The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-04-04

The Port Royal NcHroc-.
The opportunity OF testing the relative
mrrlts of free negro anil sl,r labor
now furnished on lnr.c scale nt Port
En,al and Beaufort was too tempting tote
neglected. hy the advocates oi the former system,
and as our readers have been advised numh,r
uf milr aud female missionaries from New York
unl 30 uon proceeded at once tothcso,uo Of opcr-
ation,, aud ar" new engaged IN dcv"lupin., thnir
taVorilc th,oric,. Sulclcut time, perhaps, hns
not vet elapsed to pronounce ~ to the -u','ss
or failure Of the project, but Nc have data to
warrant the conclusion that The expedition :. al
ready imp rillri In consequence ui the cSucss ul
l"Hl over practical knowledge IN the parties ca
gagged IN the cause
must be ,um, ,'l, that th" difficulties were
wcithiy aul numerous. The plantations were
Ic r'llvl ui pvNUurr aId -tu,k 10y tu, tummi
-,uy u ppr'urut, iu urlrr 10 avert the greater
ryIl uf pund.tuf 10y The uc,roo. ,nl thr uum,-
lidr consequence has hrcu To- rrudor the contra
band lrprulcu, uu the q lurt,rmu-trr tur their
ulfiuu.. lhi. h,- been lu.Wr operation 'n l!,
soN,ruu,ut, and thr inherent dll. ul.,rs result
,ug fum it have been u-isriy it"i icy the i,'u"r-
ruc" and iu,, rrlty ot the p"r-ou- having the
matter in charge. The all w,ncr tu l.ll hands,
when working, on the plantation. South rs one
peek ct corn (uuGuunJ and three pound. Of
mna' !her pu,k, beet ct bacon .p'r week. The
meat was not gncn 60 thu.o not working. The
ur..rpr- were hen i.t and healthy, AMI tuii'rcd
comp tmiivrly little from disease.
When captain lillcy took charge Of the con
'rihanls at B,auiurI hr allowed thcm the io.
lowing articles, unl IN the quantity specified
ltN POUNDS ui tuci or Iutk, i've pound, oi rul-
Zee, tw.uty pounds Of rice, eight quarts oi
l"lus three quart, 81 molHs,r., AMI Indian
meal mi hbii0ui To the one hunlr, rntiuu-. S.X
chill Ircn " re- entitled to on" ration. Ei,o and
brius were i-.uel alternately. l'udrr that sNs-
,,m the negroes lived hc.icr than ever hrlmo--
bad oulu 10 TO ori, ami w"ru healthy and will
iu,, 10 work. Captain l.tlry had d1i uc-ruo.
under l.- charge, and dutiu- the two months hr
,puirpc them bat i've ,lIci four ut whom were
children, and the llijh AN old man who had
passed his Ell. .,hty -,lrst year. THIS was the re-
suit ui his 50 .,u.
On M" 2"l' ui January Captain Fuller took
charge ui the our'r,hIlr's auI began 10 issue
WlI .ul'IyT- Ration. 90 each AMI every one, count
iul, ,hilr,u aul the consequence Is thr blll- ui
mortality have increased To- an alarming
rNt,ut, and the negroes are rapidly h'cum-
iug WORTHLESS and uulhlr ur IulI7piscd tu wpik,
soldier. ration j, one pound ul quarter OF
beet ar pufh, eighteen ounces at bread, rrr, ,N".ns,
sugar, mul t's"-, soup, candles, pepper, vinegar,
salt, &c.,, iu proportion, valued ia the aggregate
~ forty u.ul. per day, ~ for tive hun lr.d and
uItN--IN men, women and ChIllT,u, ere ~ per
DAY, lyr rauuua alone. caps. LIluy- ralIuu4
may bee valued at 80 per day, ~ perhaps les
Sow, IN lhr hrst pIac' ih'ro ~ not - soldier IN
tine army that can ~ 'o"s eat III, = '."u .mllN,-
No MN can eat twelve hard biscuits .'H}, hc-
,.lr- his pound and a halt oi pork ur hn.i his
ppu.tu.s, Nc., furnished him. NYr can 'L. me-
gro dJ II with safety. NuNcTth,lrs., D.. i. glut-
tom enough 10 eat all his pp. and hr.i lady. and
th, consequence Is q ltr'r Increase "' mortality
aud The app nrm'o # ,n.. r'N w"nf.t them
To an alarming extent. There ~" u"" - '!.'s
u mo email pnN ho.WH. UnIor the care "i Dr.
"9ld1 b., who h's mnl' ihi7 ease specially,
ana VII" mas .'n'I u',''"''N 40 N'., '"''' 10,
cnOir' negro P"pW'H'h l'N.l7 "l'' 'hls'
amongst 'h' h'-r''s To greater extent than
u',"', ,,.,,..
IN l".t lh' neg" Is N'lulb ln'n-,I u II, 'HlNHF
rs l',s,,,l'. !, Is ,om',n9', con 'n'I.N'i,' 'n.
Toast WIN h'ln' H4' ne WIN i'ii l'''l',' % l"-'
a, "hur """l VINO 'Hl ~, 'N",. "I
nItnn'tl'l't l''.. every 9'n' In,,' ~ "a 'l'l'-l