Duke University Libraries Message of the Conf Pam 12mo #96 /Z ntp ^S(i> MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT To the House of Representatives : I herewith transmit the reports made by the heads of the Treasury and War Departments, in response lo your resolution of the 6th instant, making various enquiries relative to the subject embraced in the act of 6th February, 1864, entitled "a Biil to im- pose regulations upon the foreign commerce of the Confederate States, to provide for llie public defence.'' The imj)ortance of this subject induces me to present, at some length, my views upon the policy of the law, and upon its effects as developed by experience. The first section of the law, (which was passed at the fourth session of the first Congress and was the expression of its ma- tured Judgment.) prrhibits the exportation of the principal products of the Confederate States, except under uniform regulations, and the reason for this prohibition is expressed in the preamble to be this ; "that the condition of the contest demands that the Confed- erate Statfs should call into requisition, whatever resources of men and money they have for the support of their cause." The fifth section of the law indicated that the purpose of Con- gress ii granting ])owcr to nllow or refuse permission to export the produce t)f our country, was to enforce a return, in whole or in part, of the value of the producr exported 'in jhiiitary or other su)»]>lies for the public service." But a full undcrstanding'of the policy of your predecessors, can be at'ainod orly liy taking into cr)iisid(:ratio?i, another act passed on tlie same day, flml entitled "an act to p'ohibit the importation of luxuries or <;) articles not necet^sarie.s. or of common use."' — This last mentioned act absolutely prohibited, during the pending war, the importation of any articles not necessary for ihc defence and subsistence of the country ; and among those excluded from importation wer^ wines, spirits, Jewelry, cigars, and all the finer fabrics of cotton, flax, wool or silk, as well as all other merchan- dise serving only for the indulgence of luxurious habits. In a word, the two acts were an exercise of the power to regu- late commerce so as to make it su» servient to the success of our struggle, by prohibiting the importation or exportation of rncr- ehandise or produce for any other purpose than National defence nnd necessary s'lbsistence, until these vital objects should he placed beyond the reach of danger. The two laws form one common system and they should be so regarded in considering the propriety of the repeal or modification of either. When signing my approval of these acts, I considered them as measures eminently wise and proper, and as well adapted to reme- dy existing evils. Complaints were rife through our country that its foreii^n commerce was almost exclusively in the bauds of alieus, that our cotton, tobscco and naval stores were being drained from the State?, and th?t we were receiringin return cargoes of li(iuors, wines and articles of luxury ; that tlic imported goods, being held in few iiands and in limited quantities, were sold at prices ?o exor- bitant that the blockade, junneis, after purchasing fresh cargoes of cotton, still retained large sums of Confederate money, which they invested in gold for exportation, and in foreign exchange ; and that the whole course of the trade had a direct tendency to im- poverish our country, demoralize our people, depreciate our currency, and enfeeble our defence. Congress believed these com plaints well founded, and in that belief 1 fully concurred. Note doubted that a n-medv was desirable, and your present enquiries seek information in relation to the efficiency of the remedy pro- ,vided by the legislation then devised, as developed by actual ex- perience. My convicfion is decided that the eflect of the legislation has been salutary, that the evils existing prior to its ado])tion have been materially diminished, and that the repeal of the leii;islation or any modification impairing its efficiency, woald l)e calamitous. This opinion is shared by every Executive Department that has been entrusted with the execution of these laws and TCgulations, and thus enabled to form a judgment based on observation and ex- perience. The propriety and justice of a claim on the port of the govern- ment that a share of all the vessels engaged in the blockade tiade, should be I eld subject to its use for the benefit of the whole peo- ple,, was bo obvious that even before the legislation of Congress, few owners refused to place at its disposal, one-third of the ton- nage, both outward and inward, for the importation of supplies and the exportation of the produce necessary to pay for them. On the passage of the lavs, it was deemed proper to increase the de- mand of the government to one-half. This decision was based not only on the consideration that the government was burthened witii the entire expense of defending tl e ports of entry, but on the fur- ther reasons that the enormous gains of the commerce were mo- nopolisfd by foreigners, free to engage in commerce at their pleas- ure while our citizens were engrossed in the sacred duty of de- fending their homes and liberties, and therefore unable to compete for the trade. It \vas foreseen that this iiicrea.'