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here for the Negroes—we saw one of 600 pupils
which appeared just as well as any white schools
at the north, though not so advanced. Compositions
speaking, dialogues &c—with geography & arithmetic we
listened to most satisfactorily—Besides this there are
5 evening schools and 8 or 10 smaller day schools, the
lattter taught solely by the Col^d. people themselves.

My Bank will go here. Cotton makes lively
business for the present, & money with all laborers is
plenty. 30, or 40 heavy ships are in port loading with
cotton, Sammy would like to see the great steam
cotton presses which mash it into Bales so that it can
into the hold of ships. Jonny would jump about a-
-mong the crowds of little colored boys. They are a
laughing set.

We see the obstruction put down in
the harbor on all sides—Poor vain attempt to
succeed in their rebellion—Tell Sammy the biggest boats ^here^
-as large as oceans steamers—have only stern wheels, great
things, that go swashing along & the boats are three stories.
They would tip over easily if they went out to sea
and they only go through a narrow channel from here
to N. Orleans. We are now ready to start, & the