New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-13
Notice..

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF GULF,}
New Orleans, May .. 1852
GENERAL ORDERS NO. Psi
The deploabe state of dc tulfon and hunger of the
cnncs and working classes in This city has bsan brought to
he know Wedge Of the Commanding General.
He has yielded to suggestion made by the City Govern
ordered every method Of furnishing food 10 the
pie Orleans that that Govern ment cesired No relief
uy those been ded This hunger does
pinch the wealth and iniucntia-tle leaders Of he Rebel
ion-wh have gotten this asd
r. without gard to the starving poor the work
ing man, his wife chid. Unmindfu OF their suffering
fellow citizens at home they have caused suffered provisions
obe carried of the city for Confederate service since
occupation by the Uned States forces
Lafayette Square, their home of ahlucnc, maze the
depot and munitions Of for the Rebel miles, and
provisions fer their neigbora striking hands
with the ve the gambler idler aud the ruff they have
destroyed the Sugar and Cotton which might have been
changed food for the industrious and good and rated
price OF that which is left by dscreitins the very
recy they furnished while they eoped with specie
that stolen from the United Sntes. the BaBks the
property of the good people Of New Orleans thus leaving them
ruin and star vation.
Fugives justice many them, others their
saes, staying because pu.s and Insignificant be
objects punishment by the clement Government of the
United States
They have betrayed their Country.
They have been false every
They them elves incapable defending the
they had seized upon, although they have forced
mans child into their service soldiers that purpose
while they made their and nephews officers
They protect those whom they have ruined but have
hem the merces and assassnaions of chronic mob.
They will not feed those whom they starving.
Mostly without property themselves, they have pnndered
and destroyed the OF ihJse who had property
leaving children pennies and old age hopeless.
| MES OF LOuI.IANA WORKING MEN, PROPERTY
| HOLDERS. MERCHANTS, AND CITIZENS OF THE
UNITED STATES Of whatever nation you may Fave lad
oirth long will you uphold these fragrant wrongs, and
BY yourselves be made the these
| leaders:
The United States have land naval
fight and subdue Icbeous aruits in array against her
authority. We find substantially only fugitive Masses
away property burners, whisky drinking mob
citizens with wives and ch!ldrta. It duty
nrst, puuh secoud third,
| and protect the last.
Ready only for war hnd prepared ourselves feed
hungry and relieve the distressed with PROVISIONS But
the extent possible within the power Of the Commanding
General II shall be done
has captured quantity of beef and intended for
hs Rebels In the field. thousand barrels of those
will te distributed the deserving of this city from
R.be's had plundered it although
he will go supply m craving Of the wives and
children of those herdng Camp Moore" and else
where in aims .inst the United State.
Capt. JOHN CLARK, Aching Chief Commissary of Sub
si,tence will charged with the of this ORDER AMI
will give public The place and dist buon
which HilI be arranged far possible that the unworthy
| and dso,ue will not sharc Its benefits.
BY command of
tFMAJOR-G G ENERAL BUTLER.
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