The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-22
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

The New York HsfGla's correspondence from
New Orleans is lengthy. This is one Of the ways in
which Butler raises the wind to pay his soldiers:
He has taken the $4,000 which he seized from
sam Smith q Co aad applied i; TO the payment Of
the soldiers BESIDES this he has borrowed $50 600
il specie on his own personal credit piedging the
Government for the debt, and has also borrowed
80, GOO OF the Adams Express Company, through
'heir popular and efficient agent, A. s. Blake Esq,
and large amount from another source. With
this sum Major Hewitt, who remains here will be
abie 10 pay of the regiments, which, without this
arrangement, would have been left unpaid This
action OF Cen Butlersis characteristic of his loyal
devotion to his country for he knew that if the
men were obliged to go without their money much
longer they woald grumble and be discontented,
and their families at home suffer, aud that if the
rebels learned Of II they would make strong card
of it in Bandering the credit of our great nation
La Gil of his acts Gen. Buffers paramount OBJ &C,
TO be to sustain the honor and dignity OF the
powerful Government which he represents
The same letter gives some further particulars
abou. Mrs Phiiiips's sentence. When Butlerheard
of her conduct ne was furious:
While Gen. Bnter was writing the order for her
Imprisonment Mrs Phips's conduct was re,narka
BILE, to Laid term. She so cool that
found quite refreshing TO SIT in Der shade Occa-
siona!iy she woi'Ii look at the General as he was
writing and would break into broad smile of
amused contempt, and affect 10 hide it behind the
tan which she swayed to and fro Hs slowly and
gracefully she had ever Gone in the old days
when she presided in her salon ut Washington Ere
quentiy she would raise her glass to eye and
scan the objects around the Office. notice the
door especially attracted her enion and afforded
her particular amusement. Ii reads thus There
is difference between he and she adder in their
venom" After she had been removed from the Of
ice she sent back request that she might be ex-
He'd instead of being sent to Ship Island Mrs
Phillips is rather fine-looking woman, and was
dressed very neatly ia white throughout.
The funeral winch took place on Saturday even
ing resulted in scene so shocking that II is diff
cult to believe that 1t occurred in the nineteenth
century, among people who profess to be not on
ly civilized, but Chrissianized. AS the cortege
moved through the streets, women, in the garb Of
ladies, fiaunted secession badges, and Knocked and
jeered at the poor dead body of o brave boy, who
with dshonor. At Christ church, where the ser
vices held, the front pews, tbs aisies and the
gallery were filed with rabbls Of negroes, row.
dies and ragged boys, the women showing secession
badges freely. On General Buffers return TO this
city from Baton Rouge learning Of the disgraceful
proceedings the day before, he was greatly enraged
and declared that If he had been here he would
have bombarded the church with his artillery.
This morning General Butler, with u few mem.
bers of his staff established himself in the fine res
idence of General Twiggs. General Shepley, Mill
tary Comnandaut, and the Assistant Military Com
mandant, Lieutenant Weitzel, took possession of
the ne xt house, the former property of Colonel Ad.
ans, who is now in Virginia W ith the rebel army.
SEIZURE OF GEN. .zTN1GGS'S SWORDS.
The swords of the late Gen. David E. Twigys.
presented to him respectively by the United States
Congress- the State Of Georgia. and the citizens Of
Augusta, Ga, have been seized by Picayune Butler
at New orieana A letter from there to the Bzald
says:
The night Of the 23d Of April, just before the
heet passed the forts, General Twiggs carried his
swords and his silver plate to the house of one
OF the weathiest and most aristocratic families in
this city, aud as the members Of the family say
presented them to one Of their number. Mrs Col
Myers also sent her plate and jewelry to the sans
house The next day she aud General Twiggs fed
from New Orleans General Butler, learning the
whereabouts Of the above property, Instructed Col
French, Provost Marshal, 10 have the house search
ed. The Colouel detailed Lieut.. ThoA Burt. one of
his most polite and efficient assistants for this deli
cate duty Lieut. Burt performed this service very
carefully, last Wednesday evening, and the next
morning .he swords and u the silver were brought
into Geu Buffers headquarters. The swords are
very beautiful and u superb workmanship. They
Will be sent TO Washiuston BY tho United States
army dispatch steamer Mcclellan II sesnas 10 me
thai Congress could mt show m appreciation Of
Gen. Buffers dLtipguished services since the very
commencement Of hls yes bettsr than By present
Ing him with one of thes6 swords