The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-26
WASHINGTON.
Appointments by the President-Gen.
EOusseau'S RepOrt-State or Affairs
In New Orleans.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The Pres
ident appointed Col. Powell, of Ten :
nessee, as Consul to Port Stanly,
Falkland Islands, to fill vacancy.
Col. II. B. Keller, of Gen. Rous-
seau's staff, arrived last evening with
the Generals report Of operations in
his command; also his report upon
the recent disturbances in Louisiana.
These he delivered to-day to General
Grant. The Colonel also had an in
terview with the President, Secretary
of War, and some Of the most prom
inent members Of Congress who have
arrived here, giving details derived
from personal observation in New Or
leans, all of which could not we'll be
included in the Generals report.
Colonel Keeler represents that the
hostility of the white people of Loui-
siana generally to represent the State
Government is a most bitter and in
tense one; that with the force under
General Rousseau's command during
| the recent troubles it was utterly i'm
possible to preserve the peace at all
points. Every disposition of his
| troops was made, and every possible
measure was taken to protect the
people In their rights without regard
to party. The Republicans did not
generally vote, because they were
| advised not to attempt to do so by
leaders who believed they could not
vote with safety to their persons.
In this opinion Gen. Rousseau con-
CURED. but with the means at his
command he was powerless to estab-
ish different order of things. Gen.
Rousseau was in conversation with
Gov. Yarmouth and the State author
tiles during the disturbances, and his
course met their warm approval, as it
does of all classes in New Orleans.
4 Col. Keeler states that up to the
date of Gen. Steadman's assumption
Of a change of policy, that force was
utterly worthless. 1t was composed
of 243 negroes and 130 whites. No
{ riots have occurred, and no city has
been more orderly and quiet than
/ New Orleans since the change.
Gen. Rousseau courts the most
) searching investigation of his man.
agement of Louisiana affairs during
the recent troubles.
J The Colonel says there is no good
) foundation for tie reports of organ.
: izatiOns in New Orleans TO help the
Cuban insurgents.
: WASHINGTON, November 25.-Sev
e eral unofficial letters have been re
a ceived In this city relative to the Par
aguayan difficulty. 1t has been statet
| that the English and French Govern.
ments had each sent man Of-war t.
q Paraguay. These vessels have re
2 turned, as will be seen by the follow
d ing extracts from a letter from Rea
e Admiral Davis. The information
: received from their officers differ:
| from the published accounts. Real
$ Admiral Davis's letter is dated Rio d.
| Janeiro, October 26th. He says:
L Rear Admiral Fesquet, command
= ing the French naval division on thi
r station, with whom am on terms o
i intimate intercourse, came yesterda.
t to furnish me some information re
4 Gently received from the captain o
n the eunboat Decide, in regar'
Y to his recent visit to Lopez
d His lieutenant commander, Kirk
?. land. in his unofficial letter
# contradicts the extravagant storie
l. which have been busily circulate'
e charging Lopez with various crime
n against humanity, and PARTICULAR
e With the assassination Of certain for
3 eipn consuls, as, for example, tn
" FTeneh consul and the POrtugues
le consul. The French consul left Para
v gnav in the Decide. He has bee
It, under no apprehension for his life G
V safety. The expression OF Admlrs
Fisquet yesterday was, Je ne 9c'alad
etc iRQHiet. i"