The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17

the holder, with the privilege Of recon-
verting the bonds into Confederate notes.
Every note bore upon It's face the Wig
nettc Of several horses, doubtless TO I'm
press the holder with the belief that II
was a stable currency, There was no act
of the Richmond congress that limited
Of OF the the confederate states. Hence the
Southern people were happily relieved OF
all fear that the supply of Conieelerat e
were permitted to purchase goods thus
brought from the lines Of the enemy after
the official agent had made his selee-
ton but they could not get them FOR the
discreilted currency, and they, too paid
How far the contraband limitation was
respected IL shown by the following Incl
dent j had constructed fort on the
right bank of the Red river about fifteen
miles below Alexandria, La. II was on
high blun and completely commanded ne
channel that ran within 800 yards OF It's
guns. It's armament had Just been placed
In H. and Its magazine supplied, when
a sentinel walking his beat on the para
pet announced that steamer was com
ing up the river. We saw her smoke,
and as we had no steamer below y was
assumed that she was United states
gunboat, OF the class known 10 us
the "Uinrlads." from their rather thin iron
plates The gunners were at their posts
and ready 90 open fire when she came
within range. But ns she turned 4 bend
I'm the river we saw that she was nylnE
"a white Nag. She hove to opposite the
fort and "a party OF four or nNe put out
from her to the shore In one Of her boats,
They were met ut the landing by the
officers In command Of the fort whom !
accompanied and the captain Of the
steamer showed permit authorizing him
to trade within the Confederate lines II
was headed Executive Mansion, WASH
ington. d. c." and signed a. Lincoln.
A Government agent soon arrived ana the
cat,tnin handed him a manifest, or list OF
tha c1rgo II consisted chiefly Of grey
cloth blankets, boots. spurs, riteS ana
swords, with an ample supply OF ammuhl-
There was also large assortment OF
drugs and many hundred gross OF play
inF cards. -,
cles not contrahand, for they could not
be used In the great game OF war
That was In June, lsd
little later on saw battery OF
Napoleon rifed gnns with their ear
erod from a steamer dying the United
states FLAG. at Catfish point on the MlS,
sisslppl The horse shoes We're lntenlea
for General Sterling Prices famous cay,
aIrv expeditlon, ana before the snow ieli
they were printed deep III inc ho'l VI
Kansas and Missouri. 800, do,,oroI-
izinp influence among cVlhhna ~ Ihs
tc,ritorv Of both bcllgerents. II slimu-
ie,ad ,,reed 81 gain that would have
sacrificed the cause OF eliher i'' 'N's"
The The rage for acquiring cotton Ger ger
, neotsS s ,n,J upon the waters Of the
Mississippi and Red rivers me als ~
ter TO General Banks eHpfol'l.,h, ~. M b u,s
RED river valley In the spt.hs gs6noT.
OF he eooneratlng heel devoted over , much I,a
Of their time 10 raiding cotton p a,,ne.
tons with squads Of sailors aia l., i's sbonid
They were cottonading Wheh ~ dsfe,t
Of % that army al the battle Of Mansiie ,se
the Confederates CAPTURED am 9 ,he
snolls hundreds Of mules brandfTea OF ~
1aft HhauldoF With the lelttlo ~ ~