The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-16

families from the intrusive visits OF dssooe-
dent servants. He stops The supples, and II the |
repreSsible' won't work he won't be allowed 10 ear
General yele tho negro question here very judi
ciosy aud IN the cases whore have called upon
MIN IN regard TO runaways lie has assured them tnat ne
has other and important duties claiming attention.
He has his part in the mission 20 suppress the rebeion
70 perform, and cannot spare valuable time TO bother
about nsabordnate and unreasonable personal property
The pnbc exigercies he probably thinks s sufficient
excuse Tor his not meddlng with such uncertain com
modties migratory contrabands At least he has
acted as II thus impressed, for most certainly he has
placed the duty of overcoming the armed host opposed
TO the government paramount 70 all other consdera-
tons and while he has assured the applicants for aid in
the of runaways, that he is disposed give them
all the protection in his power FAR their persons
concerned he Is not inclined to allow himself be
drawn into decision upon the negro question: and he
therefore refuses interfere in that any
In the meantime many OF the darkes getting hungry,
returning to their wonted avocaons or course the
innately lazy and worthless will remain vagabonds TIL
they become nuisance, and the military governments
Will be compelled to punish them.
AS close my letter Major Dodge's command has re-
turned His appearance is most grateful since painful
ruor reached headquarters late last night that he had
been cut or The result OF the has been
most valuable In results. The city was surrendered TO
the Major yesterday by tho Mayor, who gave Up the
keys Of tho buildings, and the place passed ogitmtey
into the possession Of the government without strug
glo Major Dodge informs me that upon his entrance
into the city the inhabitants treated him and his COM
mand with marked repugnance, and some OF them even
refused to give the soldiers drink Of water. He was
assured that the rebels would return in about SIX weeks
and give the Yankees he The retreatng robels gave
tho neople OF Suffolk notice that they were "com
ing back" and hence the impudance towards
our troops. The benghted people IN the "confede-
racy" seem to be troubled with . hsllucination
akin TO that INDUCED by the Jews in regard TO their
coming Messiah. They looked upon JEFF Davis as sort
Of political Saviokr and tlnding that he Is al
ways running away, and continually upsetting their
hopes, they noursh an anticipation that he IL coming
back sometime to perform mirsc.e for them. So are
deceived the people of Suffolk, and they yielded at first
with an Indifferent grace 10 an inevitable nee ssity In
the OF the day they grew moro gracious, and
Major Dodge was well received everywhere. The rear
guard Of tho rebels only ten miles beyond Suffolk
and Major Dodge having but two hundred inen with him
was in danger Of being of il the enemy had had the
courage to come back upon him. The reconnaissance
having been accomplished Lieutenant Cooael D. was Or
dered to return, which he did in ne condition and III
most excellent spirits. Major Dodge IS most
efficient officer, and his qualities as soldier
only equaled by his modesty and courtesy
as a gentleman. He is the son of the eminent
banker in New York. When The war broke out he
travelling in Europe, and when the intelligence
reached him. under the impulse Of uncontroabe patr
otsm, he made his way TO London and placed himself
under tuition at the Horse Guards FOR cavalry service
Upon his this country ha cd his services TO
the government and, being accepted rased as indie
pendent command, his battalion OF mounted ris. He
has been ndefatigabs in the organization Of bis CORPS
and the well drilled that they arc as good
shots on horseback rlemcn upon loot. They are,
in fact sharpshooters mounted Colonel Dodge has the
"dash and dare about him which cannot fail TO dstin-
guish him wherever ne may be placed and, III addition
his natural characerstics he seems To be mb ed
manding General General Viele), and hIs movements
will be marked by the celebrity and audacty SO essentS
success tempered by good judgment and considera
tion for the men who follow him.
The schooner Mary Eliza, Captain Thompson, and
schooner Florence Captain G. Koons have arrived from
Currituck Sound. They came through the canal
II s reported that the rebels have thirty thousand
troops al Edenton NJ Co. waiting Tor General Burnside