, 1862-12-31

he a nroYfsiond tadge to hold asid court, |
With authority to heaE, try aoa deter1nine at |
GAUGES civil and criminal, inctudink CAUSES |
IN law, equity, revenue and admiralty, and
particularly all such power and turikdletiun |
IS belong TO The district and eascai& courts Of
the United States. conforming his proceed
ingE, as far IS possible, to the cpprse Of pro-
ceedings and practice which has been Gus
tomary In the courts Of the United Stases and
Louisiana judgment to be haal and con-
clnsiFe: And DO hereby Authorize and en-
power the satd Judge TO make and establish
such rules andregulations as may be neeessasy
for the exercise d his inrisdiction, and to ap-
point Prosecuting Attorney, Marshal and
Clerk Of the said Court, who shall perform
the functions Of Attorney. Marshal and CLERK,
befare mentioned. and eueh rules and regula.
tions 80 znay be made hnd established by said.
Judge. Theee appointments aze to continue
during the pleasure OF the President, not ex-
tending beyond the military oernpzt.on Of the
ciei s1thority in that CITY snd N the State Of
Louisiana These ofaeers shall be paid ont Of
the contingent fund at the Wsr Department,
con- mpensatioa as follows:
Such compensation to he certified by the sec-
rotary Of Wa<. Aeopy 81 this order, certified
such Judge, shaEl Be- deemad en- sad @ held b to Be Z
sufficient commission Let the seaI=uf the
United States be hereunto affixed.
b. the President:
Wn e sEwAnD, secy Of State.
FAR DEPARrHEar.
WAeHMeTos, a3d October, 1852.
hereby certify that the foregoing is true
copy, duly examined and compared with the
original, Of the Executive Order Of the Presl-
den of the United States, constituting Pro-
risionM Cont for the etats Of Louisiana
Witness my hand and seal Of the War De
partment.
T. 81 Epw1x III. STANTON, seey. Of War
Attest, JOIN Boris, Chief Clerk.
GEN. BrTLER:E FAREWELL ORDER.
The forma!ities Of reception .oyer. Gen.
Banks, with the members of his staff, with
drew, when Gen. Butler, after some few re-,
marks to his officers, expires. ed the hope that
| each member present Wou1d do all in bis
| power to aid and assist those Who had so re-
Gently arrived, bestowing encon1iums npon
| their individual merite. He passed high
! e1ioEium upon Gen. Banks, representing that
! he was al homer to the country, and Chief
Of which the nation might well be proEd
| The General then, with considerable emotion
| in his manner, took up roll Of manuscript
| from the table, and said he had one more
| parting address to tile officers and troops
/ that 50 recently formed his military depart
ment. He then, with clear voice, proceed
/ ed us follows:
HEADQUARTERs DEPARTMENT or TIE GULF,
NKw ORLEANS, Dec. Is. 1852. j
GENERAL ORDERS No. 105.-soLD1ERs Of
TEE AEMy or TEE GCLF: Relieved from fur
| ther duties in this department by direction 0
| the President, under date OF Nov. Q, 1852,
| take leave Of yoa By this final order, it being
| impossible to visit your scattered outposts
| covering hundreds Of miles Of the frontier o
larger territory than some Of the kingdom
! Of Europe.
ta7rEEc7i u EsS7iSt you my brave comrades and sa:
This Tord-endeared az you are BY com
munity Of priyations, hardEhfps, dangers, vic
| tories, successes, military and ciyil-is th1
only sorrowfnl thought have.
You have deserved well Of your country
| Without q murmur you sustained an encsmp
ment Oh q sandbar SO desolate that Danish
I ment to it with every care and comfort posi-
BILE has been the most dreaded punlshmen
inflicted upon your bitterest and most insult
ing enemies.
You had SO little transportation that but
handful could advance to compel submission
By the Queen City Of the rebellion, willis
others waded breast -deep in the marshes whicl
surround st. Philip, and forced the surrende
Of fort deemed inpregnable to land attacl
by the most skillful engineers ofyour eountr
and her enemy.
! Atyour occupation order. Jaw, quiet an
peace, sprang to this city, 'hllad with tn
| braves Of all nations, where for 8 score c
years. during the profoundest pence, huma
life was scafcelg safe at noonday.
By your discipline you Illustrated the beE
traits Of the American soldier, and enchaine
| the admiration Of those who came TO scoff
Landing with a military chest containin
bur heEenty-lye dollars, from the boards OF
rebel government you have given to Tou
cuuntTy's treasury nearly half million {
| dollars, and 50 supplied yourselves with th
needs Of your service that your expedition h
cost your government less by Joar.Jths hs0
dtty other.
and children of yonr enemies, 80 converti1
t | enemies into friends that they have sent the
! | representatives to your Congress By. q 70
greater than ypur entire numbers from di
E tricts in which, when you entered, you we
taunti7gly told that there WIS t'no one
raise your tag" .....
7 b. your pfactical philanthropy you ha
j. won the confidence Of the ..4oppressed rae
and the slave Hailing you as deliverers, th
T. arc ready to aid you as willing servants, fait
;, full l.borers, or using the tactics taught the
u By your enemies. to fight with you in the fel
By steady attention to the laws Of heal
i | you I've stayed the pestilence, and, hunt
10 instruments in the hand Of God, you ha
demonstrated the necessity that his creatul
l. should obey his laws, and reaping His bl'
e sing in this most unhealthy climate, you ha
preserved your ranks fuller than those Of a
} other batta1ions Of the same length Of serTi
and defeated him in the open field, but ne
= not further enlarge upon this topic. I
were sent here to do that.
a commend you to your commander. 7
- arc worthy Of his love
?. Farewell my conradesl again FAREWELL
r BxKJ. F. BUTLER,
:, Major General Commanding