The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-01-10
Rad r.vsr Cotton Captures.


ar Of 935 bales Of cotton captured by detachment of
a ats from Com PorteTs Red river expedition, and
CONN anded by Capt Foster.
Taa importance of this suit arises not so much from
He lue of the cotton in controversy and the military
and civil influence of the claimants and witnesses
Bone ring in the contest but from the fact that the
ga Of the court, and the principles OF International
ad domestic law presented by counsel IN their elabo-
n rguments, must influence decisions in somewhat
Hir cases nov before this and other courts of the
uau States for adjudication.
There no less than five different claimants for this
1he United states claiming as prize Of war cotton
being declared cuntraband by act of congress.
The gunboatS, captors, claim half as prize OF
sg nder the act and the prize laws Of nations.
Withenburv and Doyle, for services rendered to
Conf ferate government in transporting on their steam
E and otherwise rebel soldiers, arms, clothing pro
3 etc. claim as loyal citizens.
tate Bank Of Louisiana, or Grief Zuntz, claim
ing purchased Under permit from Gen. Butler.
F.. A. lie More Co, Havre, France, (as neutrals,)
4ar4 n their agent, Jules lie More, OF New Orleans,
bar purchased with green-backs.
a history Of the cotton appears to be, by the cyl
asnr that planter named Simmons raised it on the
C1asita river, louisiana and sold it to Mckee cotton
for the treasury department Of the Confederate
za-srament, for bonds Simmons sold the cotton Tor
bonds parties to whom he had to make pay
Of $50 900 instructing him to do so, they lmne-
a4 receiving the bonds and discharglng ms llabl!l-
Ea He gave Tie cotton receipts-such as IS usually
area byplanefs 10 Mckee agreeing to store and look
aE. d until called for by those receipts.
9a this sale Of Simmons TO the Confederate cotton
6U the United States bases her charges of disoyaty
e contraband character Of the Simmons cotton,
= is the foundation Of her claim to 1t, prize OF
w asls ~ ;;i 7 nth so od7;
$50 a1;.,%l - i, -, -aa- IA -
- -. ~ s
M a III the REBEL on broke out Capt Withenburv was
a ofthe Confed4rated lines, commanding the steam
$3.50 ~ Ar1 45 tbaq. ,iiacra heinz ~ oyy tine H.
- - T.. - 80 e. ~, ;nt;4,,, ~ no
goaderacv; but impressed into the Confederate
> ~ -. " - et ~, I'll. - - -,
o w. Go.'iL8! 80 - - '0's-' 80 -''1'
'L r '1 81 -; CT -, 80, - :, al
y Uen' ~ l IT, ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~;
iFi 2i+i ~ ~ s ~ IN c5te d
49, ~ III i LII J 80 - ". - 81 'nU
-, .S,l1s1 40 49,, c. +o,,+ go a,Il
- - $500 "a - ~ wv r s.+ , = D. D.
Al i+'sa5 atti ~ ~ tn - II -
~ ~ VI tIg ~ 'e IA, a. "a Dun
aro,5nt ~ rttodl ana t5ar 9rI,nrtI in tbc Con
anu ~ 'g% lid II Io ."' 15ne an e
Sred III ii baai tIsy cG,Il c,lIoct Iii tbiy'
nd 80 a:,"fr W iyrat;o, f A. 'rLl
ma aeIyed e,r Teroits grbict ,yera crra,t77d T.,
. }ntirae tLeg oS their boats and became sIsreced
-ars NTa}an tba cotton aosa11t who ,.ai tI,i
r 10 sare tberl from conservation gave them clerk
aus n the cotton bureau office and subsequently gave
contract d hauling cotton from the Red river to
gr bale for bale In all these various services they
a. lated 250y bales ofcotton which Mckee agreed
- sfer to them provided the tederals would allow
FL 5 to New Orleans on government Transports
.g vent 70 New Orleans and procured from general
BANS z the reouired hermit returning to Alexandria
#. HaDks' Iast e1neditiop both w and D. acting as
.. FAR Com, P5rter and Cen Ranks. and fndIno |
after second failure that it would not do to remain
e. rr Confectionery escopad LEAVING everything n Inc
bands nf fine rehels a.rentiDg this g35 baias III cotton
~ W disnuta and small iot az sone I'm baIas trans
.. to New Orleans on Government transnorts Inv
+.0. # Gen Ranks McKee, hayin,r official businpSs
. rs in AnanTst 1sg@ StanbaSso,1 Ito aant f9r
.0k Of Louisiana nresentad 10 HcKee,s eark an
sr on Cen Kirhv STrnth far tba eI1rrerdar If III
,nrc5nsnd bv Tim nc accent for The Cofadcrscy
f had taken ont Of tbe PACKAGE ~ cotoI1 raraiyr
-sHa simmons Notwithstanding to paw w. and D.
r.. cotton and afterwards made Then, n sale If
.. bales and before they could get it on the United
States ransports the pupboats oobbad if nm and took
a agiro where i; was sold and the proceeds Of it,
over lo00O-is now in tae hands of the court Gen |
Htn mi Ohm Porter have giyen those claimants thn
reconn5n3at ons, but that the United States
M Win be- able IA perceive the pronrietv Of onr rov
having for services rem dered to the CopfadaTacy
hstandng their LOYALTY is vet to he seen INV tho
"aai...-
ls- {ptIar faurd ane million of dollars of co,fad
-- 1Ta,. II bn Gank ~ nnisano Ana IL tf,a rarra
ms Of the bank gave them hermit to 90 inside
s Confederate lt es and purchase cotton accordingly
t. b4uk sent their agent Stephenson Who purchased
H. GUS bales in the up1er Red river country
FIJI Ia ,4 ;.t, III, L-;, en-, II
., 49, ~, ~ 5s - w. al ~ I2liiil I " "a "a
us AK oass III 1lG c9Iton puIchaseu ~ the
IA - an Ii or"olita oy dcAec' PIoEueU tne lsu-
~ aG ~ IN Io'.on 70 ~ 70 LqitoPe, stephen
49, ~ 80 - iGaiS l e@cnalse, u
~ sIJ't ~ siis permit iIcAse sto-ageuy gave
III ! 1919 MI, AooP'lnS Atyo oa 1r
Ve ethll,Io " pay 3" I I q D04le me
~ ] ~ IL IL y 81 g2 paieS; Mnen Mo9lu
a. 80 e ~ ~ '2'21o'o?Go. otos- iuehtly,
IA ,rit ro3 g t =, - So'ton' e fP
W ,me seu9 3.I oP'aIeG p.ePnehson} laihlg
"a -; ria "a ~ ~ luz luz - - Z,ooG o"ieS r gu
t- ~, Lr1 sIoo III - r ~ ~ Ia ~. NJ
az, aSD outLGu Ig0o o9es " tus upper heu
Li1 ~ ~ az idi i .tls GIou[Le9 cot 5
I l- n4ctio,ls - ~ 'O0 @''0' " '''''-t4'i' anu
--as .nson made an agreement with Grief & Znntz
s. Nr Orleans selling them all this cotton and when
delivered by them in New Orleans if cotton was worth
.ui- pound 7hey should pav the bank of Louisiana
su pound, and more or less, according to the |
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