=e would bo resisted, and in a message on the subject, addressed \>y me to tiie House of Representives on the lOth June last, it is stated that " for some weeks after the adoption of these regulation.^, strenuous efforts were made by parties interested in the business, to induce a relax- ation of ihe regulations. Many of the vessfls remained unemploy- ed on the allegation of the owners th^jt the terms imposed by the regulations were so onerous as to render impossible the continu- ance of the business. The regulations reniainci unclinnged, for I was satisfied from an examination of the subject, that this complaint was unfounded and that the withdrawal of the vessels was an ex- periment, by a combination among their ownere, on the firmness of the government. The result proved the correctness of this view, for after various attempts to obtain increased advantages, the ves- sels resumed their voyages, their number has been largely increas. ed, the ability to export produce and import supplies en govern- ment^ account has been developed to a greater extent than had been anticipated, and ihe credit of the government has been so improv- ed in foreign markets that the quotations for its loan have rapidly advanced." In the same message it was also stated that " among the efforts made to induce a change of the regulations, was a warning given to officers of the government, that the owners of vessels could make better bargains with the (Tovernui-s of States than with the Confed- erate Government, and that if the regulations were not relaxed in their favor, they would transfer their vessels to \te Executives of the several states, and thus withdraw them from the operation of the regulations." • ^ Reverting now to the precise enquiries contained in year resolu- tion, I answer — ^ 1st. That no restriction whatever has been placed on the exer- cise of the right of any Confederate State, to export on its own account, any of the articles enumerated in the act entitled "An act to i^naposo regulations, &c.," approved 6th Fel»ruary. 1S64. ^ Each State not only exports whatever it pleoses hut the oi)liga- tion imposed on private individuals, lo bring bade into the country necessary supplies, equal in value to one-half of the prodiice ex- ported, is not extended to the States. Thev are, in these respects, on a footing of absolute equality with the Confederate govern- ment. I am aware that complaints have been made of the effect of tliese regulations by the Governors of some of the States ; but their ob- jections aie, in my judgment, without foundation. It is not denied r, y any of them, tliat when a State purchase? a vessel, it is left under the exclusive control of the State authori- ties, and that the Confederate government claims no share of the outward or inward tcnntige. It is also admitted, that when the States purchase or chaiter any part of a' vessel not exceeding one' half, the C. S. Go vernn, cut does not interfere with their enjo^m'ent of the portion so purchased or chartered, and conliijcs i self to exactin'^ frotm the private owuei-, the use of that half not conveyed to the State ; but the complaint is. that the Confederate government will not further consent to yield, for the benefit of a single State, any part of that moiety of the tonnage of each vessel which it has se- cured under the regulations for the common use and benefit of all the States of which it is agent. By the regulations, as now existing, half the tonnage of all the vessels engaged in the trade, has bcc'n conveyed to the use of the Confederacy. Why should a single State he allowed to take for its seperate use, from the Confederacy, any part of this half? Is it not enough that the remaining half is left open for purchase or charter by the State ? It is plain that a state and the owner of a vessel can have no motive for contracting in such manner as to diminish the tonnage claimed by the Confederacy, unless for a profit that is to begfiared by both. Any concession, therefore made on this point, is in effect the loss of an interest which is the comm'^n proj)erty of all the states, for the joint gain of a single state and of a private capitalist Again. The army in the field is the army of the Confederacy, which is charged with the duty of supplying it with clothing, snl)- sistence and munitions