New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-20

n tho literary world ss an able astronomer, Familiar
With end a. hoias smoue 'e stars; ana now mat DC
is practically professor OF The Stars ana S'rpes hc
will hold them M, bl depart nett W The 70 roe OF
trn,tor.a aud for sbe protection vi loyal men, wler-
over ionud 7 have Only had tine 10 collect few
facts concerning tbs cultivation Of these ifnnds dur.
ing 4. lnI,t seaeol by the ccutrabanCs The Isanu
OF Pspis is rear Hilton Head, is ahom three miles
" ide AID about nine mles long. This IL "A rich and
fertile island, but not in hich state OF cunVanon.
There are rpcr tbs -land 80 contrabands, o. ~ lao
OF whom sre available rs laborers These lGbcrers
have caiva'ed during the past scason 80 acres OIL
cotton 800 acres Of corn i6 acres Of sweet potatoes
ana ~ acres of rice aud garden vegetables lie
gross product of theee erols cannot te less than
81 Goo. Tnis tue estimate OF the Superintendent,
MI intelligent and careful buiiresr nan, DIR. -,
of Ciociuia,i, Ohio. He has beon the sole supern-
teudent Of these negroes assisted BY coore1 nai'
These contrsbauds have hbored faithfully aud
c.esriu'ly-,ot from fear of the lash, but tor the
hope Of reward. TIE cultivation has been nneh
embarrassed for tie want of teams aud suitable IN.
pieu,ents OF husbandry There is a-o OIL Ibis island
fine crop OF oranges the value OF which fdid not
ascertain. These are not incluc1d IN the ABOVE
eriinla Q. One of the c0ntrabaads told me thai
sonnet mes two schooner Dads OF oranges III season
We're shipped from the island. The kindness oil ny
fri nd, Cay:. J. j. EIwell Of CLEVELAND OHIO, now
in the Quart ermastcr's Department here, enabled
u.e thus ca ly 10 viii. this plantation. nm also III
dcbied 10 Gen Michel for the above facts coAcern-
| ngtie croIs.
Srh,re are many Interesting cases Of escape Of
slaves o, the mi roach Of our forces. am indebted
10 tn. Rev. Mr.. Strickland, Chaplain Of the ash
New-York Regiment. nov stationed al Fort Polaski,
for tie fllowiug iac'- copuec'ed with two cnses:
An old u,sn nascd PAU, upward Of eighty years
of age--a pal risrci among the colored people-rc-
siding AT the Rice Mil opposite Savannah In COM
,nny with one or Two Others planned tire escape Of
iweniy.,wo p rsons, men, women, and Children.
At the iime fxsH they started oward the promised
land al FREEDOM the Yankee sol iers-cro sed over
difficult swamp, carrying Oh tier shoulders, as beat
they could, \" dug'out, boat made Of log. lhis
rude boat was b. Heavily LG.n with living freight
that it snk into the water nearly to The upper e. &c
of The boat the least accceo would have urset IT,
Iaey were u ken II tey were not n fa'd OF beiug
drow red, al they replied that "death was-r-ier-
able 10 slavery" Ttes were discovered at the Fcri
: when u few miles up the Savannah River and W To
bro6gnt in by our pockets. Rev. MIR. Strickland
{ remarked: "When they lUded they We're the
| hsppios person. l ever saw. Two d'ys 81 erwanl
The Pstiilrch Paul apps AIRED. When qnes,ioned ~
70 IL csc P he rela ed IN substance That after The
stampede the bal ice VI the Negroes were gathered
together 10 DO taken into the interior. Paul was
among them. While citing in the negro Cur III
master, an cid physician. c.ine III and No
d.. --ipg lin said "Paul, uy boy. Ire you
lts,eY Paul rel .ooded: Yes, ,nass, 1 = here u
TIE cars were about 20 s,srt, aud 10 Ii
master left the car Paul bastep.d TO the front VI
The PLATFORM and juvred oil. Just as he rerc ca
tie ground the whistle whs bowp, Ao1 the Car.
ptsr cd. Pretending re was lets. he commenced
iunuiDg after the tram, and the Oyslanders shouted
" Run, OLD bow Or you will lie lett" They though
lie Is running after she trais, when be WAS run,
. nins to GIT away from tbem. When he got isI
encu IRON tie etaticu TO safely do 3d. he started II
. ibe din, loa OF Pulaski. Que day and two Lig'I
be Was tie swap without anything to eat
omerhipg, he raid, told him that he wo I'D fad
. bon, when would eusble hin 10 ercaIe. He die
~, md iii this tor lie reacted Hog Mash, when b.
WAS obi ed 70 li We II, fer tear OF be.ng discovered
and captured by tie Rebel Fickets. Crossing The
. Marsh he came TO Mod River, Which he st,. upt~o
to swim. Nnon abou, two-Ifiros scross lis strength
Isi, hun; be lifted lie hands 10 tire Great FahsI
aid earnestly inporod strength 10 reach the score
aud ss he rank bis feet touched the BIG .on and with
a few plungss be REACHED the shore. lie VIZ no W
JONES I,laad, another marsh, aud 10 ero-.i il
le i0lnt Jla,k near hn Old battery, on which lie
got and taxing of lit shirt no raiscd uIon lex,
ss ilg o. Truce, anu dill ted dowa toward PuaskL
! lie discovered ny our sooiert, aUj boat VIA
seul alter bum When tss the boat be tainted
ana ie exhausted by fai4 suo huul ct, and
powered with joy. nd Af. Strickland, when lie
|, fea.led The 10 {, those VINO ind preceded hun u
: tle dus-ou,' gathered around bin wild ~nL JOY
kIahty Year, VI dark, dresfy, cruel aud bafbafoa
s,sysry cond 10, ersdi,a 'som hi. roul the 1--we
I hotr'y which uo,, "sd p"nied there
o Thess cvotribsu.s, a5 Mr.. R'and a'd o'her'
informed me, have roma ka 10 iaitn in Gou.
lLeir darkest hours they LOOK TO iam or mud
CelivrIaLte Ibis trai III thti cnSrdctef, ar HAS
tIascd BY .Ifs. Stove IN "CLelo lVu, II hot over
Grhwn.
oen. Mitchell, at Hilton Head, on the S,bbiih b
fore our bout reached lefe, made 81 eecb 10 tie
ContTab..Ads, report of Which ! ha,I.se Ill ~
pear ia zoe New-Yolk p,pe's. IL Is veil spoken al
here. G,D. Michel sid 10 Ine, With that ahari,
aId eleig witch characterize lis publc speaking.
Daye Oxen u tie lie Vi Bosom, tho sod, ana
the seienlinc nd the literary men Of that tafnod
ely; have spoken 10 ibe fasi i,bsbie ciOwos 81
N.@-Y * IN { g Academy Of Mu,ic; haze spoken
To the ri. and IIoud oiizcns Of Ne~-O LEAFS.
have o. oxen to multi III alnod every Safe ia
tie CDiCn; bus do Lot think ever addressed any
audieIoe ~a"ce presoico touched more d.s y
tLan nd the sablo multitude " whom on,e.vo,e ed
10 utter words Oi encouragement AID hope viii
give ILofe tuels ~ learn them. JUHE HUTcHIss.
Brig..GCn. nneLIennnn.