The New York herald., 1865-07-21

Nov I3 1862 JEFF. DAVIS.
ment He has forgot conference the subject at
which General Lee was present e. w.
Nov. Ia, 1862
Nh ONE M THE ceNFrpERACY KNOWS TIN SIZE or
IT'S ARMIES.
On the 18th November the comparative Wow" called
for by the President given II was not II Is true,
based upon return Of the troops because tho Adju
tnt Generals Office had been able, up 10 that
time 10 furnish any Information sufficient 70 guide the
Burca Of Substeuce In Its estimates oil purchases or
arrangements OF any klno
DAVIS WAITS TO sEB THE NECESSITY.
That comparative Wow was returned to the Com
mssary General on November II, with the endorsements
by General q. W Smith Acting secretary Oh war, vice
RespecifulIy returned to the Commissary General
The President requests that estimate be made OF the
amount of supplies that can be procured from
within the Confederate States from which last year we
could procure none, and state more .y .ne reasons
for Immediate action and consider he relative advAn
tages procuring supplies from Memphis and from the
Nav ., a I Isas W. SMITH, Secretary Of War
The reply to that win given in full for u presents
the whole case, and cannot well be CONDENSED but =
portion Of will be found to need an expiana.on wncn
indeed is necessary preserve the connection OF evens
LIEN WITHIN OUR LINES COMPETE FOR THE cHASCE
TO FEED THE REBEL sOLDiEkS.
While the particular propositions here spoken OF were
in hand sun oner ANU wers rs mads % from other quarters
esp cialy from New Orleans. Under the Juoicious
management Of Lieutenant Colonel broadwen arranse.
obtaining certain classes OF supplies from that CITY
Those arrangements were broken up by Lieut. Genefai
Pemberton The authority and wisdom of General Pcm-
bertons acts both disputed by the Bureau or sub
sisence and efforts were made here 10 renstate Ia
another FORM the trade thus interrupted by MN
Smith, calls for information on the three points, ana 70
that exclusively is the answer addressed
THE REBEL STATES DRAINED OF MEAT IN THE SECOND
YEAR OF THE WAR.
Eyyf-Eyerv source within Tho Confederate lines from
which supplies could have been obtained last year OF
this fully explored All such have either been
exhausted or found Inadequate II IN any small porton
of the conladeracy supplies have not been aimed at u
because II was known that such portion "ond NOT
afford enough for the current domestic supply Of that
particular area II has enormously supposed that
Southern Georgia snd Aabama and certain portions OF
Florida, would afford large amounts OF s'onk p' lucy
have not done It, They have not even uly Tod those
posts which from Geographic al position would naturally
draw from them, and they cannot do as tnuch u the
future rs they have done in the past
This appears sbundantly from facts within my know
edge and from testimony in this Office
econd-rO fully the reasons Tor imniediate
action it Ia necessary to recapituate =
The report states clear deficit OF bacon OF silo is4
pounds twenty avo per cent; clear denc ia sal.
pounds-makng 49, 06O O0O ninety per cent per Dui
lock Whole value Of the above, in ratons, 1874
This cacation s upon the basis of the forces thsyear
in camp and field Further: it does not include nmense
supplies purchased from private hands wnisn cannot 20
had at all for this winter because the stock TO create
them is not u the Confederate lines and the salt cannot
bc had the stock could Besides large local supplies
quer and other districts And even the above est mated
subsistence not all The hogs, though bar
gained fo have not all been driven 70 places 0. saae
The salt TO cure them has not all been secured and What
has been eng aged has not all been delivered ana must
tako chances for transportation over long distances
upon uncertain roads discoHianty connected IL 10 not
safe then 10 rely on these estimates Added to that the
winter hand the rises OF the rivers All impenus
invasion on vast scale is Imminent the supplies which
had hoped for from the onemys lines are not " oe
expected.
NORTHERN MEN OFFER PLENTY AT how PRICE:
The supplies offered ample, aud are rendered
at lower rates cotton al the extreme bid, than
they can bs bought at for Confederate currency in our
own lines II availed OF now they mos. probably
never viii be, for lack Of power ana opportunity
monIfE CHARLESTON AND BRAGG : ARMY IN WANT.
And finally, both Mobile and Charleston arc pressing
for large supples oil resources which must be held
for the armies of Virginia. or the border states w ee
lost while the same reserves and the accuhuiaois
have been endeavoring u make In fcancsoee afs e-
manded by the armies OF General Bragg.
now Much MEAT WENT THROUGH THE LINES IN
ls6l.
