Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-05

The New Orleans Della Of Nov. 18th has a
lo1g account of the dodge by which S4O5,-
90 in gold from the Bank Of New Orleans
Wis got of through the French Consul to
Havana, to pay for cloth contracted for By
the house Of Eb. Giunther & Co., with
the agents Of the rebel c3nieieracy. 1t will
be remembered that when Gen. Butler laid
his hand on about $500, 200 last April, IN
the charge # the French Consul, the money
being as be had reason to believe liable TO
seizure as property to be used iraitorous-
" for tie rebel coul,deracy, there Was a
great howl raised about the rights Of neu-
trails, the sanctity Of a neutral dag. &c. Our
Government sent Reyerdy johnson, an able
lawyer Of Baltimore, but one whose heart
was very soft towards the rebels, down to
New Orleans as a Commissioner, to decide
what was to be done. The manner Of his
communication is thus stated by the DeLa .
To our misguided fellow citizens, whose treas
ures and loves are in Jeid0m, he was not harsh.
mol at AL. HIS was Ale INlANF UA anlNaAlA'4a4as
Our foreign relations be arranged in the most sat
isfac;ory style. One had but 10 address him with
prokeu English, gently sprinkled with parlez-
vOus and his miud was made up. Every body
knows what came Of bis visit; and that chiefly.
the foreign consult became, " at least thought
they became, masters of the stuation. The mon-
ey which Gen. Butler hal seques,ered and held 90
await investigation. upon Mr. Heteriy Johnson's
representations, was ordered 10 le returned 90
them. Nr. RevCrdy johnson yas satisfied that
every BODY but the Commanding General was all
right and he advised the Government ac-
cordingly
But it turned out tLat the Commanding
General was in the rish, after all-thlt the
entire preceding Of the others engaged in
it, was a swindle ior the blnef; II the rebels.
Tie Data gives the statements ofthe Sitnes-
ses, and sans u the matter as follow
"The up.hot Of ala this is. that Of the $500, 900
whiea the bank attempted to suuggle somewhere,
through the agency Of the French Consulate, $3.50
900 was taken back to the bank under Gen. But
.sr's order. OF that sum, $50 900 was ostensiUly
soli-pro1.. IS IL was really stolen by Menari, the
gentleman whose engagements took him out OF
town very huuiediy the Other day The balance
Of that 500 COO is Row in The vaults of the bank
for tie payment OF its debts. The other S405,-
600 having been iraudulentiy represented as hav-
ins gone into the hands Of the confederate author
titles a fortnight before Gen Butler came here,was
through the agency, inn0csntiy or otherwise, Of
the French Consul and Mr keveriy Johnscn,con-
eeaied in the Consulate, and finally, a few weeks
since, was sent % Havana in a spanish sbip-of-
war, for tie payment Of debts of the southern
confederacy; ana So delicate was the TRANSACTION
considered, while the money was stored az the
French Consulate, that it was found necessary O.
change the receipts-beciuse, one Of the parties
says, the Trcach Consul 60. uneasy about 10, AID
wanted O. get the money into the name ot French
citizen. Indeed. the bank has, since April lith,
hei three different receipts .or money, Rot an en-
try relating to which ela be found On its books
since that date. The stockholders of the bank are
the losers, therefore, ol nearly half million Of
dollars which, but for the French c. usul, they
would now have in their hands-which would be
there now, had zen Bltler's policy never been in
terierei ith By Reverty Johnson
This afair clusei the lrres. Of the brothers Le
More. the resident partners Of the house oi Gaun-
ther L Co., who were sent % Forts Jackson and
Pickeus, snd also Of Mr. Davis, the President, and
Mr. Horall. a director Of the bank Of New Orleans,
who are held for trial. The present Bcari Of Di-
rectors are said 70 be innocent Of the affair and are
getting ready to open the bank gain.