New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-08

saw" This negro escaped about ten days SINCE ana
having been an officers COOK, he Nae good iacllities
of getting information 1t positive tbat the Rebel
soldiers in the place are fearful sufferers. sur
render would have taken place long ago were II not
for the general who commands, Eho no doubt iears
hard usage because he was olce IN our service ana
went, without being discharged the service he had
sworn 10 UNFOLD over TO the enemy. The perJured
wretch. conscious OF his guilt hides himself deter
mined not to fall into our hands but to cross the
river on rafts as this cook said bis master renaked
TO be the intention in the last hour. They must be
foolish TO imagine the other side unoccupied by us.
have feep large force there.
While it is as certain that Port Hudson will be ours
40 that NewYork is the largest city in America, vet
hope the country not blind TO the vast impedi-
rnents IN the way. l see '" many northern papers
the cry" Why do wen axe Port Hudson, &c.
These people who make 3" ID cry would be oehe-
fitted bv one day in the trenches in front OF Port
Hudson, where the hot at l3S degrees on the
noon of the 18th Of June, and on for several .
DAYS melts sickens and kills our brave comrades.
1t would teach them lesson were they TO drink the
water, lie i'll the swamps, breathe alr hlleu WIN
DUST rest neither day night for Il week at times,
20 ont az sharpsho0ters or on picket, close up to
Rebel muskets, in hands Of Rebel starpsbooiers,
whose accuracy of ann is DEATH az do our boys iii
the while. Few persons are aware OF the diiilcul'
ties attending this campaign IN this bot Summer
Yet with all the vast weight OF trouble through
which our army has to pass Just now, the men lex
cept some cowardly ones IRON Massachusetts,, Con
necticut, and Others OF the nine months men from
one OF two other States, whose States Will dsown
them az false chil1reD) are very happy, very con-
tented and equal TO their profession MS soldiers.
The engagements that have already tsken place, /
reveal the men, who, when properly mas-ed and
with right officers and the grand attack takes place.
will sweep through the breach aifendy made. or
some other, completing tue work. Tue General
Commanding hae devised plan winch Win THIS
feature, eneures success.
The accession Of the negro troops IL perfect God
send. The sun, which melts our Northern boys, /
they endure remarkably. And another point 10
their credit: they do most OF the work IN the
trenchesnot that IT il the desrc Of the General 10
use them at any lower employ than white
troops for these work there too, but It is because
they endure it better, and especially the heat.
The whole Of Gen Ullmanns corps are at the
front. Ihese men have never yet had time to drill.
They work with their picks, their spades, and
shovel. by night by day. close mp, At times in sight
OF the Rebels. Ihls they endure nobly, and without
a murmur. For three weeks steady have | seen
Col James G.. Clark 81 Regiment marched every \
nigh, 10 labor till morning Oh tie works. never
heard a growl from any Of them. They march OF
steadily, willingly. and with an air determined
that one could readily comprehend the purposes
which animated them. night Ia tue Trenches /
affords some incidents II the most instructive aud
amusing kind. One says: Guess ! ikcs to Iro up |
dis ere dirt, for | spcct my old ma-sa l. IN dat Ar
place and dis dirt ls sure 10 make Tort what VIII
hep me see massa dead cause on it, Another says
u" Wonder II dem Kebs knows what wesc IL divine /
here. Reckon day knows We is'nt holm IN lie cane
brake; day all iud, ont what wese all a divine fore
lo4g reckon Thus, willing aud happy arc these .
men IN the hardest and most dangerous Of LAHORE.
The main portion of the digging lie thus
done by the very race whom ZONE Of the States
to Ice mosi benefited by the opening OF the .
fysT have passed laws To etierminAte trust so /
great injustice aud ngmuiuic may be blotied out
things enough, vile enough, TO be expected only
ia devils. The co Ofed people Of Ne~ Orleans. ar.
now IN considerable glec. For once they say, they /
havetrue cold ground 10 stand upon. Syernl large
mas meetings have lately been held BY them FOR iho
purpose OF encouraging eulisinent-. Gen. Ullmann, /
hcung under direct authority 81 The War Depart
ment has ftued an ORDER relating g. the status Of
the men Of color who eulis; ia the service II the .
ned States. Tho contents II the orisr the blacks
have stored up IN their soair. Ii has made them .
Wild with joy. We could have to-day army Of
fifty thousand black men VITO would have taken .
Port Hudson month ago had such noble such a
jnst such N seuniblc document been gwen long ago
10 the colorcd people 81 this Dc Iarmcut They have
waited IN patience iill hually u las come. 1hou.
sands OF c0lor,d men have sad "yon AK mo to ell
ls;. II do what will become Of my family They
are poor and are We 10 lie slaves ugain as IN Jack
son's day ?" Here are strong questions. aud till
now could not well be answered. there Ia no pro-
yi,ion made TO day for the proper supply Of thee
families; whereas 1t were the simplest thing In
Gods world to furnish ra,ion-, ana u needs De-
make certain deductions from TIE pay Of the soldier
Tor the benefit OF bis family. | believe Gen. Ill
manu- hss bis heart and hs hand at this pow aud he
will not look back til justice il dolc 90 these peo
ple and proper facilities furnished them TO enlist
aud help ight The battles Of the iepubc.
regret that have 10 come to you with a record
Of cruclie- the ike Of which challenges history for
a comparison \ week ago. Brasnesr City was
surprised and captured with all the troops, number
ing about 900 men, including nearly ali the Iron.
sides Regiment. MalOr Morgan. three or four OH
GERS and about 80 men, being absent from the
regiment at the time are the only once who are Free
Before | come 10 my story Of crueltles; express
vs. hat 10 every day beng repeated by all hands, that
the surprise was The most disgraoeful aud neIcusa-
bio Of almost any in the history Of the war.
Now my story: From two men who escaped,
and from Rebel sympathlzers IN tie city, learn
that the great cOntrtband camp near Brashear City
was dashed upon by the furious Texans. When ia
the camp "a few weeks previously, found there N
many as 5000 old men, women, and children. or
thcso, 200 1900 were removed before the attack.
Those who remained were slaughtered by the
Texan cavalry III the most shocking manner The
cry Of the sucking babe the prayer Of the aged the
shreks Of the mother had 10 effect. The slaughter
was terrible. thought the massacre al 1T. Martins
VILE where 500 men were found on mules striving
10 reach Gen. liankr's army, and were surrounded,
captured, aud all hung-l thought that of n month
ago, was bad enough but tins ecpses II comple.ly.
One incident about u few black soldiers al the sur
prise at Brashear. Capt. Allen, one OF Gen. vi
mans recruiting Oiicefs had about 10 recruits,
with couple Of recruiting sergcants. They were
all armed, aud on board car waiting patiently 10
ttart for New-Dfeans IN "a lew moments. Inc at
tack was made. Ino captain Was hot surprised
lie UNI bis men made u brcarwork of the ear, aud
there they fought the Rebels alone IN ncariy cU,ry
due ditd. Those who survived were Instantly slam
by the ruiiians, who hungesed Tor their blood IL IA
lion for HE prey. Whether the captain survived
mystery. When, Oh when fhall tie nation rse TO n
coupre heuriOn of the Infamous character Ol tue
wielchcs VINO thus, ia the face OF heaven uuG Garth
ana IN the boosted light Of This niuctecnih century,
pcrpetfate theso ATROCITIES within borders
God enable all our loyal msn aud women to discard .