New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-15

TO which the Rebels have yielded. Doubtless ue
telegraph has already flashed the general particulars
10 you yet he details obtained rird rooe may cisn
some interest. talked yesterday with hall dozen
of these enigrants from Secessis, now dispatched to
Warrington to repeat what they here volunteered,
to tho proper authorities.
They were picturesque group-six sturdy boys,
whose net value may have averaged thousand dol
lars each, 40 Gods image, carved " ebony,
rated in tho rapidly -essening dominods Of Dawn.
Roughly, bu, sto,tly clad 10 homespur garments,
and, with one exception, well shod, the eldest might
have seen 40 years the others averaging little more
than 20. Thoroughly African in appearance. their
black faces and white, gistenng teeth Che latter
irre-s,ibly suggestive Of huge, closeysct grains Of
Indian corn bssmed with satisfaction ~ tho success
full result Of their Hegira, as they leaned summing
themselves against the side Of the houss, answering
tho questions put TO them and laughing gieeiny al
the expense o. their recent " owners"
When approached, the elder thick 81! heavily
built negro vas displaying an old revolver, five
shooter" Of Colts pattern, duly capped and loaded,
and declaring that he had made up bis mind before
leaving Manassas TO escape or die lie and bis party
reckoned they had ten shots among en-. Directly
they see hoy things was goin, they determined to
clear right out and they done it too They quit at
nigh, took to the woods aud had TO wade 0ccoquan
Creek twice, cup to here"-poIltiag TO the
waist. They heard the dogs aiier EN-, but
wss nj afraid Of them-not nigsD dogs, you
know, such as they hunts with way down South
only sport dogs. They got through tue pickets
casy-through our pickets, too, they might have
added for we heard nothing Of them until they pre-
scented themselves at hesdqusrter) knowing the
country. He, the principal speaker, quit on Thurs
day night. Then our slde-the Rebels, Sir-was
busy leavin'; he rcckoned they had all gone,
now. They was all kinds Mississppians,
Vrgniaus, North Carolinians, and Georgians They
had taken the cannon away, too Most Of 'em was
pretty we'll armed with Enfield rifles or shot-guns,
but some had only knives and hickory clubs An
Arkansas company fought only with bowie-knives-
chem choppers, you know-they wen: right in with
EN- They were pretty well clad and fed, had
fresh pork and bread but no coffee for long time,
and no salt. Nearly all Oh EN-, even the privates,
had niggen TO wsit Oh EN- l)-they couldn't get
along no bow without as. The oolcred people knew
what was goin on, but they had to keep mighty
quiet about il. Everybody said the rebellion was
gone up-ceved n though "tbe Seeesh thought
good deal Of Desuregard and Dxvis-'speoislly
Beauregard They got news Of all the movements
Of the Union troops, and obtained the Northern
papers regularly.
mentioned .he tenor Of President Lincolns recent
Emancipation message, and asked whether the
speaker thought Il probable under any circumstances
that the South would attempt the abolition OF Slavery
The answer was emphatic; No Sarl dey dig I'D
i f. "
regiments composed my informant believed, Of free
negroes, but not at Manassas plenty Of them down
South, guarding the coasts All the colored folks
were for ,he Union, Of course, Sar; Dey believe
Gods goin' to set EN- Free" They Lad heard of
John Brown and Of the song about him; he was tho
bragest man that ever lived
Humsnely apprebensive for the well-being and
future prospects Of this dusky ehatiel-who as he
stated, was Kentuekian born, . MiSissippsn by
compulsory adoption, and, four days ago, slave Of
on. John Calhoun Of Claiborne County in that re.
pudiatory ststeI Inquired how Le proposed 10 main
lain himself lie ssliled-hs fmjle ripped into
yrin-and he responded: That lie was All Right; |
hat he bad raised garden truck, and perfectly under
ood carpentering. And, really, he seemed quite
eady to launch himself upon the untried experiment
# individual responsibility, Oh the strength Of these
idicuIeus Accomplishments ! wonder If bis sx.I