New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-16

Of Dick, and Tom, aud Jim The negroes are proao
| of their ti,ler. They walk up and answer W 'he
name Of William Pope, &C., with almost ss nuch
| ass ursnce their masters could have cone three
| wears ago. Tho only mystery corrected win tue
whole operation Of receiving payment Is that OF sgn'
| ing their nanes rather making their maitR'
They are generally told by the clerks to touch the
| top of their pens; but as swo-hrds OF them don
know the top Of the pens from the top OF the chairs
upon which the clerks sitting, are quite as likely
| to touch ore as the other
One bright looking boy, snpposing himself TO
know more sbout the matter than his fellow labor
ers walked up to the desk confidently, took hold Of
the pen and scrawled something that looked TO biin
like u signature, and then passed on to make room
for the next one. What he called his signature
proved to be as rniDt.lIiNie as Egyptian being
eypLers to the check, and the small boy, very much
TO lie modification, was compelled to walk back aud
make his mark
The negro soldiers Of the First and Second J. G.
Regiments have also been paid TO the Is, Of January.
rs matter OF policy If nothing else these Dcgroes
should be paid promptly.
The moment they learn tina, we arc honsst ia orr
professions ard really desire 10 be OF service 10 them
and TO pay for their labor you Can rely implicitly
upon them either 40 soldiers or hborers. In tits
respect, in almost all o.Ler., they are like their
white brothers. Ii paid they Will march AMI fight
ii not, they VIII manifest considerable InGiieTenCe
about doing eitLe.
AsI am writing the line steamship Boston and
several smaller yeo-es, ri; linden with Iegro troops
are iyigg of The v Larl. expecting in an hour or Two
10 rsi for F.orids. Ibis expedition Is composed 81
ali the legrO troops NOW mustered into service IA
ms Department. IL IS 10 be uracc0a. AIMED ny
Ai.c ro)ps AID tie Legrp and the negro alone, will
bear al tlr p.ai3e Or lame 10 ioii0Y tie suC,ess or
.a,ln,e al ,Le erteroti... Co.. uiven.ou a he lst
Sr1,h Carolina ". nave command III he field, snd
,,r I. time iUl eIi. be aciILg Erla,er-ti aneril.
/ Trouqu c,u,e, tc,Ylu tc oonro Of any one in the
Dspariueul tii. expedition has b IN q, -ved until
tic present .,e... o~'t poiur H. Eords. il
fas landed a.L IA what way 1t is operated gains
the enemy Won will probably leSri hrst tDron.h
>o.tltr. +Inr.es. though aLown here ard talked
about l. hu, be,n tu0usn ut 8uvlMUle 70 keep The
Nortl,.u ling pubic IN ignorance mill cO-opera-
81. flrovr.Ueif- lu.e ,ta Ne ul other oIft-. AS
ihe .ossO solo. . embarked on board lie boats tLls
l,nri4i. - and r.. Beaufort lllrbor. Gen. Sasion
sAyc them p., .in- sulu.e O.. ,n.fy-lUO guns, the
h.e ttnd stationed ~ tie city strrch az aation
i. aUl 3, . o. Zee hs. Iacr.u Isis ., tie iaGes w'O
rays % y1g has tc llss interest u tue African -
hear, w.vei Il "a slisu.
P NOtvlff,tar iir! pr.e..l Old No. IL. these ur-
cr, so'.- v N h.S, ,nO.c IA! .t,t wor. Oh hand
-bsu s'ar iug be- .ind Diea.:vyJrk m oe..in. ;h,u.
..iyes NJ - i0.l for the .o,ecs sf .hc south. ia
FI,r,o, 4 in 10 other II T.. they are 10 have the
advance .rd ,i,i be ord rel aot OIL, 20 holi lOits
ant arc. rom The ,ea 60. = A.d e.. pi.ie tGe IA.
Jim Moutv0n U! ku.AAS iame, viii lo icurj
from away "a tie inicriUr. WIZ IegIo cayaily,
mounted up0n mules auG Spn'lcrI ioIb', - NH
ne tie Rebels Vi Florida moe ,.oui. tru ne ever
ave tie iu, ipl-nt one, 10 N.usLs.
Iae raj. Of these l'sad plantations, GosHiihstand-
ing ihe lcreated ofers 10 ,he cO.trAry, have con-
II iacd froa 1ay to lay, retier tie TaX C0gIH5.
-ioners have adjourned The sale from day 10 dsy, in
ofoer 10 keep within the street requirement., Vi the
law. ani gIve "a good iitle 70 Inc purchases Con.
. llnlters objections 70 the sac nave q. iAet it1n
withdrawn, aud 1t IS thought 40 iirtle. o1s'acles
will be thrown ~ the WAY OF lhe Ionlnlsi0hris.
All tie plantations upon the Island u liiEon
Head. ana one hall OF those upon The Island OF Fort
ho!hi INV peou lI. sou ~ r.,
poses large nnnoer nave Sl.o Dee reserved i|r
INC chattaoe purpose VI suFIous W. iauiii.Vs Va
the peg oeS VINO -re III w. 80, - Ia ii1 t.,
ihiSe i',o ~ -, Nv On
r eih,a ,t h,nHsa hiddor
, o., 49, Tho ,orne,j, con,,r ended a h-igode
uch' ~. ~ - 1917 80 80
~ the Old dlNl-loh OF zen. ohleius, no" las COM
mand of that portion ol tie iSih Army Corps wing
/ nm the Depar,mept OF the South. Gen Naglee WHO
- aa, - commend If tho di,i. ion s;ucs ~. ,aurn
n 20 -, - - Nj Car,i;r, ~ HE 80
VI 'Sn ro'''i '" 1911 N"'oi,i'i ""0 NiN'Sit &c
turned to the same department. in pursuance Of an
order from, Gen Hunter 10 th,t effect The dis.
o-3a,, oIo,,on,s IN tbis d;v,son or. pou arnnoso3
''iu""' CIV "'.''' " 80 nv, - o." ,e
aud H. OF Gen. Hunter have had n happy effect, and
IL i. thouphL about the last OF the old Mcclellan
,,r;, al ;o.ubordinstiou has been seen
spIi' Vi i"'"oN '"' -: .. 49,
Inc army portion vi shis uepHrIlheut is en'irey
ready and has been for weeks, 10 assume offensive
operih IONS. ,,
Vhy III ino naNy ns,I ue'ye wi " .h s'
NE Tsb"I schooner Pembroke. while enieavoring