The Portland daily press., 1862-07-01
From Burnside's Expedition.

A Correspondent of the Boston Journal
writing from Burnside's expedition nnder date
of June 25 furnishes the following letter from
Mr.. Colyer, who had returned from the North
and been reinstated as Superintendent of the
Poor. The writer says:-Mr. Colyer requests
me to publish the following
NEwBERN, N. c., June "a.
To the Editor Of the Boston journal:
In accordance with the request of His Ex-
cellency Gov. Stanley, / wish 1t published that
/ misunderstood his Excellency; that he new
er intended to put in force The laws of North
Carolina; and that until he receives explicit
instructions from the Government at Washing
ton, ID. c., he will not interfere with my schools
for colored children, nor return fugitive slaves
to their masters. Accordingly l make this
statement with the sincerest pleasure and graft
tude to a good Providence.
VINCENT CoLYER,
Superintendent of the Poor
The same correspondent gives the follow
ing
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
On the evening following the grand review
of this army corps by Gen. Burnside. the Gen.
was serenaded by several regimental bands,
and there was large gathering of soldiers and
citizens in front Of the headquarters. Enthu-
siasm was at its hight when some one called
for three cheers for Gen. Burnside Hardly
had the words escaped the lips of the patriotic
individual, ere there was a universal shout of
applause, which rung three times three in al
most deafeniDg tones. As the sounds died
away, person who resides in this city but
who had not made the acquaintance of our
General, remarked in loud tone that YOU
had better give three cheers for jeff Davis
than for old Burnside" The foolish fellow
ought to have known it was unsafe to remark
thus to such gathering, where every soldier
would take it as personal affair. Perhaps
he would not have made the remark had he
known that one of Rhode Islands best soldiers
was passing him at that moment. Capt Bel
ger, of Battery +, however he might tolerate
personal assault. was too indignant to let such
a disloyal remark pass unnoticed, and ere a
score of others who rushed that way could get
at the friend of jeff Davis, the Captains heavy
hand came in contact with the side of the fel-
lows head with motive power calculated to
multiply his vision of celestial bodies ten fold.
With a sententious "Ohr' secesh went down,
but when he arose again Capt. Belger, curbing
his wrath, delivered him over to an officer
who took him safely away. Subsequently, /
understand, the General had an interview with
this disloyal citizen, giving him a piece of adj
vice that may be beneficial to him. The man
has remarked that he was mistaken in the dis
position OF General Burnside, and he evinces a
reformation since the acquaintance.
ICE FOR THE SOL DIERs.
A schooner load of ice has arrived here
which was forwarded by funds raised in Wor-
cester, Mass, and Providence, r. /. BY order
Of the General supply is TO be given to the
hospital at Beaufort, where most of the sick
are now quartered, and the remainder is TO be
proportionately divided between the 18th Mas
sachusetts and the 4th and 9TH Rhode Island
Volunteers. Ice is a great luxury here-it is
so warm. SCOUT