Thir-As 10 tho relative advantages OF procuring sup
plics from Memphis and from the vicnty ot New of-
leans the propositius To make such purchases ~ not
nay idea They made at tho co,mence'ncnt OF the
war 20 an extent which - little known. In an elaborate
rcuor on tho operations OF ths Bureau made by msJor
Rnfsin under my ord and supcrintcnicncc, and sib
that tbc-produc OF about .O COO hogs was IN
ported in the early part OF last jmr lsSi from beyond
our present lines Into what is now oh" southern con
feiefacy This accomplished NJ tho action OF >e
by tho enterprise of private Emr
OF Tn number naLci that about 200 OU0 hogs
In their bacon eja.aun, have been construed ny our
State and onrdcri'e ARMIES sncn aic 'o'n;nenrcn n
OF hostiiites This ss inr crod OF eight months und
sho WI a requirement Dr 10 OJ0 ho pos isnum For =
cn.sicrabio part c thai ptlol The srfnr was - mere
fraction tbc magnit,dr ah.ci Il nas since reached
Troc Sho think hai tho stimulus Of h.l prices. under
the apprehension u. great -a-ciy, has 80 increased pur
,ruy r ,ne,, A, - c,hr Gispcusr it'll this large
baaucs ,,n 81 that tnc cnanos most capable OF srcn
dcy cp,fnrnt arc precisely t'p'c which have suffer ii
80, i,,un ,,, war E-ewh re ~ must have been A new
La fts n.fl(l
when thc best fD'u ai N she army
pAvis * uRGEp 10 rry rusouSa r1E LINES. BOTH
ar sEw ,sI.AS~ Asp Az MnIPH;S.
Thocrfnrc urge that svppi x 10 enra cd both from
Mc,,plis aud from ;hc vrinty nc New Orleans ana Tor
Ines, altional r.sons bo sa,cly rstima,cd
that tlic army will :n,anme ami ",sie the product not
L..s tssu ivc huurra tpnaui hog. ui which We cal
,ua,- a. rrre ~ oniy abplt onc,hrt r'm our Con"a,
rate limits IL will uot i,o pricnL 10 rely upon pDia
ing chs inonnt needed from Oh" '.nse'srcc OF sip"y
II viii y. 20 DIVIDE the rsk Morrow Y, oih?r arii-
clos arc cd nearly niuc.. ~ meat The tit works
In Louisiana 20 be depended On; the supply To be
Obtained from Sa.tvilc, 10 Fir;'na, - lin'i.'d Fii
wants nf cl,,ens daily becoming urgent aud alarm
ns viii absorb all OF that II pcTiutei ani the daf' OF
the government anon the same ma VIII cau-" ruiuous
prices and great dnsttu.ion
| THE vESALirY or TuE ESEMy -wnAT A ".EtIADLE
PATTY ~ NV ORLEANS" WAS READY 10 no.
Ono reliable party IN New Orisnns oaers 10 supply one
hundred lao,sand rack, OF s,t more tbnn Is called
for y Tho radly expiring contract at Saltvile Otber
artcles-.uci coilec and hour-ars also olred from
New o-eans Tho supply of Hour from that quarter w
part az bread instead OF meal which must
otherwise be their sole reanc. for brea Tho reserve
of coffee for the sick IL being rapidly consumed. No
other prospect of getting presents tsci but the
necessity OF a suficeny IS important The sueccss o
the enterprise doubtful but the opportunity anordod
by tho vsuality Of enemy ought not 70 be lost
we thereby Obtain the OF the Mississippi, from Nom
| phis u New Orclns until such time W. the whole
or a large part o the needed supplies snail nave been
| obtained 1t will DO great benefit.
THE ApsoLUrx NECESSITY or THESE PURCHASES
| IL
It's cdec, upon the mcrak Of 'he enemy and the poht
cal results OF such policy, however important IN them
into my calculations do MT discuss My action pro
ceeds entirely from OF the absolute sty o
these supplies feed tho army aud TO subdnc the want
VIII ch has already manifested itself both in General Lee
army and Army Of the West under tho privatons tc
| which they have been subjected Respectiuly,
| L. D NORTHRoP, C. g. s.
THE RyBEL GOVERNMENT KEEPS cool.
To this Official reply was ever received Hon. J.
Seldom had become Secretary Of War, and he told mi
| In vvhi