Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-31

TFE NEGRoEs AND "CorroS AdESrs" At PoRT ROYAL
MusEHgs AND ZoUAyE SUus The Port Royal CORES
p,ndout Of the Bss.oa Journal, under date OF l4sh
irsL, s-ys:
There arc some hard feelings sBIong some or Unels
samues agents down here and the way IL Is mauiiss
Cd sometimes s rather sinking, though does not serve
70 ela.t them In public opinion.
Nc Pierce Government Agent over the cotton plaL-
tz,ons aud Col Noble Cotton Agent have not been on
the best al ;erms and a controversy regards The
right Of Col Noble @ horse aud saddle on one OF tie
pls4. aliens uuOes NJ Peross charge, and which Colo
Eel Noble seat for but M Pergs I5igsed to deliver, has
led 20 soms hard sord the finale Of which was Crlord
Noble Knocked Mr.. Pierce over, and General Hunter
thereon ordered Col Noble hOme in tho Cabawbl 10
New York. Col. NOhle thinking 10 evade the order,
left for Beaufort in small sail boat on he's day OF sail
iu- but General Hunter detained the CahaNba while Lee
sent small steamer and brought the TecTe9nt Cotton
Agent back. The Cotton Agents beTA'e the Pieree
u.rty az AbotOnis.s while they in turn charged
with spoagiag the Government
There are about ten hs and contrabaUds including
all classes Ola ihe islands OF s., Helena, Port Royal La
Gie= DlNfuskie HlilUn Hesd and few Others IN this
vicinity and they have planted sSo- three thousand
res OF ccrn potatoes and vege abes and i've LOuar
E!gh CuttOn-as can be estimated. The average
Weld OF coon per about $50 lbs. and worth 70
cents psr &C. beng OF the hutst atty, thus yielding
reysru Of about S5lC0oO, be5ides the veg0 bles and
co 70 supposed sufficient to supply this vicinity. Tie
useIces uuier their former masters, LRG usually one
quarter OF acre 70 plant themselves. Uncle sam al
lows IAeu and quarter, or even more II they wish
sJ1l 1m-s RsOUs served out 70 them OF sometimes
b-a.i benny molsses, aud some mea', Ia: only Tor
ion OF the allowance 70 the army. Government has
thus far advanced them 81 pes ace for What they have
planted Nhh II all the money they have receives. They
have 40 gLar wages Dor = u determined what they
shall receive is il easy TO know what they should re
cve. l IA dhCi 10 make them work or iHdEee them TO
IN hat sounds better NORTH thew fad some something
No. and. IN flalI NJ fh4V
are not te HiggtTs' it thsy work. So they often take
day. OF several days, TO themselYes, shtu their
y1-s are perhaps, mOst needed and 80 - Hilton Head
beSLOFG For Instance, sCms groucd had bleu pre-
pTtd fer posing and planting, but las; as they were
the ieN mn wIo Uh rT-ooJ that part went CHt0r
.wl u.vs Wloat he least notice, thus delaying q e
uaqug wuiCh vas eyca then late. Until some method
= aarg cd 90 make hs tt5l he necessity Of oJTl for
hsrtvl good government Sll receive bus little benefit
comparatively. Taelr ideas Of tie value and uses oi
money about vague ycung ohilir,u's, aud In.
ssuusn,s ia hoop krus and eSelry arc INDUCED, while
zee Larry garments are forgotten.
Fty thousand muskcs and tNo thousand iuave cults
I'VE been iVed Tor the negroes, aud soon as few
De crossed 10 TIE ncW suit i Is expected the enlist
u 'nl sill DO rapid Sat as far as ] can learn, lev Of
IA ssrm 10 have agy desire for fighting General
Hlllrs PROCLAMATION" declaring TIE slaves in his de-
Dlr,neut Of toe South free Is Jeogd 10 bring h
tr,sh sUppy " maB he SD UNO nuskets. Il will take
considerable time 20 drill ILem into even tOlerabe sol
iiers. Waeu SO drilled they are expected 20 Gil such
p,ic,s as our could not occupy without great lJss
from sickness A oder frcm General Hunter 20 brig
INTO Hu,ol Head all tie male negroes tsOn rs 70 40
Yeas Of age, created some alarm, which was sosu
qletsi when 10 found TAI the man object was 10
give them icee plpy's but o 600 eg,o,s gathered
yer have learned since writing lie above, that 200
Or 800 haze enlisted as 5oldeis and sre Iicefet ~
vbits oi;srs from sImy confess tina, mere have
enlisted than ! sss led 20 suppose would. Toy have
the choice Of euis going back 20 the plantation 10
aOrA aud those enlisted 10 so back Saturday, ext
10 spend Sunday