Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-30
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

From the Delta Of the Is inst il appears that b..
Ter and the French Consul again iOggerheaef tls
former having issued order THAT all arms Of Whit.
ever description be at handed the Yanl 60
authorities under penalty Of imprisonment and hard
labor to any refusing" Tho French Consul add es.sa
Butler the following protest
Freneh 0ousulateat New O.isans,
New Orleans, August IL, 1862.
SIR-The new order oil the day, which has been paJ.
lihed this morning, and by which you require that al
and whatever which may be In the possession OF the
people OF this city nu.t BIS delivered up has caused tho
most seriou, alarm among the French subjects Of New
Orleans.
Foreigners, Sir, and particularly fre0chmsn, have
Slhstsniing The accusations brought against sops
OF them by certain persons, sacrificed everything 70
maintain during the s,fual nc The neutrality imposed
upon them
When arms we're delivered them by the municp, au.
thores they only used them maintain order and de-
fend personal property and those have since been
almost all returned.
And IL nov appears, according to the tenor Of yous
order Of today, that French sui cts well citizens
required to surrender their personal arms which
could ooly be used In sslf defence.
For some time past u1mistAkesble signs hsyd mani
ies ei Themselves GmOLg the seTvie population Of inc
city and surrounding country OF tSslr intention orsat
the bonds which bind them tbor masters sud m any
p rsous apprsdeId al sssal reyoh
IL is these signs, thi, prospect OF finding ourselves
completely unarmed, In the presence of population
from which the greatest feared thst arc
above eli things justly alarmed for the result OF sueh
OF things would fall ali alike who we're sfs vita
Out the means OF eelt defence.
Il is denie that the pr Of the United States
Cover 10 mt would be ended 10 them n such In even,
but that protection could be a. i've OF ali times AID
Ia all Places provide against those internal mes
whose unresrlned language aud manners constant.
Increasing, and who arc Nv partially kept in su e.
ton by the conviction tina. their are armed
submit. TO yen, sir, THESE observations with tie At
| . iest that you take them into consi ieratiou.
Please accept air. the Assurance Of ny high esteem
Toe Consul OF Franco.
CoUsT AJJAE
Lieut. wInl,L, o. s. Engineers, aud Assistant Military
CommaL d.nt Of New Orleans.
To this protest Bitler replies at length Ni bis usual
ppant nsolence, and informs the French Consul that
the order viii be rgdly enforced and without exception
SO We suppose OogGt ~ must hand cysr bic Own PCT
revolver to DO added to the mscelsnsDu, collection cS
arms the Yiukeee are scoumusiag or else 20 10 Dat
son and hard labor.
M Commissioner SIisPs several millions OF dollars
S,rth CT properly are thus SunmariJ iisposed of b.
Bu,isr in two linss
HEADQUARTERS DEPAKIEERT o5 Tai GJLE,
New Ol.ans, August II, 1862
| Special 0rdsy No 2eI.
All the property Of John slidsll al officer Of tie
R,tel Government is hereby conf.cated.
b. crior, n 10 General B5fLxB
R $ DIvip, Capt and A. A. A. q.
W, I'd the following lem in tho local reports:
Fr,qhtfH A6air-Oa Wednesday night an uu,ortu.
difficulty occurred IN the Fourth District between
NJ j l. Carulan and bis son L.Isw Mr.. Gordon Durle
the course Of the alteration Oarnsn drew knife AID
stabbed his 10 Law In alt side. The l.tters wife
in attempting 10 defend her tusb ,nd from the desperate
attack Of her sner stabbed two CT threo times D.,
hat I ~
recovery. After committing he dreadful deed Oarpsu
| lied, and has not yet been arres.ed.