, 1863-10-29

Flnl 1mht o:ifo-'At tac htfat.d NO. 10
Colony NEWS Tho Guol-
HAS and their Operations.
CA1no, ost II, 1853,
There Is but little Of & startling character. to
communicate from this point, aud the uttla
Fiat las trantpired has been sent by telegraph
very copiously, leaving the field for tho let
ter writer rather bare and unpromising. Ye.
I think I have fen; ink}ipgs which may not
prove altogether uuintercstinS.
MraEBsrSG coSTEARAEps.
The class Of negroes who wcre s1ayea when
tie Nnr commeuce6, but sho have beea freed
BY The WAT, and who ha7e takcu sdyantaga Of
the chunces Ind scattcrs to Northern cIinc,
OF come within the unicn Ines, are caile1
At one time Cairo VAS a poiat
where Was loca:cd contrabana camp, but
that has been removed to Island No. 10. .
Tht1e are but comparatively fen colosea men
in Cairo. Thtse consist Of tlose en-.
p.r9td in the Qnarlcrnas1er'S Departa4eut,
us .abtrers, 10 the nu1ber OF eume two hun
drcd, perhaps, those working rs poters, deck
1anns, cuohs, barbnrs, a..d general laoortng
l41de, Iu1rbEr not known, and yery feT
ita:ton or home, aid who make up-ltkc
Iume,ous class Of white usen Of 40 better
S 'a,us-the uteviUE, stealing. robbing aud
GENERALLY ccprenatltg part Of our comm
aity. Thetc cCAtrabauas arc mixed 10 vita
d gGoc]y Eumbar Of ce1orBd mon ct free
bi'Ih,. vho u general Thing, are quiet,
crLetl. ahd II I'll deserving citizens. TIE en-
ti1c clsss, however, has withia tho past faw
cays teeD suhj cteu to quite an t'astnnishee,"
IN the shape OF an order from Gen Sa.ith to
ctIsrIll hn the ab1o bou1td negroes, n4blc
to CO ulii1ary 1uty, and eent tnsm to Co.
iumbus. or other poiuss whe1c co!ored 1egl-
1nents were being raised- For the past few
ls,A det.il cf TIC Provost G aard hss beea
q around" picking III stray colored men, In
all p -r1r Of thc district Of course this Gro
Aid Much conttcfna,iou smoDg white folks
Is we'll ss colo1ed folke. There was no re-
sid cL1sted nlen, free aud unfree, dark. mixed
as1 qusdrocDieat, we're hauled up, wherever
found, tsk+n before an officer aud duly ex-
a1nlnea- Those who N.re free, &od thoss who,
fciu pht Flea! causes, were not deemed suit
hble for the rzpke. Weie promptly relessai,
future, should h like occasion occur. The
te'v"a:s If the st, Charles, rhers your cor
respondent stays. bring nearly I'll colored-
ckambermsids, dining room girls aud lanu-
ol.ssee e.celaed--1hc tror.i=tore walked IN
yesttrtlay morning to lind they had rot
uan to taul 8 huIrel OF water, brtug up
scut1e If cca1, o1 cook a breakfast, I'LL, atl
dark.tafbned son Of Africa to the co1traband
ta1p. The consequence WAS your correapou-
DEF /. 1Dd several other parties, had to 20
about uowashed and ncsriy unbse.gfas.ed
Till al the closc of thrif examination the
colored gents returned But several will rot
neiutn. Thsy are ese this tired In Uncle
Sanl's regulation blue, clrrSinS a nuskct at
Columbus, ard being put thn'5gh the manual
Of trms b. a drill luatter buck Of Fort Hal.
Ieck. Well, ehA11 try to get along without
ttu N. 6one If them will make excellent
sclo!efs-eune wiil not. Is We chauc.d to
hays go3dl5 number Of freedmen and Is dis.
nh,iitles'' at Ire natel. ue arc again supplied
.fairs ds1kly anu beacslfullY administered.
There will, If this cobtiuues. be very SOON
Quita an acceeeiou 10 colo1ed troopa, seyera1
hundred bcing already here ~ graf cd into the
army" TO DAY the Superintendent Of Con
trabands h. iten vefy d1s5 granting passes
and in tue employ Of the Qu.rteruas.er, to
ubiquitous "P.G's~"
4 COMMERCIAL 1slnHoGL1o,
In o.6e. Lss lately como in force here, said
to bare had Its origin Ut tic Quarterm aetcr's
DcIz11n.rQt In st. Louis, mich puts an en-
ba:go upo1 all trade with the river 1own5 be-
low for thetita being, Boats are not allowed
t,ss t. teeiSc a knd 4 P:isite e!gnt PsF
T. i1st for ,Mrusnt south, executing Govern
Ine1t ete1ls lf different kinds. In the face of
sec'y CE1ee'a l:x sc.u.stiors fo. tralo Ritn
cttitG In stbei S.atec bpt und:r Union rule,
which cane into effect to day, no change ie
made excel ting to Tighten upths intercourse.
