Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-07-05
EXECUTION OF FOUR MEN.
From the New Orleans Pcayunc, june II. !

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EXECUTION OF FOUR MEN.
From the New Orleans Picayunc June II
Stanislaus Roy, o5i0s Murphy, Patrick
Clary, George w. Gragc and Frank Newton,
condemned by Gen. Butler to suffer death
for being concerned in the robbery of Mr.
Weisshar's house, in Toulouse street, (al-
ready mentioned,) and as being a gang that,
under pretence Of authority from Gen. Butler
to search for arms, had committed numerous
other robberics, were hanged this morning
inside the Parish Prison. Roy and Clary
were hanged together, and afterwards Gragc
and Newton.
The condemned prisoner, who assumed
the name of Theo. Lcib, q native of this
city, on account of his youth and other
circumstances, had his sentence committed
to Imprisonment on Ship Island at hard
labor during the pleasure of the President
Of the United States. A large number of
United States officers and q few citizens
witnessed the execution of these men, Out
side, all the morning, there was large as
scmblaCe Of people, and, as usual, many of
them women, who, though they could not
witness the awful scene, stood in a dense
mass under the boiling sun, apparently, like
Micawber, waiting for something to turn up.
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE HER MA
JEsTYs CONSUL AND THE MAI. GENERAL.
NEW ORLEANS, June II, 1S62-Sn-It
has been represented to the undersigned by
Mr. Covas, of the commercial firm of Covas
& Negroponte, carrying on business in this
city, that certain sugars bought by that
firm, conjointly with Mcssrs. Ralli, Bcnachi
& Co., also carrying on business here, are
not allowed to be sold or taken from the
place in which said sugars arc stored, with
out further orders from you.
We beg here to state that Mr.. Covas rep
resents to the undersigned that the sugars
in question, 3205 hogsheads, have been
bought for, and are the property of British,
French and Greek subjects, and with which
fact you are already acquainted
The purchases of these sugars were cficc-
ted at various times, ranging from January
to March 1st, paid for at the time of pur-
chase, in the usual manner III which such
business is carried on here by foreign com
mercial houses, when purchasing toraccount
of distant parties, !. C., 10y the proceeds of
bills of exchange, drawn by the purchaser
here upon the bona tide owner of the pro-
duce.
These transactions were strictly mcrcan-
tile and feeling assured by the Proclamation
issued by you under date of May lst, had
they had any fears before, that this, the
property of foreigners, was safe and would
be accorded protection, as stated in the
Proclamation, such as had been granted
heretofore to such property, under the Uni
ted States laws, the purchasers of these SUI
gars were anxious TO ship them at a time
when other such shipments were being
made but, by your order, as stated above,
We're prevented, thereby entailing upon the
foreign owners great loss.
But as the undersigned are disposed TO
waive all past proceedings, they beg that the
order not permitting the removal of the
produce in question be rescinded, and that
the sugars be at the disposal of the purcha-
sers, to do with them as they may see fit, or
that the undersigned, if compatible, in con-
sideration of the interests concerned, he
placed in possession of the facts which
caused such order to be issued, the enforcing
and existence of which materially retards
and stops the legitimate business OF our
countrymen.
We beg TO remain, sir,