New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-05

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ExW-OELl,x. My "A. issa
have jus returned from journey which have
made by permission and r.qu,ss Of Gen. Banks "
Bra.hesr City, through the Tschs country To New
Iberia and thence % he al, island q Petite Anne
situated abou! II miles in a souihwestsriy direction
| from New-Iberia, near tho head waters Of Vermil.
lion Bay on the Gull.
On the ,outherly border Of this island, underlying
soIt Of alluyisi formation Of earth, il found the
most remarkable dsJost Of Salt respect 10 purity
vs,taess and readiness Of aceess to the ocean, that
ha. yet been discovered anywhere on the gloLe, 90
for as ny knowledge or Information exteDd..
TIE rock ,Rlt nines II England axe vac, IN Ell.
tent, bu! 40 impure as 10 require TIE Ieducing Of
the salt rock into brine, AID then boiling il into
.slt again before u "a 1t for provisions or culinary
use. The Des Of Cracow, where salt has been
sxcsvsted about CDO year, are n purtr iOrmA iou
tuan the Eusl ri or yrOi sGlt minct, but not ~
pure ~ his deposit ana nothing nearly 10 well stu
| o ed for commerce VIII surrounding cOuntriet. Tie
rock sslt dcVO4is found III the uDr,hcrly parts q
south America, ana in yaIou other portions Of IL.
earth al. general too much adultefsied with dele
terioas pfol ertles 10 be largely IL Article OF rer'
g. ADdIS&.
bavs brought samples OF this rock s;Jt two Of
which herewith sepd 10 your address home With
me; ard, sOOD al i eau procure IT. care! u, cor
rect .laysls, Will furnish tor our Union Govern
men. Ny report Oh The topography OF the Island,
Ie rock formation, iis commercial si!uaiion and the
correct analysis Of thlk rock oegOslt.
II 10 most unfortunate, however, for TIE develop
rnept Of ilH ssll Lime. OF the profitable uanuisc-
turc al sit IN our country anywhere, tba. gCOd Ell!
irDm Liverpool II permitted 70 be laid down upon
our pharyes ~ almost every seaport Oh iLe Allan
tic. ,arlsuatlY IA New'Ontahs and olner southern
al H., 2p mere hfffs. Tor tho trading ycfses bTll "
inv H. 81 prices even below what the article he
iarnlshed ior III the works IN England. j will ell
d.syor IN NY future letter alluded TO, to pro ent
this part Oh the subject III air bat ior our Gov
einment TO look al with rcier,nee Ia it, own econ
OaicAl interests
All along fron Brasbear City to New-IbeIis i. -
10 seen Ito most beautiful flaming country nave
ever Scen IL any portion 81 our Union between
Maine and the Interior 81 lexis. And yet tie dis
tnct wax fC,il prints Of our heroic, oonqueflng array
70 10 be- everywhere seen IN bniieLmarAs Ia houses
aud fences, tic shatIered CONDITION oi the fore,t-
trees and tho demoltiou Of the mO.t splendid
sOns
find, upon careful observation during Journey
from New Orleans 10 Baton Rouge, that not more
than one plantation IN i've 10 Ia full work WIN the
negTo1s; and mos, Of the larger farms are entirely
die unless under Government tnlervi1o1, pl"nt@.
tions being in many cases left BY their Secession
ownorY, aud lac tAyes are also away III
seaIcu u tleir own freedom. Whhln those parlshc,
where Pfe.ideni LlneOin's Proclamation permitted
Slavery TO rcIaaia, greas portion OF TIE Negroes
psremptOrly refuss 70 WORK ~ slaves ana run
away from their homes TO Gnd tLs freedom they
crave. The snc " the care with the c!an!a,ions
Along bs'h shores OF the B,yon IecA,. NJ ~ Of Ia.
yeaTstTOy 81 cane u yci st,Jiug ~ tue hetds, vith
Hfats dIid wetce "a sbuD1hDcc ArOTmg nj as . TAO
s1'tnto Tor ihs EcXt sugG, Greg.
Ar Alexander C;yIa. largo planter, sbout fo0r
miles below Newborn, told No tlia, h.e own lam:
wao cDiiieiy sd!e Hs 1ad UpOn u 10 uegYCes, oil
Of whom PeiemHoniy foiu,ec " obey him 90 a.
The least ~oIk. lilo sai1 Lie slaves would Xii his
cows, Steers, sheep, goats, fowls, &C., and take
from him whatever they wanted, ana were Gu iny
him on, Of house and home. lie added that Le
could not possibly drive the negroes away, nor do
anything with lhen; ard that they were wanting
70 divide up his farm among themselves.
have talked with anotUer tlanter Oh the DIi,.
sssppi who said that his negroes lad told him they
had worked long enough 10 make him rich; now