The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-28
FROM New Orleans.

From New Orleans.
,xuuMAN TREATMFNT OF. FE.
MALE SLAVE. n]T
Z Flag Of Truce from Lowell to Butler.
General Butler has again struck terror Into
.he hearts of the rebels in New Orleans Act
va unon the principle that summary and deci-
s;Se measures are best fitted to break the spirit
,f the secessonists, be has punished one resi-.
Jent in New Orleans for inhuman treatment of
s,aye woman, and has hung another for tear.
mr. down tie American flag. More than q
ear $50 Gen. Dix sent his famous order to the
commander jof . revenue cutter at New Or
Tesns "If any man attempt to haul down the
american flag shoot him on the spot" Gen.
,r,l Butler followed this precept on the 9Th of
~ Tbe Sunday Delt. of June 9th gives the &C.
cunts which We copy below:
1yHuMAS TREATMENT OF skAvE.
The Delta Gays:
Soon after the arrival of the United States
forces in this city they received information that
arms and tents were concealed in the house Of
,one William T. Hunter, who had sworn he would
sboot any damned Yankee who should enter his
house to look for them. An officer, in due
time. was sent to search for them. To his
agreeable surprise, he was cordially received by
NE owner of the house, who informed the Off
Ger that it was true that he had arms-a double
h,rreled gun, an old uniform or two that be-
1ooeed to his son, and small tent, which had
.ascsped the wreck of Camp Lewis, which was
,,itehed in his garden as play house for his
children. and that he had no other such thing
IN his house. The officer being satisfied with
This frank avowal, said that he would not dis
...rh the tent, children, uniforms or gun. There
,,non the proprietor politely invited him to take
On the next day Hunter proclaimed on
change or in his neighborhood, that he had q
large quantity Of tents in his garrett; that the
federal officer did not get them; that he could
lIuy the officer with drink; and further, that
The could buy the whole set with drinks, from
the commanding officer down.
This speech induced another examination,
which resulted in the finding OF Moi. Gen. Lew
is marquee, thirteen tents, and more furniture
in Mr. Hunters attic, and some pistols and two
.disks in Mrs. Hunters keeping. This lady's
nerves were too sensitive to accompany the OH
Ger in the search, and she directed negro wo.
man 10 show the officer through the house.
THE REBELS VENGEANCE UPON HIS SLAVE.
Upon removing the contraband articles to
gthe railroad station Mrs. Hunter followed, and
Uniformed the officer that the negro girl had
left the house and was intending to go away
The officer said that could not be permitted, and
sent corporal to conduct both women-white
and blsck-to their house, and assured Mrs.
Hunter that the girl had expressed no inten.
ton of leaving her mistress. Fearing. how
ever, lest the servants should be suspected of
having given information, the officer assured
the lady that no information had been re-
.oeived from the servants, and they ought not to
De punished.
But the moment the officer retired the girl
vas locked up to await the return of her master.
When Mr.. Hunter returned and ascertained
what had occurred, he demanded of his wife
."Why she had not shot the damned Yankeese"
She retorted, ''They took away my arms" Upon
this, Hunter went to the closet and took from
It heavy riding whip, and beat the servant
over the head in such a manner as to cause
heavy punches. He then took her down into
the back yard, chained her feet to block, the
mistress who claims to be one Of the ladies of
New Orleans, fastening the shackles to the
block. The husband and wife then threw the
servant down upon her back, fastened her hands
20 the feet Of another servant, who was forced
&C hold the girl out to her full length. The
suspected girl was then subjected to head.sha.
sng; her clothes were next removed, and Hun
Ter beat the exhausted creature with the horse
whip until he was too tired to stand. He then
called for chair, and sat down and finished his
brutal beating in sitting posture The screams
Of the sufferer attracted the attention of the
aeigbborhood.
GENERAL Buffers PROMPT PUNISHMENT OF THE
scoUNDREL.
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tcanspiring to Gen. Butler. Before word
= reached the General, the monster had fayed
the back of his slave until it became raw
washed her down with brine, threw her into a
wagon, and at nine o'clock at night conveyed
q Der to the parish prison, with the pleasing in.
formation that the rest of the beatng-to the
extent of 800 lashes-would be inflicted in the
morning
The General ordered all parties to appear in
The morning The girl was liberated. Upon
the hearing these facts appeared. The General
asked the master to state, upon his honor, why
ne washed the girls back in brine, while reek.
ing in blood. He replied, at was to ease the
pain"
Thereupon the General informed Mr.. Hunter
that he would be committed to Fort jackson
until further orders, and that he must behave
himself there; because the officers in charge
would be instructed to chastise him severely if
he did not; because, if they exceed in the Sc.
veri:y Of punishment, they would be instructed
sowash his wounds in brine; and that the girl
would be turned over as q laundress, to the care
Of the ! 3th Connecticut regiment.
Mr. Hunter, upon this, said he had brought a
physician to prove that he had been sick for
number of months. The General responded
that if he was well enough to inAct the punish
ment that had been proved, he was in physical
condition to suffer the punishment which had
been imposed. Hunter is rebel, thief (for he
had stolen the tents) liar, (tor he had belied
the officer who had been sent in scarcely a
brute, Qor he had whipped the girl without
cause.) And we leave him in Fort Jackson.
4 FLAG OF TRUCE FROM LOWELL TO GEN. BUTLER
From the Delta ofthe sth)
Lieutenant Colonel Ogden, member of Gen.
Mansfield Lovell's staff, arrived in town on Fri.
Jay morning, under a flag of sruce. He bore
threatening letter" from sinister Davis" to Ma