of war. The performance of this duty de- mands the most strenuous exertions, and the command of all the resources that can be reached. Any diminution of our command of those resources, by a modification of the existing legirflation, might lead to disastrous consequences. Under our present arrangments, ■we are barely able to supply to our brave defevders a moderate share of those comforts which are indispensable to their efficiency. As long as privations are endured by all alike, there is a noblo and patriotic emulation in the display o' cheerlul fortitude in enduring them. 1>ut if the common supply now distributed among all is di- minished, for the purpose of er.abling any one state to add to the supplies furnished her own troops, the effect will be pernicious to an extent that car scarcely be appreciated in advance. I lea^eit to others to imagine the state of feeling wh^ch would ensue, if the sold ers of tlie seaboard states were to be found amply supplied with all necessaries and comforts, standing side by ^■ide with the troops of interior states, who would be deprived of a part of what they now receive, in cons(quence of a diminution of our present means of providing for all alike, if to this it shoulo be answered that the iLterior states could enjoy the same advantages as the sea- hoard states, by sending agents to the ports to represent th^m, thus placing all on an equal looting, the leply is obvious. '! he result would then l)e, to bring all the S a'es back to the same condition in wMcli they now are. that is to say, each po'-sessing its fair stare of the advantages derived from the tonnage used by the Confeder ate government. It a}»pears tome that any change in the present regulations so as to affect the rights of the Confederate government must necessarily be either useless or mischievous : useless, if no advantage is to be gained by any one State over the others: mischievous in the ex- treme, if such an advantage is to be the effect of the change. It has been suggested that there are many articles required by the people of the different states, which can only be obtaimed through the aid of their governments, and that the efforts of the Confcderaie government are confined exclusively to the supply of the needs of the army. This is true. But one-half of all the ton- nage of private owners remains open to employment by the states for the purpose suggested, though perhaps at somewhat greater cost than would be charjjed if they were permitted to use the portion reserved f'cr the Confedcrary. B'lt 1 repeat, that there is no jus- tice appaient in the demand that all the states should sacrifice a common right for the pn fit of a single state: nor in diminishing the necessary comforts of the soldier for the benefit of those who remain at home. It is also competent for each state to purchase vessels for its own use, or to purchase shares in common with one or more other states, for the introduction of supplies necessary for the people, without encroaching on the means used by the Confed- eracy for supplying the army. 2d. Upon the second question, whether the regulations have caused any diminution in the number of vessels engaged in foreign commerce, the report of the Secretary of the Treasurv gives such information as satisfactorily establishes the reverse to be the case. In addition to the statements made by him, derived from official returns, the Secretary of War reports that many new steamers are understood to be on the way to engage in the trade, notwithstand- icg the impression which prevails that the stringency of the block- ade is constantly increasing. The number of vessels which arrived at two ports of the Confed- eracy between the 1st November and 6th December was forty-three, averaging more than ore per day, and indicatins: no check in the tiade. A further and conclusive proof that the prolits of this com- merce under present regulations are sufficiently tempting to secure its increase, is aflforded by the fact that the shares of the companies engaged in it have greatly advance i in value. The shares of one company, originally of $1000 each, were selling in July last for $20,000 each, and now command $30,000. Those of another com- pany have increased in the ?ame period from $2500 to $6000 : and all exhibit a large advance. 3rd. Your third enquiry seeks information whether the legisla- tion and regulations have been beneficial or otlierwise in their effect on the success of our arms and the supply, of means necessary to the pul)lic defence. My opinion has already been indicated on this point, and the re- ports of tlie Secretaries are decided in the expression of their o*n convictions of the wisdom of the law.