The New York herald., 1862-04-23
The Negro Still . Nuisance, and
will Not Work.
The Order Making Escaped Slaves virtu-
ally Free. and How it Works.
An Artillery Duel Between tho Rip Raps
and Sewalls Point,
PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN
&s.. &C.. DC.

V0& E0Iyx010 monroe OOIAVbRVWsASAASS'
aa FoR1Rxas MoyRos, April l6. 1852.
TAs OtsraSswd Nsgross-7xe Military Supervision and u,
Prse-A Rebel Battery SAsled Om at Gloucester Point
Ysk Rssw-Kr. Moody, the Suslsr-Supe~ior Practics
ses GsssSsae-MiscsIdneou Nesgs, de-, dc.
Ghe Uatsd States armed berk Brax "a ist this port
sw days ago FOR The mouth of the Rappahannock river,
whsv shs 10 have taken On board two hundred con.
esasand nsgress sad brought them 70 this point She
turDl 10 this port this morning with ,ut having accom-
plshsd her mission. the "cullsd folks' had baen
ohsrws cared for These negroes we'll cared for by
goyernmsAt have excellent quarters them,
and rastons the troops The male members,
In addition to the above, receive ten dollars per month
Tor their services as laborsrs large number of the
negro mon are employed the and transport
sss receiving the pay raons and clothing white
mon. Others employed body servants to army
oAoers The female portion find plenty Of employment
~ wAsherwomsn, cooks and in light occupations. II Is
supposed that many OF those negroes have from time to
tims during the past year. escaped from this place on
the vessels that arrive and depart hence and
doubt OF them at this time in the city Of
New York. so far as my observation extends, those
contabands have given convincing proofs that they will
oot labor without being urged by takmaster Every
method has been adopted by the abotioniss who have
Thorn In charge to induce them 10 take stop higher than
ths slave but the force of habit of being watched by
nstacs will remain with them for generations to come
In The Commssary Department the employment Of con-
erabaAd aborers being abandoned hopeless failure
end thsr places have been supplied by white This
faot leads me 10 think that long :the negro popua
tisa e Old Point will be removed further North. Brud
DER Greeley and the Tribune Philosophers should take i'm
nsllass steps give them hearty welcome to the En-
pirs State won't insist them receiving their coorsd
bsshrsa with kisses and tears like Sister French did
Beaufort. but that when they shall arrive they viii
givs The county officers that the conrabands
Wil ass bs charge upon the city. II they can make
tAsn work Il will be than authorities here have
tssa able 10 do.
Ool 8. Sanford the Military Supervisor Of newspaper
army intelligence, has nearly completed his official du
ttss with the newspaper correspondents The arrange
0sats which he has made appear % give general salts
facsion His duty has been delicate one and the rules
whash - hAs established will be odifed from time
6as, - Ma rebellion shows signs pf weakness.
iisasa from naval ofhssr just arrived here from the
Yssk river shst the gunboat Taboga successfully
drsvsths eusmy yesterday mornins, BY Smelling them,
frsa Locality Gloucester Point whore they
attempting erect new fortihcation The Psnobscot
aaA larshsad Hrst attempted do the work but their
gune being OF inferior cabro TO those Of the rebels which
Wsrs brought Ia bear them, their attempts failed
Tho TabogI with her superior armamento hundred
peuadsr rnsd pieces was then employed to do the work
which shs did sectuaiy, every shot striking within the
sosnys intrsnchmsnt causing them to retreat, while
the rebel shot against the Taboga fell short one half
mile. Tho nrst shot from the Taboga killed four rebels
and seriously wounded twelve or fifteen others.
Ihmy correspondence OF the 18th inst, made
tatsn4oas statement in regard 10 fracas that occurred
In the fortress on the day previous Az got the state
mont second hand from member Of the Tenth regiment,
I cannot be hold accountable for his error. II ap
that instead OF tho post suter Moody having been
knocked down by member Of the Tenth regiment, for
uttsrfAg secession sentiments, he had q slight pas
sage ~ arms with surgeon in regard TO a debt.
Al eleven O'Clock NJ heavy nring was heard in the
drsoton OF Norfolk supposed here that the rebels
and ths French corvette exchanging ssutss the
dsbasation Of NJ Msrcier the French Minister who has
gone 10 Richmond business connected with bis govern
mont and Is looking after the interests Of French subjects
10 Secessis.
Tho Union and Lincoln guns again pracssd to-day
with great success Their range was excellent; the
rsoo Of ths pieces with heavy charges but slight The
eKpsrmsnts were highly satisfactory.
largo hre has been raging for several hours past
appsreutly In ths Union camp at Nswport's News
have sndeavored but up TO this tina in vain TO learn
the facts.
FORTRESS MoyaoI, April II, 1852.
3As WsdNer al Oh Poim-Contrabdnd Negroes-Anohsr
Generas Order Regarding T'em-The Nioger Equal 20