New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-15
COTTON GINNING OPERATIONS
rhe Employment Of the Negroes
I'm Or srscinl Correspondent.

The number Of rebels killed and wounded in The
sCir Of last week on the main lend cannot be accu-
ra.ey estimated. Gen. Stevens, lean, puts it nj
.bou two hundred-basng his opinion on The state
ents of tie negroes who have since come in. lhey
sn agree that a large number were carried OH III
WAGONS, which duIiugth the whole afternoon OF " ec"'
DIV were moving to the rear, laden with hViig anu
dead Many were removed from Inc hei" o''
,hicLI r,sssl tne next morning; yet three were
brrisd whore tbey fell 10y our own troops, ana the
laughter was by no means 50 e'eat 'ne'o ~ -.
,ncr ,laces no, far away. The rebels viii, OF
,,sa ,rdersale or wholly deny their loss, 50 thst
!, viii never BIO known exactly, nor is it of much
,ossoueuce to u.s. There certainly ought 10 be no dis
oson to inacafy it. The greatest effect, with least
Of life on eter SIDE is or ought to be the desdoi-
nm Of 4 General able enough TO disregard the popu-
l craving for exaggerated figures OF Losses IN battle
Accompany If the HehisnderS crossed over to the
mainland Saturday, and found the body Of one OF the
s.h Michigan, hitherto reported as missing Ihis
increases tie list Of our casualties to three kIieo'
Not more tlan Ten were wounded, all OF tie same
,eoiment. They were all reported by Dr.. kem5le,
-r,i-e6e SURGEON, TO DR.. Confer Medical Director,
8 flesh wounds, requiring only water treatment, but
one of these men with flesh wound died the mex
w. au6 o. examination, it WAS tound that the bone
Srs splutefed trust that is not TO be received az
= .reciuen Of the average skiil or fidelity of voin-
,.ar medical officers Indeed know it is not but
n lis case ii DR.. Kemble personally examined TIE
wound he ought TO have been competent to diFcover
s. as,arier; il he did not, he neglected bis dIy
Brigade Surgeon
Dr.. Coorer reports tie health of the command on
,e whole better and tie condition of the troops and
e,n,p generally improved. Diseases with fatal re-
ell, arc almost wholly confined TO two regiments
Ale sth Michigan aud JOth Pennsylvania. Tie com
cot Of the sick viii be mu,h Increased even before
she erection of the hospital by the liberal supplies
nch tie nitary Commission sent down by the
.Oeehn Queen. BEDDING, cloihi0g for the sick del
ciet and hospital stOres-whatever, IN fact, was
most u-g D,ly needed, their thoughtful benevoence
las furnished. The camp and hospitals have been
visited Jy Or. Andrew, ihe Inspector sent by tie
Commission. who returned eticrday 10 Ncw-fofk.
Tie Atlantic, which arrived Oh the 9th, WAS
feigl;ed with The hospital buildings. Tic Whole
structure Las been prepared III New York in fourteen
dsys by Mr. Robert Mcclellan. II Is 10 be erected
on the site Just beyond Fort Weles, recently occu-
ped by Gen. Wight's brigade, the hgbes, ground iu
a., vicinity and mOst open to brtezes from the tea.
Tie binding VIII incose square o 80 iee' each
d IT, viii be raised tbres feet from The ground, fifteen
net ceiling. main building twenty -four feet wide,
With corridors Of eigh eet iroul and rear, and Will
allow acpl to each patient Of tie 800 it is IL
1oaded 10 accommodate. The roof is intended 10 h
covered with felt and cement; the whole building 10
BE- warmed ind ventilated by simple and effective
-sgp&r4tus
baye SPOKEN once or twice Of the irregularities
IN tie poatal service. The embarrassment aud
eonoyance occasioned by somebody carelessaesS on
incompetence have become serious that the matter
needs more than II simple mention. very large
number Of letters ase uDreasonbly delayed IN tie
New-York Office and great many more are
nc, forwarded at all Letter mailed about tie the
al the sailirg o. "a steamer seem tolcrobly sure 70
come. TAose which have been accommodating DUNG
sic week previous are sent or not sent, il would
scn very rouch according t. the convenience o. tie
serks in charge. Not less Than 1900 nssn, letters
have been received at this oaice within the si Tvs
y, oilths.
Tley were addrersed to al quarters of tie globe
South Australia, ireland, California, AID othes
,lces. uoi in hi. immediate vicinity, nor EMO! ing .
direct Iosil communication with the ExledHonary
Corps. I, is fir to suppose that At least On cgdai
u-uber intended f0I Port Royal has been senl eise-
Where Tic number must be- in fact much greae..
Complaints Gre universal throughout the camp. The
f,uli il in tie New-YoIk Office. Somebody IL inG-
yidually responsible, and take leave TO sugeos, 10
s!e Postmaster that some personal attention 70 the
uatter would no. be altogether migaIplied.
We have been equally unfortunate IN express
facilities, though Adams Express Company have IN
nsercy end Office at this post. 1t Is not r'"asani
o.nce to find fault, yet suppose there ID d point
where tie virtue Of patience ceases to be cardinal.
The Company has given great many apologies,
bat very few parcels. IL is said by the agent that
the Quarffm,l,er in New.York refused sufficient
sc,omno5a'ion to the Company on the Government
steamers ed that they we've not allowed to freight
sd clear vessel for Port ROYAL, because 4, is not
pot Of entry. At tile end Of the line, moreover
10 means. or inadequate means, have been afforded
TEN for landing, storing or delivering goods. 10
al which tie sufficient reply IL, that, before the
Company undertook the business, they should have
Iiovccd n.eaus 10 carry IL oB. They have hither.o
relied wholly or mainly on the Government 10 fur
NH them with transportation, men, wagons,
horses, ard bindings, al Of which were
waited for the public service, and then
have charged the Government large price for using
- material. The Ocean Queen brought fmGl
Number Of larcel for the express and il was ten
N.ls before they were got ashore. A large quantity
si'Ssa BY TIC Atlantic ON the 9Th, few OF which
N"'o 'e'n delivered, part are lying in the open Dir
ereo 10 oe falling rlin ami pant are still Oh board
sAP' nave no doob, the agents here have tried 10
a. What tey comfortably could, but the manaeo.
'nent Of s Affairs has no, hitherto leen crea,blc to
TIE Company. i write at soue length. and with