Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-06

guage Of the letter He said he did not wish TO send the
letter. ii be at liberty to publish what the General
had said him before-that 0der No 2s did not reer
70 all the ladies of New Orleans. The General there
upon told him that, 10 order to prevent any mappre'
PENSION be would pu. in writing the bottom OF copy
of the Order exactly to whom it did refer so as 10 make
il plain TO the meanest capacity and he theteupon
wrote the following memorandum the botsom OF the
Order:
You may say that this Order refers to those women
who have shown contempt for aud nsuted my soldiers
by words, gestures aud movements in their presence
On Sunday morning the Mayor, accompanied by seye-
raj persons called Gen. Butler at bis lodging, and the
Mayor then said that he desired TO withdraw his apology
He was informed that the Sabbath was not business
day with the nera But if be desired TO withdraw his
apology aud would place himself day the chair
where he sat when be signed it, he should have full OPP
portunity He was tod by the General, too, that he
would be glad to see him with as many friends as he
could bring on that Grand
On Monday the Mayor vent to Gen. Butlef's head
quarters attended by half dozen other persons, and
said that he came to withdraw the apology. be was told
that he was a. liberty do but that grsver matters
now claimed his attention. He was informed that the
General had learned that upon the trial OF sI men before
the Military Commission that military organlz iuon
to be named the Monroe Life Guard-had been
formed by the parole soldiers captured at Fort
Jackson, and that these depded men relied upon
the aid Of the Mayor and other Influential citizens to
supply them with with which to force the United
States pckets &c: out OF the city, and 1a beauregard
He was also told OF the breaches OF good faith on the
part of the city governm nt, which We have enumerated
in this article. And then, each one Of the party With
him being asked the question, whether they we're Cit
zens Of the United States and having taken the oath oil
allegiance the Confederate States had in any way re-
nounced or would renounce that allegiance, they oil
answered in the negative.
Thew were then informed that they within that
part of the proclamation which treats such persons es
rebels aud enemies Of the United States The terms OF
MAYORS letter were then discussed at the request OF
one of his companions, andpnly one-the Chief Of Po
ce-Who endorsed the action OF the Mayor in writing
such letter. And be, subsequently, desired to qualify
his endorsement.
1t being evident that portion Of these men went to
the Generals for the del berate purpose Of making case
BY means of which they might incits their fellow citizens
20 disu .bapcs aud riot the General caused 10 be
arresteda dangerous and dsordery persops who
then unfolding rebeon-sll who were OF sufficient coz
science 10 be taken notice Of and they were then In
formed that they had endelvored TO excite riot and
disorder they would be held hostages for the peace OF
the city, The Mayor upon this asked If he a. bar
ty TO state the conditions Of arrest showing by this quef.
ton that there organized attempt against the quiet
of the city, which they did not wish TO go on a. their
peril The General informed tie Mayor that he could
ate the conditions of the arrest Such tie history Of
John T. honrOe's excursion TO Fort Jackson.
We clip few local items:
PRovosr Court Yesterday, three men named Cox,
kegal, vi eItS OulOd
we're sent TO the Workhouse each for one month.
Charles Dousherty for offensive language against the
Union was cent TO the Workhouse for three months.
The steamer Alice VIVIAN Capt. Abels arrived yester
d,y morning. at the Lake end of the PoBtchartran Rail
road from Mobile with 1900 bills fur for the Commit.
tee Of Subsisteuce.-Pic.
Troops of all arms Of servce continually or.
irving 10 the CITY, The last arrival have heard Of 10
that OF Minis Battery OF Flying Artillery, from Boston,
nfinnh hag m adj
err press Il arrived in the river Friday night-Pe.
The evee gave way nearly opposite Napoleon Ave
pu, and on Saturday evening the breach about
hundred feet wide, but by Sunday afternoon had been
reduced about forty feet with depth OF probably
MY feet in the centre number OF soldiers at
work Saurday after which the Street COtnmiss ouCr
took charge Of the work. Il expected tina: the BOD
of water would be stopped by Monday evening, or Tues
day morning at arhest.
The main current, ssys the Bulletin, takes direction
I'd towards Napoleon Avenue down which it passes wi b
| consderaS!e velocity for short distance when IL
spreads GU, on both sides and hlds its way TO tn
swamp by less rapid motion. II extends az low down
hs Louisiana Avenue Station the track OF the Gar
oton Railroad but nearer the river has not ye;
oyerh9wed the country lower down than General Taylor
street The the railroad track appears to be
OF II inches deep The water crosses the track on the
upper side at the Burthe Station, making the width oil
the uundaion that distance from the river abont
mile from which pace il gradually widens until i. finds
s way into the swamp Later in the day We learned
the water making its appearance back Of Green.
vile.
The Bulletin notices tho arrival of the Alice Vivian
from Mobile, on Saturday, With 500 barrels -four, coz
sgaed to the Subsistence Committee, aud the subse
qlent arrival Of the ESpre Parish, from Shreveport
with large assorted cargo Of provisions consigned TO
various parties and expresses the hope that these tmS
" arrivals s be speedily followed by Others, until thS
present anxiety the publ ct Of subsistence shall be
entirely removed. The illetin remarks
Unless something is done speedily to supply the mar
kets with meat, their condition viii relapse into the
state prevailing at the beginning OF the present month
Already the butchers asking forty cents per pound
Tor meat which ordinarily sells at SIX eight and ia
common thing to have TO pay ftty or ssventy.6v'
cents for small piece Of soup meat, usually sold for
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