He accordingly conceived the idea of smuggling them into Mexican territory, and, with the connivance of the Mexican officials, (what rascals these foreign custom-house officials are, to be sure!) actually succeeded in doing so, and thus realized the very handsome profit of $150,000 in gold.

The entire proceeds he invested in Mexican indigo and cochineal, worth in Mexico $250,000, and in Boston $275,000, in bond, plus charges.

Of course, no export entry was furnished to the customs collector at Brownsville; but Mr.Greeley fastened his one eye on the indigo and cochineal, when it arrived in Boston, and made up his mind that the country had lost $250,000.

As for H, he has invested $100,000 in more gunpowder and arms, and starts for Brownsville next week, to try his luck again.

With the other $175,000 he has a notion of buying out the New York _Tribune_, and setting it right on free trade, and other matters of the sort.
I, and his friends owned a fine fleet of merchantmen when the war broke out.