It is stat:d. however, th&.. the present pre-
yelling order will be- only ten posurg, and
tbat :ss scon e tic Government obtains I'll
Tie transportation 1t needs, the inbrogiio
will he removed. The steamboat and tradlag
interests, eonslde:ing what they had been LED
greatly excited. 1t is stated BY the latter
that the officer ut st. Louis having charge Of
all tie arE.y transportation, FILLING t. make
steam bostme. carry Government traffic at
established Tatcs, lesks thus to force them
iLto sphm!1Eio1. It Is also urged that where
IT has dune In msny instances-sas actual
cost Of transportation to ths Government Is
sometimes actually more than The market
yzlue Of the property trnneported By the
chartered boats. I ain 40. Eala:1It that this
Is IN actual TACT, but merely give 1t as the
statement ct s:earrboa:Ioeu, who seem only
a.xi1Ue 10 obt:tn respectable p1y1ng tlsif
fer tie cansnge Of. United States ttorss. It
II nalnc 10 BIZ Geen What disposition, mean
time, will be made Of TIE interests at our
commercial Eca, who ire madt tho sufferers
By tbis quarrel between the "powIrs that be-
md tho MisEsssippi boa.uen- It should not
lorg BE- kept up, 1T least.
II the oI:er feft1rel to IL ln'caded fur the
purpose ct keeping goods frou going into
the haIds Of 1ebele md rebel sympa.hizers,
we'll ald good. No loyal nan Mi1l cay q
word aGaiast It. And If il was military
necessity. VIC cti1t eaY s4amea'' to It. Bur II
neither Of thsse, pray tell US .hst tbs order
~or fp+zr,?e1 fnr nf a 1uh1{n char e+ . A n
nc1fing bit case CT The ptmust tnpor-
tancc should dam up tho Mississippi to pri.
vate enterprise aud The exercise Of Legitimate
private speculaSierB.
ISLAND no. TEN.
Heir; Rountree, OF the Contraband Reli=
Commission, has furnished tat Columbus
Uar Eagle the following report, which viii b
found Interesting:
ISLAND No. 10, Sept s, 1863.
t Iarrived here on the 9Th inst. Fonud the Colo
ny generally In good teath.
hccu made IL se1eral ways. Many CABINS har'
b. en- built, without cost to government cxceptin:
few naiIs q, d the daily food Of the 1csroea;
and YVES et1uvk with the ntatness and ord=r Pic
It islleious service on Sabbath afternoon, i
pvasaace. and thelr marked attention.
T1ttr gar1ers have yielded abnndant1Y, an
they yeste1day enjoyed the fruits Of thctr indus
| try.
bright aru active, Dakios nice progress In learn
| Thcre arc 900 on the Island q: this time, e45 o
l. whom aie males orec twelve years Of age, bu
| only 4bout dfty who nrc able bodied raeu to do
| days work, the larser portion of the balance
beng cripples> etc, from the ab1s.8 Of eavefy
418 ere fen a1cs over twelve yeara Of age; aad %
| Children Of both sexes
| Forty Of the scho1.-s a1e new comere, entfra1,
isuc,ant 60 know rhe;rletters 20 can read IN ess.
! LESSONS Of one syllable; 20 can read in tho nus
! Testament, gil can 1epest sereEal hymns IN COD
cert, over 1s0 know aomc a1!thmcttS, and san adj
| There il great want OF bcddln. art!cles-coarH
cloth Of conc kind to mako bed ticks of to Ill Wilt
bay, straw o. corn leavee, sc. tneF can maK
| them. Blankets, coyeflets, quilts, &c, will 500
| be wanted. As coon as 3 change occur
| from this long drJ spell to q raioy as.
| son. looked for now in couple OF week.
there will be sufItr1og for want Of thoes, Icon
d11n my LITTER written in Iowa, relative to sho1
makers Ynsteria!e, leather, &C The mechanic
| Of tn. colony ii they had the material to m1nl
| facturc
Tbs colony own6 stwin. machine, aud Mcno
| have WOMEN capsbla Of making up thifta Tor mt
| and urdvx dresses for women.
CAmo. Oct. =, 1853.
At . salc by the U. S. Marshal Of the Soutl
t csn District Of Illinois yesterday, at tn
plsce, the following property changed hant
at rates stated Property conf1sca It'd By Go
eminent, and purchased BY parties named.
b'1ss cotton at 1; eensfSsPt s. S nInef: nnef: