The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-28

The Secesh Story Of Halter, In Nav o..
leans.
The following letter, Just published in +. M;a.
Sippi paper, il going the rounds of the Southern
press
PROM NEW 0RLRAHs
we nave been kindly furnished with the fol.
loving extracts from letter received in this
city: - '.''
New ORLEANS, La, June Q, 1862
General Butler is still in New ORLEANS a. Tho
st. Charles Hotel. he visits the Custom House
once day under guard of one hundred men
AZ present he has increased bis army around the
81 Charles to one thousand men. OccasionaIv
ne takes pleasure trip to Dan Hitchcock's Hos
tel at the Lake. out on the magnificent shell
road. He is so badly scared at the results 70.
Gently taken place in the city, that he viii not
permit Commodore Farragut to leave even with
his aeet of seven vessels, who lie extremely anx-
ious to visit Red River, and other important
points on the way, while the river is high: and
strong communication has recently passed be-
tween them on the subject. General Butler de.
manded Commodore Farragut to remain, because
the navy took the city, and his services were
required there. Commodore Farragut replied
that the army was in possession of the city, and
should hold it. He did not think his services
were required, and that he should be permitted
to proceed up the river on other duty We
would like to see them pitch into each other If
Commodore Farragut will 60 up the river, we
doubt If Butler will hold the city forty eight
hours, Judging from the present state of things.
The Confederate regiment which disbanded
nave their arms slowed away securely, and about
hree thousand Of our best Louisiana boys haze re.
turned to the city and joined our "qstt;nq up"
mach ,o.A give as c:oht thousand n:e7, to do wtat
1 don't think ought to tell you at prcsent-
Gen. Butler has recently stationed at Dan Hitch.
COCKS Hotel five hundred men, to protect him at
that place, while he enjoys other peoples Iuxu.
RES On last Tuesday, two United States army
officers and one United States navy officer hired
carriage and visited this hotel; the driver was
BOY eighteen years of age, and faithful to the
cause OF the South, he picked up friend of
his on his carriage-box. The carriage returned
to the city between twelve and one o'clock At
night, but nothing has been heard of the officers
SINCE No doubt you have heard of Buffers
proclamation concerning our ladies, and guess
he regrets it very much. Orr ladies nosO aoear a
neat lille secession fog se,oed OF, their bosonas, and
they plainly show a revolver IN the ,iqht side of
tier belt, and a small dirk in the left, and in
many cases they are seer: turning up thar noses vh
a peculiar poHt, and a significant shake of the
'sead-"fou nasty Yankee. yon," and pass on
] am happy to say that the ladies' of tbs c;ty have
taken bold and decided stand
No United States officer or soldier is permit.
TED to ride in the city passenger railroad cars,
ii two or three New Orleans ladies are in it.
Mr.: Lawson, the proprietor, has published card
with regard to this matter, and on the following
day two United States officers got in car on
the Canal street line Two secession ladies were
IN the car at the time; they pitched into the
driver With fists doubled, for permitting them to
enter, and after driving him from the cara,
turned to the officers and said, Sirs, these cars
were not made for Yankees to ride in, 90 get uu
and get out" The officers left, and without say
ing one word.
At present the sickness among Gen. Buffers
troops is very bad. The fux, typhoid fever, and
small pox, is doing good work among them
Nineteen of his men deserted within the last two
weeks, and as desertion has commenced, we
expect to hear of more. 1t is impossible for
them to stand the heat A United States sur.
geon reports that from six to ten die daily from
sun stroke. The firms of henderson & Gaines.
D. Mccain & Co., Qoundry,) Leeds & Co.,
(foandry,) and several others could name, were
each fined one hundred dollars for not report
ing to Butler their business, &c. Messrs Leeds
Co. were imprisoned on the feet for not re.
pairing the machinery Of the war steamers,
which was badly treated in the late fight. The
Mint, Custom House. St. Charles, Medical Col.
lege, School of Medicine, and Orphan House
are all used as places of rendezvous for his
army and navy. English and French flags are
still Ayiag over residences, and few of other
nations are seen.