The New York herald., 1863-11-09


,ns an jmmsnse amount OF iabsr and travelling
great extent OF territory all connection With his once
The thoroughness with which his labors are done s wit
messed In the management Of the city telegraph where
be latery brought order out OF chaos, and eciency
from almost irredeemabe incapacy. Such An ofcsr Is
invaluable in the community, and those having inter-
with Captain b. will attest that he is as courteous
prompt and obhging he is capable He has been sum
moned 10 Washington business, to be trans
ferred to another post 1t is hoped however that he
may return at an early day.
Mr. S. W. Co1zsns Superintendent OF Government Plan
taons. accompanied by Mr. Donnison Collector Of Inter
nal Revenue has just returned from tour Of inspection
Official business. He visited all the plantations now
worked by government inspected every negro cabin,
barn. storehouse and sugar mill over which super
vision, examined into the personal condition of
seventeen thousand plantation negroes in the employ
ment OF the government, gave orders and made
requisiions TO furnish them with warm winter clothing
Mr. Cozzens says after careful observations that he
discovered the negro does not thrive SO well when fed on
government ratous as he did under the old plantation
system The former diet is too rich for this climate
and superindaces the fsvers Indigenous ITO tropical eli
mates while latter diet has contrary and wholesome
effect While referring to the subject OF plantations
my attention has been called to the apparently impartial
eport of Mr. W. Il Wilder the inspector of Plantations
recently visited the plantations under the control OF
Colonel Hanks, superintendent of contrabands He says
In his report to tho proper authorities" parcu
iarly would call your attention TO the sod
Hickory plantation. The mortality that
has and is occurring there is truly appalling
On white Castle plantation out OF one hundred and
forty nine negroes, eighty five have died and twenty-five
away, THUG leaving but forty two of the original
number. At the 'Old Hickory plantation there
four hundred and thirteen negroes OF these two hundred
aud two have died since June last On my visit there
found thirty eight negroes SICK without proper
medical attendance. The hospital is building eighteen
by twenty three feet in size in which the sick retored
to were packed. In the midst OF this lazar house
the dead body Of woman who had died on Wednesday,
at three O'Clock A. NJ; at five O'Clock p. the follow
ing day had been taken FOR her sepuIture
and the body had commenced to decompose lhs state
OF things looks bad for the Humanitarian PROFESSIONS
the SELF constituted protectors OF the poor negro
II reported here that Col Hanks, above referred
who by the way, appointed under the admia,s,ra
tion OF Gen. Butler-is obtaining collection OF
whips manaces socks and chains which he proposes to
take North with him in few days, where ne intends SO
ing a "sarring" lecurng the subject OF the
poor negro" through the Middle aud Eastern States 10
| the meantime his pay colonel OF troops and foster
father OF negroes going but his oca duties neg
lected. Will Col Hanks when he lectures the "poor
negro" and exhibits the or slave torture,
member that similar used to enforce discipline
among white in the United States army,
From our army in the Teche disric: learn that the
main body at Opelousas and our cavalry advance
going towards Alexandria. This movement looks
| toward the possession of louisiana Thus far
troops have advanced the opposition OF tho eaemy
been of feeble character The 6gLt Opeinusas the
2!st inst boodiess our forces captured
prisoners and many deserers and refugees within
lines The prisoners report the rebels good spirits
Eo,ts
are principally French Creoes Arcad,ans whom the
people Of Texas despise cowafdce
| and ircachcry.
| General Allen, OF the rebel army, who com
manded the Fourth Louisiana a, Shioh Baton
| Rouge and POr, Hudson. and promoted by
JEFF Davis sordered to the West to reorganlzs
Vcssburg aud Port Hudson prisoners He succeeded
crossing the river above Port Hudson. but very
near being captured by guuboat s steu did oot get
Allen Is Of the best 6ght,ng the rebels
have the Southwest and quite popular with tho rank
and Ale Everything points 10 busy time along the
thus winter tho rebels will find prepared Them
at every point. they will never get a roo,hod the
banks of the Mississippi and the only thing they will
compish will he TO render the condition Of their
pie miserable aud uncomfortable than It is az pre-
sent aud that condition hard enough, all conscience
| have received private intelligence from Pensacola TO
the 18th inst That town occupied by our troops
All therefore, from that Town procured
from rebel dessrters who within lines from
| time to time few weeks ago eighteen men who werc
in the employ OF the commander OF the warentou Navy
Yard, who sent TO the woods in that vicinity to
make shingles surprised by body Of rebel cavalry
| and taken prisoners. One or who made An
attempt to escape hung by the neck until NE
| nearly extinct He was then taken down from the
| where he was suspeodcd and carried away suffering
most eScruciaiing pain. In addition to the lis,
OF nifty deaths already reported Pensacola by yellow
fever during the past summer, twenty sdded
The latter number the Navy Yard. On the 18th
instant Intelligence brought the commander AZ
Fort Pcsens that large number OF troops was on
the mainland within cannon shot range. A, dusk the
fort opened fire on the supposed enoampmsr OF the
my, which was continued until midnight Thore is ono
onion negro regiment in the garrison Fort pcSens
Acting Volunteer Lieutenant, Frederick s fll hss been
transferred from The command Of the Tinted s,aes bark
W. g. Anderson to the United states steam suubca, len.
| nes;ee.
| pr r. H. Anderson, surgeon uhited STATES Army. re.
ports 7G deaths for The week ending 2Sh ips,aut viz
Whites, 1l2 blacks a.: muiattoes, II case OF yellow
fever reported. That fell disease has entirely lssp.
| pelred
Lieutenant Calvin Brown, Of rilnans brigade died IN
this city the 2sh OF typhoid fever contracted in
the sioge OF Port Hudson. H. thirty years OF age
| apd native ot Dover Me-
Acting Ensgn =. Furnish, of the Rnnboat tennessee
lied on board that vessel on the 26th inst
The Post Office 10 this city beng constantly iro
| proved under the personal supervision of Postmaster
Parker aud his active assistant VT Magulrc The private
box arrangement. wbSh was but mperiecty 90
Until 4 came into present bands giving ful ss,s.
faction to all, especially the mercantile interests Eyen
the secesslon'is honestly declare that Yankee"
Postmaster bead and shoulders above predecessors
J in the dlschsrgc or hs Official duties
| Leuonant Colonel J. a Hopkins, formerly captain q
ths rbtd ward police m New York is the Chicf Police
OF this city The merchants Of New York viii rcmem.
Der this eniceai officer His administration of police NJ.
fans IN ti,s cty tas been u The impartial aud Of
oien, character and has Tor him the esteein Of every
resident OF this city and the commoDdaioa og Generas
Banks sod Bowen Provost Marshal General should tue
war end to.morros the or'eanah would DOT wIlug,y
par. with 90 enlceat officer
Sgw UniyAS. oct 20 1883
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