From New Orleans
Nis York, Feb. 1,0. Thfi steamei; Mississippi arrived from New Orleans, 4th 'mat. Steamcr Planet from Cairo, with 800 colorcd soldiers and tho First Missouri colorad regiment, aunk on the night of tho Ist of February, fifty-five miles, above New Orleans No lives were lost. Gen. Bimks has issuod a lengthy gnard rcgulaüon on the subject of ooinpensated piatrtation labor, fixing the rates thereof, nterclicting flogging, and thfi sale of intoxicating liqnors to plantntion bands, and stating thnt the enlistment of soldiers from plautations will not be resumed without order of tliü goveroment. Ijaborers will be allowed tó ehOjOse their eipployers, but when fhe agreetnent i.-i tyudo, they will be held to it tbr ono y ear. L.aborers will be permitted, on a limited scale, to cultívate land on private account. - A f.vo, labor bank will b.e eatübUshed as a safe depoeit for oai'nings,.
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