The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-07-24
No. so.

credit the evidence of respectable citizens and the ap
pearance of the themselves. Three of them z
Campbell James German and John Dillon recently
discharged appeared at my Office and their bruised
faces &c. gave sufficient indication of the severe treat
ment to which they had been subjected
am Inclined to attribute the increase in the number
OF complaints, not to the temptation offered BY these
embryo companies of ''lbera supply of clothes
which, was not aware usually granted until the
company mustered into service but it seems rather
be caused by the system above alluded to- of employ
ing runners and paying them head money 1t NOT sur
prSng therefore, that complaints should have increased
and rot confined to British subjects for perceive
from the public journals of Saturday that an officer Of
an organised company and respectable citizens
sezei in the street ndearred to of the rende1
vous FROM whence they released after some hours
detention, by their friends and the police
nave observed with great satisfaction that your
exceency has the 9th inst, published notice to
persons forming military companies, which have no
doub will mitigate if not arrest altogether these grev
ances, which am entirely dscountenanced by
the respectable citizens of New Orleans, resort to
which quite unnecessary when the volunteers of
every grade joined with much aacrity and were
tered into the service of the State with such rapidy.
1haye the honor to be, sir with respect,
Your most Obedient and humble servant
LSignedI WN MURE, H B. NJ consul
Cot. MASgIsG TO Mr. MUS
HgADQUAR ARTERs New ORLEANS, July g. 1861
WM. MuRa, ESQ, Il. B. NJ. consul, New OrIeans.
SIK-The governor instructs me to aeknoHle ledge the
receipt of your communication of this date.
Disclainling any intention desire to protract uu-
necessarily seeming dsputat6n touching alleged oc-
currencies about the facts OF which there seems to be
discrepancy, his cxcellency will content himself
with renewing the assurance already made that al cast
of such grievance shall receive his prompt attention
| have mention in previous letter to ro that the
persons pursuing this Illegal and reprehensible mode o.
enlistment liable to prosecution and punishment
through the medium of the ordinary process of the
courts beg leave to call your attention again to the
statement then made, and to add that criminal Law
denounces such acts with severe penalties.
His excelency instrct3 me to express his satisfaction
in learning the nature Of the dispatch sent by YOU to
your goyerhmeGt. ghe British people and their sever
cign will learn therefrom how much credit to attach 10
the declarations of Dr.. Russell and viii perceive that
even in 50 important and interesting subject that of
the enlistment of foreigners he has applied for informa
ton to sources less reliable than that of her ma;estvs
representative at this place
Ii matter of interest to the authorities to
know how far that gentleman5 mistaken representations
OF then action concurred in sustained by the Off
cia cOmmuICatonsto the government of Great Britain
1t matter of nterresttO thecommunity to know
what extent his assertions of barbartes publicly in
hicted in our streets had any foundation in fact.
Without pretending TO ignore the conduct of some
awless men, of the details of which are in your
last letter. enough has been eIiced to exhib. the fact
that such n9das Of enlistment are confined almost ex-
clusivcly to company and that is without any recog
Missed military organisation.
Renewing to You the assurance of his eXcelencyS
desire to all just Of complaint and again
reminding you that the have full cognzance Of
the whole subject beg leave to subscribe myself with
great respec and consideration your obedien servant
[Sgnedl THos. G. MANNING, Abide Camp.