The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-15
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
GUERILLA WARFARE IN LOU.
ISIANA.
IMPORTANT ORDER OF BUTLER


From the Delta, 22nd.
For sometime back the land pirates in
the service of Van Dorm have been anus
ing themselves by taking Union men from
their plantations up the river, and without
trial or form of law, hanging them or spir.
iting them away from their homes or fami-
lies. Gen. Butler, on Sunday night, sent a
detachment of the 18th Massachusetts to
the place where these outlaws have been
carrying on their bloody work, some miles
up the river. with instructions to arrest
such persons as were known to sympathize
with Van Dorns murderers. The troops
acted discreetly. They made diligent en-
quiry, and came off with eight prisoners
one of thema Mr.. Burbanks, the brother
in-law of John Slidell and Gen. Beaure-
gard. These men are now in custody in
town. Notice is, or has been sent to Van
Dorm, that the persons who hanged the I'M
ion men must be given up; that two Unit
cd States soldiers captured by the Guerillas
must be given up; that all guerilla war,
fare must stop-else these and other plan
tiers OF Louisiana, who encourage the guer.
lila mode of war, will be hanged in retail.
alton. This is just.
The Delta OF the 23d has the following !:
The names of the persons arrested up the
river on the Goth instant, by Captain E. S.
Clarke, OF the 26th Massachusetts volun-
teers, on charge of attempting to assassi.
nate Thomas S. Burbank and his brother,
are Andre Delonde, brOther-in-law of John
Sldell and Peter T. 6. Beauregard, Mr..
st Martin, Mr.. Guande, Mr.. Valsin, M.
E. Gudry, and one other. These, with otis
er scoundrels in the interest of Van Dorm,
arrested Mr.. Burbank's brother, and it is
given out that they have hanged him. If
this be the truth, we trust that Delonde &
Go. will be "treated accordingly"
VOLUNTARY EMANCIPATION"
PRovosT MARsHAL's OFFICE,
Nav Orleans, July II, 1862.
Major General B. F. Butler:
SIR {: 1t has come to my knowledge that
many persons in this city and neighborhood
are ordering their slaves to leave and go to
the yankees" and when such order is
obeyed, th Office and the police are besieg.
ed to arrest and return them.
As this evil is growing and becoming
annoying, I respectfully ask what action
should be taken in the premises.
Respectfully your obedient servant.
s. II. Stafford, D. P. Marshal.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
NEW ORLEANS, La. July 10, 1862.
SIR: The course pursued by certain per
sons in ordering their slaves "to 60 to the
Yankees" to "join the federals," as de-
scribed in your note, and like acts, has been
brought to my notice from different sources
previously to your communication, and Ger.
tainly is great wrong as we'll to the GO
vernment as to the negroes.
In order to correct the evil, therefore, let
it be known that all such declarations by
the owners to their slaves will, by the au-
thorities here, be taken and deemed acts of
voluntary emancipation, and slaves sent
away by their master with such decara-
tions as you describe, or equivalent ones,
will be regarded and treated as manumitted
and emancipated.
You will see to il that this necessary po-
lice regulation is carried into effect.
Respectfully, BENZ. F. BUTLER,
Major General Commanding.
Capt. STAFFORD, Deputy Provost Marshal.
THE COTTON COMING IN.
From the New Orleans True Delta, July Il.
We noticed small sprinklng of cotton
on the wharf this morning, which had been
discharged from the Whiteman, reported
from Baton Rouge. We also saw some dis
charging from flatboat; but as this craft
is not reported in the marine column, we
are unable even to guess where the cotton
comes from.