New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-27

thew will find elsewhere, inasmuch % Thh IH'DonA
has three representatives with the great burnSide
Expedition. Ga
On, steamers which are cruising In the Soma
report seeing tie negroes focking to tho shores III
great numbers, waving their flags OF truce "n''"
indicates that they desire 10 be taken on "oA'u'
They Jump on logs. plank RATS and INTO i'e CANOE
and boat, Of every description and paddle aftsr our
steamers with ali thei- might OF course We nave
no, come suppied with food for all these poor, un'or
inmate creatures nor shproom TO give them passage,
NOR have We work to give them while We are nying
about with an expedition against this and that point;
We could not find ship-room enough wore wo 70
employ all the steamers in the country TO transports
those that would come 70 NJ were We inclined 10
receys them. The first night our steamers were al
Elizabeth City the river wasfu Of their little canoes
and load after load of these poor creatures would
paddle from boat to boat, begging to be received.
The different steamers, Of course, took oil they cono
find employ ment for and it was hard sight 70 see
how cad the others would feel who could not DC
received, 40 they with fearful eyes retraced their
steps for shore leaving their fortunate compsn
ions among kind friends, who, they would perhaps,
never see again.
The entire slave population all through this sec
ton has become am informed, 30 demoraIzed on
hearing of the arrival Of the Union forces here, as 70
be utterly regardless Of the wishes OF their masters
in every respect and when slave IL asked TO work
by them, he promptly answers that he has now got
his time" and will work no moro for bis master
As slaves. they are benceforward worthless sueh
will he the case wherever our army goes.
Mr.. Robinson, who has sought our protection, In
forms me that he has been at this place some six
months. unable TO get away He has suit Of black
clo,hes on. the cloth Of which was made by lady
here the warp 10 cotton, with little WOOL pron'',
ouou.ly thrown in, having much the appearance oil
black beadr strung on white thread, whlcn Oh coue'
will only hold together for short time, snd 1nis 10
called the best cloth that can be manufactured IN this
section Of the country, and those who can secure
anti Of this homemade stuf, who are one out OF
hundred. consider themselves extremely fortunate.
The p.ople, as a general thing, are in rags, with
their las, ssit ON their backs which were left them
when the rebellion broke ont. They are in the ut
most destitu,ion and suffering keeny for the neces-
saies Of fe Coffee is entirely out Of the question;
il could not be had at ~ per pound Salt equally ~
scarce while boots and shoes will bring mort any
price. tie former ga high a. e. or go per pair.
The southern women lack the ingenuity Of our
Northern women, ard appear to be rs helpless ~
children. who with folded hands eli staring sarva-
lion and want in the face Should this war continue
for six months longer heaven only Knows wisf VIII
become Of the Southern people.
Mr.. Lobinson says that nearly oil Of the people III
these counties would move TO the North II they
could get away and that grea, dissatisfaction exists
smong the soldiers, who arc like the citizens, 10
rags and suffering for the want of enough to eat. AS
for pay all they have received thus far is shnplss'
tiers, which is nothing more than brown paper with
few letters on one side, which any one could strike
of that had printing press in fact every body sP-
pears 70 be privileged in manufacturing as much Of
ibis trash ~ they desire.
Serious spprehensions arc entertained for fear OF
an instruction this point and in order to sllay the
fears Of the people. and prevent the blacks from rs-
ing on ,boir masters Capt. Mnry, in command Of
th. SQUADRON addressed few words to the negroes,
who in muitudes stood upon the wharf with their
eye, fall Of mischief, as IL they were only waiting
FOX the word TO commence the bloody work.
4 Capt Mury told the blacks, in presence Of the
citizens that "they must not lift up their hands
against their masters, they did he should conc
back with his great guns and shoot them all, and
that they must all 60 home and be good boys, that
he would have nothing 10 do with them" This sp-
peared TO sllay the fears Of the citizens to great ex-
tent and brought forth many expressions Of grail
tude from the authoriice and IL there was any doubt
about Eden,on being Union city, there can be none
now II an instruction is to take place let il be in
the heart Of Secession. but not here among people
who are evidently loyal and true. The people have
been assured tina, should there be any danger of an
insurrecion that they should have the promp, as.
sssnce Of our forces protect their lives and prop.
erty shond such threatening event transpirs This
xpec,ed offer has made them grateful in to ca.
irene, aud two Union men to where there was one
before.
4 TIE Shareholders In these eastern counties are,
we learn DESTROYS Of getting rid of their slaves; they
will lbernte them IL the Government will only take
them off from their hands. With all the Shareholders
with whom have oonversed, l find that they all
recognize Slavery an the real cause Of the war; and
the only bone Of contention between the North and
South, and now tho Union men who own slaves arc
anxious to set the example by bersting this trouble
some property.
4 One extensive STAKEHOLDER living near Elizabeth
CITY, who owns come 500 slaves gave them I'll their
freedom am informed some time since and told
them TO look out for themselves all the SHAREHOLDERS
will follow suit oil through this section Of the coun-
try for this war; rays the shareholders here, has
tirely broken up the ins tuition, and made the
slave insubordnate and ugly that they will never
DO brought back to subjec,ion." 1t s the only way
TO prevent MI insurrection, and Nun informed that
planters are informing their slaves that they all shall
be free in order to prevent this very thing which
they 70 greatly fear.