New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-03
tached the ferry 10 one Of orr rams, and towed 1t
along with IA.
DESTRUCTION or sCOW.

EU0- mo n SIGTV
a.. tsbrS2ss shout i've or six miles blow Helena
ve f,nnd an old scow tied 20 the bank, and taking
nosession of H. we sunk il before the eyes OF the
owners. two grim-lookng butternn'iles, who sal Al
little distance, under tree, and looked on without
eayipp a word, but evidently wroth in the extreme
10 heart.
INTEREST OF THE NEGROES IN THE RAMS.
We observed a number of pleasant plantations
on the Mississippi and Arkansas, but very rev per-
sons were seen on or about them. Generally, lhey
bore the deserted appearance that has marked nearly
all the plantations on the Mississippi we nave no
ticed since we left Island No 10.
The negroes felt a decided Interest IN the rams,
udging from their conduct. They came down TO the
shore IN groups and grinncd and cheered when mere
were no white men near, as II we We're thelf pes
and trucst friends
The negroes were, Of course, very ignorant, and
seemed afraid While they welcomed Us. IL was
amusing 20 s.e the sable mpleons dodge some llnes
when we leyeed our glasses at them. they thought
We were Try ing 10 shoot them win our lorS1eIIet
and anall telescopes.
HOSTILE CAVALRY CHASING DOWN flpilh -
Duling the afternoon we passed several squads o.
Rebel cavalry on the Arkansas snore. Ihey were
doubtless hnnting mp and mpressing troops s i su
has been or some time The custom IN SecetsI' we
were surprised the cavalry did lot IRE upoI as pu'
presume they thought we carried concealed guns
and therefore acted, as they supposed, with pru-
dence.
| We met three or four .kias full Of men Oh their
way up The river all telling the old story about lear
and flight from the Couscrp,on act: Some OF ,peii
said very cndidly, that they would have less areau
of entering the Rebel service if they did lot know
they w0uld be treated k dogs receive 10 pay ahd
obtain poor fare. and 90 half starved ana covered
with rags into the support OF caute "hicg was
Desperate. where they could have no nope OF tny-
thing but utter and total defeat.
/ IyING Al TIE MOUTH or WHITE RIVER
Before dusk We arrived at The mouth OF White
River III towing the barges OF coal and ca'tle "1l
which we mad lett Memphis, and ued up 01eic io'
| the ght. ,,,..
A several of our gunboas had been urpthe White
we deemed that they had removed all me ooS'Fu'-
tiOus possible aud we therefore cOnclude1 10 con-
t,nue our WV down the Mississippi ea'ly the fol-
lowing morning.
FTGuVES SEEKING SITUATIONS.
Sa1fd9. June 22.-Just before left White
River twelve of the men who had passed us the
day before In shis came down the Iiyer III the same
convevance telling rs they had seen number II
Rebel bOrsemsn: that they were AFRAID Of capture
aud We're anxious % Join the Ram Fleet. As they
appeared very sincere and expressed the most loyal
sentiments, Col. Ellie; took them iuto service. SX
neuroes alto came to the Fleet in skifs, anu were
anxious 70 be employed. As we needed servants,
they were engaged TO labor, greatly 10 their delight
ana the convenience of the officers and crews
We left Wiits River at . III tue morning and soon
landed at Eunice's Point, Miss, where we seized
few hides that were needed the Rams, and had con-
versaon with some Of the natives, who informed NJ
there were no boats on the river, and no batteries
The eide If Nicksburg.
WHEREABOUT or THE FUGAClOUs VAN dorm.
The guuboat Van Dom up the Yaz0o River,
having hurried down the Mississippi in her Hight
from Commodore Davis's victorious fotia, carrying
the fag of truce she had raised dunng the engage
ment Tor thirty miles below Memphis. The Van
Dorm did not stop aL Helena, but threw note Ou'
in o bottle 20 the ierTyman informing hun Of the
destruction of The Rebel heet the morning OF the
7th, and stating that the Van Dorm was the only
vessel that had escaped. The captain Of the flying
ounboat was greatly alarmed, and had no inen,Ion
of pauaing in his fngacious course uulil he bad
reached "a place OF entire security.
FLIGHT or REBEL CONGREGATION.
At ia tie afternoon, we tied up az Eggs Point,
Miss. where a large number OF negroes soon Hooked
down 20 the bank a0d seemed greatly pleased 10
rae Ms They told us that q number Of The country
people were at church when we came down, bit
that az s0Oa as the congregation heard Us whistle
the service was suddenly brought % close by the
fght of the brothers ana sisters and even the cer
gyman himself, who had been preaching violent ~
cesso. is u lor d year, and Occurring that the Van
KEGS were biOolthirs,y and lecherOus villains thai
would murder al the men aud violate all thc women
In the SOuh "a they had Obtained possession
OF the sacred soil" Everybody ran helter-skelicr,
ana even a hideous female specimen Of the tauca-
sian race aged eign y had liti confidence IA the
taste no, 20 mention the morals Of the Northerners,
that she ran, too as rapidly as her onfeebled limbs
wOnlj carry her.
What an aesthetic insult 10 The enlightened people
of the Free Statesl
INTERVIEW WITH COTTON PLANTERS.
After we had remained at Eggs Pout for nearly
hour, some Of the planters III the nelghborhood
came down 10 the raus, aud were politely received
by Col Elle,, who told them be had no iuten ION Of
interfering with any one not III arms hgans The
Government or Of disturbing private property.
The plan'e were violent Rebels, tLrir con-
versaiion evidenced; aud though they were not IN
soent OF rude they declared with tnat eternal iera-
lion Of the South they could nOt be subingaied aud
complained that they had been very bajly treated
by the North; that al they wanted was 90 b. let
alone, that they de,red TO se,cie quietly end 10
leace, and TIA, TIE Yankees bad forced 1pon them
n0-ri IL and destructive war.
Jnev Gecl ,red that justice and God were on their
side and ,,at we bad conducted the struggle in the
most merciless Misunderstanding to various stories
circulated by tie Secession piess, which never had
the eas' foundation ruth. They thought they
had been fully wrOnged by The North Tor years,
I though thew could not tell how. except that the
Soutu-r7.ers ard their institutions had been nIsrep
resented and abused in the Free STATES, winch had
be, ono abJtioLize1 since the election OF James
Buchanan.
The plantsrs were moderately intelligent for
Southeiuers ont talked ike CHILDREN Of tuer rights
and wrong boring under he deln,iOn THAT they
had supported aud enriched the North, and that now
the North, with The bases iigratILude bad turned
TO tend hs beneiac.Ors aud preservers. They con-
lcktci tIl Tue u lrfckB ikl DtcH sghiurt tncu
recently, but that their fortune would change.
They had abiding faith ia the TectItude Of their
cause and the assistance OF God NJ j. screaming
farce 10 lcara ReJel, who never had religious
iesliul OF aspiration, who knows more o
trne christianity than zebra doe. of the Zenjavesta
ialk about Goa IN tho mos. prOsy aud phrOt-ke
manner; and they felt confident they wonld be tri
umpnaut iu the end, and have tbcir rights TIER prn
cipal right j. . be- hanged guaEln to them for
ever in ,he future Doubtless the planters Sim
cere. Their mental obtnscness ana moral blindness
are beyond conception. 1ney See bat Of one
,ring. They have been boxing since their birth, At
he negro and the negro only; and 70 them the mi