-, and the beneficial f-ffecls produced by them, in connection with the regulations established for giving them effect. These laws and regulations have enabled the Government not only to provide supplies to a much greater extent than formerly, and to furnish the means for meeting the inst^ilmentson its foreign loan, but to put an end to a wasteful and ruinous contract system, y which supplies were obtained before Congress determined to ex- crcise control over the imports and exports. Instead of being compelled to give contractors a large profit on the cofctof their supplies, and to make pa.^ment in cotton in our ports at six pence per pound, we now purchase supplies abroad by our agents, at cost in the foreign msrket, and pay there in cotton, which sells at a net price of twenty-four pence per pound. When all the elements of the calculation are taken into consideration, it is by no means an exaggeration to say, that one hundred ba'es of cot- ton exported by the government will purchase abroad the same amount and value of supplies, that six hundred bales would pur- chase, delivered to conti-actors in the Confederacy A reference to the report of the Secretary of the Treasury shews, that of 11,796 bales of cotton shipped since first July last, but 1272 were lost; not (l«ite eleven per cent. If this be taken as a fair average, and it is believed to be so, out of six hundred bales of cotton exported, five hundred and thirty fonr would arrive abroad, and yield at forty pound;? per bale, .£21,360, while the same six hundred bales delir- ered on payment at a home port, at six pence per pound, would jield les9 til an iOOOO. There are other advantages derived from bnying abrond, rather tlian contracting with l>lockade-r-unners, of no small magnitude, but the foregoing sjattmont will show the enormous profits that were made !)y them when the government was forced to contract, instead of puichasins: for itself, and will suggest a nr.otive for the strenuous efforts they have not cea?ed to make, to get rid of the regulations and procure a change in the policy of the government. It is to the law } nd regulations that the govcrnmert owes its ability to com- mand freight room, and then buy and sell for itself, instead of be- ing forced to make crntracts so extravagant as those above descri- bed. It requires little sagacity to perceive that with temptation so great, the ownei s of vessels would spare no pains fo obtain contracts from the several states, if allowed to do so by law, with the view of again withdrawing from our use as far as possible the tonnage of their vessels, and tlius compelling a return to the ruinous con- tract system. The reports of the Secretaries will fully inform you of the quantity and nature of the supplies obtained by the government under the present system, and their importance to the national de- fence will be perceived at a glance. 4th. To the fourth enquiry, whether experience has suggested the necessity of the repe.'jl of said act, or any modification or amend- ment of its provisions, the foregoing remarks woidd seem to fur- nish a sufficient answer. But 1 conclude, by renewing the expres- sion of my conviction, that the result of any legislation checking or diminishing the control now exercised by the government over our foreign commerce, would be injurious tothe public interest, and would ensure the renewal, in aggravated fol-m, of the evils which it was the purpose of your predecessors to remedy by the laws now in force. JEFFERSON DAVIS. Richmond, Va., Dec. 20, 18G4. RESPONSE OF SECRETARY OF WAR, To the Resolutions of the House of Representatires, adopted Dec- ember Gth, 1864, respecting operations under tbe act of 6th February, U64. Confederate States ok America, ) Wau Department, / Richmond, December lO, ISGl. ) To the President I have the honor to submit my answer to the enclosed resolutions of the House of Rcresentatives, tran^miited by you to mo (Re^iO- lutions adopted on the Gth inr^t., in relation to the act of Gth Feb- ruary, 18G4.) 1. The tenth clause of tlie rcj^ulatious established under the act of Februnry Gth, 1804, is as foUows : "Nothinj:^ in these regulations shall be so construed as to conflict with the proviso of the law which declares, 'that nothing in this act shall be construed to proliibit the Confederate States, or any of them, from exporting any of tlie ai tides li'irein enumeratod on their own account," nor shall a l)ond be re 1 1 f 1 ? "■ o o *^ B -°> 1 i GO ! |l • 1 CO C\ Packapes I 2 £ £ S Coils Rope. ^ to ^ IS Packages Medicine. 0<5 S* oo CO 10 SHIPME^''TS of Cotton since \st March, 1864. Account Nitre anH Mitiing BKrcau, 873 '< Meiiical Department. 