, 1862-06-30
FROM new ORLEANS.
Gen, Butler and the Consuis,
New Orleans and the Rebellion.

Tic United States Mail steamship Coatz7co- |
alces, Capt. Maurr, from New Orleans On the
18th inst, With mails and passengers. consigned
to n. O. Roberts, arrived on Wednesday. !
She left at New Orleans the steamers Marion,
Blackstone, Mcclellan, suwancc, and United
States frigates Pensacola and Mississippi.
Seren hundred hogsheads of sugar sold on
Business in other articles was light.
An order from Gsa. sShep1ey, military com-
confederate officers and soldiers to the city
upon condition That they Immediately report
to the coMMandant7 and take oath no further
to bear arms against the United States, nor in
any wise furnish information, aid or comfort
to the enemies Of the federal government, un-
til they arc exchanged or released from their
parole. And all officers or soldiers who h.ye
ttryed in the confederate army are required to
register their uau1es end residences at tue
Office of the comnlandant, in the CUSTOM
house, and all not released on parole hitherto
will also be required to subscribe to the aboFc
mentioned oath.
TIE BRITISH CONSUL MD HIS SUGAR pUR-
CHASES.
In note dated New Orleans June II, 1862.
addrcssed to Mai Gen. b. F. Butler, We ind
Chas. Mejan {Erench ConsuD, and A. ". Bs;1-
echl Greek Consult, state that the tirm Of
Ccyas Il hegr0poute made . purchase Of Eu-
gaIs conformity with Rail- Benachi, all of New
Dflt21s, aAa Ila+ sa30 sugars are not Showed
e, do DC sola "l1uons oIaers ron zen. butler-
(. 81 iu1,'ns A.es .Io euga.s :" A4es.!un,
French and Greek subjects, purchased at va
aoea ..uus eaes - - ;i9s ine usual annes py sae
P; Ph;9ss.us of @ ult.s " eAeual!se, Ne. Lnas tns
~ n.piens pIe y. tnsss sa5Als nls usea G'euteu
failing great loss to the foreign owners aad
they beg that the order may be rescindcd, aud
that the sugars in question may be placed At
~ a'slpasl ~ % sAe pafsnssefs; anu they W1h
n1 "usu - ~ R.oeeeu11se' III iept5 so too
"oo'e' 1cn, oal'ea Day ...
Gen. Butler replies to the consuls that he
has julorm.tion Of undoubted authority that
| A.. for. h,a ha.,, t,,1;4,,x f.,,e,da.,+a 49,.
49,. ~o"e n0. Dee4 "5A'' oou1e'4~ 10 uo'eo
Win sterang eScnangef 1ous transferring
| abroad the credit Of the States in rebellion,
| and cnsh1;nu these hills of cred;t to 1,a nsnd
| =,
there 1or the p1rchase OF arms and munitions
| Of war; that these Confederate notes SO pur
| chased hv Mr. coros had hoo, nae5 i, +ba
nnrcrase of sno,rs and co+.on ~ % n.t;at -, 49, 49,
puieia'se u susars ano cotton, OIL "hlch inc
| sugars in question, in value almost S2C0, 900
! are part. This is claimed tn bc +, st strictly
/ 3r,-oan+;1a J, +,nco,+;o, oho rNs..
n!.!e'nsne n.nsseoo1' 1ne uo'elutneat
OF tne United states Lad said that with thc
" mercantil,.n y tranaac:;on, Gen Rnt1er
--1.ass =.
concludes as follows:
Commercial agents, merely Of 3 subordinate
class, conso1s have DO power to wniye or con-
done any proceedings past or present of the
Eoxei;n4meent, ;44ue unaeT "noSe proseet1on tneS are
MWeji IF h,re comn,i4tede anr rTo1r tn u
Coyas. Won have no power to t>waiye or nar-
don the penal1y or Prevent his having redress.
II he has cotntnittad anv Trorer to tEe. ITnitad
States, you have stiu less power to Shield hiu
rom , p,anishment, 49, '~SN H'"@N 'N1@S%> '''|
take leave to suapest As q possible exp1an-
ation Of this senteSce. that you haye f,een so
b1e hten snn,1;cat;nr rnu ~ ,,.aSe a,,ci, ~
seoo4t;nHse ~ 49, 5ur esaa4 ~ 49, -h
ants ~, ora ~ ~ +, 1911
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i,e nse3 =, ren1ssantinls M ~ ~ W
n1 nsea u aePfesg m 9S., ~ ems Q. at lon
and 7eoIarfni onver7eent ea;ti.d - - orai
80 @ ~ ;+f 80, 49,, ~
+, nr3sr ~ 4rarert u, ,n;.eonoo,,.;on .n5
that ~ ~ o11 ~ tra.,t7s,o, NO.. 49,
eaaSs, Alte psslWn WY ~ha.a s.a sss ~ rs s
ga1a - tcleignsis seTaaeat ne1e, perln.. ~. "
70 taplaln - 5oa saaL tnsah aolessa aEf @ lesl.
dent nele nas nos oae 5lgns lnofe tnan 1a an
american ea1zen, nnt AZ least one nsas less
lie, tnat q Ecadiug o. lnlet,eIing. q ols.
cussion, vote, Or Otherwise, with the affairs Of
; the government.
have the honor to euo6eri6e myseh 5oul
obtdieut servant, b. =. HCTLER,
1la] ten Commanding.
Acting Consul; A. Mejan, French Consu1
II. n Eenscbi, Greek Consul.
op1r.rc .,-n nz1, Drz1rv7,or
Ne" oi..-haso 40 ~ 14E h66sLL.uS.
5o@ s;.9aaa, me sem us.eans pelta, sune ~
clfy-noW tz5t d1mln1ahing-Aave reason to b.
indignant, and We herewith tender them on
: heartfelt sympat6les- From being dec1dedl1