New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-12
Notice.
HEAnqCARTEHs DEpARTuEST OF TIE Gull
N.w Orleans, May .. 1862.

IIEAnquAnrgHs DEpARTYESr OF TIE GULF
New Orleans, May 9. 1862.
GENERAL ORDERS NO f51
The deplorabe Of dcstution and hunger Of the
chancS and working classes in This city has been brought
= the knowledge Of The Commanding General
HI has yielded every suggestion made by The tly Govern
and ordered every method of furnishing TODD the
Ie New Orleans that that Cover ,eei No ilet
by those ofscas has yet been ndd Thi, hunger does
pAch the wealthy and innuentisihe leaders Ct The Rebel
lion-who have up this IN! enleavorng
prosecute f. without gard The starving poor the work
ing MIN, his wife cad. UnuiudFu heir sLteriap
fellow citizens home they have elcd Suffered provisions
be red of the city Tor Confederate since the
occupation by the Uni ed State, forces.
Lafayette Square their home Of Hiuenc ma ie the
depot of and munitions of fo the Rebel armies
Of provisions fer their neietbor' tking haud
with The e the gambler, dler and the rutn they have
destroyed tho Sugar and Cotton which might have been
changed for food for the industrious and soo'. aud
price that which /. left by dsTciiug the very
recy they had furnished while they clipped with the specie
well that stolen from the United tie Banks the
property of the good people Of New oeaus thrs .ing The
ruin and Star vation,
Fugives from ust!ca many of than others their
caes staying because too putre n"d isEuis"nt to be
objects punishment By the clement Goyornnent Of s
United States:
They haze betrayed ,helr Country.
:. They have been false 10 evs,y ttnsi.
They have shown them elves incapable Of dstendng ,!lr
20 child into their soldier, Tor that
while they made their and nephews oiietrs
They protect those whom they have ruiz ed but hav.
left rnercies and ions Of ch
They will not feed those whom they starving.
Musy without properly themselves. they have plundered.
stolen de oyed The Of iho.e who EA4 property,
leaving children penniless and old age hopeless.
u MEN OF LOUISIANA, WORKING MEN, PROPERTY I
- HOLDERS, MERCHANTS, AND CITIZENS OF THE
UNITED sTAT&S, of whatever nation you may Lave hal
birth long will you uphold these fragrant wrongs, and
by nactou yourselves be made serf,
leaders
United States have lard AMI Laval forces here
fight and subdue robeons armies in array against he
authority We hud SUBSTANTIALLY only fugitive
away property burners, whisky drinking mob, and
citizens with their wives and children 1t is duty cal
the fr punish the second third feed
ard prot the last.
Ready only for had prepared ourselves feed
the hungry aud relieve the distressed with provisions Bu te
the possible within the power Of tie Commanding
General ii shall be done.
IIe captured quantity of beef and intended foi
Rebels in the field Thousand barrels of those stores
will distributed among the deserving of this city from
whom the Rebels had plnndered 1t although o.
will supply 'hs craving waits o. . wives and
children of those herding at Camp Moore and else
where, against the United States
, Uapt JOHN CLARK Acting Chief Colnmissary rf Sub
ssenee will be charged with the execution of This order
will give public notice Of the place and Of distribution
which will arranged far possbe that The unworthy
and dssoute will share its benets.
By command of
MAJOK-GENERAL BUTLER.
GEo. G. STRONG, A. A. G., Chief of Stall.