The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-02
MIR. VIM. Young's Despatch
MoREHEAp Cry, N. c., Feb. 81, 16e

CAVALRY COAST SURVEY RxPzDirIoy.
Since my last letter or the officers Of the Egh-.
teenth New York cavalry visited the historic camp
Point Lockout, together your correspondent where
called at the headquarters Of the celebrated New
Hampshire Fifth regiment and mad sundry other brisr
interviews during two hours stay shoro. II waD<
there that We first heard Me exression poshed John
mics" applied rebels who m taken Of ALE
glance and enlisted Union soldiers or "poiish
Johnnes" there six hundred at Point Lookout, be-
sides larger number Of repsnsApt rebels emp oyed
laborers Our transport, the North Point, dropped
Choir or Point Lookout to land pilot to await tho
development Of the weather. IS =
MoREnEAD CITY, BEAUFORT AND NEwRRRs.
AZ Morehead City and Beaufort there strong Unior
sentiment among tho native population AZ this Is the
only point from whence shipments OF naval
made 10 North Carolina, 10 position Of considerable
Importance Northern enterprise will more fully develop
it's resources; Massachusetts, lady, who has BEEN
fortunate In certain government contracts 10 erect
ing large steam sawml for preparing yellow pine un
Der for the market timber brought Neusc
river. Hero and at Beaufort there several
who make their purchases chiefly In the New Yorks
markets.
We talk With Newbern-t thirty SIX miles distant
by the courtesy Of the military telegraph operators
DEMONSTRATIONS.
Pcketts rebel division created little excitement bys
its proximity 10 Morehead City week two sinse bus
there is fear that they will try the exper
again. though there Is general hope that they will adj
light loaded long narrow transport is tho nsw pro.
peer North Point which has made one trip only, an0
sustans her reputation for rolling
The following list Of comnissi ned md non commits
stoned officers Of the Eighteenth New York cavalry
chiefly belonging New York city, who sailed board
the North Point win be useful for future references;
Captain Fred. H: halle, Company N; First Iieute
John kocnan Company First Lieutenant Fsn.on Rock
well, Company d. Assistant ouartermas,er John H.
Steele Quartermasters ,ergeant, william W. Whipples
commls5ary Serge mt: Conrad Dollar, saddlors Ser
geant; Joseph A. Emerson Corporal Company Quar-.
tenasers Clerk Charles Huxord Assistant Veterinary
Surgeon 0'Malv mot Miles oReiy), the Irish
dragon; Orderly Sergeant George ?. Clark, Company H.
CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION or SLAVERY
The doctrine OF the HERALD, recommending the pro-
hibtion Of slavery by constitutional cncnt cheer
fully responded TO by tho North aronians this
ton, who wiling TO acknowledge that there is nothing
left OF slavery worth preserving and that the
whole question Is forever dposed OF the better Will
for the country They believe too that not only l..
be By events which the war has PRODUCES
| nssEamEs rRoa THE REBELS. III
A soldier from Newbern, connected WIN the military
department there who has had converse
with the DISORDERS Who hGvo recently into neA~
in large numbers, says they an the representa-
tion that there are thousands rebel who only
allegiance the Union They STATE whe the con-
tederacy terribly impoverished Il IL becoming poorer
every day and that, though their leaders bold
front the people convinced that The or
separate government is M utter mpractIcabinty
WHAT GEORGIA GIRL wRirTs.
rebel girl writes "1he mail Is SO onreguar never
get no news" This is lonesome place here Most an
and little boys." "Ould Arbery Enter<in fletcher
both eng out create many others'' (pr6bably to-
escape the conscripton) hope before mother Christ
will all Doe at horne In peece. tell you have
hard times hero Onr cards Is all out have
TO give 20 dollars bunch for thread tell this
hos made all hat TO work harder than did be-
fore; but hope for better times 10 the futier" AK
wood Ike TO you the best in the world. could tsIi
you heap funey things that happened sencs 700
/ left homcn
SOLDIER WRITES.
Union soldier at Baton Rouge Ia writes 10 or
his old comrades At New BERN IT,
When our troops cRmc here, year ago last De-
cember, there only store open In town.,
but every store Is occupied and avery house too.
place and in the rebel army. He Port Hud-
son last March, when took look up thai way, ana
saws there eat that time twenty-five thoussnd reb
/ troops In Pert Hudson, and mad made attack
then should have been Defeated. or this there u
doubt, and General Banks knew IT, and yet low days.
since saw article Ia New York paper cepsurng him
for not attacking the place then. He and General
Grant played mighty shrewd game on the rebe,e,.
but u done az the expense OF long march 10
We think General Banks Is doing well here his
executive branch His proclamation for election oS
new order in relation TO the employment OF negro labor
ers on plantations.
GENERAL PICKETT GONE no RiCnMoyD vSDRR ARRBr.
presume you hRve heard OF tho report THAI
The rebel General Pickett las been sent 20 Richmond
under for capturing the Union forces New.
bcrn during his late movement In which tho rebels SeA
more than they gained, since the opportunity
braced by great numbers Of their soldiers desert This
evil Of desertion Ia becoming Of grest magnitude
them, and IN all their future campaigning IL must 10
crease, so the they approach lines the
mn wi be daCarl lima frou1 ha yabn