The New York herald., 1864-11-06

written highly conpmeusary sstter 20 General Banks
anticipating ms speeiy return 70 the Gut Department.
PtR>uEAL
"enefsi Lee has Dot gone NORTH as reported. but viii
% a. Nes orleans 90 temporary leave day two.
Morgan. Seoe al Smaller 70 assigned 10 a command az
horsrDz'a Dr ssiii n late che surgeon OF cavalry
dwnon ost arrived from New York 10 ordered to report
10 ar. Axa ". medical director OF the De artnent 81
ibe CUR. blt Will be edtca officer dvi.
who has 6eeu used oy court martial frivolous
Charges preferred 20 the War DEPARTMENT, has been
seeofaey acquitted
SIX Nr seven huDd ed rebel prisoners have Secn sent 10
ssip Island sns week, wncre niseo hundred were con-
nned before l'etenant Rogers, OF the Eighteenth New
York cavalry, ltely provost naehal al snip isiaGd has
sssarned 10 his regiment
New 0alEASs, La. Oct. %, 1864
Al preseos, military Affairs in this department. are
devoid Of Interest nothing having occurred since tse
aepar OF tbe las, sIesmey for New York
ite rebel General wifs Adams s reported 10 DC al
Clinton, la, ~nh large force.
4 Ngw CAVALRY conMNosR
Pricndes General ncHesn, late Chief Cavalry of the
rerarneni the Gu has been relieved and ordered TO
other aoty Brigsder General b. s. Roberts has been
assigned 10 h this important petition General poher's
Major General Gordon Granger and has
highly distinguished himself He s q regular Army
oGcer.
UNITED srArss STEAMER PRINCES ROYAL
The United States steamer Princess Royal, lying
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portant expedition.
1Hs COMPTON, os ooioRED SCHOOLS srArs or
LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS. La, Oct. 8, 1884.
10 Professor JoHN NcNAR. Superintendent OF Public
Education, State OF Iousiana:-
DkAR SIR-Herewith have the hon = TO hand to you
statement OF the condition OF The cOored schools
under the of the Board Education Tor breed
men" created by '.0rder 49, dated Headquarters,
Ieeartment Of the Gulf, March 3D. 1894.
In April last there were bat eight OF these schools all
schools a Nc. Orleans and parishes adjacent
conducted by one hundred and twenty ave teachers,
% eight wn an average
10 addition We are now organizing evening schools IN
the city and towns for tho adult plantation aborers Of
both sexes. majority OF whom seek instruction with
great av,dity. TO these will be added within two
moothssat least sixty Sunday schools for oil classes Of
freedmen.
These schools the freedmen are no longer an expert
ment; they are decided success The children do
ce aud Industrious They evince quickness Of appre-
Acnson and general capacity acquiring knowledge
that is surprising Perhaps the marked character
sstc q the pupils Ia their quick and grateful appreca
tion OF she efforts made for their instruction They
manifest their gratitude and their affection their
teacher inmeny ways and on all Occasions
In cleanliness general personal habits they VIII
compare favoraoy with children reared under far better
auspices.
Under its present it is the policy OF the
board 30 select its teachers, not exclusively but to
great extent from southern women from those hong
resident IN the scu,h
There are several hundred applicants beyond the
needs OF the school boards Louisiana the place Of
' her. II these women OF the South willing TO
iors, their hatred OF race the prejudices saucon
and the hostility ol Kindred, aha become tsacrers OF
negro schools certainly they are ensitled to the st
alteration.
In conformity wiis this policy wo nays one hundred
teachers Of The hundred and twenty five employed
who are Of Southern origin or o. long residence in the
south.
Many OF these ladies exhibit tho utmost zeal and
courage IN their occupation.
Driven occasauay by rebel raids and sheir schools
scattered they return WITH the as ~ the ss moment
ooI ect their scholars spd go With ed energy
Frequently unable 20 obtain boarding for themselves,
Dearo teachrrs, they manage /, remain and live,
shreugh liitle privston au1 annoyance, until tbsy
succeed n overcoming The opposition and received by
their opposere.
houses at present, although empowered " Do So We
appropriated such buildings. otherwise used, az
could be obtained. Many OF these pleasant TO
occupy. The teachers into them with aacrty en-
ing discomfort but cheer riy making the hest
Of the circumstances.
ls would urjus, not 10 recognize aud commend the
brave spirit and faithful lauor OF tho teachers
Measured by all the obstacles in its way, its limit
ed means 10 overcome tnem probably system Of edu
ca,ou or ciass of people ever made such rapid
gratifying progress.
As nearly ASCERTAIN there are about fifteen
thousand coorcd children 1i,fn military lines in
Louisiana in SIX months, under all the disabilities Of
Dniatory and unpopular educational movement in the
midst OF war, We have succeeded in bringing than
half of these children into our scnoos.
must be apparen that, with any reasonable success,
We shall have the whole number under destruction b
from the issuing OF the order creating the Board
To 20 familiar yourself with Inc sub in all It's
bear need MOI recount the benefits III,
10 socety that must result. when these cbiiren
tuIiy shall nin the instructed adult together suhs
tutpg serve. wssteiul ignorant class free intel
iseDt and industrious population. Very resnec,fuy,
r. RUSH pIUMl.EY.
Chairman Board OF Education Tor Freedmen Depart.
m-ut Of the Gulf, New Or eaus
sasy Repor OF cols Under Direction Of the Board Of
Earcati0r 5o~ Freedmen.
lEPARrsEar or rvE GVIs /
INV ORLEANS, sept 30 1854