Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-03
IMPORTANT FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Creole Union Regiments - Confi>catiou
LaWS-Gen. Butler.

The New York Commercial Advertiser learns
by The arrival OF the steamer Creole ut New
York that there are many Louisianans who
stand opposed TO Jefferson Davis and to the
whole tribe of the Slidells, Yanceys and Ben
jamins. Even Beauregard was not formerly
of the clique, and the latter, not long before the
war, bore a challenge from Pierre Soule to
benjamin, which Was refused. Beauregard
has many friends in the State, and his disgrace
by JEFF. Davis caused good deal of feeling
Lowell, of New York celebrity, is CHARGED
with playing shameful, il not a cowardly
par; in leaving New Orleans as lac did, and
four regiments of Louisiana troops without
We're obliged 10 disband.
SlideI, Gov. Moore and Benjamin sent most
OF their property out of the country in the early
part Of the war. This done, they care but little
what becomes OF the property of their neigh
bors.
Gen. Butler will execute the Confisca.ion law
Of Congress rigidly. He is hated cordially, bat
with 1ltsct0 people in New York, he compels
perfect order in and around the city His man.
ner Is spoken of by the Southern sympathizpr>s
as more offensive thar. his acts. Nearly the
whole population Will take the oath to save
their property. They do not expect much
succor from the South, and know that if il
came our troops woald fly to the gunboats,
and If provoked, shell and DESTROY the CITY
Gen. sherman is at Carrollton, six miles from
New Orleans, in command of all the troops of
Phelps and Williams, and of others besides
impregHable.
Nearly two full regiments have been raised
among the Creoles, and the regiments brou ght
there have been recruited, and this is proof that
we have friends here, Notwithstanding tie de-
NAL OF the Union men South. There would he
more OF them IL the Government could make
their rights more secure.
The losses Of property and the suffcrinys are
enormous. For example, the SOules. before
the war, had an income of SS0,OOO a wear and
ana this Is now reduced to q mere living on
plain pork and -four.
Beauregard spent some time at Baden Ala
bama, before going TO Charleston. He is still
SICK with laryniSities, and, what is worse for
him, put in disgrace by JEFF Davis for NOT
winning the battle of Corinth, and for not catch
ing Halleck. Beauregard said TO one of his
friends that he intended to draw Halleck
twenty miles into the interior of Mississipni.
and then flank him and defeat him, but Halieck
was not TO be caught in any such traps Beau.
regard, at Corinth, offered a place 10 Pierre
Soule as one OF his staff, but ii was declined
perhaps for Beauregard's libel upon the decen.
cies OF life, by declaring that the Yankees
fought avowedly for ssBeauty and Booty,
The Rebel guerilla bands were quite bold
and harrass the Federal vessels greatly
Admiral Farragut had organized 4 naval no.
lice OF four sixteen Dared whale boats which
are cruising day and night i'm the river. Each
carries howitZer and full crew well armed
One Of these boats had captured a band of siT-
teen guerillas, who made a spirited re sistanca
losing four or five men.
The 1th Vermont regiment lost I50 men As
prisoners IN the late expedition To Opelousas
IL was believed that Gen. Sherman will he
appointed to command the forces above NeIy
Orleans and Gen. Arnold to command i'm the
city.