New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-27
FROM SHIP ISLAND.
o. The Boston Journal.


suP ILAsp, Mlu.. Jan. 49, 1851.
EXODUS OF SLAVES FROM HIssIssIPPI-TiIiR
"MIssUs" COMES AFTER THEM.
Tho occupation Of Ship leland by the Union forces
has rendered property In human chatteis on The OPP
posi,e shore Of Mississippi Sound very onsartan,
IA the dsIkies say. While at Fort Pickens contra.
bands" are arriving at the rate Of one per day. at
this point samples Of the crop which tue rebellion Is
sig arc received at short intervals in lots ranging
from two 10 five negroes. None but men and boys
have yet made their appearance, the women being
afraid to run the double rik OF recapture and loss al
sea. Up t. the present time about forty slaves
have oscaped from their masters in Psscsgonla
Ocean Syringe, Biloxi, Hsnsboro'. and that neigh.
borhood. They came in boats, which arc taken
for the purpose. 1--WE didn't steal 1t, nassa said
Simon we only took de skif''-a nice distinction
trnIy. Some have sails, which they manage skill
fully, while others often row distance OF twenty
five miles to reach the Union fold. The pioneers in
their migration arc intelligent. shrewd, and capa-
bio fellows, who readily adapt themselves TO their
new POSITIONS acting as fremen on the steamers,
manning boats-(the Massachusetts has eli entire
boat crew OF negroes loading and unloading ships
aud serving in various other capacities. The negroes
who lay the plans and manage tho escape arc cum
ming, daring fellows, who were born in tho Caro-
Inns Virginia. and other border Slave States, which
confirms what have written la previous letter in
reference 70 tho troublesome character Of the slaves
on the northern ehore Of missssippi Sound. Sepa-
from their wives, children, and parents, and sent
into the rice swamps aud cotton plantations of the
Gulf States % drag out life OF brutal seryitnde
theso men ARE ripe for anything which promises them
revenge and M abridgment Of the institution which
has robbed them Of all that makes life endurable.
Z" with dey d lot no 60 10 Tampa, ma.sa," ssid
Dick. tie Major, whose miseus swnpped lin OF for
q fiddler, I" snow d. place, and ] could CUB IN a
heap OF trouble" This is the general feeling among
The negroes knowing which, their masters are send
ing all that can 10 spared back into the country, to
prevent their falling into the hands of tho Unicnst
and stirring up n-urrec,iops n: home. Dere isu /
one Oh IN dat would lift hand 10 help do oddor
eide; dey know dat your folks are tighten for dere
freedom, and dey'd be shot aforo dey d do IN harm"
sad Jane, tho oooged lsundress ut the Lighthouse
when asked her what the colored folks would do
II tho Union soldiers were 10 20 over to Mobile and
this il tie answer which hnvo invariably received
from these people.
We have recently been favored with visit from
the "missus' Of two contrabands" John aud
sinonwho escaped from Pafcsgonla few weeks
since, aud arc now employed about the quarters Of
tho Diyision Commissary. They are "likely boys, q"
and were owned by the Hon. Alfred Lewis, rich
sgrcnl,uIist, who included thcm In his inventory OF
1000 head Of cattle and 900 sheep. Their master
has been member Of tho United States Congress
from Albania and is now a strong secesioni,t. II
having been reported after The alair ut Biloxi that