Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1863-01-03
Later From New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 4, 1862.

TIE authorities continue actively engaged in
bringing up with round turn the aiders and
abettors OF this rebellion The Sequestratlon
Committee and Provost Marshal have almsst
daily sales of goods seized - now several hun.
drcd hogsheads OF sugar, then lot OF cotton !;
the next day 1be contents OF stores, houses,
wagons, &C. Occasionally. the contents Of
tnaEH ficrHt u1arrsott tittt-has-b beer vacated
+ by its secesh owner: The special aids .of
the Provost Marshalare ubiquitous, daily seek.
ing out fresh evidence of rebel property COP,
cealed, or, watching the movements, Of rebel
sympathi1ers. ..,
Gen, Butler is now living in magnificent
house on the corner of 81. Charles aud Julia
streets built about two years ago'by DIR.
Campbell, who vacated and closed it up leav.
ing everything, even the silver ware. A few
days ago, corporal and private who were
on guard there while the house was being
cleaned up fol Gen. BllIer'S nse, stole a lot Of
silver forks and spoons, for which the corporal
was reduced to the ranks, and both were sent
TO Fort Jackson for three years. Tue man
| y no bought the gtolen silver was sentenced To
D years in Fort jackson, and his .probefty or.
ldered 10 be taken hy The United States.
Your readers will probably remember that
Order No. o. from Gen. Butler. declared all
property IN the district called Lalourche, and
lying West cr'the Mississippi, River, sequrster
Fed, and all sales and transfers illegtl. MAjDr
Bell Lieut.. Col. kinsman aud Captain Fuller
wire appointed a Commission TO take posses
sion 0i the sane, with power to work planta
tons, &c. On the 25h Gen. Butler sncd an
order extending the provisions ol Order No. 81
10 alt that part Of The Stale Of Louisiana east
u the Mississippi River, except the parishes
Of Orleans 81. Bernard aud Pa9uemInes.
The 7th Vermont Volunteers have had theil
regmental coIors restored 10 then, lhppcar
ing they Did not leave them behind as had bee
ehafsrd against them at the iisdt- at. Balor
Rouge.
.fOrer No. 90, from Gen. Butler, appoints 1
Conmissiun to determine what amount tn,
United States owe as jail expenses for negroe
released from jail to be employed by the Gov
ernment. anC orders that hereafter no ncgrt
|, .ayr will be confined in The Police jail unles
expenses are prepaid, the slave to be release,
when the money is exhausted. A list of th
} rsputed owners Of slaves now iH the Polio
jail is 10 be published, and all slaves who's
Jail fees are not paid in ten days are TO be dis
charged" The General then concludes viii
one OF those sly hits that lic occl sionally indu
$ in all countries with debtors confined by crt
+ dllOrs, and slaves have not such cummercia
value in New Orleans as to justify their BEN
bell and fed by the city, rdyiag upon an
g supposed lien upon the slave II Is rrcit
clear the General don't think slaves are frs
+ class collaterals just now.
n The.trial Of Lucrn Adams. Ben Harrison. an
/ about score Of others, leading thugs u the cit
VI 4 md he fa4t nd EiaI
= rring Of Mr.. Charles Ellis, proprietor Of Il
Union Race Course. was brought ioA close a r.
IS days ago, when the Judge Advocate, Capt HA
:, gerty, made an elaborate speech in submittir
the case 10 the Commission The -testImot
@ showed how these rascHls had eonspireJ TO Obla
possession of the race track from EliRi ho
they tried to inlimldaie him beat him Ia
drinking saloon-and failing 10 cheat AID swi
Il die him ont II the track. they rirrulN'"l reps
l. that he WAS an Aboitiunist They had him
rested late NJ night, carried him slTh,gh. beiV
n Adams, who wRs Recorder ni the Founh Distr
II, had n mock tIial. found him guilty. aud AdnI
s.nienced.h him TO be hung Snmu Of the yillai
n little more scrupnluus than Adams, objected
take Elisa life, sud - Adams gave the wUTd
" W ne 20 be tarrd AMI frathrTed They then 10
r, Ellis into the swamp in tho rear uf the eli
stripped him, tiled To get him 10 sign n pAI
T. giving up all enim 20 his property, he refuse
o. aud was covered Win Tar Aud ltAticrk Hbd
=. Ia the woods In the middle Of tho night. Ada
ld threatening BE- should be killed II hs ever ~
one wnrl about - hat had happened
- lie rAniblga Ehuui in the woods I'LL dnyhg
- When pcOr German gardener louk compassi
on him, aud got him home Complaint v
" made heforc tho Mayor, who ultimately dismis,
nl the ease ftr wPni II 'yidcuce All parties WI
All aid To probe the cs,e, tor tear ~ Adams =
a. his things, This was somu months before N
Orleans Nas taken The case was taken up
n tho MiIitary Commission. Who lave had il 20
J.. weeks in hand The tnding 81 tho Cummiss
. l. not yet made known. All classes Of sori
e. feel assured that these IascAls wilfnUi CO univ
th lof Justice now. We oil breathe ffcer. aud
' longer feel ourselves In danger II ogl ter nig
a fal. II 0rn. Butler had never dne anyih
4 else here bni bring this rang u Williams To g
- digu punishment. hc would have dpne rubugi
is bc FrtAlluily remembered tor many ychn tJrvt
:, Red Bill, who mentioned tu former let
VI and has been sentenced ~ be hung. was un,
of tho tools " Adams y Co, AID used 10 bUa,t {
be knew every mans house In the dislyt,
20 could eni,r IL whom he chose Adams Va.
ia ycHn Chief " Police, aud got 10 bgrirsird
cgrlef OF the lyth DillrieI by the aid Of such
lt Ne Bia Rsb J;ba,5s, ard s'lrrs E1g