New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-24

now single mill In operation nor was there ever
more than three four excepting those constructed by
the Rebels during the TO supply their ship at
this point Formerly much Of this timber was used for
fuel for steamboats, and for building If for the latter
purpose it was generally mainly rough.hewn or SPLIT
into long thick boards with the mall and wedge
There will be immense demand for lumber as soon
as matters become settled along the Lower Mssis
sippi ard Red Rivers. The towr Of Alexandria is to
be rebuilt and Of smaller villages, and number
less plantations are now being rapidly repopuated.
Houses must be built for along tho two rivers named
there is not now one house standing where there was
once fifty. The material will be supplied from Red
River unless the inhabitants are left mainly dependent
in former years upon the pineres OF Wisconsin
The pno knots find ready sale at high rates 10 steam
boats and being rich in rosin or pitch, as 1t Is here
called NAV be turned to profitable account by
manufacturing tar and turpentine from them. There
IL no better field for enterprising men (and great
many Of them) to get profitable return for their labor
ard capital than in the Red River pineries.
At and in the vicinity of Shreveport there are proba-
by 90 900 bales Of cotton. There have yet been no
shipments on private account. ~ the rate it Is aeon.
INITIATING there will soon be oil that storage can be sup
Piled for.
pdado have had the privilege OF reading short, but
important correspondence between the Rebel Generals
Kirby Smith and Shelby, and another Confederate
digntary who simply signs dash to his letters
Persons who have paid attention 10 affairs in Smiths
department will remember that that officer was
strangely unmindful Of any orders that came to him
from Richmond. 1t will DO recolected by oil that jeff
Davis once ordered him TO the east Of the Mississippi
which order he pointedy refused to obey. Well this
all meant something that the letters mentioned explain
Smith Price. Shelby and Others some OF them men OF
political prominence had formed the scheme OF separa
ting from the eastern Rebel States after the establish
nent of the Confederacy and forming Trans Missis'
sippi Copsederacy on their own account. This was to
induce West Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. An
alliance was then to be formed with France, and the
! Kirby Smith Confederacy once recognized by that
power they were in the event Of the Unionists coming
upon item in TOO great strength TO Join themselves he
Trans. Mississippi ConsederacD with Mexico, and
throw them selves under French protection light Tor
Macmillan and extend his Empire over tho States
named. 1t would be hard 10 believe that men pretend
ing TO have common sense would ever entertain so
foolish project, were II not that the original scheme
OF Secession was equally as foolish. After Prices de-
kfeat in Missouri it that the original idea was
abandoned and another scheme laid to go TO Texas and
assist the Imperiass of Mexico to occupy and hold
that State.
But the complete overthrow Of the Rebellion In the
East and the surrender 0; Smiths army, against
his orders seem 10 have frustrated that plan also.
Going to Mexico full Of the idea of retaining Texas to
that country lie has since been engaged By means OF
emissaries in inducing returned Rebel soldiers 10 join
linn and form nnGer his command. Judging from the
latest adyoes to the New0rleans papers. this may
mean more than at first sight would be suspected. 1
regret that could not get copy ofthis correspondence
bat tie gentleaan WHO showed IL TO me. fearing that
Circumstances mentioned in it might implcate Innocent
parties, declined giving the privilege Of
H. 1t will, however, all come 10 hight before long,
! through another channel
Our forces occupy hold Surveillance OF MI the
towns within 50 miles Of this place. The result has
been the exodus Of nearly oil guerrilas.
The main body Of Gen. Herron's column, now at and
near this place will move westward tomorrow. II Is
understood that another column will leave Alexandria
4 simuita neously These movements would have CON-
nenced weeks ago. bat FOR the long continued low
I stage OF the river Jim.