, 1862-06-02
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
DespaiIfng Letter from a Rebel
Commissioner,
VARIOUS ORDERS FROM GEN.
=. BUTLER.
"0NE JEFFERSON DAVIS"
Cotton Coming Into New
Orleanss


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How the New Orleans Papers Feel.
a BETTER FEELING PREVAILS.
The transport steamer llatanzas, from New
Orleans, e0tb, arrived at New ork on Thurs
day, bringing New Orleans papers Of the day
OF sailing. From these pape1s ne gather
many items Of interest,"
DEsPA1R1EG LETTER from sCDGE Rosr-YuR
REBEL CAUSE HorRLEss IN EURoPx,
The True Deza publishes the following let
ter from Rost to Ynncey, With the remark that
It is given "at the desire and request Of Major
General Butler":
"HorE1 DTYkG1ATKRRA, MADRID.
March a3, 1863,
hon. YIN. L. Yaneey, Richmond:
NJ DRAR SIR: Trusting that you hayc
ere this reached the new field Of your 1arbor<,
uvan myself Of the departure OF the Cadn
aa;nns STEAMER to let you hear from us and our.
For some time after Mr. slidell's arrival in
Paris the weather WAS extremely cold, and nv
wife being in feeble health, delayed my de-
parture until the 18th Of February. I STOPPED
On my way to Bordeaux, at tie request Of
Captain Huse,. to see about getting some Of
bis freight On board OF q steamer loading in
that port, and then vent in the ncighborhood
to see one Of my sisters, who had been seri-
ous1y i'll There my rife fell sick, and, after
2 lew days, parted from her on my way to
Marsellles, where took the French steamer
of the 5th Of March for VaIentia Mr.. Fearn
met me on the way,
II arrived here on the 8th, and was well re-
eclyed unofticially, but, as far as I can ascer-
tain, there is truth in what Was told me at the
Spanish Legation in Paris, and also by Nj.
Thouyenel, that Spain would not act alone , On
the American question. When you left, we
did not expect that our government would be
recognized, but We had well grounded hope
that the blockade Would be set aside You
will, no doubt, have seen that the declaration
OF Earl Russell, that it could not he consid-
cred Ineffective, had been sustained in Parlia-
ment, and that a similar declaration Of the
French minister had also been carried in the
Chamber Of Deputies By large majority,
This destroys the last hope We had that those
governments would do Justice between the
belligerente.
." Il must now be manifest to every one
that VIC have to rely exclusively upon our
selves and our internal resources to establish
our independence. after We succeed we will
oWe the European governments no thanks,
and q war duty Oh imports sufficient to Day
the interest Of the debt, which their course
forces us to incur, and create sinking fund,
be levied:
Occupied with the declaration that the
blockade WAS not Ineffective, Earl Russell made
the statement, unsupported by any reason,
that he trusted that by the 1st Of June, or
even before, the civil war would be ended
After reading in the President S inaugural that
the war would probably continue series Of
years, I an forced to conclude that the Earl
gives faith to the assurance Of mr. Seward,
that three months after the people Of the Con
fedcrate States had become convinced that
they had nothing to hope from England or
France, the rebellion would end.
The last news Of our reyerses, exaggerated
as they have becu BY the northern press, has
done great injury to our cause. When people
hear Of fifteen thousand men, strongly forti-
fed, routed and made prisoners by an equal
number Of aesailants. they begin to doubt tho
success Can you not, through Mr. Helm, o,
some other chanael, send us reliable southern
papers, exposing the falsehoods OF the north
"Remcnaber me to General Sparrow, Messra
Semmcs. Conrad, Perkins, Kenner, Marshall
and believe me- truly your friend;
"P. s.-Present my respects to the Prcsi
dent"
| GENERAL BUTLER AID TIE NEWSPAPERS.
On the 18th General Butler suppressed tn
| New Orleans Zee aud took possession Of tn
Dslta Office, by virtue of the following "5pe
| cial ordcr:''
III The New Orleans Bee newspaper havin.
published an elaborate though covert arg1
| mcnt In favor Of the cotton burning mob, /
hereby suppressed. No publication ofany de
| scTfption will issue from that Office unit
| further orders.
II. The New Orleans Data newspaper hav
Ing, Ia an article Of to-day's issue, discusse,
the cotton question in q manner which yio
1 1pfpe tho for nf eF 1e4 rs
instant from the headquarters, the office
I that paper will be taken possession Of and it
| business conducted under direction Of the Uni
ted States authorities,
! BY command Of
| Major Genczal Butler,
| GEO. G. Strong, 4. a. General"
TEE Use OF CONFEDERATE NOTES FORBIDDEN
On the same day, the following order, for
t1ddlbg the use Of Confederate notes, was is
| II. Il is hereby ordered that neither the
city of New Orleans. nor the banks thereof
exchange their notes, bills or obligations fo]
| Confederate notes, bills or bonds, nor ISSUE
any bill, note or obligation payable in Con
| fedeIate notes.
II. On the twenty-seventh day Of May
Instant, all circulation Of OF trade in Confed.
| crate notes and bills will cease within thii
department; and all sales or transfers Of pro
perty made On or after that day, in considcr1
tion Of such notes or bills, directly or indi
| rtctly, will be yoid. and the properly contis
| Gated to the United States-one fourth thereof
to go to the informer. By command Of
| "MAJoK-GESERAL BUTLER.
"GEo. G. STRONG, A A. G., Chief Of Staff. =
TIE OBSERVANCE OF JEFF. DAVIS EAST DAY
| FORBIDDEN.
Gen. Butler also issued the following order
day: -~~ ~ ~''' A''
HEADQUARTERS DErARrAEEr OF THE Gu1F,
| NEW ORLEANS, May Is, 1852. !
It having come to the knowledge of tht
commanding General that Friday next Is pro
posed to be observed as day of fasting nns
prayer, in obedience to some supposed pro
c!amation OF one Jet1e1son Davis, in the severa
churches of this city, it is ordered that no sucl
observance be had.
| Churches and religious houses are to b
kept open, as in times Of profound peace, bu
| no religious exercises are to be had upon tn
| supposed authority above named
I By command of
| Major General BUTLER.
GEoRGE c. STRONG, A. A. General
OTHER ORDERS.
Other orders, issued from day to day b
Gen Butler, appear in the papers-the Dat
deprecatiDg the threatened suspension of it
establishment ey promising to puolish al thu
| Butler sent, An order, dated May Il, direct
keepers Of coffee houses, bar rooms, billiar'
saloons, &c, to procure licenses immediate1y
under penalty Of confEcation. Another an
nounce6 the nrT posta1 regulations as follows
t.. The mails close for New York, Boston, and al
cities and towns IN loyal States at o'clock p H.
''Tbe foreign mails 90 ria New York.
MAILS for the aboss places leave By the esrlfes
possible conveyance"
The proclamation concerning the trcatmen
OF secession women who insult our troop
fnrnE IN ha Srnrrfra- f1p IsF7kr mi,