The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-06-07
How Gen. Butler keeps n Hotel

lHl new prieanS correspondent W the bo'lpH
JorRSAi contributes a very readable ,ccornt Of
ihc taking possession Of the st. Charles llo;cl
by Gen. BurLER, and how the house is kept by
khc new proprietor:
Whatever may be thought ~ the ability 80
General BurirR % conduct public hous1
n popular scale, he has at least shown him
sef equal to the task Of opening and keep.
Ing a first rate hotel. Upon tie sppoSrau,e os
She federal fleet the St Charlrs shut IL wit. p'r-
bals and " all nents and purposes 'clossi 'Yr the
season." But Gen. ~ IL.a required accommola-
eior for himself AMI his numerous retinue ~ Oh rers
and body guard, anl as tie st Charles AIRED t..
advantages OF a central ocat On. coupled with el.-
S.ant apartments aud well stocked lsricr. wu,
Colonel FErS'n was investing TIE City Hal. NJ sI,r
BTgoS0 mt a. the ~. Charles 10 obtain quutats
Cor Gen. BrTLka and his II n. Tine proprietor de
chned q open i, md was told tina, IN case he
peraifted IN re't-iug, ''euersl Bu rLIR would be
obliged 10 take military posSossiou ~ tie cst,h-
lshmoit A. two o'clock. the ocuernl, having
Established his official hcsdluatt at tho C',-
k1m House went up aud Informed the prlpt.r-
tprs Of the ~. Chare, that the opcuius u thir Lp-
tel for hls accommodation was Mt ms,t'r -
choice with them, bat 1ue cf necessity, nui tie,
must open II. TA'- emphatic announcement p'p.
dured the dosrel rosult ~ Il tht prorlCt 20, sttt ug
that his life would have been In jeopardy n h,
had voluntarily o'tred 10 open his house T. the
commander of tho invading army proceeded to
show the officers 10 their rooms. There are no
guests In the house, except those who come ly the
Invitation or permission Of Gen. Butler The lar
II closed, and the hundreds u officers who have
pledged their friends in the Nolth that th,y wound
drink their hsslih Ut The ST. Chni.es vii u,-c ,sir
uy be compelled 10 postpone That indulgence ~
the present. tmier its present proprietorship,
ha IT. Charles occupies rather au'Iu-
elous position for house q, el"eltn.ulA'ht.
The main entrance ~ nInkei with brass
Aeh pieces soldiers guard tho entrance
Ind bivouac at the foot of the staircase stack. ..
arms have usurpcd TIE pl'cts ~ tho port rs o4 TIA
sidewalk. and the marble floor OF the rot.ulp
rings with the sharp click ~ the sabre, whi'a mill
tsry trappings decurate my lNdys toilet stand and
camp equ'pags, bosesot ammunition AMI hu'pta,
6toies occupy the plgces whore cr4t were I' / ~.
srnks aud hat boyes of tourists, mp river p.utcrs
and northern merchants, Federal officers pace b.
pnd trp on the spacious bagouy, ~ 81 down COM
posedly to enjoy siesta in tho cool Of the evening
objects of curiosity and nvcrsion ~ the proud creole
end ths naughty belle, who cast .ldeong glan"cs "i
Contempt as they pass. but, III the words Of Capt
AldVh, Of the Richmond We h.ye cutne here t.
stay-do YOU underst1ndS u stay 4" Aud they will
do It, coutradiotng by their humane sict'anl their
irreproachabe bearing, the erroneous i,nl oss "ns
which the deluded solthrons have entertained re-
4pec,ing the defenders OF the tnion.
Rebel Copinnen,. ON the French Visit to
RlcbmOnd.
TIE Savannah REruBIICAS of the iith pub
fishes tho following Information. claiming that
l is from high authority:
The y.slto N. Mcrcisr 10 Richmond was a, ia. in
stance Of the French Emperor and it's object to
bring about pacihastion between the Confederate
States and the United States The French Emperor
refer the solution of our troubles To the ballot,
! ~ was done in Italy some years ago The nth
contends, ~ an excuse for the war, that mao
rty Of the people OF the Confederate States aIe
still loyal to the Union the South denies i. Uu-
der THIS state Of facts says the French Emperor, let
each State represented in the Conferacy decide for
Itself, freely and without conlpulson, with which
nation il viii cast its lot for the future So far rs at
present 9iviss& the overtures for peace will pro
baby f.li. our government is ready to agree In
lhe mode OF settlement, but 1t Ia understood that
Ahe Lincoln Administration declines intery.ntnn ON
she terms specified. Mercer's dispatch WAS fo,'
wsrded Immediately TO France by a steamer /,
waiting, and 1t is not improbable that Napoleon W m
Sake decided step with regard to tho war e,
soon rs the result shall have reached him.
The latest European intelligence IL that Coun,
/ de Per,igny lad heen suddenly ordered from
Paris to London, his mission having refer.
once to the cargo Of cotton and naval store,
brought by the steamer Economist from Char
leston to Liverpool, which, 1t was thought
would be the ground Of action on the interven.
Sion question.
n The OrISIoS NArIoSALE of Paris-Prnc,
I, Napoeon's organ-says that NJ. Mercier's visit
60 Richmond had reference merely to Frencl
tobacco stock. Tho aT4r was still, however
the cause Of much political speculation in Paris
= The London Times on ,tr Capture of Ne "
'r Orleans.
r THE London TIMES, Of which a few copie
were received by the steamer New York, arrives
at this port yesterday, comm ents rs follows:
) II is vain to deny that the Possession Of New
Orleans IL such loss 30 the South that, IL a.,
city could We uaintainal by the fclcrM poHr
=, for indofnitc time, the Gtl .tsc't, .rt4
~ 1t Is, must pine, and dwindle, and 30 tic'
10 its nstural state o forest and swami Il
E vain 10 say that force holding that ,ity, s.L
!, Ireme wherever \ boat can swim, cannot Tnrc-d
ADrJQd, 20
rhich depend nron protl, derived rom w.tf.u
70 do tho sertheri.ers justice. tiey appear n
clhed, a' Icy, tacitly, 81 uGult .'r'st ian
o. THIS Bue they say they aocaIt thc 'b,r
nee hr uie moment, and deny the fei,r
power W continue We pressurc leyc'i rei
space They say that successive s.rlisJns will oc,
s,pyy The e; city and y succession to be depo
stea ia US cemeteries, that reinioroemoLts Of
sailors burial IN A.s ws111s, OF tbe Mis,lss,rpi
They s.y G that penes1aie where they may. the IN
who rGs ~! e..i plundsr Is theY 60, but {. l,nd