The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-20

be dkhonorsd, adding that her prayers those o
her cousinMe Courcelle should ever offered for thu
success and victory Of the Thirteenth Connecticut rsgi
msat Colonel Brss answered soqusnty and with dssI
feeling thanking the ladies for their superb gift and com
plimsnting them for their loyalty which, through all thu
trials and temptations which they had bean subecst
IN the midst Of treason, they had preserved pure and
bright and within their faithful hearts. He addse
that their handsome present should be placed beside thu
regimenta flags and promised for his command that il
should be from their hands disgrsced
long as their stout arms could defend t. Handing &C
color sergeant, it placed beside the Stars and
Stripes and saiutsd BY The regiment General Butler
then rode up 70 the young ladies' and, in few words
thanked and compmenfsd them fer their courage and
generosity The whole affair passed OF very pleasantly
There nothing Tho satisfaction, and large
crowd was collected TO witness the ceremony.
REGIMENT.
The regiment looked spendidy and in their hing
and the manual Of arms acquitted themselves in
that Of scrack" militia regiments nesdnt have
been ashamed or This regiment is composed or nns
class u Added 10 this, they are handsomely uni
formed and equipped and from this they
derive pride that evincss itself not only
in their hne appearance but in their department
and earnest effort to improve in every soldery quality
Colonel Brge and mis- officers have reason 70 be proud
their fns regiment.
FLAG PRESENTED
10 OF heavy plain blue silk doubled and on each side
are thirty four large silver stars It Is bordersd by
heavy silver fringe with silver cord and asse tho
centre are the words "Union" thirteenth Connecticut
Regiment" "Nsw Orleans, 1862" Tho star is sur.
mounted BY splendid spear OF solid silver.
THE YoCSG DONORS.
Aademoselles Snyder and Courcelle are cousins and
are both French natives crsolcs Of New Orleans
he var air IN TYu;o
never wavsrsd and their courage peculiarly manifest
from their conduct since the occupation Of this city
by the Union army. 1t will be remembered that these
Same young ladies dared to forward in May when
thousands Of mon afraid to speak to Union officer
and presented guide color TO the Thirteenth Connec-
tcut All honor to thsm They OF the material that
nfuses vigor and fidelity into the hearts of men,
and sIsvates the moral and manly tone of society.
The day after the Fourth the ladies' wrote the follow.
ing note to the regiment through Colonel Birgs:-
NEW ORLEANS, July s, 1862.
GKHrIKHN-We congratulate and thank you all for the
manner In which you have received flag We did not
expect such reception. We offered the flag you as
Be assured gentlemen that day will be always pre-
sent IN our minds and that will forget that We
gave It to the bravest Of the brave but IL danger
threaten your heads rally under that banner call again
your courage 10 defend it, g. have promised and
member that those from whom you received will help
y0u oy tnsir prayers % win the palms Of victory and
We tssssr our thanks 70 Gen. Butler for lending his
prssenos . the oeoiop, ana FOR his :, NJ.
ny - ~nlnus -. -sole work, and ere long nay We
throughout our great and glorious country. Very
LUCENA CoURCEILE.
Thus has closed Of the psasantsss episodes Of
experience in New Orleans.
gRExADn 10 GENERAL BUTL1
Icannot finish my account Of the observance Of the
ASorSn theAt h~ecr
General Butler ssrssadel BY citizen band After
playing several ns pieces, including the national airs,
they were invited into ths house. where they paook Of
the Generals hospitality and listened TO short speech
Of thanks from him for the compliments they had ton
dsrsd The Day also celebrated with military honers
u Camp Parapst Cazrelten The forts and at Baton
Rouge.
The only accident Mat heard Of happened at Fort
Pike. Two soldiers, named Oscar Robinson and Abram
Butler, while firing national salute were badly wound
3D. Robinson lost ons and eye but ID probably
not fatally injured Butler hsd arm and both eyes
blown out, and pises Of the rammsr driven through
biz mouth and but little hope or his recovery sntsr-
tanned They 1t The general hospital in this city.
ARRIVAL NE ROANOKE WITH supPLIn.
While the review Of the Thirteenth Connecticut resi.
ment was going the steamer Roanoke arrived the
sves, bringing New York dates to the 18th ut She
cargo Of three thousand barrels Of -FOUR besides other
provisions Her arrival 10 very opportune for with this
hour and eighteen hundred barrels brought from Mobile
on the 81 inst the poor win md partial and immediate
relief On the ID OF July -four selling $3s and $40
per barrel and hardly be obtained that now Gene
raj Butler has ordered that not than "a per barrel
shal be demanded.
ru U1scr or LORD RALKKRsroS's SPEECH on CEN Brrxa.
We have received, both by the Roanoke and through
NJ thn ahsta tnt
meat upon General Buffers famous Order No. Is in re-
gard TO wsmsn The Generals friends will bs glad to
learn that be not entirely Frustrated from the effect Of
"Pams" vrtuous Indignation, but that he still able 10
SIT up and take kindly to his bssf He conscious
Of having issued the order with the best intention and for
inc good Of the ladies OF New Orleans and would under
similar circumstances, act again in precisely the
manner Instead Of inducing outragcs such as the
snoos IL ths Britsh Parliament affect believe would re.
sui. from the order has protected the ladies from the
retaliation by ocers and men which exhausted
durancc could longer have endured. defy any 70
point 70 single instance in this city whore lady has
been insulted much less outraged by an American ecsf
Or soldier sincs our army has been here
GENERAL Bunnp ArrRxoAnoxaoF TRUE LADIES'
Az specimen OF Gen. Buffers generous appreciation
Of true lady and his treatment Of such will relate
little incident that occurred last mouth Mrs. socrb
very wealthy and respectable lady, who hss bns srss
house on st. Charles street. eposs iAAyesse square,
solicited pass for nstssK and family consisting Of
Two married daughters, with their chldrsn) to their
country Residence, but frankly stated that she
could not take the oath OF allegiance 10 the United
States The General replied that be would make her
exception to the rule and grant the pass favor she
would reeprooass BY favor to the United States In al
lowing him appropriate her town house his residence
during her stay in the country. Mrs sIocumb and her
daughter Mrs. Urquhart, called upon the General and
stated that up the commencement Of the war their
hopes and wishes wsro for the maintenance OF the
Union but that nearly all Of the male members Of
their family were in the Confederate army. One
OF Mrs. socumb had been killed in tho war, and their
hearts we're unalteraby devoted to the Of the
south, which they believed 10 be just and holy Mrs.
UrquhArt noble, dgnifsd lady, expressed, with the
utmost eandor the above sentiments, and commented
upon the conduct OF the OF New Orleans in allowing
the capture Of the city In a manner not highly