New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-25

Correspondent OF IHE lhiBUNE 10 bo' All S
ton. NY estmable and esteemed friend will re-
collect that last evening the anniversary oil SAINT
Patrick was celebrated, and this morning, as
was taking walk, enyeloped In my cloak ana
accompanied by lady frieod, bruhed The ar'n
of my editorial friend in passing him-tbe tune
was 5:45. the spot the eastward of st. MichaeIs
Church, and not far from King street; it may
be that my salubrious friend has forgotten me-
for will caDdidly admit that it is some montns
since dined with him; still, 81. Patrick's dia'
ner ras last evening, and that met my friend
this morning, looking very much as II he had not
been home oil night, is indirputabe. 80 much
for that.
] see that your neighbor, The Times, has
Charleston correspondent OF the name oil jas
per.n I do not know him, but he certainly must
be a very amable man. and the easy dupe oil
Secession conspirstors. He goes wrong very often.
The other day he told tale respecting Old Sey-
mour, the coOred cook, which was entirely faIa'
cious, Nv relatives, who came TO Charleston
twenty years ago, and have never wayered from
their devotion to Freedom, know oil that old
mans history. The truth is, be had once saved
81, 500, not $50, coo; as TO niggers," he never
owned one, aud does not now; unfortunately ne
owns scarcely anything now. Another mistake
made by Jasper" was with reference to an
engraving of the entrance ball Of the Charles
ton Hotel, which appeared in The Illustrated
London Ne1s After abusing the print, he
charged the authorship Of 1t to ii. NJ. Gum, the
special contributor of that paper, who wac here
on q sketchng expedtioni but it was, as the
description said the work Of an amateur, and
the truthfulness Of IT, which Jasper 81 indig-
nanty questioned, will be admitted by oil un'
prejudiced minds. The sketches of the rough
looking countrymen who lounge about the
Charleston are perfectly lifelike. l am AIRED
Tie Times has accepted the services oil down.
right SecessioDist, 10 the manor born.
Information, which I assure ION is trust
worthy. has i1st reached me from Morris Island.
Ii furni,hes an individual instance of the bad
order which exists there. Company u, OF tie
regular urmy, mostly men from Columbia, nave
been on the islands for three months. Many OF
the men have wives in Columbia, in great DIS
tress. but not one Of them has received even
uoety of the promised ST. q month. The
member Of that company, who, through the AID
of q friend, has jurt visited me, says that there
are ample funds in the treasury to pay item; out
that If only half what is due u them was handed
over, they would lose no time IN deserving the
service Of the Secession rebels. The instance OF
INSTRUMENTATION which occurred in tins company
yesterday morning was as follows; A private
who was kuugry, e1po,tulated III mid terms
with the Colnnissary ut the course pursued
toward him. and demanded bread. After some
words had passed, the CommSsary was slapped
on the face by the private; the former hnmedi-
ately used bis knife, cutting bis antagonist across
the back Of bis baGdi the knife vas then used
by the private, but a leutefant entering, seized
him by the neck, while the COmmissary, taking
up a cup OF hot coffee, which was on the break
fast table, threw it in the mans face. He is now
! in the guard house. This Company il COM
posed Of a men and IA officers.
! will just ndd-what may or may not have
some signifcance-lhat the mailbag which has
heretofore been sent every day from Fort Sumter
to Charesion, for transportation North, has not
been sent tor two days. Whether Maj. Ander-
sons correspondence has been tampered with or
not, am unable 10 sny.