, 1865-07-24
TRAIN Or HAaoss wrru oo77os AND TA4KEE



a1otbtr effort was made by the Buseau Of SUI.
,s,ekFss sInekss. to o0R nat s1d coffee through tn:
7sA1s Or WAGONS wrru oo7Toz AND TA4KEs
PERMIT.
II the north Of J'nu.ry, 1854, a contract uas
youehed for By the Hon. G. C. Clay, and smother
eentlenaa, a e1ulnentlY ht for the position lu
Ill respects, 10 tadr Tor the Government in the
eeo as Upoa ss* ,sas & &. eos
Col Notthfop requested Mr. Mem uinger to turn
oyet 70 hin asrppy Of sone h,ee Ii casaad balta
Of sefsG1 %s9eh vh1sh The ttssa he'd
upon 10 yaEtous Hsys.. This cotton wanted to
enable lMs. staddasd 70 exchange tor Gotten
hsvo RIsdlJ ade lie excnsnee, e 9at6es lisa burn
distant syam Bat H. H. asz asaa1ases n esd eiase i s
sna a, ss e19d e he Ra
MT. Stodda1t. having mlde hie arrangements,
started from Mari9n+ Altban,s, for the Tennessee
siYet, Hith ttaln Of Wagons loaded with cotton
Informed nc By letter Of November ., 1854, that
his train and cotton were both seized bY the
ssouts Of 9en. Daniel Adams, taken buck 70 aa'
throp and nyeclf represented to the Secretary Of
War, who afforded no redress in the ease, but re-
terTed The parties for settlement 10 the et.calar
Sept n That circular assumed to annul al coz
traca made IN bis military department pa Fable IN
cotton, to indicate the clans Of partle. who
rn1ds and ~ fhh cottnn tS.ts w,ah+ s - pm.iG fn-
her, md 10 eapetceda tbs raa;ar oI oe5ceIs Of
th1e lthe eommissar9} department By officers ol
the tfaac fer,n,at,nns thTs est.hrfshed'h1 him.
self. %1A"~ - >AA8 -
Aaa1nst .his the comm,searY General protested.
Of The service. But biz protest was u1heeded.
and he WIS unable to mako ahy further contracts
IN that eectson in consequence. .o,.
IN ne sned GaI c2 Gi noger e shs
IN thst denartmsnf ia Eient' Coi. BlTne' tsfonph
le sct NJ nan t.Ian tnn a. comissar1 enesa
aae eensrs1 yesa .nret " trse on he Mssa.nn
lad Sesn ssis11sd . e y H. ses1s.sF7 Il VI,
he " W. r. APARTMENT p b 4. fsatoa. of &S.lss
stst;e ana totu stated asd traced the difficulties
1urrnnnanv tha alter, aud suggested eauatuily
Z mode OF ohyia.i1c them tos the Suhaistencs
Department. ButI never heard fon the endorse
neut-
TIE ARK WITHOUT a1A1' ....
On ttn t,h of December / bfoupht the cond4-
tJop Of fbjres to The attention OF the Secretlry
Of War, conf,lipe 1t with statement Of eubss-
tence on hand, which .thowed n1ne days' ratlons
e.,yed s,at ne tnat lis men were Deserving On &c.
sSan. eho' ,2ts 5,9ns ~ q5geq y sstiou
,sna Ssva se,wS1d,. I'm Ian te'n,1aNhad NJ
nsyis :fst b,s army va without rnest. This dts.
ater was ,vefted fer Tie time BY the ttme'y a1r!-
tcn' ms.niv consstin1 ar ihs Crsnsh,W md
tso,ssor - i. Ts,ss stesrners ~ the dem.nd
apon ap% !bs nssy, whss Te.atsd II tass I .asaiss
.sad rnnnos ~ ,nes1 Wnich ,he infe.n Rosw .hey
I'D :. Ghsrso'te II e aud bv ihe I'd af.red II
90 Ge7. Vance. sho M pr@pi5 II ne ap 70 as nssr5
~ nr s"ders end ths ep,ntnyees n lila royeru
maene 1ss " s'uae'' 'ua ''0 ep'o'es' " Au'
IS Since that time, bu. seet some delay. an agens
erI1,trt denositnrY Al Iontnn for IN do. and
Hnn.Isf trstfs for t7loc0 hsye bocu fent to NJ.
an NJ reonesfed ~ a. Tsaahnm Ia ~
ssr.nfe. f,iStian to he roys,nmenf. whtch. II
IL nIesnnfds he has done.
TIE Aa1 OF aoA1aLns flNolStA FED a1I1h
soS7a.
s.~e nd sses hst the Of SoS
V1rE.Iia Ind then but fonr aaJs supply Of fresh
beei-redured tations at that.
eoik n1,el ths tx and to
Contract 10 get bcet from outside our lines, the
GYst OF which was made IN December 2. By the
ptllcd to order ,he pntch1sc Or n1eat without re.
gs1d 10 inprezsment rates, with were rene~cd
wht d small surplus hid been obtatned. Stnco
Nor,h1rn V1relnis, wita Tie exception Of shout
fifteen hurd1ea ohts!ned from Southwestern Vlr.
ctnts hare all come from beyond our llnes a. far
u Northwestern Virginia. and have ia uost cases
been raid for in greepbacka or rpld. hoth Of
which were obtsined with difficulty and In iaade-
oua.e Gums,
Much Of this eou5ca Of aupnly has heeu per-
and al london ma F,nnniss! Whether II shsIi
be prtslnie 10 enpp1y rs dsteiencY th1a created
bY iranescttoss ID SorthHesietp Virginia is not
r9,;ssniv knn%n. f;ut snnnnsinp fha r1onsy
s7.,l.hia. W csn hsrdIy BE- expected that ths
moyaneut og not iets t6sn a thousand Of dfteen
hnndtEi bnI,ecks Der mpnth rom mat re.Ion
,r1ii ri IN attrnct he attenf1ou of thn ensnaT
Shnnid Il h. dstr,mined 10 uige m R,ebroo- 4
fha nffacultv Of this branch uf simply viii 81
r1oh.bty ,ncreaeed
n, :,onrt ~ fro,, honded fbrm.,, .rd ry
c,nnts H. v,rn,nis i. ona million n5nnd. nf haef