New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-01
The BoMBARDMERT or CHARLESTON.
The Discomfort Of North Carolina
RETALIATION BYA REBEL COLONEL
The Employment Of Negroes In
the Army.
rclnnrss Mosuoe. Saturday. jan. 80, lsd4.


The Richmond Enquirer Of jan. 20 contains
the following;
Cu,p,rsros. Ian. os-Fiye shells were fred at the
o;,x last nisSt Five sho.s were also fred from Sun
ter MI of which struck the enemy still at work on inc
batteries at Cummings Point and hsrng ammunition
10 Gregg and the Cummings FONT betteles.
There was no change in the position Of the feet on TIE
On the 9th several stos were fred at the city. and
three monitors anchored inside between tho cummings
Tssro corsilersble activity among The feet on
the oath. One shot PEI hour was bred Oh e eli!' anu
seven on sumter. q, - 49,,
One hundred aud throe ISse'Sheis "ero niou 'H "0
city On tho 2lst inst
TgR BOMpkRpMEYT OF CHARLESTON.
The Charleston Courier Of Tuesday says that
the bombarlment Of The city has been continued about
hundred and ninety fourth day Of the siege The dam
age being done is extraordinarily small WIN the COM
u rsons OF the number Of shots and weight OF etai
nred and creates general astonishrnent.
The wLjlz.ng of shells on erhead has become matter
OF "a p interest 10 excite scarcely any attention
from pasters.by We have heard OF no casualties some
OF the shells have esoded ana peoes ., VIC snnd
20 be number ~ small square slngs, held together ny
competition OF sulphur and designed to scatter 81 'he
time Of explosion. ~,
NBwDRny. N. c., Jan. 27.--In speaking of the
growing discomfort ong tho people In North Carolina
aud their desire 10 hold State Convention Iht bt-
nisstoa N. O. Jouraa. ssys; We say aud we say
mo, Is evidently sci FOOT in North Carolina her
self are ominons Of fT Cause vi qaaTTeis Than sven
the advance Of the enemy"
TAs Rslfgk N. % &Ghaefd, IN us Appeals 70 seNe'
I'VE went 70 var 70 protect the state sovs.
regntes end 10 defend and 10 peTpstuAte the nsitu-
tion OF slavery, bot Il should appear that we al
likely 10 lose both ruiiond beings we should pause
ard consider Wen the direetou which things ore taxing
II the shoaa coatass twelve months longer VIII
no greater 81 arms there 10 great danger
that the institution VIII 5e hOpelessly destroyed.
Gov Vance Of North CsrilnA comes out In card IN
The Rofsh Ssdnisrs the taxation Of state prop
erty BY the Contedertfs Governments
IL J. r. Leach ue Conservative member elect In
the new Confederate Congress. which meets m t,brn
1y says In ssssssS 81 the Iy m inst,
pact, the tight 70 aspart from the ConfedeIaey IN
peace" co..-
| w. fsyoring cell IA Ststo Convention Dr. y. L.
Leach YES hairmsrof the Committee on Resolutions
Meetings. sro beis eld In different counties iavoring
IA Rasss Sal. ssr.e, says the proposition Cor
s,s,r Conysntion 20 ose ON the heels OF 4r Lincons
propagation % it a. tsrih VI The people form State
Governmsnt. has avn strong odos OF dlsoysitJ and
us 1ns asn"s.D. q, - assss e-i sus,o
ported rotirepepi OF Gen Butler aud BY tho rotetah
shmsnt ~ ils Department Of North Csrolins, which
IA, Tr,, 40, the most serious obstacle ~ the
return Of rorth Carolina to the Union
Tls RssisA Siois Josrnal iAyii Our exchanges ron
vance ); Beast Butler on come point OF the Williams
bure md Weldon Railroad Is probable.
THE LAW OP INHALATION.
From Tho Richmond Enquirer, jan ~.
