Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-06-11

STR: Herewith enclosed 1 have the honor
70 transmit to You a statement of facts,
which transpired in my Consular Office du-
. ring the afternoon Of this day, duplicates Of
( which statement am about 70 transmit -
the Minister Of my Government accredited
Al Washington, and also 10 the Minister Of
F Foreign Affairs ct the Hague
desire 10 know whether the acts re15toI
. IN said statement were performed with your
. sanction or by your orders. Your answer.
F ct . faithful cory, thereof, shall accompany
+ my message to lly Minister and Government
( 1 have the honor - be. respectfully, Your
r obelient servant,
Am. CCNTURIE, Consul Of Netherlands.
The coussls " al foreign powers repre-
~ented la New Orleans. also protested against
the action Of General Butler. who made the
4 f,lowing response:
HaIigaariars. Department et- tie GaLI.f
As7 Orleans, ILIy II, 1862. J
NE~~Gs:-I have the protest which You
have thought proper to make IL regard -
the action uf nay officers towards the consul
u the Netherlands, which action I approve
and sustain 1 am g-ievel that without in
veStl-atlau Ct the facts, You MlSsrs, should
have thought II your duty 70 take action il
the matter Tie fact viii appear 70 be.
AMI easily Il Be- demonstrated Al the Broper
time, that the flag of tie Netherlands was
made TO cover and conceal property Of an
Incorporated company Ii louisiana, secTetei
under il from the laws Of the United States
That the supposed fact that the Consul Lad
under -Le Ea- Only the property cf Hope &
Co. citizens uT tie Netherlands. : untrue
lie had other property which could nat By
g. law be lis property ur the property II Hope
x c.; Il tais ! have abundant proof IL my
own hands No person shall exceed me Ia
= the respect | shall pay to the fags IF al la~
Jluus. au& 70 the Consulate authority. even
, while / DO not recognize many claims made
under tLeu: bUi l wish II most distinctly
understood that. IN order 10 be respected,
the Consul. his office and the use Il bis 1ia-
e must each and al be respected by himself
. A.ye tie honor Il b., very respectfully,
your .u-a.lnt servant.
BENZ. +. BUTLER.
Major General C1mmau5u-.
OwinE to General Buffers having been
z informed that large amount Cf specie bc-
- longing - the Confederate Government Was
, s.-.at-l al tine Offices uf the French and
, Spanish Cunzuls, &. guard waS placed over
u those uliice> the same Jay Of the seizure II
in- & n@il- lie ei the NETlerllll-=- DuS Oh llle
positive assurance 0I the representatives. Of
r She above governments that the information.
was entirely incorrect, the guard was with
drawn. In regard TO the seizure IF property
. at the banking house Of Samuel Smith d-
Cos. tie facts are IS falows-Gen Butler
was informed that So, ,000 L. specie had
y been removed from the mint u the above
house. and being satisfied that the money
must he either the property Of tie United
States Government or the C0uladeracv- lie
took possession of the bank aud arrested the
members Of the firm The specie could not
f be f1un,i, and the bankers affirmed positive
b ly that ttev had only $4,000 In lie bank,
. and that of the character Of private deposits.
The General gave MessrS- Smith 4 Co,
their choice IelweaU producing the specie
i ( and going 20 Fort jackson. and the next
5 m r.ing tie bankers showed the place where
, the money was hidden Il was concealed II
the air chamber between the vault and the
d brick wa'l.-FIfty four Thousand dollar.
k were slowed away tnore very nicely; but II
G had all TO come ont and - 10 the Custom
= House, with The ether property