The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-07

pcIS vi tut4 city kuoS ChTkVCo VI CUtVOu 0ul
sugar shall receive the safe conduct Of the force
of the United States, and the boats bringipf
them from beyond the lines of the United State
force may be allowed to return in safety after I
reasonable delay, II their owners shall 60 desire
Provided, they bring no passengers except The
owners and managers Of said boat and Of the
property so conveyed, and no other merchandise
except provisions, Of which such boats are re
quested to bring full supply for the benefit o.
the suffering poor Of the city.
BY command Of Major General Butler a"'
GEo G. STRONG,
A. A. G. Chief of Staff"
GENERAL BUTLER AsD THE HEwsPApIRs.
On the 10th Gen. Butler suppressed the New
Orleans Bee, and took possession Of the Delts
Office, by virtue of the following Especial ORDER
81. The New Orleans Bee newspaper, having
published an elaborate though covert argument
in favor Of the cotton-burDing mob, is hereby
suppressed No publication Of any description
will Issue from that Office until further orders.
III. The New Orleans Delta newspaper hav.
ing in an article Of to-day's issue, discussed the
cotton question in a manner which violates the
terms of the proclamation of the LIST of May in.
slant, from these headquarters, the Office Of that
paper viii be taken possession Of and its busi-
ness conducted under direction Of the United
States authorities.
"By command of Maj. Gen. Butler.
"GEo. G. SrRoEa, A. A. General"
THE USE OF CONFEDERATE NOTES TORBIDDEN.
On the same day. the following order, forbid.
ding the use of Confederate notes, was issued by
General Butler: -f
81. 1t is hereby ordered that neither the city
Of New Orleans, nor the banks thereof, shall ex-
change their notes. bills or obligations for Con-
federate notes, bills or bonds, nor issue any bill
note or obligation payable in Confederate notes.
III. On the twenty-seventh day of Nay, in
slant, all circulation OF, orstrade in Confederate
notes end bills will cease within this Department,
and all sales or transfers Of property made on or
after that day in confederation Of such notes or
bills, directly or indirectly, will be void, and the
fourth thereof to 70 to the informer.
"By command of Maj Gen. Butler.
"GEo. G. SrRoHa, A. A. G.,
Chief of Staff
TIE OBSERVANCE OF JEFF. DAVIS YAsf. DAY FOR.
BlDDEN.
General Butler also Issued the follwing order,
prohibiting the observance Of JEFF. Davis fast
day: saE sa
"HEADouARrERs DiP'T OF THE GULg,l
New Creams, May lS, 1852.
ut having come to the knowledge OF the COM
msnding General that Friday next is proposed
to be observed as day of fasting and prayer,
in obedience to some supposed proclamation Of
one Jefferson Davis, in the several churches of
this city, 1t is ordered that no such observance
be had. '-'t
''Churchss and religious houses are to be kept
open as in times of profound peace, but no reli.
gious exercises are to be had upon the supposed
authority above mentioned.
'By commsnd of Msj Gen. Butler. e'
"GEo. @. STRoNG, A. A. General"
TIE WOMEN OF TIE TOWN ORDER.
The Herald correspondent says in relation to
Gen. Buffers order that all women insulting
soldiers should be treated ss women of the
town plying their avocations !" .s.s
Tho order gives great satisfaction to the
command, to whom the conduct Of the disloyx
ladies Of the city has become absolutely intol
erabie. The Mayor and the violent secessionist.
received 1t in high dudgeon, and the Mayer ad
dressed the following letter on the subject t
General Butler The order contains no re6ec
tions whatever on the virtue of New Orlean.
ladies, but leaves their future reputation Il
their behavior after the date Of the order. A
more efYectual method of abating such an evf
could not be devised, and l believe It will bs
entirely successful But here is the Mayors
letter. e
90 STATE OF LOUISIANA, NAYoRALTY OF NV
ORLEANS, May l8, 1862.
"' Major Gen. Benjamin +. Butler, Commanding
United States forces. 49,
"'sIR-Your general order, No. %. Of date
18th inst, which reads as follows-(here follows
order 2s, respecting ladies)-is of a character
90 extraordinary and astonishing that cannot
holding the Office of Chief Magistrate of thi
city, chargeabe with its peace aud dignity, suffe
1t TO be promulgated in our presence without
protesting against the threat it contains, whicf
has already aroused the passions of our people
and must exasperate them to q degree beyont
control. Your officers and soldiers ere permit
tel by the terms of this order, to place any con
struction they may please upon the conduct o
our wives and daughters, and, upon such con
struotion, to offer them strocious insults Th
peace Of the city and the safety Of your officer
and soldiers from harm or insult have. afa, n
been successfully secured to an extent enabln
them 70 move through our streets almost unno
ticcd, according to the understanding and agree
ment entered into between yourself and the cit
authorities. did not, however, anticipate
war upon women aud children, who, 80 FAR as
am aware, have only manifested their displeasur
at the occupation Of their city BY those whoi
they believe to be their enemies, and vi
never undertake to be responsible for the peac
of New Orleans while such an ediet, which inf
rates our citixcna, remains in force To give
license to the officers and soldiers Of your con
mand to commit outrages such ~ are indicate
In your order upon defenceiess women Is, in N
Judgment, a reprosch to the civilization, not {
say to the Christianity, of the age, In who's
name make this protest.
81 am, cir, your obedient servant,
JoHs T. xoNRoE, Mayor"
To this diareepeclful letter Gen. Butler voucl
safed the following unequivocal answer:
HEAD QUARrEas DIP'r OF fss CUR, I
NEw URtrAks, Nay 18, 1862.
"Jobn T, Monroe, late Mayor of the City
New Orleans, is relieved from all responsible
for the pefce Of the city, and 10 suspended frol
the exercise Of any Official functions, and con
missed to Fort Jackson until further order
"Msior. General Commanding"
The ARSnsr OF MAYOR xoHRoK OF xIy oRLEAs
corsspsaasses Of ~ N. 7. Herald. m
s Nsw ORLsAHs, Nsy H..
Since my last letter number Of pro0inel
citizens hsvs been arrested and sent to 4o'
Jackson. The most notable are John y. MOI
roe, Mayor Of New Orleans; D. 9. Duncan. II
Mayors Private Ssorstary John hoClellal
Chef of Police; Judge Kennedy, Lueien Adam
Recorder in ths Fourth District, and Benz.
Harrison, formerly member Of the City Cos,
oil. NJ. Aazsrat, Lieutenant Of Pelice, was o
dersd undss arrest, but ths order vas Aftsrwast
reeciuded. ssgia ssai s.ss,
Thsss arrests are peouiiarly gfAtsful 70 u
ssspectable portion Of this comnunlsy, q III J,
shso but Judge Kennedy havs long been g .,
tesiossiy bad odos. The Mayor asd his elIou
have been doing thsir utnoss BY covert nea
sres 70 harrass and impede 0sassal Bssles
prsmosing . friendly feeling towards the Unitl
btasss Government, end they have placed an 4
jsrious coneeruetion on aalmost every stsp u
the General has taken. Last Saturday mossil
sitter the Mayor hadths day psssieus spologis,
loe bic ins3leue. insulting lottey e 0enersi q