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r A New Order by Maj. Gen. Butler.?The I New Orleans True Delta, of the 11th inst., pub-1 lishes the following order from Maj. oe j. Butler. '1 he order is followed by a, schedule comprising a " List of cotton Brokers of New Orleans, whe published in the Crescent, in October last, a card, ad- ! vising planters not to send produce to New Orleans in order to induce foreign intervention in behalf of the rebellion," each of whom are asses ed in suras varying from on.- hundred to five hundred dollars, and making a total of over twenty-eight thousand dollars, in aid of- t/ie.:Poor. That these men who have assisted i:i bfirtging about this state of affairs, should be made to relieve the suffering arising from the iniquity is no more than just aud proper. We are not surprised that these rebels j are making such efforts to have Gen. Butler re-1 moved, lie keeps too tight a rein upon them ahd has no idea of " coneili .lion. ' Headquar*eas Department of th:: Gclf, ) New Orleans, Dec. y, 1862. / j General Orders No. iUo.?L nder General Ordei8 No. 53, current series from these headquarters, an assessment was made upon certain parties who had aided the rebellion. " to be appropriated to the re- j lief of the starving poor oi New Orleans." The calls upon the fund ra sed under that order : have been frequent and'*urgent, and i. is now exhausted. But the poor of this city have the same or increased necessities for relief as then, and their j calls must be heard; and it is but fit and proper j that the parties responsible for the present state of affairs should have the burden ot their support. Therefore, the par.ies named in Schedule B, of General Orders No. 55, as hereunto annexed, are assessed in like sums, and for the same purpose, and will make payment to D. C. G. Held, financial clerk, at his olfice at these hoadquaiters, on or before Monday, December loth, lbG2. By command of Maj. Gen. BUTLER. George C. Strong, A. A. General and Chief of Staff. LOCAL NEWS. Bursting ov a Gun on the Str. George Washington.?Last Saturday, while the steamer George lUflii'uiig.'M wa* shvil'ug -piece of wceiL near the mouth of Mackey's Creek, for the purpose of dislodging and driving off the rebe cavalry there, the large 24 pound ritled gun ou the forward deck burst at the breecn, shattering the carriage and hurling, y the force ot the explosion a large mass of metal twelve feet into the air and overboard. Strange to say no one was killed by the actiilent, rfutwithstamling that the concussion was jso great as to lift some of the men from their feet1.-' Lieut Smith oi Co. v, 3d Rhode island Artillery, who cowman ed the gun, and two of his men were wounded, but Dot seriously, i lie piece was t roaen in halt at the trunnions and the breech again split in. two equal halves lengthwise of the bore, one half falling.on the deck and.the other being thrown to; the rear of the gun into the water, it is not fully! known to what cause to ascribe the accident,' nut it'is supposed that the ball was not rammed home to the powder. The piece burst at the. fourth shot and .rtth a charge of ten pounds of powder. i : Examikatk of Quartermaster's Accouvts' ?The .iccou ts of the Quartermaster's 1 cpartmeiK have * ecu examined by Major Cross, Inspector General, of the QuutermasUr's Department, who arrived here for the purpose, on the 12th inst., by the steamer Guide from Newbern. He fouod,lhe most excellent order and system prevailing, and the results of his scrutiny were not only satisfactory, but elicited warm commendations, of the thorough and business-like manner, in which our Quartermasters perform their duties. Every acoouut put iuto his, hands was made out with so \ much neatuess aud:perspicuity that he was enabled to perform here- in two aays, wuju requireu icn days to do at Nnwbem. Major Cross goes froui here to Key West to ifl$pect the f.ft'airs of the Department there. . . ; .. * Another one oi tuose Transports.?The propollor Shetucket put into this-port Friday morning last, for coal. She has on board t\vu companies of'I ihe 42d Massachusetts regiment, belonging to the Banks'Expedition and hit New York on the 4th inst., sprung a leak and was obliged tj put into Norfolk for repairs. She wo* put upon the dry dock there to be caulked and receive a new rudder. Altera detention of eleven days she continued her voyage, and managed to reach this part.) llcr wants having been supplied 'she left here tha same night aud uiav in ootiraesuf time reach hen destinati n. I t 4 CHRISTMAS DAY. How it was spent here, at Beaufort and the-Navy?Christmas Dinners?Games and Sports?Minstrels?