The New York herald., 1862-11-24
General Dutier's Dime ulty with Prussia q n
Subjects and Prussian Government.

From the London Times (city arficle), Nos o,
General Butler, wlIo looking at the sepport receives
from the President and cabinet Washington ana tie
people and press o. the Northern states must eeard
ed to certain extent as representative American has
Just brought himself into the prospect OF collision
New Orleans win the PTuss'an government The case
exceedingly clear aud were il not for the ac that
the federal government sppear to hae huo,ion
pdio,n oct Of their principal officers while they are
still ready TO continue them IN honorable empeyir ent
there could be little doubt that either PSea
foouid haze 10 operate az thai yegon or the functions
Of General Butler would be terminated.
The Prussan ship Essex arrived at New oitesns he
oath OF August last with .? salt which duly
discharged the I'd Of scrember. She then. hay Dg
Obtained the requisite authority commenced inadiug with
q cargo tor Liverpool Custom House officer beng
TONED board 10 supervise the entire operation Every
thing being completed application was made tosthe Gus
tom House tho 18th Of september for clearance but
this without assigning any reason tbs Collector OF Gus
toms positively refused An application from the hus
sian Consul however brought forth verbal that
the ship would be allowed to proceed unless the fol-
lowing I'VE items Of her cargo were taken out
Shipped By Robert Clark silver ware one paeksge valued
shipped by Hosion Rankin 20 three csses containing
family plated ware and silver pl. use valued 4 ssaS
consi9ned to Rankin Giimour Co. Liverpool
valued $1,000 sealed and conssaed to aessrs l. D.a
sstpp,d By Fr~ncis oiro two so1e, containing buu
order.
For further information the 0aglAa referred 10
Major General Butler. but every attempt 10 obtain reply
from interview With that personsxe having iaed,
the Prussian Consul made application 10 him writing
On the Goth this brought notification that the Gene'
was then sitting the mstter aud would In one
OF the day give list ], the articles contraOand which
should be taken out aud IA the afternoon an oicer
on board TO demand the surrender o. the
Just named The captain refused % obey unless the bills
Of adng he had gwen tor them simultaneously de-
hvered 70 him W the shippers aad upon tins he
informed that Other measures would taken sitaoni
delay Here the matter stood At the date Of the last sd
vices.
The cspssia hiss made the regu.4 protest holding Gen.
Butler responsible Tor DANA the rate OF 500 per
a,e for ietention aud all f thsr proceedings must turn
90 the prompnse o. the protection 10 be sicided him
nv his owu government. Altb~ ~ugu wide latitude
ssen given to the definition Of contratsnd the world
hos nsc,, yd heors a famiy pSted good, shipped
aud 4 this new reading o. international iaw be
NIT ed or tolerated there not an article 0fhmaG
which be safe on the hsh seas. when the fsusrs
~ they had thus restored that place 10 legitimate
mercs neura nations could no longer complain Of the sb
serce 0, the of atss 40 Tar "a these meaus could
dep.nd ou the power o the Union authorities but port
whence bullion may be shipped ~ practically sealed
TOR ell ordinary purposes tbe proosony = nii the
President Lincoln are 70 be stripped e their pro.
perty 10 come into operation al New orleans on ths
2sd II september General Bter thought 6t TO disregard
every legal right that might interfere With his prey by
sezng these articles (entsred and slowed under the
sanction o: his own ocsrs, foreign shp, whish wss
ready 70 sa eight days previously tie could inter from
the result o. Of his former violations " law
well iron that Of the prceedrg Of Commodore wilkes
that he csud carry his will into ererutsn Aud thus
his object for the msment. and That the Uued states
government would then, upon strong measures bsag
taken pay all asmagee demanded and reward hin for
the sconduct thus confessed by assuring him Of their
continued admiration and confidence and BY entrusiing
him N posstbls with enlarged powers While Csssrai
Stuart soaring the Northern popnlaticn by his daring
aImoet IN the face sf the federal army General Bter
cbaracsriscay seems takes care that history shAll
and counterpsse in his raid upon family spoons