, 1864-03-20
FROM TICKSBURG,

From our Special Correspondent

VicKsBUEa, Afes., March Il, 1854.
To the army the disposition of tile negro Is
oesom,nE sap1ee1 o. g,ga1uc p.opofuons'
anu an'ess II Is renewed py inc phiianthropac
people Of the North, who have shown their
loyalty and beneyolence in the organization
IF a.n,+orr Communications for +ha sn1d;... ..
~, - ~ aeasa..as..os svs - ssn ~. o, ~
pede the operations OF the coming campaign.
The constant ingreas to our lines of refugees
both white and black. with eyeYv shade o1
oo1or 1,n+--asr an 49,, ,r1,a 49, +..ee,ss
, 4 s,s.' ~ ~, "Ao uaee eta'eteo
long distances, exposed TO- stuclemenctcs oi
present spectacle vretched to beho1d. IA,
ouI'le1pg IN po'eHy' aestltnton and Suffer
ing tne worst CLASS Of pauper emigration
which land upon our Atlantic shores The
banks OF the Mississippi river are lined with
,hsra "a a rast o1o-at ~ da.t;t,,.'ea s ..o "u1.
t. .uue ~ 'as. a"oua' u aes"tnI1on, stafVa-
tlon ana elckness' Inc late expcdi"
ton Of Sherman, on their return to
Vicksburg, brought In from ten to
eleyen Thousand coIone3 nersons of a1l aees .
'nan, o'eo On me route. ihes were
taken Immediately aboard transports, and
sent to different places on the river, mostly,
am informed by those who had them In
charge On the expedition, they were destined
Tor Jeft. Davis plantation, where they are
The Government Yet they. are dying from
fifteen to twenty q day, and need what it is
almost impossible for Government to supply
them with The general tendency OF a change
In their habits to the army rations and expo
sure to scorbutic disease, makes 1t import
taken to supply them with vegetables.
There is TO reason why they should be left to
suffer, although there seems to be hut little
feeling exhibited by many officers in the
arny. who talk as If their extinction vas ra-
tAeT to be desired than otherwise The ez-
makes 1t matter Of certainty, that great
many will die Of starvation espe-
cia1ly exposed as they are. TO the
visits Of gueEil1aE who carry of in many
places, their supplies, limited as they are.
The general feeling Of Insecurity of planta~
ton business has prevented them from get
ting employment The rebel raids to Skip
per's and Goodrich's Landing, has shown the
folly Of landing mules and plantation sup
plies until mounted force occupies these
places. The gunboats themselves offered
b1t little protection to these nightly rebel
raids. composed Of expert Texan outlaws
who plunder for the sake of plunder, I'LL par
tics. Very many Northern men have already
taken plantations Many more are anxious
to do SO, provided the Government will afford
protection, and are awaiting both action In
this direction and me arrival OF supplies
already purchased. They feel much alarmed
ana father despohde4L. yet are promised that
orders will arrive at Vfckshnrss, By Thursday
Of this week, from Washington, giving them
the Invalid CORPS and the marine corps
for 1has purpose. Ihere l. said to
pc hSe nnndfeo persons IN e1cksbnrg
engaged 10 cotton buying, who have to get
4he acofn m SouR ny e 0prae r H.
y IN those places where cotton Is expected
TO De 1ound, and where spectators abound
ny oTn opialon, 1oundco upon conversation
WIN 14e olo Pianters ana residents OF the
sonih Is, tnat me plantation business Is haz-
atoous az oesL, ana extremeiy unsa1e without
~ IN pn3nts Where snc ~ ~ enarst;nns aea ,pt
e. e. ~ Ionls a Mnele sh ST, sren ope5at!oas are car
lMa 1rs*tt pn; anu inst WI not WORE their own
nfr4,;e sfeuts Iron. u, tae go'einmenl ana
u ptu.esuon .. lava ~ palues WaateEef.
rcati sat p.9pnae.on ~ VI kne gnl2n 1eenng o.
1',at - - aa,, ana ey arc ioJai
tpacts at Il KS Is s iahe On g9senment COZ
haye 70 tnoze
r,c en tet 4oee y s IS n1cn .ana maEe sl9M
wh;c ~. Te 9ar e4ce'laa 1 u pt.c ,on on
drr, rattacs rs h. 11a!l ~ ~ s9a
off'rers ~ ~ 1:th Io1vs ratars-,s he - sAi
cannot fafl to commitment ~ mo.t
geutlemanjy ana we}l beharcd rer,;men}
now much The noi,fe md firnified 5nteres3
Of Col, Shanes' wife has to do viii, The faniIv
TeSin1 The so1diersa 1etters - tha,- ~ Tr;"n's
viii fesTe to attcst' haT;n~ hecn n csm1
with them since iast fai. Tie regiment Il
on a furjourb of fIirtv dsvs' A1 eTned;s
: fion is on board Of transporfs roInr M Red
liver for thirty days, after which another ex.
pedition Of magnitude and importance is ex.
dent has brought many Of the citizens Of
TIsI-ehn-r haei- to the Ifnas on.inne