NORTH CAROLINA’S FINANCIAL
OPERATIONS IN ENGLAND.

By JOHN WHITE, Commissioner.

“An Army,” said Napoleon, “goes on its belly,” and the
following record of how North Carolina was enabled to clothe, ,
equip and to some extent feed her soldiers is as essential a
part of the history of her troops as the marches and manceu-
vers in the field and actual fighting Therefore the report
of John White our Special Commissioner to England to Gov.
Vance and a letter of instruction from the Governor to Mr.
White are here appended.—Eprror.

REPORT OF JOHN WHITE, SPECIAL COMMISSIONER, TO
GOVERNOR VANCE,

“To His Excellency, Governor Z. B. Vance:

“The subscriber having been appointed, by you a special
commissioner for the State of North Carolina, to visit Europe
and make sale of cotton, bonds of the State, and the Confed-
erate States of America, and also to purchase clothing and
other articles for her troops, respectfully submits the follow-
ing report:

“On 15 November, 1862, at Charleston, South Carolina, I
embarked on the steamer Leopard for Nassau, New Provi-
dence, and arrived there on the 22d of that month. I left
Nassau on 2 December, for Liverpool, in the steamer Bonita,
and arrived at Liverpool on the 23d’of that month. I reached
London about 5 January, 1863, and spent nearly all of my
time there and at Manchester while in England. In my voy-
age across the ocean, I was accompanied by Colonel T. M.
Crossan, of Warrenton, and Captain T. J. Hughes. I met
with considerable difficulties in the performance of my duties
as Commissioner, and was not able to effect a sale of the cot-

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