New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-08
Wildc's African Brigade.
From The N,w.Beford Mrrcut


II We are permitted to publish the following from
\ the letter Of IN officer in Wides African Brigade
1t bears date Newbern, May 90:
1ave just returned from visit to our camp and
! take my departure thther. for yermsnency. to-
morrow. Thus far my impressions Of Gen. Wlde's
brigade are very favorable. II seems 70 he well
organized, and the officers agreeable. Our camp
is located q bank Of The River Ncu-e, very well
set cied, on high ground. Dust however, prevails.
10 be free from this evil. must escape Newbern
altogether. The city, IN fact IL miniature desert,
with lis clouds Of sand choking the traveller aud
sorg clothes until thew can scarcely lie recognized.
A lew irregular streets with wooden houtes pre-
ponderating, -oli'sTv brick edfoe here aud there,
sanitary measures apparently altogether Ignored,
aud the buildings manly occupied by nil AIRY de-
parimens. suffers end cclofcd people, the chief
characteristics Of thir place. As a seapor, alone, II
sppears worthy OF 1nf consideration. have been
lew milc- into the country, but eau trace but
tie poorest Of soil. To 20 from h-r- TO our camp,
which r about three miles distant from The city, We
pass through n collection OF = con,r,baud' bnis,
numbering some JOU-a motley collection Of socden
,diccs, the chimney bcipg th. marked feature aud
which can only oc dc.cribef a. belonging 20 %"
Southern order Of architecture. These 4" COuccrnr
parody tie less humble dwellings with that gro
league umicIy, which j. % peculiarly tar colpTsd
man., and il would make you laugh heartily 10 &c
them. But, hl,s there Il NOT mucn seope for gle:
TO see thee. poor cf.aures hu jdled together sX Ia
Ignorance would, know, make You feel yely, very
sOrrowiui, that human Deings should be thus DC.
graded.
Here, indeed, i. n noble field for III. ph,,nnihro-
piss to teach to feed and TO cloth. tbese ' INSET
Able-." For myself, am proud 10 advocai" thvir
claim. - Ia soldier. la tho word. O' your iicrd,
Cbnpa Foster, | believe there 10 gro.i wors iog
me- for H. the military To do. Let show yon
h't!c. Two months sgo to-day, Gen. Wilde oaue
hero without thing prc-airzug.d o1 = tnsn enlist
"A IA III. uH her Iflre N
60 Gbo todied ,o.Ored sOJieTr not an otcic LOT oi
chivalry tainted bodice, ont compact rnd roid some
Of iercuiean proportion. Ouly e tic righ' auiu'n-
perueatc them, aud where - tie eauhi humo,f ..
te..
In tho economy Of the colored rarc, the ta,ins
caire- sccrn g. 60 hsSe been ducili.y aud yay0y
They never cOGld have wiihsloot 80 much mi,cry
tut for these ,rai,s. Amid tho ,uiicriDg thni have
Just narrated, their JOY 10 boisie!ous. wlie the
.ghtCsi discipline serves u check them, u deemed
too oXuloranI. - much TO make good sodl"r-
] was afraid, from iinprer-ious ca, .,cd IN new
York City, thst -kouli fad much Prejudice exist
Ing toward the commanders Of cooici tfoop-, tgt
discover vet no such prejudice. EErpwhtf",
Gen. Wildes movement IL Spllaudcd. There was
zone Iule unpleasautness Il. hrst, bu' i; has van.
ishcI with lhe development Of the undertaking..
The pro-SayeIy hue au1 cry dOco very well Ia the
OTy but It will lot sttnG The shoes OF slawaft ncn,
volunteering 10 endure DE oppressive climate, -
shoulder The Hc or niushr' anu lIue'@"L) "'u W
queillng tho Eebclion. No. 1t /. too finsy for
mat.
Their lat resource now ~, not misrepieseainton,
bui-her. Upon the basis OF IA shsht 'quabbI" which
Col. Si-sons QuarleImaster hal WIN NILE col
ored -creuut OF the stall Of Gen. Wide, Tie NJ.
fOrk H,raid, and otter pspefs sopd to the world
flaming PARAGRAPH that Gen. WI de- sur eon, "ho
!, colo Cd Iusuled the aiocsaid tluIriefmaoer, aud
that this lAs'.haiued individual kicked TIE surgeon
INTO the street where the roldicry inrtuer abused
hun. II this affair has not been oApl.ined II. your
hborhood plessc rt il be 20, on the authority o!
several Of Gen. " ihie's siaf, who vouch tor the
foregoing explanation MS true. O.