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their rights and duties. To counteract this has required the patient persistent but cautious efforts of many of your officers. However all these difficulties, will it is expected pass away with the election.
At Hampton Genl Armstrong has done much in breaking up the large collection heretofore gathered in and about that town, and those left are more disposed to work and are in a much better condition than they were a year ago. At Yorktown, Capt Mapey, has succeeded beyond expectation in reducing the colonies there, since February, three hundred and ten families have been removed and provided with labor in other parts of the State. Probably the population at this point has been reduced over one thousand within eight months. Those remaining have leased the lots they occupy and promptly pay their rents. Capt. Massey deserves commendation for the manner in which he has managed this formerly troublesome district.
At Norfolk the occupants of the Taylor Farm have given