The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-06-01

tered into partnership with them a.
bout December last, in a contract to
cultivate the farm of Major George
Collier, a citizen Of North Carolina
near Goldsboro. They commenced OPP
erations by planting seven hundred IL
cres Of cotton and some cane, this work
necessarily requiring the labor of a
large number OF freedmen. DR.. Russ
stated that some two weeks since he
had cUnditionaily purchased the inter-
est OF Capt. Seeley in a plantation, but
he had n0J yet cOnsUmnIatad the cor
tract. 1dr. Potter stated that about a
fortnight ago Dr. Russ. he himself, and
others. had couditionaily purchased a
part of the interest Of Capt. SeeIey, and
that Capt. Seeley still owned an inter-
est III the plantation. Without being
able TO determine how far Capt. Seeley
is interested in this plantation, it is per-
fectly evident that he prevaricated in
his answer to our interrogatories.
Capt. Rosecranz, sub-agent of the Bu-
reau at Newbern under Capt. Seeiey,
and Commisaary of Subsistence, as viii
be seen oy the paper hereto marked
ID, " Is also engaged III cuitlVatihg a
large plantation near Washington, y.
c., with the labor of freedmen, whom
he supplies with rationsas part Of their
wages.
In one OF our interviews with the
freedmen OF NeWDern, some OF them,
who were employed in the Commissa-
- Department OF the Bureau, stated
that rations in bulk had been frequent
~ taken from the supply warehouse at
unusual hours, before the doors We're
open for the transaction Of business,
and hauled off in cartsand wagons, and
that on one occasion they had followed
a cart coDtaiHgngf0ur barrels Of pork to
see if it went to the freedmen's ration
house. They a.cartained that it did
not. Can't. Rosecranz stated that he
knew nothing about it. His brother.
0citizen. q whom ne had employed l0act
as Commis-ary Sergeant, stated that
the four barreIsof pork alluded to were
ordered bv himself to betailen from the
storehouse to- the building from which
the ratjons are issued to the freedmen,
but thatthedriVer Of thecart had HtuC5e
@ miState and t0oh tbep0rE 10 tie lcrOag
place, Il provision store Kept by Mr..
p. MerWin, and that Immediately up
on discovering the mistake, he had il
rectitied and the pork returned to the
stOTe-hOu-e. AfterWard we called up
on Mr.. MerWin, who stated that about
the time Capt. Rosecrans said the pork
had been sent by mistake to MS store,
he bo'To1oed four barrels OF pork
from capt. hoSecrah', "7''ch "f
ma moi ye' rf'"'>Ie4. lie
also stated 'iiat capt I'osekfallz' on
j'ii'I "''E' ana ii'ei MS examination "e-
'oie ~ o"IIe0' aC HE sIoie anu request
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l'iliileaiaIe'H' MI -Hef"l'I IIf'ief 9I"t-
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Opposite NeWbern- on thesouth bank
q 'ae TRENT FiNer there lsa settlement
composed eNctusiNelyoi freedmen, ana
containing n population aoogt 1 thous-
and, whose condition as f'U,@ deploFa6le,
These unfortunate people came within
our lines and were located there during
the war. They are living in small huts,
built by themselves, OF lumber manu-
tactured by hand. These huts general
Iy contain but single room, each OF
which Is occupied II most cases by large
families. The appearance OF this set
tlement, recently scourgeG with small
pOX, il well calculated to excite the
deepest sympathy for the helpless con-
dition of its inhabitants. The decrepid
and helpless among them are support
ed by the Governmental the Uniced
States, and the remainder procure an
uncertain and scanty living from little
jobs about NewDern, from fishing with
small boats, &c. Rev. Mr.. Fitz, form
erly an army chaplain, presides over
till' coiohF' "' Assistant 0opeHnteh-
dehJ oi tae bureau 1or the trent hiNeF
Settlement tiis agent mas exercised
the most arbitrary and despotic power,