328 «' Kngiieer Department, 57 " Csmmissary Department, 1,248 «' Quartermaster's Department, 1.829 " Ordnance Department, 1,776 To say War Dopart'.!)ent, 6,111 " Navy Department, 4,S6l " Treasury Department, 12,840 and one-half of Contract Steamers, 6,974—3,487, 16,327 Dales : 27,299 Bale?, 27,299 at £40 averajie ; value £1,091,960 at ^1 S5, >H5,296.006 p]qual in currency at 25 to 1, *132,400,150 li COMMUNICATION OF SECRETARY OF TREASURY. Treasury Department, C. S. A. Richinoud, Dec. 12, 18G4. To the President : Sir : — 1 have the honor to submit the following reply to the en- quiries contained in the resolutions of the House of Representa- tives, of the 5th inst, in relation to the foreign trade. 1. Whether any, and what restrictions have been imposed upon the exercise of the right of the Confederate States, or any of thena, to export on their own account, any of the articles enumerated in the Act entitled ' An Act to impoee regulations upon the foreign commerce of the Confederate States to provide for the public de- fence, '^approved 6th February, 1864." No restrictions whatever have been imposed upon the exorcise of this right by the States- The lOih article of the Regulations, adopted in pursuance of the Act of 6th February, provides: "That nothing in these regulations shall be construed to confli't with the proviso in the 5th section, ' that nothing in this Act shall be con- strued to prohibit the Confederate States, or any of them, from exporting any of tke articles herein enumerated, on their own account.' " By the 1st and 2d articles of the Regulations, it is provided that vct^sels belonging to private parties, shall carry one-half the cargo, both outward and inward, on account of the Confederate States. It has sometimes been supposed, that this provision operates as a restriction upon the freedom of action of the .'*tates. That if a State acquire, by purchase or charter, the use of one-fourth of a stearner, tho#Confederate States should reli quisii an equal propor- tion of the moiety claimed under the Regulations, and reduce the sliare reserved for its use to one-fourth. This Department does not concur in that opinion. It is held that a vessel engaging in this trade, charters one moiety to tiic Government, and has no power, while she continues therein, by a sale or another charter, to deprive the Government of the use of that moiety. The exercise of such a power would be incompatible with the design of the Act of February Gth. and ia direct viola- tion of the regulations made in pursuance thereof. It would be impossible for the Government to secure the use of any portion of a vessel, if the owner was permitted thus to alienate it at will. Nor would it be consistent with the equality to be observed among the States, in matters of common interest, that this should be con ceded. The moiety reserved bythe Confederate States, is for the use and benefit of all the States without distinction. The cotton ex- ported is common property ; when sold, the product is nearly all clear gain ; tlie supplies brought back in return, add little or no- 12 tliiug to the expenditures of the j^overnment, and are distributed among the troops of all the states indiscriminately. But when any part of tliis moiety is transferred to one state, it operates as a relinquishnicnt of tli(.^ share of each of the others for the )>cneHt of that one. The i>art thus ac<|uired, is then used to supply the troops of that state only ; and as these supplies are never- theless paid for by the Coafederatc States, it follows tliat, besides makini,^ this valuable concession, those from whom it is obtained, are drawn therel)y into an unnecessary cxponditure. In other words, in tlic one case the troops of all thoi Sutrs participate in the benefit, and without cost to any ; in the other, tlie benefits are con- fined to the troops of one state, and all tliC others contrilmteto tlie cost, and without any reduction being made for the profits on tho outward cargo. 2. "Whether tlie regulations made under the firsts-^ction of '-aid Act, have caused any diminution in tho nnmt)or of vessels cngnged in foreign commerce.'' The regulations were adopted on the 7th March, and the lar:L'est liumber of arrivals occurred in the months of May and June ensu- ing ; during which period forty- three steamers entered the ports of Wilmington and Charleston. Tho prevalence of yellow fever, both in the Islands and in our own ports, caused a serious interruption ^o the trade during thesummor months; but the abatement of the epi- demic has l)een followed l>y the itr mediate return of activity, and from the 1st of November :o the 6tb of December, there have been lorty-three arrivals at the pons above nnraed. It would a] pear, therefore, that no discouragement has bee a given to the trade by the regulations. Ihis conclusion is supported liy other evidence. The freight of 5d per pf'und in gold, paid by the government, is nearly equal to $3 per pound. 