, 1861-07-15

ur.xA,1s. Statements Defended bY the
British Consul.


Ie@o'1' NEW ORLEANS. July s, 1851.
10 the Eaito,se Of the Daily Heavane:
grHmKnEN My attention has been called
IN an arficle IN yesterday MORNINGS H<9u4ne,
cnmmentiug ppon Mr. Ru5seus tenth letter,
written from this city, on the 25L1 OF may IN
which nv name is made use q Tor Inc pur
pose Of impeaching Mr. Ruese!ts FelacltY, ..,l !!
Fave NOT seen bis letter, but that Is Of little
coneeuuepce, as nm not called upon e1thef
TO coincidein his opinions, or defend hls Ylews'
TfaFn II for granted, however, that the ex.
trart from the New York paper, relative to
HE impreasment Of British subjects, IS cor
rect, and as the statement OF NJ Kussea m
reste1. / ihtnk it due myself not to preserve
silence which might be misconstrued
M. Russells statement, you hare, appafent-
!, 1y without any inquiry, characterized moi WILL
3our usual courtesy, as an outrageous lalse-
hood Of his oWn coinage" &C, &C. IT Us
see with what Justice 3oU nave aaea taese
severe expressions.
it's not the fact, as you suppose, that ona
ar two Isolated cases Of British subjects wh2
Enlisted in the army, and having :haught
better Of it." then invoked my rro!Seti IL,
made the basis Of Mr.. Russells stat* NEXT, Or,
as you call 1t, mopBtzous invention But
Xis he fact that since the 28th of April to this
present day, with very slight intermfssion,
many British subjects, some Of whom were
ONLY q few weeks In the country, were seized
aud foreibly carried of from the le7ee, steam
boat landing, boarding houses, &c to the diff
ferent places Of rendezvous Of military COM
panies. When the men resisted they we're ffe-
a,aent}y assaulted, knocked down, and being
oyerpowered, carried off in furniture wagons
to the headeuarters Of these embryo compa.
MES, where the most violent threats were used
to compel them to "sign the papers."
When these outrages commenced, l ad.
dressed, in the end Of April and beginning OF
%r>N Nia Eva
| Moore, who at once granted all the redress in
his power, BY ordering the discharge Of those
| men whose names could furnish as having
I been Illegally impressed. His Ezcellency at
| the same time expressedhl " nqualifed con
dennation Of such outrnges, aud stated that
( he would endeavor to put an end to them, a.
for as he had any control or authority over the
parties implicated. believe that 10 one case
q company was ordered to be disoanded, IN
consequence Of the very tagrant condnc. o
G5as rfS5ang 59ueds a a f1
At the time Of Mr.. Russell's arrival IN thi:
city, about thtrty-fye or forty Of these ''illega
| musters" had been discharged, and my off1ct
YVES still daily beseiged BY women, implorlus
| me to get their husbands released. Wlthll
| the last few days, there have been over twent.
applications of similar kind, and some OF th
men, according to the evidence, have bee1
most severely maltreated, One woman allege
that her husband was seized on his Way Il
procure medicsl help for their child, that
was three days before she discovered the reu
dezyous where he was confined, and when sh
saw him he Was tied By cords and so dis
figured by bruises, that she scarcely recognizes
him. She vas not allowed to hold any CON
munication with him, but Was threatened Wit
the prison If she troubled them again.
| do not wish to trespass upon your column
by multiplying instances. Instead Of one r.
penting volunteer, there have been about sis
ty cases ofimpressed British subjects reporte
| at my office. am somewhat surprised, whe
] so much patriotic spirit has been eylnced t
the filing up Of military companies with s
much rapidity that any resort should hay
been had to the gag or bludgeon; and it
singular that fact 50 notorious shorld haE
escaped the attention Of your city repotte,
who might have easily satiated himself Of it
accuracy BY applying to official quarters.
Upon the principle Of audi alteram pd'tesa
request the insertion Of this letter, and remain
dear sit, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM MuRB,