOSALS. FROM ouK s'DS rHE iisEs--A
CONTRACT MADE.
VigLani active and intelligent officers fully of
and dive uIor OF the subject had seen seek
ins to avail themselves 81 every opportunity that might
offer fer obtrniug supplies from thai source bat with
out snccuss But the 18th Decelnbcr, lo6j. con
proposed b. party who represented himself 10
the Secretary of War confdcntiaily. and think truly,
having connections on the other side HjlropasitiOn
waa referred 10 nc by tac Secretary of War; and in
Of the terms, the special difficulties ot the case, TIA
fas thar had not been apprscd OF his federal
tions and preyious failures reported against it, Bu.
was wisely overrcd by the Secretary OF War; and mne
| the contract by hts order
| ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE, HUT BLrS-
| uERERs BREAK IT ALL UP.
The ravmcnt for the supplies 10 be in cotton; the
officer to and pay for them was ordered tn that
| duy lieutenant General Polk instructed by the
ecreary Of War to all parties tie execution Of
| thu Contract and the enterprise commenced Two s!c
cessva loads brought 70 the rendezvous; bI the
agent of the Treasury Department. who could aloae fur
ns tho cotton appears to have dapproved OF the pro
cecding; and he railing TO furnish IT, the boats
turned with bulk unbrokeD TO their point Of departure
still third attempt made but that time has
reported to ne the whole cargo was conhscasd By mi