, 1862-09-03
FROM ME# ORLEANS.


The greatest demonstration that has ever
taken place In New Orleans, gladdened the
hearts Of our loyal citizens last night. Early
in the evening, the different streets that lead
to toke place, were thronged with men, young
and old, vending their way to take their p1Ft
as lovers of their country. Very soon the
Iyceum hail Was filed to overaowiag with .
dense mass Of humanity, md were surged
baek into the street, where another stand had
been erected tor the accommodation OF speak
ers. The widest excitement peEyaded the
vast multitude outside, that extended up and
down st. Charles Street for nearly block,
and as scmc noble sentiment sprang from the
orato1's heart and found utter ance III gto sing
words, cheer after cheer went up, "hica must
have caused the desp:cabie trattr5 in our
midst to Geek the darkest recesses of their
holes, for t4ry must have trenibled to the
Very marrow ut the sound. The voice Of the
people is the yoice Of God, aud they shud-
dered at It's dreadful intonaLions.
Sp. eches were made by several prominent
gertleznen, and the whole affair IVES . great
success,
BRECKENRIDGE THREATENS TO RAISE TIE
BLACK FLAG.
TIE traitor Breckenridge has sent the fol-
lowing letter to Col Paine, commanding The
United States forces at B.ton Rouge:
HEADQUARTERS IN THE F1E1D,}
NEAR Baton kouGE, Aug. II. l6d2.
To the Commanding Officer U. S. Forces:
S1R:-The object Of this communication is
to call your attention to acts OF outrt$s,. Is re-
Gently committed in this part of the colf=der-
United States army, and to other acts which,
! am Informed, are ID contemplation under
the 6aDle orders.
Many private houses have been wantouIS
burned, much private property has been taken
or destroyed without compensation, m4uy
73o1 r3f hur htLS.s
away into imprisonment, upon false and frivo-
lcus pretextE, and information has reached
thtEe headquarters lat negro slaves are being
organized and armed, to be employed against
Us.
It is also stated that the Mayor Of Bayou
Sara has been ordered lin case he cannot pro-
cure negroes) to in gress all able bodied white
persons, for the purposes Of loading co1
upon the boats Of the United States leet
II has been the earnest desire Of the conted-
crate authorities to conduct this war accord
ing to tie uE3ges of civilized nations, and they
will adhere to them so long as they arc re-
Epected by the United States.
I am Instructed By Major Gen. Van Dorm.
commanding this department, to inform YOU
that the above acts are regarded as in Vi ,ll-
that in future, upon any departure from these
usages, the will raise the bllck flag, and
neither give cor ask quarteT.H
have the honor to request au answer to
this communication, informing me Of your
future purposes touching the acts herein COM
complained OF. am, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
JonS c. BREcK1sn1pGE,
W,jor Gen. C. :. 4.
ABANDONMENT OF BATON ROUGE.
m O. Correspondence N. 7. Times, szd.1
| Attending the abandonment OF Baton Rouge
| by our troops, Was the securing from toe
/ State capitol all the valuable documents the
| contederates left behind them, together With
| all the pictures, and the st1tue Of Washing
ion BY Hiram Powers. This Was done bY
| especial orders of Gen. Butler.
| Up to this moment have not heard as ii
the ilual decree with regard to the destruction
Of the city. If it is left it will become nes
Tor. guerillas; if destroyed it will be q sacrl
fee TO the decree Of war, necessary, no douot
but nevertheless fearful evidence Of the pun
lshment the leaders OF the rebellion hay'
brought upon the deluded people. AS par
Of the plan of progress up and down the Mis
efssippi from the mouth to 81. Louis, BAtol
Rouge was chain in the hub Of cities, bu
with the temporary abandonment Of the river
the place Was Of no strategic importance, a
nothing was lett to withdraw the hraye troop
t to New Orleans where their presence is muc
net ded.
CONTEMPLATED ATTACK on NEW ORLEANS.
It is generally understood here that th
rebels intend to attack the city. To make
commencement, was lustigated the attack {
Breckenridge on Baton Rouge. Meantime
, appears that JEFF. Thompson. with an accumr
]atlDg force, is at 8 place called PaEchatool;
about forty miles from here, on the Jackso
, raiiroad. Gen. Ruggles remains still aeTo=
| tile lake, .sEiblY some twenty miles distant
! ! From intercepted correspondence it is eGide1
5 that the ,naddest Of the coatederates do III
! | believe that they can carry the city, but The
! SO believe that by making q formidable d.
: 1nonetration the traitors inside will rise an
, SIT 1he city on lire. This is their brave scnem
t and this is their hope, as they treqaen.l
. show in the app1reht|y casual remark, "Wel
| I'm afraid that il the city were vigorousl
!. assaulted the mob would rise inside aud s.
. our houses on tire.n And this is the plan el
i cturaged. strange us it may seem, By nl.1
+ Whose property is all ccntered here, ar
= whose fa1niiies Will be engulphed in the CO
b fagration.