The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-04-28
Letter from Col Join Noble.
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Mr. Foster recommended our
selling on the coast all | could, as
the New Orleans market was over
stocked. He assisted me in selling
our -four and pork at Natchcz, the
first day, 18th. In the evening I
took a stroll with the Captain and
some of the hands, through that
part of the city called "Natchez-
under-the -IIill.p The whole river
shore was illuminated with the
light of dance houses; and a large
number Of. sbroad horns" with
their cargoes and hands were lay
ing there, waiting a rise in the
market. Flour $3.50; pork $3.50,
and dull sale; whisky no sale. We
left early on the 10Th, and passed
on safely to just below Donaldson
vile. The wind became strong,
and we were obliged to put into an
eddy, or harbor, On the left bank
of the river. Here the levce, in
many places, was ten or more feet
above the outside cultivated land
Wade Hampton's large sugar farm
on the point above. ,r,..
The settlement was plain French,
and we were visited by a number
Of boys, and next day Saturday, }
we sold some to farmers. I had,
on leaving Cincinnati and Louis
Vile, bought papers, periodicals.
and some light reading, and had
my head quarters alone in one Of
the boats. The boys, seeing the
books, cnquired-as best they could
for they, at sixteen years old, had
only few words English--some.
thing about schools.
The wind continued ahead and
held us, and on Sunday morning
a young man came to the boat
He could talk English such as he
had learned from the negroes or
the Hampton plantation. His re
quest was that l should come tc
their house, one-fourth mile of, (ir
sight, and dine with them. Hi.
mother wished to enquire abou'
our schools. The boys had fount
out by my men that we were from
Ohio. Ipromised to go five coulC
not get off. The son was interpre
ter. / found a French lady, desir
Gus of having her youngest sol
educated in free State, and no
for a profession, but for q business
man, and wished me to take hin
with me when | returned. NJ,
saying ] was a stranger and it wal
a long distance off, had no effect
and l agreed if the father woulc
bring or send him to the city, onl,
sixty miles off, by the tenth o
April, l Iwould take him, All tn
preliminarics were agreed upor
and he gave me letter to leadini
French merchant.
/ had dined with them, and the
left for the boats. Next mornin
we were able to leave early and go
to the city, this being the first da
of April. / called upon the mel
chant, and was received cordially
After reading the letter, by his in
tcrpreter, he said it. was all right
and they were honest farmers an
able to educate their son; and b.
the time / had sold and delivere
my cargo, here was the Frenc
farmer and his SON. The son dress
cd in the cotton twill of blue an
white, of the French coast, and
hat high and broad rim; but brigf
and pleasant, named Neuville 81
voy, of the Parish Of st. Jaque.
Our Captain was acquainted wit
gentlemen commission merchant
who at once were interested in OF
sales. We were from the uppt
Ohio. The market was full {
Ii whisky at 20 cents per gallon. M
q cargo was extra proof, and it ws
the more esteemed for reotifyint
and the second day we were ther
q rum distiller was informed Of I'll
lot of whisky, and he offered
take the whole at twenty-ono and
half cents per gallon, if it woul
stand proof, he would pay for all
made over, and the barrels must
subject to guage for quantity;
Of which agreed to, and requestt
him to send men, and select thirt
barrels for an average Of the who
load. He at once consented,
the lot was large and a hot sun
the wharf. He directed my men
roll out thirty barrels. They we
guaged and proof taken and Il
, whole soon delivered from u
boats. The commission was tv
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