New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-07
FROM NEW.ORLEANs.
rmuor,nu, Cotton Order aud Appointment.

We find the following Official notices IN the
columns Of The ysur. ORLEANS Pieay4Hs of August "a;
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WAsHIN GToN. July %, leoS
SIR; have this day appointed MT. u \. Sutier Spe'
cia gent 10 receive and collect the captured and urren
dered cotton lying in the State OF Texas ana so muen
Of the State of Louisiana lies west OF the Mississippi
River under instructions which he viii show you
/ desire you to notify your subordinates, actng
within the territory named, that they will BIO thence
forth subject 10 Mr. Cutters orders, TO be relieved or
retained by him in his Judgment may be most con-
duciye 10 the public interests Respectfully
II. McCULLoCH, Secretary OF the treasury.
b. +. Flanders, esq; Supervising special Agent
l. BY virtue OF authority, under the above order OF
the Hon. Secretary Of the Treasury, the services
OF all agents appointed by b. F. Flanders, esq., super
ysiug Special Agent, Treasury Department and their
sub-agents acting in the State Of Texas, and much
OF the State of Louisiana as lies west OF the Mississippi
River for the collection OF captured and abandoned
property of the late s0caled Confederate States, will
not be required on and after this date All persons
acting uch agents will forward all property Of the
above description now in their possession at once with
report of their transactions while in the service ofthe
Treasury Department TO this Office
IL No person except snch as may hold authority
from the undersigned. will be permitted to exercise any
control take charge of any captured or abandoned
property on account of the Treasury Department OF
the United States from aud after this date, within the
territory above named ,
I'LL Persons found in the act Of embezzling the
Government property under pretense of being agents OF
the Government, and permitting captured and aban-
doned property come forward as private property.
will be liable TO trial by military court martial or CON-
mission for deftauding the Government.
". All persons in charge of the above named class
of property will be held responsible for the delivery Of
same TO such agents may be appointed by the under
signed for the reception OF the same or its value in
money other property the same being valued at New
Orleans market rates.
" Persons who had possession Of this class of prop
ery and having disposed Of the same viii report al
their earliest convenience TO whom the same was
turned over giving the amount kind. and date Of de-
livery. and il known TO them, the point 10 which the
same shipped upon what vessel, and to whom con,
signed.
VI. The shipment Of private property in the Terri
tory above named will not be ntelfered with in any
manner by agents Of this Department. but persons
gagged in the traffic OF the above mentioned class u
property, either by sale purchase expected
know the same to be private property and If found in
the endcayor 10 embezzle the Government property,
will be treated elons
VII Persons in charge Of captured abandoned
property, forwarding the TO the undersigned viii
be paid a liberal compensation for so doing.
VII. All Government property in Western Louisi-
ana must be forwarded TO New Orleans. consigned 10
o. n, Cutler. Special Agent OF the Treasury Depart
ment None will be permitted to move North.
o. y. CUTLER
Special Agent Treasury Department.
Custom House. Nep Orleans, Ia, Aug "a, le65.