The New York herald., 1866-07-13
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Shipped from Wilmington on A. n acc leaf hhds. 81
shipped from Wilmington gen ACCT, manu-, tea 100
shipped from Wilmington gcn a1o't, manuf, bxs 100
Total packages. .ssi
All or the tobacco ali o. The cotton shipped ~ account
Of the "Eranger loan,n and nearly tho whole Of that
shipped general account belonged 10 tho pnrcha OF
this Office, tho War and Navy Departments not hay1sg
turned over tho cotton and tobacco held by thcm tho
time the regulations went Into effect Some few
purchases by tho War Department In the shipments from
Charleston. Cotton, however, 10 tho amount Of eleven
receipts now held. have boon turned by this
Office and alI but two Thousand hundred and four
bales already delivered to tho agents of the War Depart
at wilmington and Charleston, for shipment on
general sccount The cotton shipped on account OF the
Eranger loan represents cancelled bonds TO the amount
. OF Ella, 600
INSTRUMENTATION OF the government cotton Iouis-
ana has been attended with great dincusy and from the
very Of the case no sacory reports havo ye
bocn could have been, rendered These States hav
Ing been subjected In repeated invasions raids, and
even occupation part by the enemy largo quantities
OF cotton have been captured burned and nsccssary
suffered In perish from neglect
Largo quantities also boon stolen by dishonest and
disoya persons and sold 10 the enemy and bales
hh' been used by authorities In Tho nttng or
gunboa,s and construction OF forts IL has been found
10 10 impossible up 10 this tmo to obtain accurate ac
counts OF the losses that have occurred In this way
vigorous efforts have been mado both States
The cotton as TAR ~ practicable In the exposed districts
ana to safer localities These efforts have
been successful TO certain extent but owing 10
tho difficulties o! obtaining and labor less
ha- been accomplished than had been hoped aud OK.
pected. In some cotton has been destroyed by
raiding parties after had been removed places which
were regarded This has been extremely dis
couraSing and very heavy losses havo been sustained
Afer the fall Of ycksbars and the plon ii cDa
sequence OF regular communication with the Of
government Cotton Bureau erected In tho Tran
Mississippi states by General h. Kirby smith, wh ch
the agents OF this department directed report
thor purchases.
This action OF General Smith was approved by your
predecessor, and he was Informed, but Al tho
time no notided that all tho cotton that hal been
purchased by the Treasury agents ncoicd-and IN
deed, pledged-to carry out certain OF the financial
schemes ot the department. Some Of this cotton
removed 10 Texas for security much Of capturod
by the enemy, much burned 10 prevent capture. uor
ton used tor military and naval purposes, aud Gene
ral Saith compelled 10 sell part oi the rcma ndcr
statement 10 this effect has been received irom tho
Chief OF the Cotton Bureau setting forth details under
cach heAd but this statement Prepared tn 2Sh
Of April last and does embrace losses sastand
by the invasion of Western Louisiana since that date.
The Hon. T. w. Grey, tho agent of this department west
OF the Mississippi rycr has been instructed u gathor
carefully all tho facts rcspcctny the Treasury cotton
all tho Trans Mississippi States and 10 render full aud
detained account OF It's present condition location, and
OF what has happened to each and every lot CRITICALLY
purchased. The Hon J. w. Ciough. the now Produce
Loan Agent for Mississippi has also under Instruction.
underakrn Ia prepare similar report concerning tho
governments cotton IN his state.
Tho plan OF operations proposed by him has been wisely
conceived and his sub agents are already vigorously
gagged In the busy uton OF H. Un these reports shall
have becn received II viii bo impossible % gvo you
entirely accurate statement OF the cotton pcbssrg 0f
department But Ia tho meantime, from tho data IN
ths Once part of whlrh, however IL conectnmi
have carefully prepared and respectfully submit ic fol
lowing statement Tor present purposes and think that
viii not be found ~ VAR far from the truth -
Losses by captrrs burnt oy our Own authorities aud
used for military purposss-