Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-20

both are open, without 90 oStaele, to the mis-.
sio nary and the teacher.
The number Of Freedmen 10 many posts
in the Mississippi Valley is pretty accurate.
ly ascerlained, in many others only ap.
proximately. In Vicksburg there are said
to be from tweUty TO thirty Thousand -
there are many thousands at NGtcheZ, he.
lena, and other places now receiving Atlen.
tion. In regaIdtSo Memphis and Corinth,
from personal observation we can speak
more definitely.
10 Memphis sud -Eieinity there are about
6, 500 ex-slRVes. On the Island, two miles
below the city, there are in camp l,7oO.-
One Chaplain, Opeimissieuary, . minister,
and f1ve e teachers. The schools have been
but recently pat ia operation. Opposite
the Island, on the city side OF the river,
Camp Fiske is lOcatSd, in which there are
700, we'll organized aud somewhat ad-
vauced school Of 40d pupils, mostly chill.
dren,-one minister, one male and three
female teachers, ). Gndleae lady who attends
to the domestic wants of the ex-slRVes,
giving instruction to the women in every.
thing pertaining TO housekeeping. Most
Of these female slaves were feld hands,
who were trained TO nothing but to handle
the heavy plantation hoe in the cotton field.
They are now being taught to work in en-
ployment within Womsn's sphere.
Above this camp, sRd betWixt it and
Fort Pickering, is situated Camp Shiloh,
numbering 400, With hourisbiug school, |
taught by three ladies. There is here,
also, 8 camp Of Beginners, u corps con.
uected With the fort.
In Fort Pickering and the city there are
about $500 destitute OF schools and for
whom no provision has yet been made
The bitter opposition of The secessionists
of the city has heretofore been so great
that to attempt the opening Of schools
would have been unsafe both TO the Freed.
man and the teachers. 1t has been at
tempted and schools broken up. The state
of affairs is, however, changing for the
better.
AT COriuth, Miss, there are 5000 10 camp,
Of whom there are 500 children 10 the
schools. Many of these can now read the
Bible. The schools were opened last April.
There is one minister, two male and Eve
ters are comfortable, and the missionary
and teachers are doing great work.
Schools have been very recently opened
at Nashville, and about TO be at Murfrees-
ooro, as also in many other places. Sew.
Pral corps Of teachers have recently passed
aoTn, having for their destination, Helena,
Baton Rouge, NAtchez, ViCksbuFg, DC.
When the friends 6rst eOgaged IN this
enterprise everything seemed dirc0QISgiog.
The prejudieES of the masses were against
I. The army frownsd upon it. The gov
'rnment had no tREors for u Aud even
be churches were Ike the Priest and
Ievite-it was none of their business.-I
Tow allis changed. New impulse is given
o the cause. New facilities are offered.
l vide field is opened. Friends are coming
n In the UPnPk frn11
Recently 1t has been resolved among
he officers of the eolored regiments that
chools shall be establish among them ;
heir plan is to have q teacher for every :
teo 70 every regiment.-
bis will open at once q field for more than !
90 teachers, who are now called for. And, :
these schools for the regiment
'ill be eself-sustaining. The companies and !
heir officers will pay S25 per month sala-
?, aud the Government finds quarters aud !;
atious. At Corinth they are urgent TO +
ngSge eighteen teachers tor the two coll i
red regiments there. So at Memphis, ..
Ome ten or twelve are needed.
Again-By a recent order, trapspOrtA.
ion, quarters, rAtious, &s., are furnished
y the Government TO all who are laboriug
acre is n government hospital connected
18th ali the contraband camps, SO, all
,achers aad missionaries will enjoy hOs. :,
ital and medical privileges when sick, II
ithous cost. Thus, the expenses Of mis-. -
onAries aud teachers are reduced one ::
everything but salary, which y
IN also be reduced-among the camps,
nd among the regiments the schools are =,
1tirely self.sustainiuE. y y
The following is q transcript of Adj. =
en-. Thomas order:
SPECIAL ORDERS, 80. 90. II
v1cKsBuRe, MISSISSIPPI, n