, 1862-06-28

themselves upon the community, the officers
indulge in every kind of licentious excess
without the least regard to the prophecies Of
Life OF the usages of society. Drunken officers
Of the st, Charles, daily. As ladies no longer
frequent that street, it is given up to quad
roobs and courtesans, who are the only female
associates Of the Lincoln officers Our inform
ant has himself seen high officials in the Yam
kee army Seize and embrace negro women on
the street in front Of Gen. Buffers headquar-
tiers.
The only comnissary stores which we're
found In New ORLEANS on its occupation by
the Ytnkees, were lot Of condemned beet.
It was this beef-utterly unfit for use-Whieh
Butler seized and distributed to the '*starving
poor" ibis act Of characteristic Yankee
bopeTolence and charity has been made the
subject Of 8 vast amount Of blowing in the
Yankee prvsB, and some of their most enter
| prisipE pictoria1s have illustrated this last
| ard greatest test Of fanhee generosity By .
CUT, in which the sanity Picayunc is repre-
| Of tie abundance Of Yankee storehouses.
No better Illustration Of the 6ninaets Of the
| North in prosecuting a war Of conquest is to be
| found, Than the fact that along with every
| Yankee army goes mercantile corps" whose
province and duty seemb to be to Stand back
| ill the military have shaken the trees well,
| then ST. p in and gather the fTuit- Fer exam
| pie: Butler issued proclamation fOrbidding
| The circulation OF confederate money; where
| upon the merchant corps, Of whom Picay1nt'B
| trother is said to be prominent member, set
| about buying up the notes at heavy discount.
| these notes u ere then sent of by agents rep
| rest tnting themselves as true friends Of the
South, to points in the country, aud invested
in sugar, molaEses and cotton. The planters
we're ready enough to receive them-frst be.
! cause they had confidence in their ultimate re-
! fenptiop; and secondly, because they knew
| fhpir xErT11d hp 11nf4cnafa6 IF foil
| into the hands Of the enemy. In this way 3
| considerable quantity of sugar aud molasses
| Vas secured. But to the credit Of the planters,
| he it said, that the prospect Of raising cotton
| in any but the most limited quantities, is yery
| poor indeed. In exposed places, where the
military failed to destroy the staple, the plant,
ers themselves had applied the torch, and ey.
crywlere could be seen rising in curling
wreaths toward heaven, the smoke of this vol
untary oblation upon the altar Of patriotism.
The Yankees claim they will get thousand
bales in the neighborhood Of Baton Ronge
hut the most authentic information from thai
quarter renders it questionable whether they
| will be able to secure filth Of that number
There is no cotton for tue Yankees in Louisi
ana-non Of the last crop 1ett-none growing
Our iDformants Confederate the report Q
tic stsadtast loyalty Of the people, aid thti
i1revocable determination to resist every ut
ttmpt Of the invaders to re-establish CONNER
cial intercourse with them. A circumstanc
occurred at Bayon Sara last week, which de
serves TO be recorded to the eternal credit q
the citizens Of that place. Kno*ing the scare
ity and high price Of salt a. that point. Tau
kee merchant shipped 200 sacks upon tn
stesmtr Empire Parish, a regular coast packet
The clIiztns hearing Of the fact III advance c
tie boats arrival. collected at the wharf an
refused to allow her to land at ALL and she vi
compelled to return to Port Hudson. The
preferred paying fifty cents pound for salt +
receiving it gratis from the hands Of the de!
pised race who are prosecuting this war solel
for the purpose OF securing the trade Of II
| South.