GENERAL ORDERS No.
22.]
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF
THE GULF,
New Orleans, May 4,
1862.
The commanding general of the department having been
informed that rebellious, lying, and desperate men have represented, and are
now representing, to honest planters and good people of the State of Louisiana
that the United States Government, by its forces, have come here to confiscate
and destroy their crops of cotton and sugar, it is hereby ordered to he made
known, by publication in all the newspapers of this city, that all cargoes of
cotton and sugar shall receive the safe conduct of the forces of the United
States; and the boats bringing them from beyond the lines of the United States
forces may be allowed to return in safety, after a reasonable delay, if their
owners so desire, provided they bring no passengers except the owners and
managers of said boat and of the property so conveyed, and no other merchandise
except provisions, of which such boats are requested to bring a full supply for
the benefit of the poor of this city.
By command of Major-General Butler:
GEO. C. STRONG,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SOURCE: The
War Of The Rebellion: A Compilation Of The Official Records Of The Union And
Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6 (Serial No. 6), p. 722
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