The following is a copy OF the letter sent 10
Gen. Wide by the Colonel commanding the forces on
he Baokw sie relative to the late measures OF reiss.
ton adopted by military authorities in Eastern
North Carolina;
HI,DeuAETIn FORCES on BLioKsArEE,l
FsAsELiy, Va, Jan, 1854
Ger. WILDE. ConEGadisg Coloyed B,fgGcs, HorfeDt "a
s1 Probably no eIr.diea, during tho pr,gen OF ih..
war attended vih utter dss,sAt 70. the hong
tb,a yosr ,ls raid the country bordering the AbsHaEe
Your.y, though .hot ". marked ~ crimes ana enoIGi
op and children carried "a private property Of every d.
.rp,on arrested non conbaisns and esTsd Cd lsdio, IL
iyoas WHOM ,ou confined NTH neSro men.
Your troop. tired Confederate, .sr they had
rendered .ne ih'y were only saved By e 'feon, % .e
Snasr ths Prs,,I, ih,, he sue. Jon hnyse D1-ie
BT,h,, pTivs,s Of Company l. eId G.orsIs Resissn'
.Srsst q uitns.she sIseu,!on Therefore have ob.sd
an odo from tho General Commanding fo tho ,Isosilon Of
hsns in Ye,sisiioH ihod two lor. your n,nr iren,
!. hos.a,s, for Mrs Weeks nnd Mrs. Mandin. whtn these
pri,on.r, ofvsr. Col. JoxL h. CEIsIE
ENJOYMENT OF fRgB NEGROES AND SLAVES
DEBATE IN THg REBEL CONGRESS.
In the Confederate Senate, on the @Ji inst,
NJ Miles moved ~ take UP from the calendar The DID 70
oorted from The Military Committee, 10 be entitled
"A act 10 increase the efficiency of he Arny by The
.mnlo OF free negroes and slaves In certain eapa
clli,,h The motion Was agreed TO and the bll taken
II providos that oil male free negroe. between lie
ages Of ~ aud 80 year shall TO held liat!o topper
firm such duties In the Amy, or In connection " IN tie
military deonscs of the country, In The way Of w0is
npou Inc Qualifications In Government works for the
nrouion ar preparation of material oil war, ~ in nit
tsry hospitals tho Secretary 81 War may nom timo
10 time prescribe. "a receive raons. clothing, aud 81
mar non To- snch services. IL also provides fo tie o
ploymsnt Of slaves Tor tie purpose ant upon The
same ,ermsi sAi in the event Of the loss OF any sneh
slaves the owncrs 20 DO emitted 20 rsoe'. Their iull
and Ia. M.
pr,s slaves In the event that he shall DO unable 70 pro-
curs their services In any military depaltmcn, IL su,
lcent numbers Tor the necessities OF the Department
MIR Gardenhief OF Tennessee inquired Of Tho Chair
,sr az no Military Committee whether ia ease that
bin wac passed, il would not be recognizing slEeoln
riah, 70 conscribp our negroes.
Mr. Miles replied that ho was surprised 81 such
one.t1n We Esd right 20 do what pleased with
ouT slaves, and Lincoln bad no control over hom.
MT Ioote of Tennessee said that difficulty occurred
10 bis mind in relation to the question OF exchange.
Suppoo ans OF these negroes were TO be taken W one
What would he done with themf He approved IN.
obiect al the bill and should support II; Out the ques
ton he proposed suggested TO his mind difficulty in
NJ Mile. replied that that question had not been con-
Sdered by the Committee and he did not think proper
% embaFas the BIZ by the suggestion o. any feature in
rernrd TO H. IL WIS question that ght arise here
afer and might be les to the Commissioners Of Tx
change 10 settle.
Mr.. Boudin (va) moved to amend the first section Of
the hin by adding "and no free negro engaged IN the
production OF food ana forage shall be taken under S
act"
been passed by Congress provided for the exemption OF
the producing class of the country. The only eSemp
lion they hsd made aud founded altogether upon
the idea o policy. In the section that he represented
the entire agricultural interest conducted by white
people and feo negroes although II was slayeholding
Community He had 1t from good authority, that the
operation Of tho substitute law would reduce thou.
sand farms from the production of surplus OF food and
forage for the army down to sufficient quantity to