8o that the freight paid for carrying out 600 bales of cotton for the government, will purchase for oots and ShocH, 4^:0,000 vn'^v^. niixukeU 292 000 pairs. Arms 13G,S32, muskets, rifles and carbines. Since the date aliove mentiored, viz : tlie 25tli of October, up to tlie G'h of Decemlier, further supplies of importance have been brought in, of wliich a doiaikd account is appended, marked A. Wlien the re.i?uhtions were first atfoptcd, each Department was charged with the duty of managing: its own exports and imports; but cxpeicnce indicated the propriety of corsobidatinir these oper- ations, and plaring the whole under the control of the Treasury Department. This was accordingly dote on the 1st of July, and from that ri ate to the l:*t of Dtccmncr, the q:antitv of cotton ex- ported, was 11,706 bales. Of »his quantity 1272 bales were lost, and 10,522 bales have ar, ivcd ^afo at foreign ports. At a moderate computation the value in gold is £320,1)00 sterling, or $1,500,000; a sum capable of purchasing supplies of the value in currencv of $45,000,000 T' ro:-ults attained appear to estal)lis!i the botiefi -ial character andeiTect of the Act of February 6th, and th.' regul-.tions adopted in pursuance ihereof; aud I am strongly of the opinion neither "the repeal of the act, nor any modification or amendnn nt of its provisions," has been suggested by cx})erience to be nrcessary. G. A. TRENHOLM. iSecrf t?ry of Tre :} cases chemicals, " 1 cask do. " 15 cases machinery, Ordnance. 35 do. casrtng;:, " 200 grate bars. " 6 bearers, " 1 boiler. •' 1 steam chest, (( 1 cask picks. rntineer. !3 bales blankets, Q. M. 1 6 casea d». " 1 cask do. (< 29 «ases rifles. Ordaance. 1 life boat. " 840 boxes soap. Vessel acc't; »fi4 barrels provisions, '• 97 bags coO'ee, • i 11 tiercts do. " 15 Cargoes received from abroad, on Government Account — Continued. Banjhee, A. K. Fry, Blesheim, Little natfie, 0>ti Dominian, Fmma Henry, Vulture, Klla, (heacheil,) Virginia, 3 j Wild RoVLV, 4 Sta{, Nassau, Bermuila, Nassau, (1st trip,) Nassau, Halifax, Bermuda, Bermuda, Bermuda, Nassau, Bermuda via Nassau Bermuda via Nassau Bermudi via Nassau England.via Berm'da 32 barrels coffee, 7 easks, l.') case* shoes, 173 boxes bacon, T26 tierces beef. loS barrels crushed su?:ar, 40 coils rope, 18 cases stationery, 6 barrels sugar, 1 cask bams, No government freight. ir« barrels hardware, Kt cases " 7 bundles vices. Is bellows, V'j anvils, 43 barrels alcoboJ, iji' boxes tin plate, S esses stationery, >! ca«ks copper, 4 barels tallow, 1 box tools, Ldeinijoha varnish, iilO barrels porb, 130 sacks saltpetre, .'■() cases shoes, rs packages, l5 1570 case.^ preserved meat, 10 bales ffunny olotli, 200 bundles iron ties, r> cases crockerj , 1' cases rifles. 10 •' ciirliii,.-i, 1 cane bi.'-.iKitli, 1 17 barrels poik, 4-1 lier«»'s beef, :<<• pck.*. horse abi't n :i^ 1 life boat, '.".'.% sa«k»/co(ree, 1 case spool colt"n, 'J.'l cases Knneld iKIis. '22il cases shoes, |^ M H bales cloth, tiO " shirts, u 1(!I " blanketc, <1 •21 " (lannel. li 2 '■ hosiery, ■' 275 boxes meat. Commissary. 7() casks bacon, «i 5(10 bundles iron ties, 8'J hales b8g;;iny;. , h ca^es thread. Ordnance. 1 c»sk buckles. U cases buttons. (t 15ii packages lead, N. and M. "2 puncheons, 1 hocshead shocb, 117 cases bacon. Cotnmissary 160 barrels pnrk, 7 casks bridles, Ordnance. 5 cases «lectro stalls, u 9 eases. Navy. 5 drums. •24 cases, IT •' 15 " boots, Q. M. ^ 7 " womlleus, X rsn •' rifles, Ordnance. 130 sacks saltpetre. Nf. and M. T> tons pig ir»n. 10 bales blankets, Navy. 27 cases, Vessel's acc"t Commis.^ary. I'rivate acc't. Q M. Me.lic.tl. B. Conscrip. ^-.Navy Commissary. N. andM. Navv. Ueti. »Vh:tlng Commissary; Seixas. 8. Imp'g Co. Ordnance, Medieal. Navy. «. and M. Navy. Ordnance 16 Cargoes received from abroad, . on Goveriuiient Account:— Coutinued. 1Si64. Due. 4 Uaui^ii, £aglaadvlm Durm'da Carolin", K. b»ie« hlanVets, ;j " cloth, lA " (laDDel, 68 c.'igcs k>not8, 7 " 8t«ti»mery, 2i«klS Ik. .Is, 7 " jiilk, 26 *' ttiuiuunlUou pap^r, 9 bales " 2 CKSi-si fut-rcliiindisf, '< bumlleii H>i>i«t Ifou, Ih casks li coppt-T) 4 bnadles copper bolU, *^ casks L tin, 7 " pig lead, 5 " ijattpetie, 7 capes zinc, (i cnf^a metal , !'• rolls lead, 10 hales blimkcts, 111 ' bundles iron ties, ■\ti. vy. Very respectfully, TROS. L BAYNE, Lt. Col. * 17 Carf^oes received from abroad, un Government Account, from 25/// " October, 1864 to date, 1th December.— Port of Charleston. 1884. Nov. 4 F*z, Julia, Nassau, Dec. 1 Beatrice, (Destroye(\ Iiy the enemy. ) Syren, Laurel, Druid, K^te Greg I ].30 barrels besf, j 00 barrels pork, 1 cask raspv, N. aiKlM. 85 kegs horse sbois, " 10 '■ harseshoe aails, " 'i casks spades, Enttineer. 75 cases shoes, «i. M. 100 tierces beef, Navy. 6 bales bagging, Seixas. 2 bales shirts. Q. M. 25 •' blankets. •• . U " cleths, " 2 " caps. " 1 case thread. " 40 cases shoes. " 1 V,ox Look-, " : 'liles. '' . plaster. ; Ic paper, 71 barrels beef, g'l Vi.IlT' I-- pr.rK. •Jl . : Navy. 'iW ■ i ■ , ,lohn Seixas Medical. i; r:,