New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-15
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY Is, 1857.
Nth ORLEANS 9aiIp Gresttnt.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY Is, 1857.

Capt. Danlop-The Mayor-The Common
Council.
At the regular sitting of the Common Council on
Tuesday evening, the following message from Mayor
Waterman was received. It is creditabe alike to bis
Honor and to the city. On motion, the rules being
suspended it was considered and the appropriation
suggested by the Mayor granted far as the Board
of Assistant Aldermen was concerned. Here is the
missiye:
M.YoR4LrY Or NEW ORLEANS,
To the Honorable, the Cor,mon Council ' '' ''''
Gentlemen consider it to be my duty, as it is my
pleasure, to direct the attention of the Common
Council to the generous and humane conduct Of Capt
Dunlop, Of H. B. NJ. steam.frigate, the Tartar, who
transported from Aspinwal to the mouth Of the Mis-.
issipp nearly two hundred destitute Americans, vol
unteers from Nicaragua, and at his own individual
rsk and cost chartered towboat to convey them to
this city. This as act Of international courtesy
and of humanity (not the first which has been per-
formed by Capt. Dunlop towards American citizens)
merits in my opinion at the hands Of the authorities
OF New Orleans some special notice, and trust your
honorable body will concur in the general sentiment
entertained BY the community and with me, in com
mendatlon % On OF his graceful and humane conduct.
an interview with Mr.. Mnre, H. B. rs Consul, and
himself in relation to the subject matter Of this mes
sage, and during that interview having been preyi-
ousy advised Of the noble conduct Of the captain of
the Tartar, took occasion to say, as Mayor
of the city OF New Orleans, that the amount
Of Indebtedness incurred by him in having these
destitute Americans brought from the mouth of
the river to the city, where they could receive
succor and attention, would be refunded and
paid by The city. am aware that, by strict con-
structon, exceed my powers in giving this assurance;
yet apprehend that in doing so consulted the al
most unanimous wish Of my constituents, and have
no doubt that the Common Council will make the
necessary appropriation to refund the amonnt.
- have the honor to be-,
Your obedent servant, .
CHAs. NJ. WATERMAN Mayor.
The following the resolutions they passed the
Board of Assistant Aldermen, unanimously, and
which were necessarily laid over in the Upper Board
under the rules:
Whereas, The Common Council of the city of New
Orleans regarding the recent noble, humane and dis
interested. conduct of Capt. Dunlop, of n. B. NJ
steam fgate the Tartar, in causing to be transported
at his own individual cost, from the mouth of the
Mississippi to this city nearly two hundred destitute
Americans, who had taken refuge on board his ship
as well as an act of national courtesy, hereby resolve
That the thanks of this Common Council, repre-
sentng the city of New Orleans, be, and are hereby
rendered to Capt Dunlop, for the courtesy, humanity
and disinterestedness exhibited by him in his recent
conduct and treatment of the destitute Americans
expense transported from the bar of the Mississippi
to this city.
Resolved, That five hundred and enty-eight
dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to
be drawn upon the warrant of the Mayor, to defray
the expenses incurred by Capt. Dunlop, and the
amount be paid to the parties who have advanced the
same. 4.
ResolUed, That the Mayor be requested to transmit
copy Of these resolutions to H. B. NJ Consul at this
port, requesting him to transmit them to Capt.
Dunlop.
Five hundred dollars, steamboat Persian.
Seventy y-eght dollars, St Charles Hotel