The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-17 00:00:00

An Incident of General Butler's Rule at
New Orleans.

The action brought by Messrs S. and A, Smith, to recover
150,000 dole., damages for an alleged trespass committedbY
Gen. Butler, in the spring of 1862, by entering the bankulg
house of the plaintiffs, at New Orleans, and taking away by
force 60,000 dols. in gold coin, besides breaking up and tbs^
striae ing the plaintiffs' business by depriving them of their
capital, came on before the New York courts on the 30th
ult. Gen. Butler's counsel moved that the cause should go
r
before the Federal courts for trial, but the motion was o
posed by the counsel for the plaintiffs, who read the affidavit
of Mr S. Smith. In his affidavit, Mr Smith states that when
New Orleans was threatened by the Federals in 1862, the
people of that city feared that they would be plundered by the
mob and the troops. "Deponent had about 60,000 dole. 112
gold coin in his safe, which he had hoped to save. In this
frightful consternation, deponent took 54,000 dole of the gold
coin and secreted it in the air-cells around his safe, and left
about 6,000 dole, of his own in the sate, besides a small
amount belonging to some of his customers. Acmiral , drR
ragut's success left New Orleans at his mercy, and Gerl
Butler entered the city on the Ist of May, and the rebel
soldiery fled, and there was no pillage of the
town.
Forthwith General Butler issued his proclamation
dated May 1, 1862, and directed every man to return
t ; his business, and promising the fullest protection. Pa-
ponent did not suppose that this solemn proclamation by
general of the United States was intended as a delusion an.d
a snare, and opened his banking-house in the fullest coe.fl
dance that the general would not violate his plighted MO'
The secreted coin could not be reached without tearing down
a wall of masonry, and deponent being unwilling to excite
notice by tearing down a heavy brick wall and withdrawing
the coin, when the city was in such a fearful state, let it
remain for a few days to await events. General Butler
soon began to examine into the affair of banks, bankerseol'
men supposed to have money, for what public end no one
could understand, for what private end many were wade t°
know. On May 10 Gen. Butler ordered deponent to op'll
his safe, which he did; but the general finding but 6,ooodei°
in coin in the safe while deponen:'s bonds showed 60,0e0dele
in hand, demanded the concealed coin, which deponent I'6;
fused to give:up, telling Gen. Butler that it was concealed
and the object of its concealment, but declined to reveal the
place where it was secreted. The general then ordered de:"
ponent to prison, and threatened to confine him to Fort
Jackson until he revealed the place of concealment, Dad
ponent was powerless, without the protection of law, 011
at the mercy of despotic force. After being imprisoned 1°
the manner above described, deponent revealed the place
where his gold was secreted. General Butler tore doWII
the masonry, and carried off the 45,000 dole in gold, besides
the money in the safe, and after a few days he returned t°
deponent the 6,000 left in the sale and 4,000 dole of the Coo"
cealed coin, keeping 50,000 dole in gold, which be has
retained from the deponent to this hour. The general
then lot the deponent go, despoiled of his hard-earned
property, and with his business broken up and destroyed'
Thu statement that this gold was condemned by
military commission as the proceeds of the robbery °
the United States Mint at Now Orleans' is without $
shadow of truth, is utterly malicious, and is in
syllable basely talse. Every dollar of it belonged to I°"'
plaintiffs; it was the proceeds of long and patient toil; 130 t
a penny of it ever belonged to the Mint or to any Confede".
rate state, office, or department thereof, and the nallitel
commission so found. That commission was composed n 0
three able and upright men—Governor Shipley, °°'°-‘
Thomas J. Durant, and Dr Mercer—and their report prov°
the shameless falsity of these slanderous telegrams. 1)*?"‘
ponent took the oath of allegiance, the amnesty oath 816°'
and is as true and loyal a man as he who, by military Wee,
has taken awry the deponent's property." The court tool
time to consider its decision with respect to the change °
venue.

COUNTRY MARKETS.


LIVERPOOL—FRIDAY.
I
With an average attendance of millers and dea ere at tiol l°
morning's market wheat has met a fair coneumptiv,e ,
0r
quiry, without the least cb.ange from this day week. xr6l
remains the same. Indian corn opened very dull. ail' „0
per qr cheaper. Oats and oatmeal dull. Beans and petit
steady. Feeding barley is offering freely and may be bolo.
the turn lower.

LINCOLN.
White wheat new, 40s to 416
Red do. 36s to 38s I
Old white 42s to 47s
Red do 39s to 43s
Barley, malting 33s to 31s

[—FRIDAY.
Barley, grinding.. 28 to 30s
63
Oats, old, .. 248 t t
New do ''''''22s o 240
Beans. 40s to 42s
Beans, new...... 360:10 395

WAKEFIELD—FRIDAY.
Fine dry wheat met a moderate consumptive dereantirt
last week's prices. In barley no change. Beaus 161
lower.

Averages for the week :
Wheat 1528 qrs., at 4Bs Id
Oats 65
8ar1ey......... 1484
Peas .. 120
Beans

STAMFORD—FRIDAY.
White wheat, 40s_to 425; red, 35s to 38s per 36 atom:
Barley, melting, 31s to 355; grinding, 27s to 305 Per cler
Oats, 18s to 21s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 385 to 425 P
qr.; new, 36s to 3;:s.

