, 1862-03-08
Missionaries for Port Royal---Stores
and Teachers for the Contrabauds.

From the n. y. Eve. Post, 3d.
The steamer Atlantic will sail to-day for
Port Royal, with large cargo Of army stores
for our troops, and about sixty persons who
ment agent in charge Of the plantations aud
eontrabands at Port Royal. These persons
weTe all recommended by the National Freed
mans Relief Association and its auxiliary, the
Educational Commission, at Boston. Three
fourths Of the whole number arc men, who
arc to be the supesintendents of the aban-
doned estates and will direct the labors Of the
negroes, who are to be employed in such as-
ricultuFl pursuits as cotton-cu1ture and rai3
ing vegetables for their own support and for
the use Of the army at that point.
Twelve OF fifteen Of the passengers are
trial school, which will be at once established
at Port Royal, under tho superintendent Of
Rev. IL. French, Of this city. Mrs. Senator
Harlan, Of Iowa, is among the ladies, and will
assist In some department Of the work. Rev.
Dr.. Floy, Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Of this city, is passenger By the Atlantic.
He goes to Port Royal for the purpose OF
preparing for missionary efforts among the
negroes.
4 portion Of the supesintcndents and teach
crs who arc employed under the regulations,
fo'1ar as the Government is concerned, ex-
planned in Mr.. Chase's letter to the stcontra-
band" agent, printed on the first pare Of to-
day's EInsng Post, receive compensation from
the associations in this city and Boston but
come sre volunteers. Among the number are
men ofalmost al trades, and some professions.
Iherc are several physicians and one or two
elergymen. Quite a number, especially Of
those from Boston, have been teachers, and
are literally educated; others Of them arc
quite familiar with agricultural operations.
About three thousand dollars worth Of
agricultural implements, including p}ows,
hoes, and Others in most common use have
been purchased by Mr.. Pierce, and will be
taken to Pert Royal in the Atlantic. He takes
also quantity Of seeds, including one barrel
contributed from the Patent Office at Wash
iDgton; as well as some medicines, aud other
necessary articles.
From this city, forty barrels aud boxes Of
clothing, seven OF eight boxes Of shoes, aud
two sewing machines, are sent for the use Of
the negroes from the Association in this city.
The sewing machines will be used in the In
dustrial School. Besides these, a large NUM-
tanning contributions for the contrabands and
from many persons, were rut On board the
Atlantic
From Boston, about TWENTY-FIVE boxes of
clothing, wlth mnny barrels Of goods and eno-
tions, have been forwarded.
All the superintendents and teachera were
requested to take the oath Of allegiance to the
United States, previous to going aboard the
/ steamer, and to be provided with certificates
from the collector Of the port t,and, it is under
stood, passes from the Assistant Quartern1as-
ter.Gcnera1 In this city.
There was much excitement among the pas
sepgers, rs many had not provided themselves
with the requisite papers, and could not, Of
course, proceed without them. Mr. Barney
appeared at the dock, and with the aid of a
Bible. writing materials and an impromptu
table, constructed from trunks, administered
the oath Of allegiance and perfected the papers
Of some who otherwise won1d hare been left
behind.
4 few persons who styled themselves "non-
residentsn were rejected by Mr.. Pierce On that
ground. No man who would not, In case Of
necessity, fight for his country was permitted
to go to Port Royal to assist in the manage
ment Of the contrabaads.