Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-30

on and successful passing of battery of thirty
hve guns at Port Hudson
Having noE detailed your gallant conduct,
becomes my painful task to bid you the painfu
word goodbye, and sincerely hops you ma
prove tle old irOn-cl Essex as good a ship uu
the cid. G5
Ia general order No '63. General Butler pay
high compliment TO the native guards, com
posed of the free eOlored population of New Or
leans After citing the commission given to it
officers, the order says: 1
Aud whereas, such military organization
elected praise and respect, and was compliment
cd IN general orders for its patriotism and 10y
atty, and was ordered to continue during the
war ia the words following
HEADQUARTERS LoUIsIAEA MILITIA
Adatani Generals Office, March a. 1862 5
Order No. 426.
l. The governor and commander in-chief ro-
/ lying implicitly upon the loyalty of the free
colored population of the city and State, for the
! protection Of their homes their property. and
! LOT Southern rights, frcm the pollution of q
ruthless invader and believing that the military
| Organization which existed prior to the l5tb
February Re .Tl d965 and aejt4dw 4Bd 5rsa4a
should exist for and during the war, calls upon
them to maintain their organization, and to
hold themselves prepared for such orders as may
be transmitted to them
IL. The colonel commanding viii report with
out delay to Major General Lewis, commanding
State Militia.
BY order of THos. o. MOORE,
NJ. Grivot, Adjutant General
And whereas, said military organization by
the same order was directed TO report to Major
General Lewis for service, but did not leave the
city of New Orleans when he did
Now, therefore, the commanding general, be-
lieviug that large portion of this militia force
of the State of Louisiana are willing to take
service in the volunteer forces of the United
States and be enrolled and organized to defend
their homes from ruthless invaders = to protect
their wives and children and kindred from wrong
and outrage; to shield their property from being
seized by bad msn; aud to defend the flag Of
their native country as their fathers did under
Jackson at Chalmette against Packenhsm and
his myrmidons carrying the black flag OF
beauty and booty"
Approaching thoir motives, relying on their
"well known loyalty aud patriotism" and with
"praise and respect'' for these brave men. it is
ordered that all the members of the Native
Guards" aforesaid and oil other free colOred citi
zsns recognized by the first and late governor
and authorities of the State of Louisiana as
portion Of the militia of the State, who shall
States shall be duly organized By the appoint
ment of proper officers, and accepted, paid,
equipped armed and rationed as other volun-
teer troops of the United States, subject to the
approval of the President of the United States
All such persons are required at once to report
themselves at the Touro Charity Building,
Front Levee street, New O:leans, where proper
officers will muster them into the service of the
United States. BY command Of
Major-GeDersl BUTLER,
R S. DAVIS, Captain and A. A, A. G.
PAROLED REBELs.l
The New York Times New Orleans cores
pondent writes:
The record of the provost marshars Office
shows that there are over FIVE thousand parOled
Confederate soldiers in this city--a goodly mum
Der, by the way, of rebel patriots, who have
been for weeks and months past running about
the city speaking of themselves as prisoners si
war, and threatening, in various ways, all sorts
of dire vengeance Of tae Yankees, it they ever
again had eu opportunity of shoUldering a
musket, =" to drive the scum from the Southern
soil" a while ago General Butler issued his
order number sixty-fouT which gave these pa
rolled soldiers an opportunity of coming for
ward and giving their names, SO that they could
be regularly eXchaEged, snd thus legally ana
! properly return 10 tue ranks of secesh. Odt OF
D
ward and presume the most of them desire to
act either as spes-tor they know all about thiS
/ city-or desire to get away for almost any
other purpose than to enter the Confederate
service. OF the remaining paroled soldiers, over
| four thousand strong, 1 presume they find the
protection of the United States government
quite as comfortable as that of the Confederate
States and also presume that, in due time.
! these men viii come forward, and, by taking
the oath, once more become loyal citizens, and
from thei, past experience in rebellion, become
wiser and, l trust, better men. d.
RELIEF OF THE POOR.
The following is a synopJis of provisions dis
| tributed foi the relief of the poor in New Or
/ leans by the Relief Committee, for the week
ending September 6sh.
The number cf families fed is 8,2Ol, as fol-
/ lows
Of tedsral 81
OF families destitute i3
OfConfederate soldiers ysi