Year: 1862

60 the Custom House, with the othor property.


Messrs. Smith Co., consisting OF money and plate.
The General holds the property which the house had In
for depostors to prevent its being spirited away TO
the enemy. Messrs. Smith Co. released parole
to-day. At to-day, in response TO an invitation
from Gen. Butler the officers OF the different banks in the
city assembled at headquarters to learn the Generals de-
sires in regard TO the future acten OF the banks He
stated to the bank presidents that he had be-


eve that they had large amounts Of specie TO be
removed from the city and concealed, and that II he
found any secreted he should feel justified in assuming
that it was likely to nnd its way the Golfers of the
enemy should take possession OF contraband Of
war. He advised them to bring back to their vaults
such specie within their CONTROL and promised to
aid them in restoring the money to their banks and
furnish them with guard to insure it's safe transport.
When thus returned he should regard private pro-
perty and would protect such long as II should
used only for the purpose Of fulfilling the obligations Of
the banks and other legitimate objects of banking
institutions. Abiding to the paper currency which
has utterly dersnged all kinds Of business and
is overwhelming the community with distress
and popexity the General spoke forciby the action
Of the banks in stamping their notes, "Redeemable
In Confederate funds" while their paper had pledged
them redeem their silver and gold, and
condition Of their vaults such enable them
do He expected them to fulfil their original stipula
tion and 70 resume specie payment as soon as prac
cable but long they acted in good faith he should
eave the time Of such resumption to their judgment
OF the seizure Of the specie the consulate and s.
Smith Co IS little said beyond remark from the
General to the effect that he much pleased acquan
them with the fact that fleet in the river
crossing finely, and that the king Of rivers would be
open from Cairo to the Gulf long before the captured
specie would be returned He then proposed that the
fhov md
their decision his proposals To this they assented
and expect shall be able forward their in
my letters by the Matanzas.


The conference then closed the bankers took their
leave, with appearance OF good feeling.


Yesterday man named W. p Mumford was arrested.
He one Of the ringleaders in tearing down the
American flag from the mint after 1t had been placed
there by the navy Captain French has clue to several
Of the ruans engaged in that business and expects to
arrest them very soon.


The Captain, Provost Marshal has received severa
warning him Of plots for his assassination but he
has grown thin hem and do not that he is
inclined to shirk responsibility in consequence.


The Military Commission tried their FIRST this
morning. It was that of man named Benzc, charged
with threatening the life Of q Union man. He con-
ycted and sentenced labor Fort Jackson with


twelve pound ball and four foot chain to be attached
to his left ance, all for the term Of his natural o'
General Butler approved the sentence The next meet
ing will be the 14th. Colonel A. J. Butler brother Of
the Commanding General, arrived here last night from
Havana whero he had been business connected with
the expedition.


The appointment Of o mtary commandant Of this
city had become necessity, owing to the numerous
Of business devovng upon General Butler aside
from the movements Of troops in and about the city
General Butlers time almost constantly employed in
arranging matters OF public policy, in comforting with
prominent citizens and in attending to the requirements
his position Commander Of the Gulf Department Tho
selection Of Gen. shepey the cammandant of the city
Is heartily applauded. He Is man Of great frmness
and Of peculiar faculty for systematic method Besides
these qualities ne ought to be acceptable to the people,
he has always been the old democratic school po
ltcans and the intimate friend Of Southern statesmen


In this connection take great pleasure in mentioning
that General Butler offered Major Geo. c. Strong Chief of
staff, Of the highest positions in his gift, that
involved his promotion to acting brigadier general
ship but the Major modesty declined the honor because
ho knew that In his present position he could be Of much
greater service to the country and the General No
walton could enhance the respect and esteem which all
in this division feel for Major Strong.


large body of Union troops arrived Today and orders
have been sent to Ship Island for still further large rein
forcements; and we have communication with





ports there, the various regiments and artillery
pccted daily We have two fine light draught steamers
in the lakes taken from the rebels. One OF them, the
Whiteman, captured thos 9th inst by the CAL
houn, Captain J. E. D. Haven, as she trying TO
from Mobile to New Orleans to get cargo Of moasses
and sugar. She had cargo The captain and crew
taken to Ship Island, and the vessel turned
over to the army. The other steamer the Creole.
She into Lakeport (Which at the terminus Of tho
Pontchartrain Railroad) and quietly taken posses
sion Of by Captain Thornton, OF Company C, Twelfth
Maine regiment, who is in command that point It
probably understood thing that she be
in that port Tho Creole Is large and very elegant
river boat and with the whiteman, will be very useful
in transporting troops from Ship Island when
they needed in haste they make the trip in
ten hours.


From up tho river we learn that General Williams who
is in command Of the troops sent up, has destroyed
piece Of tho jackson Railroad at Manchac, few miles
below Baton Rouge and had then gone up the river
General Lowell with his small force at Manchac in
Camp Moore has retrsated the State towards
Mobile.


An unfortunate occurrence happened on the jackson
road on Saturday night number Of persons were ap
preaching the city hand car; they hailed by
our pckets but probably not hearing the challenge,
did stop. The guard fred upon them, killing two Of
the men and severely wounding two others.


Governor Moore has not been heard OF since he fed u
the approach OF ths feet.


On the 9th Lieutenant wiege OF General Butlers
star and Lieutenant Bowes Of General shipeys star,
were public cemetery "a kind Of Potters neld)
search for buried ordnance any kind
They found nothing Of that nature but discovered the
graves Of number Of Union soldiers, captured at Bull
From tho sexton thsy learned that the poor fol-
lows had been hustled into their beds without
prayer any of the ceremonies that render nna inter
ment less mournfu and give sancty to the act. The
SEXTON from feeling Of humanity had obtained
plain head boards, and marked the names Of the de-
parted heroes and such particulars he could CLEAN
Through the columns Of the HERALD trust that the fol
lowing names will be recognized by the friends Of the
deceased, and the mystery which probably hangs
the fate OF tho poor fellows be unraveed-


CIV, Hilliard, New York, died -.


Cyrus King, New York, died December 3, 1861.


VIM. Biggs, Ohio, died October IS, 1861


Adam johnson, died November IA, 1880.


@. McReynolds, died January 1862