The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1862-06-19
The Yankees at Por,'Royu,

Ihe tnSecs are not getting on very
smoothly in their Gotten growing" a,
Port Royal Family jars haze sp,un; up
among themse!s -, snl the pe.srvc. refuse
to work for tlr new .'m;Nters" a cor.
respondent of a Boston paper writes from
Por. Royal:
Mr.. Pierce, government agent over the
cotton plantations, and Col. Noble. cotton
agent, have not been on the best of telms.
| aud controversy as regards the right ut
Col. Noble to = horse and saddle on one OF
the plantations under Mr.. Picrces charge.
and which Cvi Noble sent tor, but Mr. Piece
refused to deliver. hrs led some hard words
the fn"1c of which was, Col. Noble Knocked
.Ir. PIERCE over, and General Hunter
thereon ordered Colonel Noble homo in
| the C,hawba to New York Col. Noble,
thinking Ia evade the or:ier, l.,ii for Beau.
fort in small sail boat 90 her day OF sail
ing, but General Hunter detained ia. ca.
hawhi whlt. hr sent-a -stnaii steamer and
bruu2hi the c:ieIut cott1u agent back
| The cotton -. uts hcr1;c the Pierc. parrv
Is aholit;auiet, while they IN turn alr
chatSrd with sponginl the government
lh"rr are about ten thousand contra.
bands, inc.ud ns ,ii classes, on the, l,Iln.s
Of 81 ll-i-il;,, Port R"s Al. Ladies. Uawiu-.
Aic, Hutton Head, aHu few others iu this
vicinity tnd they have planted about il..,c
Thousand :-crcs of corn, POTATOES aud 81. 4.
, tables, aul live thousand wlrh cotton ar
near =, can be- estimated. The ayrr,,y
Weld az cotton pr acre i .,Luat one han.
dred and fifty pounds. ani IS worth seven.
! y tive cents pea pound, being oi the hue>t
quality, thus yielding \ revenue oi vu;
4 S5Gi, ,ulo, besides the vegetables and corn.
supposed sntiir,rnt Ia supply this vicinity
The negroes, uu'icr their .nrn.or. masters
has usually ,nr quarter OF an acre u piaut
TOR themselves uCic sam allows ;hen
one and l,vrt"r. or even more. II hey
WISH sometimes E;ti"ns arc served on
e. them of sometimes bread, hominv. M.
ld>scS aud so'Le meat, but only portion
o.. the allowance to the army Govern
ment has ;lru- lar advanced them one dol
lar per tcr, tor wh-t they hav. planted.
which j. all Tire money they have recev.
el. Th-y have M regular wages. nor is
it determined what they shall receive. OF is
1t easy 10 know what they should receive
Ii ~ u. .t!iru.i to- make them work. ar IN
ducc them to ,iia; sounds better North
as tdey find something to eat from Mas.
81 Lincoln. and seem to think they are not
free niEgcrs' IL they work. SO they of
ton take day, or several laws ,o themsci
Yes, when their services are, perhaps, most
needed, and 60 to Hilton Head. or Beau
fort For instance, some ground had been
prepared ior rlouShing and planting, hu,
just rs they were needed the few men who
Understand that part wen, of for two DAYS
withou, the lras, notice, thus delaying the
planting. which was then even hate IN
Ill some method is adopted u make them
feel the necessity of work for their owe
good. government will RECEIVE but li,tIc
benefit comparatively Their ideas ofthc
value and Hses ot money are about -
vague as young rh'iIrcns, aud investments
in hoopskirts and jeweIry are INDUCED
while necessary garments IRE forgotten