, 1863-04-17
Adiu ,tant Gen. Thomas
New Order,
OCCUP1TI0.V And RESTORATION
BEGUN.
What VIII be doi1e with the Con-
trabau.3s.
Arrest Of Copper Badge
Men at Cairo :;

lciteC1aa DlsPaIcA 10 the EIlton0 lTioT1l'c.l
CssRe; April Is; il 81
The steamer Era has Just arrived Ton be
low, bringing ncws from Toung's Point t.
Sunday evening. Work on the Du1kapo.- :
Canal was being vigorously pushed. TIL,
health of the army is excellent. The Sau:tery
stores sent down have workei;a' great I'M.
provenent in the Commissary Department,
which 1s better served.
Col. Hawkins, Chief Commissa7y, is to he
promoted to Brigadier General, and iplaceG
in charge Of negro brigade. ALI negroes
coming into our lines are retained anl,sill be
organized as soon as possible.
Gen. Grant remarked in the presence Of nv
Informant, on Sunday morning, thas Gen.
Steele had destroyed half q million bushels Of
corn and immense quantities Of bacon This
being SO, the rebels cannot be so near sta-sed
out as We supposed.
The Lady Frank1in brought up eight h71n-
dred and fifty bsles of cotton for Cincinnati,
John Collins, Company I, 18th Illinois was
shot in saloon here this morning with shot
gun in the hands ofa Southern refugee named
AlcDade. Collins died almost immediately.
McDade is arrested.
The following named persons were arrested
here this evening, wearing the Copperhcad
badge: D. ". Hamlin, John O'Callahan, Jas.
Egan, Hugh Dolan, A., F. Taylor, Moses Gray,
J. B. Taylor, Y. Delandy, Jas. Spire. The
Taglors are Sons Of Mayor Taylor, who It is
added. also wore the badge, but took it of
before being arrested.
CAIRO, April 16.-De1ow will be found Gen.
Thomas, plan for employing negroes on aban-
been done month earlier, when the success
would have been complete, but even yet
much may be done.
F1nsT.-The Government Of the United
statcs, in order to secure the safety Of COM
River, lave determined 20 locate on and near
its bcasha loyal population, who will protect,
instead Of destroying, as is now dune, the
freedom of commercial Intercourse on this
great inland sea. That this policy may the
more speedily receive its initiation. George
and n ftSa' til neSp captain s. 1T:rms5s = stssfs as
hereby appointed commissioners, whose duty
It shall be to supcrintend the letting Of plan
ta:1ons to persons Of proper character and
qualifications, aud to see that the mutual obli-
CATIONS between the negroes and their en-
ployers or superintendent, shall be faithfully
performed, to attend in some measure to their
moral and Intellectual wants, and generally to
carry ont the policy Of the Government re-
garding negroes that arc to he put to agricul-
tural pursuits.
sKcosD.--It being deemed the best policy as
far as possible to make employment mud sub
f1stcncc OF negroes Il matter to be left to pri-
yatc enterprise, plantations will be placed iu
Possession Of such persons as the commits.
eioncrs shall deem Of good character aud pc.
ta1 will be collected upon the product Of the
land, payable to such agents, as the Treasury
Department shall designate, care being taken
to secure, as far as possible, the just rights Of
the employee and the employed. In all cases,
the negroes will be furnished with enough
clothing orcon,fort, in advance Of their earn
ings, in consequence Of their present extreme
destitutlon, and in no case will negroes be
subjected to corporal punishment by the lash,
or other cruel and unusual modes.
THlnD.-Upon entering into the occupancy
Of plantations, inspectors will visit each plan
upon the estate. Crops yet ungathercd will
he turned over to be gathered bT the 1cassec,
upon such terms as shall secure to the Gov
ernmcnt Its fair share, while all movable
property, stock, grain, &c, will be taken pos
session Of BY the Government. or sold to the
leassce, If he so desires, at their appraised
| value, payable out of the proceeds OF the
/ plantation IN the fall the appraisers to be ap-
| pointed by the commissioners, unless other
wise designated by. the Government.
FoURTH.-Afeer the leassee ehall have taken
| posscssion of the plantation. as mnnr neprors
af oycranf onoIity MS he may desire' st-H ha
| 1urnei oycr to lin rrou ihc nrder 'fe ~ H.,
commissioners. the 1eassce enteT;er into bnnds n
! to employ thc1n mil The ist Gf Enhrnar9 uu4'
| tSI ani +o f,cd rintha ana +-.sn+ h''a5,, u..5
Iii thn nen1ons th',s tnrs,5 NV e.
to he de.incte from thc'r yease sne end ~ ~
rurnisheI ~ ooet ''n4 'As4' "Ase9' "uu W oe
F1rTT -Ifit r. % sbo,, ,,a founa ;,nr.o+;o,,,,o t.,
conscnucnce NJ Ic iatsnn.s ~ |na soas ~ ~
ind persons OF sufficient charactcr nnd resn,n, ~
connr within tlc ines ~ ~ ~ srrot ~, ,a 3he
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