New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-17

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Satisfactory rs the re.ul, j., the crop wo, w naE
been onsiderably larger but for several unfavo.
circumstances.
In the first Place tho laborers bad inst passed
through four mouths Of idlenes and cOnfuroD during
w len The only labor done by a.. great n of en-
was upon the bal ~ and local transportation Of tie
cotton. During Ills time they had bad no assur-
ances as to their future, REGULAR employment no
care OF cir moral inter- Is, un enlightenment Ne 10
their relations 10 this wsr except the careless sud
conflicting talk Of soldiers who CHANGED TO Witt these
plantations, nud whc-c Conduct toward them did
not always prspossss them T. favor of The ideas Of
Northern men ~ u The righ's o' property or the
honor Of women. The e.c.t1 Of this Injurious sea
son rad TO be mtt a. tbs threshold, aud, as FIR as
could be, removed.
The u.nll season for preparing Tor "a crop had al
ready advanced fiG weeks before The safc.iritnd-
enc. and tie dis ribntion Of mI-usents commenced
B-.ids the tbor thu Loot, there WAS no tims 10
d. ,ss useful plane for Gbridgng u, ard ~ conduct
inl 4 ~ to be gb,e 10 asc-rin dru eli What each
Lad done and 10 bow much etci wac entitled. The
working q all the hands together IL not thr beet
mode for this purpose ut W. I'd no time TO change
tho oour.e par uri toe year boyr-. In the future,
il vii probably bo found tat when there l. time 10
arrange accordingly, tie best mode will be 10 assign
,i,ce of land to each iibofcr, aud thus lie amount
done, aud the propotionate c'fnpensation due, can
be- more Justly liked. Nohiug ia found 10 discour-
uye faithful labOrors so mach ss TO zee the indOent
fare az we'll as Themselves. Even now, since tho
clos. II planting, Of the spperintendent-. i'm.
prcssed with bs dIi uity, have allotted pieces OF
ground in tia, way, sud they report that this II IN
,soras well. II W.T. tesidcs. troduce id'as OF la
dependent propie0gs,ip on he lart Of tho laIOrers,
not 90 likely 10 come from what Il call at1e gang
system. Tue zane cause, viz: the lstenees OF the
season together witt the insufficient me ans OF fenc-
ng required the sele tlol of such fields for oiltva-
ion a. coai BE- best protec ell IRON cattle, aud not
such 40 could be most easily and prUdnc lively worked.
There was au inadequate supply OF implements
when toe work commenced. snaI quantity lese
than that rrqu red, Was purchased and was 10 have
teen seut with the Superintendent, but by some Ge-
eide tie larger part Oi the hoes and gore Other ar
ticles were LETT behind and did not come I'LL some
weeks laier.
TIE plantations were bervit Of mules and horses
necessary Tor blowing aud carting manure. The
former owner. hal takeu away the beat IN many
c,ses ond nearly oil the workable mules and borses
run aiming has been seized by our army Tor quarter
master aud commissaTy seryi,o. On long llst OF
pl.nlailous not mule wa left 10 picw. Others
nd Que ouly, anJ that ono LllGd 81 lame. On none
was there tue former number. Tie oxen had been
20 great extent augaefed for beef. The laborers
bad become yexed aud dspirited az this stripping Of
e plantations, AID they hid no heart TO ttt-mp,
the wOrkin[ 0i ihon prOIncliyoly. Indeed, IN s0ne
cases. i. All GU lke requiring them To make bricks
without straw. 80 last, IN ans@es u a presting
appeal to the Treasury iepar inent by the Special
a seLt, ninety mules we're Forwarded from New
AID fiiy on he Plot. Within three Gays after their
arrival they were distributed, except some dozen in
le dei Tor localities not 90 LccersIble. Ihis was Il
moot necessary consignment IL made tho hand
labor available, ana showed the la JreIs that the
Government was il earnest la carrying the plan
tsiOos. The recognition, Oi their Complaints a the
wait Of them helped to GIVE confidence. Tbs re-
enforcement If Ito implements o; la0or must have
added not Ia frOm 800 acres 10 Tie crop Of this
year. and perhaps even more.
Aho,her officially was found in the desttution Of
com proya ent IN nnny dis,ricts, M Port Royal,
Hilton Head, ana Pam lslands. In some Ecalies
il had been buried by the Rebel. IL had been taken
III i,rlo quantities. 10y Our army for forage under
Orcers OF Gen. SuerBau and the result iuai Hted
III hand IN tbs report ol The Special Agent ~
fcb. ), mad already arrived. Tho hrst week inter
inc returns of the Special Agent hero, pissed in
@ plonng locations for superintendents IN Port
Royal. Every where lie was met With complaints
III there was no corn or prOvif!ons. fow raiions
lid b-en do!ed Out, but only on few llauta ions,
AID without stem o. regularity. IL took some two
three weess there, hnd longer on other Islands,
10 get system IL operation under which the negroes
where the corn had been taken, or there was des,.
tuition, shonld receive part VI soldiers ration.
From Ladies' bland the Lad been taken irgcly,
anG II Was thought II might hosupplicd by possible
sdi plua on 81. Helena. On these Islands there was
considerable discomfort account oi tho exclusive
diet vi hoainy, and great call for meat nIoasses,
aud bit. On souc VI tho best conducted psnta-
tions tLese articles bad formerly been furnished By
the planters ia small quantities at some seasons. SO
maiiy Cattle had been taken by the army tor beef,
that following his instructions which required him 10
prevent the deterioration Of tie estatep the Special
Agent hesita,ed to continue the slaughter. salt WIS
twice furnished to theso two slanis by special
pnrcbase--a quart being given to a family. At
leug Oh cons nmcnt oi 900 worth Of provisions,
.or which au appeal had been made early in March,
Consisting Oh bacon, l,b uolassos, and salt arrived,