New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-07
PoRTgRS REPLY TO BUTLER.

=, susnp ANSWER TO THE CHARGE OF cow
kRpIcE-oFFICIAL LETTERS COMPLIMENT
ING HIN ON HIS BRAVERY AND SER
VICES AT NEw-oRLEANs
po..o, NAV a spociap.-Iast wednesday evening
the nutlsr Cub and g number of guests met al din
per the occasion being the anniversary
At the occupation OF Neworleans by the troops under
the command Of General b. F. Butler. The SeherA
yas of course the central figure In the recePhohoon
and in the dining hall and after the dinner he me
a speech, IN which, speaking OF tho eaP'"ie Vi A
Orleans no said:
have taken some minutes Of your time 70 renew your
remembrance ais glorious victory Of Fsrasut ana MS
brave officers and sllors-herOes all save one, MY"
ofheer who away 80 the exception proves ln0
80 that By the testimony OF Gil eyewitness then "''
.a enn Yards Of the fort when Hartford passed H. anu
who saw the have Described hem IL may oe
axed who was the sole hero OF the capture OF seH.
Orleans and should be 30 recognized Tor all uhe @ ~
ar man For myself claim only that helo preserNeo
ana governed that city such way and manhcr a. hsso'
has sstt,od for good ILL., theme WHICH, iof e'eiS
tssson I cannot discuss hero and now.
A few days later General Butler was Tpor'e" "
have said that he referred to Admiral forlc, % n
r.,son who ran away" When the AdmiraPs alton
So ,.s called 10 the matter he declared that no had
po desire 10 engage In any controversy win oehersi
pp,aer and for the present would content hlhseh
with giving out the following letter written TO nm
ON May 10, 1869, by Secretary Weles:
Wan
,.puls,on of Forts Jackson and St. Philip when SUI
spasrsd ON rhs osth after bombsrdment of 144 con
seca.iye hours BY mortar hotls has been
have also 20 acknowledge the receipt OF the hSes '>
q, ,ss ,o fotts on that occasion, inelualhg he o'e
,.uv ho,,,ns On Fort ST. Philip when the Confeoetate
$500 declared the State Of Louisiana 70 nave S0"a
from the Union, which have been sent iof"sru ~ ".
f,.natt,nent The important part when yo" hs'o
=, 80. o-r.,,s,ton OF the mortar houia IND tns o'o
-, an Neworleaas hs, iasa,inei your name win one
=, tia MAST tSiiisn. naval achievements on iecoo, anu
o. Won, able assistance with the houIla bias M ~,
g,,asut much Indebted foe ths suceesSfn' o~uiV no ~
psoor,pSShed. To yourself ana 1'e s IS .onv-o,n
he morts, notila, the Department eSoenaS "' '0"e
istionh -, .,roneent az GTht
e,ahes called upon Admiral Porter ana sSAo" n'll
70 4. had ANY reply to mako Ia General buters uroo
go mat he displayed cOwsrdlce at Ncw'orieanS
The Admiral replied ..,ao.,o ana,
A ms usa a uad bull. but have s!ways eaagA' ann %
nv horns and thrown HIM nat on ms pn9~ t.S ~,
tss fun oi laying him out again Nouiu h's W." ~, -,
,av came very near thrashns him "hen nc wa
Military coyernnr IL EeworeaGs, ana am Scri' N'
.at 40 Il The accompanying letters speak Tor mem
seiyes and Butter usual. win be found spr""HS "
his b>ek 49, a.. ,,,A NJ
Dee. Ne pushsa On TO the city OF EeworesDA leaving
cassmabdar Porter the task Of reducing the fofA' O
rapdsy Peter kept up the boHlbardBent Until Ah ID
raftag She lie expended when he sent hs NessS
a,ict resA vhsrs the magazlne vessels were. 70 I'LL u
with sshsnisn efhe mortar vessels were then ordere
% pssess Gown the rysr and ntO the rear Of the forts
whore there wore NO guns mounted. Tue mdslcnt the
hove Ia sght the sdia disappeared from the ;ers Ieay
ina mono has the od8eers hehind. General Dzncan win
CstnnaEded Forts Jackson and 81 Philip inmed. ate
wrote 70 Commander Porter Offering 70 surrender and
= April @ 1862. both forts eapirulatod 70 him Com
usBder Porter Immediately took possession and hoise
ths unted States Gag
Az Ehis5tipe The sesscious Butler claims that IN
Admiral ran TnAi is all have to saT. II tier
Is any talking 70 be dsHe Is be By 6enasI
Rnssef and not boz lnTeelf - -