Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-09-10
The Nero of 1862.
From the Shreveport Texas


 Had we been told, in days gone by that we would live to see in America, a tyrant, profess ing to have American blood coursing through his veins, equalling in his deeds of tyranny if not surpassipg Lucius Domitus Claudius Nero of ancient days, we would not have believed 1t. yet the day has come.
 Gen. Butler of unenviable tyranncal reputa- ton, appears to select course of policy, which will cause his name to be spread far and wide, and be acknowledged by all as unequalled for atrocities, in the recollection of the oldest i'm habtants of the globe. The following order, emanating from him appears in the New Or leans Delta, and if perusual of 1t does not make the blood of every man, woman and child curdle than we are much mistaken. How it can be possible for this infamous wretch, to es. cape the just punishment due him from our people, we can not conceive. But to the order:
 ED. QEs DETACH'r 2lst ISD. VoLs
 HoUMA, LA, May l6 1862.
 In compliance from an order from Major General Butler, hereby order the following property of the parties herein named, destroy ed by fire or otherwise, but in such manner as not to endangerss orfdestroy adjacent property, all situated in the parish of Terrebone, to wit: Buildings, out buildings, and personal prop erty of H. Bond, near the town of Houma.
 Buildings on the premises of Col. Robinson. Property of F. Gatewood, real and personal. Property of Dr. Jennings.
 Property of IN. Wood 1T. A. Wood) of the Ceres newspaper establishment.
 Parish jail.
 Property of E. Cooper.
 Property of Gilbert Hatch.
 House of F. N. Dutrall.
 Property of Crewe
 The parties above named, and whose prop erty is to be destroyed, are known to be iden~ tiied in greater or less degree in the murder of two soldiers, and woundng of two others be- longing to the 2lst Indiana Vol. on the 10th day of May, near Houma. The jail is destroy ed because permitted to be employed as a place of confinement of the wounded.
 JOHN A. KEITH,
 IT. Col. 2lst. IND. Vol.
 Commanding Department.
 The following is the published report of It. Col. Keith, in the same number of the Delta, in regard to the execution of the above orders: In pursuance of said order, the following named property was burned or otherwise de- stroyed or seized upon, viz:
 Property on the premises of H. Bond Burned one dwelling house, furniture and con- tents; one house filled with sugar. from 90 to 100 negro houses, with ont houses, one steam saw mill and one corn mill; three stables two corn houses with contents; one cooper shop and blacksmith shop with tools and other cons tents; one store house filled with molasses; two buggies and harness; stacks of hay and fodder. Taken from the above premises 5 mules, 20 sets harness, 6 plantation wagons, cart, 2 yoke of oxen. and , loads of forage.
 Property owned by Dr. Jennings burned.- One dwelling house, other out houses, barn, stables, all their contents; buggy and valuable library and other articles.
 Property owned by A. N. Dutral, consisting of dwelling houses, stables and other out houses, with all their contents were torn down and ut tery destroyed,
 Property of N. Wood 1T. Al consisting of the Ceres newspapers establishment, was com pletely destroyed, the type, and other material were thrown into the Bayou.
 The Parish jail, strong brick building by means of battering ram, was demolished. The property of Crewel consisting of q light one horse wagon, chest of carpenters tools was seized.
 This, same It. Col in the same report, ac- knowledged that he carried off and delivered up to the quartermaster, 82 mules, 6l head of cattle, 8 horses, 43 sheep, wagons, 2 carts, l spring wagon, carriages, with other articles. And all this was done because two federal soldiers were shot, and two wounded, who went to Terrebone, in company with other federal soldiers to seize Confederate vessel and arms in Southern territory.