Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-06-06
AFFAIRS AT NEW ORLEANS.

On the 10Th Of Nay, Gen. Batter ordered
the Commissary TO supply the starving
poor with beef and sugar, from a quantity
Of rebel stores captured in the city, ana 1000
barrels Of provisions, were 50 distributed and
eagerly received.
Gen. Buffers orders directing that all
women insulting officers and soldiers Of tie
United States shall be liable to be treated as
women of the town, plying their avocation,
which was read BY Beauregard to his soldiers
with such q flourish and dIscredIted BY most
of the northern papers, turns out to be true,
but not in the sense in which the rebels ex-
planned it. By the regulations Of New Or
leans, any lewd woman found out after
dark or talking To passers BY from the Win
lows Is liable to Imprisonment IN the Gala
bose till morning and it is explained that
all Gen. Butler intended 70 say was that in
suffers Of our troops should be treated in the
same way. But it was unfortunately ex-
pressed il that was all thai was meat, and
the order was exposed TO an uniavOrable con-
struction. Mayor Monroe sent in a emo
STRANGE against the order as disgraceful and
unchristian, and stating that he would not
be responsible for the quiet Of the city.
Gen. Buffers reply was an order sending
Mayor Monroe 4 prisoner TO Fort jackson.
However, he allowed him TO withdraw his
renonstrance and apologize, but told him
unequivocally that he had nothing to modi-
ty that be was not sorry for what be had
written that be would not withdraw it if
he could, and could not If he would. After
al rxpanafi,n from the General. the Mayor
lett, apparently satisfied but again S4tur-
day night he again Sc I the General let
Ter, the counterpart OF the first. MSnday
morning be was again at headquarters with
. several Of his friends, including Judge Ken
nedy, John Mcclellan, Chief Of Police, and
D. G Duncan. The Mayor demanded the
right 10 withdraw bis apology, and General
Butler granted it but informed Mr.. Mayor
that he had played with United States auth
Ority long enough. and now he had got to 20
to Fort jackson.
Important seizures Of rebel property were
NADIA warehouse opposite the depot Of
the Pontchartrain Railroad filed with pixies,
gun carriages, ana an immense amount Of
ordnance stores and ammunition $4,000
worth Of %turpentine a steamer which lad
just run the blockade from Havana with
fifteen tons of powder, a large amount of
arms and an assortment of merchandise and
ss before reported Ss00,0O0 in specie IN the
the house Of the consul for the Netherlands.
1t was in kegs, sealed and stamped. "CIu-
zen's Bank, y. O." The money was of
the date of 1861, ami each piece had the O
which indicated its having been mInted at
New Orleans. There is great reason to be-
lieve that is a part of the identical specie
stolen by the rebels from the mint at the
commencement of the rebellion.
Against the entry of the Consul's house
by force. and his Imprisonment for several
hours. eighteen consuls of foreign nations
demonstrated as a VIOLATION Of treaty obliga-
General Butler replied that the fact
proved that the fag OF the Netherlands
was made to cover rebel property. and that
he should pay all due respect to for
sign flags, no abuse Of their protection could
be allowed.
The State Arsenal, filed with ordnance
stores and ammunition, and the residence of
John Slidell were also seized. At the latter
place Mrs. Beauregard and her mother were
ound in OCCUPATION. Gen. Butler speaks in
erns Of praise Of the dignihed manner in
which the wife of the brave but misguided
commander OF the rebel army trea,ed the
(Mr. Kinsman, OF the Generals staff
nd soldiers who took possession of the
As soon as the General learned that
lrs. B~eauregard was living in the house he
the guard.