BRISTOL SUGAR—FRIDAY.
During the last day or two there has been rather rti°rnf
disposition shown io do business, and several parcel
the
West India have been sold at prices not obtainsbl3 in 're,
early part of the week, Refined sugar are in Unproved
wand, and 6d dearer. Rum sells steadily at lull prices.

COAL MARKET.
Prioes of Ccal per Ton at the close of the market.
s. d. !
Cowpen Hartley 18 3
Lambert's West Hart- .. 22. 6
Hetton ............ 21 9
ley 18 3 Heugh Hall ..............
Bates'sWest Hartley 17 9 Kelloe.. ..... ...... 21
West Hartley 18 3 ' South Kelloe ....... 01 u
Holywell lB 6 Russel's Hetton .... ..3
Hastings Hartley lB 3 East Hartlepool .....
Wylam 18 6 Hartlepool .........
.21 6
\A alker Primrose 17 0 South Hartlepool... •• 22
ranfield Moor Butes lB 0 Stewart's ........... .20 6
Tunstall . ......... : .
.21 3
Acorn Close. ........ 21 6
Eden Main.......... 20
Bell •••, ............
..22 6
„.
Haswell ....... •• ,2,2
Cassop ..............'21
. u
Belmont ......

Walls End.
South Hetton 22 6 I
KeiperGrange 21
i3raddyll'© Hetton 21 9
Framwel)gate ..21 3'
Caradoc 22 3

Ships at market, 135 ; sold, 124,

GRANT'S SECOND CORPS.—In accordance With
pot
orders from army headquarters, such arrangeltllol
and disposition of the troops operating against Fetersf-aiii
has been made as will, to some extent, relieve the 8-0 i
upon this corps,which has been uninterrupted since the
crossed the Rapidan in May last. From that time 11;t0
the present it has been constantly marching, fightil4::loo
work in the trenches, and it naturally needs rest, ans "-t
therefore been placed in position to enjoy it to as gre6
extent as is compatible with the interest of the service' tile
have left the second corps dead on the fields betvicelivrt
Rapidan and Petersburg," said the brave Hancock; $ those
time previous to his departure ; and indeed but fa/ °,f Litt'
comprising it when he took command are now left jjl
New York Herald. orSt
BREAKFAST BEVERAGE.—Homo3vathio practitio
°co
and the medical profession generally, receramelld,cdoc'
as being the most healthful of all beverages. When
trine of homoeopathy was first introduced into this efh-er sit"
there were to be obt fined no preparations of cocoa ei"t-tie not
tractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach' 4011 i
was either supplied in the crude state, or so un°,7,oo*
manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, °1,,"-f°o WI!
Homoeopathic Chemist, was induced in the year 181' Nith
his attention to this subject, and at length succeedei;
the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being t-regnel.
to produce an article pure in its composition, and °_,O4. passe'
by the perfect trituration it receives in the process ",,,,`,0013'
through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate Swinidge
For general use Epps's Cocoa is distinguished as ail,,mt dell:
rating, grateful breakfast beverage, possessing,' a
_Ara"- Ltd
dons aroma. Dr. Ilassa,l, in his wodt, "".:,,ty°000:;
Adulteratio is," says -" Cocoa contains a great var"---Bari &-
portant nutritive principles—every ingredient nee° „As
the growth and sustenance of the body." Again cee
nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than derelt
or tea." Directions—Two teaspoonfuls of the Pcsiseoured
breakfast cup, filled up with boiling water or milk- d bold Di
in tin-lined Alb., Alb., and 11b. labelled packets, sri
all grocers, confectioners, and chemists.--EAn“i

Births. c /Jeri°
BUCHANIN.—Ort the 13th inet , in Paris, Lae,' -Id.
Buchanan, of a son, stillborn. t. Wi.'
ORR —On the 14 h inst., at Oxford, the wife of Cap
ILA., of a son. t pl.
SIIDLOW.—On the 14th inst.,at Old Charlton, Nell'
Sudlow, of a son.

Marriages. p
SAUNDERS .—On. the 15th inst, at Christ Chtircik,Cb4r.
William Saunders, Esq., of Burton-upon-Tteill',7 PCO
lotte Isabella, daughter of the late Charles PO' '
of Derby.
WATsorr—CLARK.—On the 14th inst., at Chrifle' i:
lureP'
Albany-street, Dr. Burdwood Watson, phric,l,3r-LI
vant, Hants, to Minnie, only surviving (laugh"
late Thomas Clark, Etq,'.of Leeds.

FIITaZs_HFLBERT.—On the
Dmetahtihnss
t. t kir
fair, '4'4 Fitzllerbert. " , WO'
GREY.-0a the 12th inst., t St. T rd's-on-60, or•
a ,eona a Callu
Sollory G E Grey, sq, formerly of Bombay' an-
streo, London, aged 63. 517.83'
SEWEL in Curzowstreo I
L.—On the 14'h inst ,at Posendale gouse.
i,rail
thew, John Sewell, Etq., Of the Quartericaster-11'
_ thee, Hors Guards, aged 61. ho ll°.
STRUT:C.—On e tho 14th inst., at Feering, Essex) t
Emily Strutt, aged 74. IroOlvfiell'
SPARRE.—On the 12th inst., at Brewer-street,.l 001
Lieutenant John Sparke, retired, Royal Bog
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