&c. &c. Christmas day opened as Warm and sunny as a June day at the North,?but d little cooler weather would have been welcomed as more in accordance with our Northern notions of the season. Here the day was spent in fe .sting and merriment and by both officers and men was made the occauinn nf (inlet siu-i.il oninvmcnt. The invihitirma tr? dine given and accepted were numerous and many a camp table groaned beneath a weight of substantial fare that would have done honor to Metropolitan mahogany In all the camps the day was observed in various ways and more or less fun and frJic prevailed. Below we give a few of the more prominent incidents of the day, which afford a lair sample of how it was spent. * In the morning the Fire Department, under the direction of the Chief, Mr. Smith, had atrial of the engines in Union Square and satisfied themselves of the power and capacity of the new apparatus. In the camp of the 47th Regiment New York Yolt unteers the day was made the ^occasion of a flag raising at which the 2d Battalion of Buryea Zouaves, under command ofLt. C&.Abol Smith, assisted. Previous to the eeremonjfof r .ising the flag the Zouaves were reviewed by*Col. Frafbr of the ' Forty-seventh. '[ he flag was raised by Mrs. Col. Frazer and upon reaching the fop of the s:aff was greeted with hearty cheers by the soldiers. After an eloquent prayer from the Rev. Mr. Butt-, Chaplain oi tiie Foity-seventli the cilicers be.o k themselves to Major Van Brunt s quarters when they parto k of an excellent dinner. At the l'rovost Maishal's Quarters there were I absurd and laughable sports Among the men, and I a ball match between the " Van Brunt" and the j ? Frazer' Base ball clubs, which resulted in a vief I Ai -1 * .1 * X1 fl A tory ior me latter; ana in me evening me rrovosi Guard Minstrels entertained a large audience with songs and dances, 'lhe Rhode Island Minstrels also gave a concert which jjts exceedingly good, and pronounced to befHbd^%ature of the evening in the way of amusenff?nTs. In the New York Volunteer Engineer', a German company observed the day in their national manner with a Christmas tree very prettily got up.' \ - CiUUUUUS ^J^ftJ^V*02T. At Beau fort , the day passed ^n the >anic quiet and social manner as here. In the Camp of the flth'Vonmcticut regiment a grand complimentary : dinner was given by the officers of the regiment ' to their many friends. The table presented an elegant appearance, and was spread w ith a profusion and variety w hich reflected credit upon Messrs. j Cooley 6i Harvey, sutlers of the regiment, who ; supplied the good cheer. Music was furnished i during ;the repast, by the baud of the 8th Maine, regiment. In the camp of the 1st U. S. Art.Ilery. the day was marked by ludicrous and amusing games and feats of dexterity and horseman < 'IInvKinrt A.1 imln u'liimlKoprikU' l-limutug ik J ii uvvti/tiiivn races, tneal feats, &.c., were followed by artillery practice, pistol firing at a target by horsemen at full g.Hop, riding over hurdles, &e. These sports, requiring both skill and agility, proved very interesting. After the games came feasting and jollity, and abundance of good cheer was consumed in honor of old St. Nicholas. In the camp of the 1th New Hampshire Cel. 1^)11 gave a dinner to his officers, at which mirth and hilarity prevailed. Admiral Du Pont and Gen. Seymour spent th_ day at Beaufort, the guests of Gen. Saxton. CHRISTMAS IX THE XAYT. Our friends of the IVabath gave their grand Concert Christmas evening. It was a very creditable affair, the singing good, and their delineation of the. negro character excellent, well meriting the applause it received. The crowning piece of the e.ening was tbe ? Magic Postage Stamp." in I which all the humorous characters o* negro acting was brought out and sltoue to advantrge. The hCenery, (designed and painted on board the Wabash,) was artistic, both i.i design and execution. Our blue jackets, we perceive, continue to j shine either in fun or fighting; may we not h .pe i that they will repeat the conce.t on New Year's | eve. The day was not allowed to pass unheeded by 1 our soldiers stationed on the different islands, but was duly celebrated, l'v the Hinetv-seventh Penn;s\lvania, statLuedon St. Helena Island, it was made a gala, and the soldiers in joyed themselves hugely with all sorts of am and frolic. Take it altogether, we think that no fault can be found with the sensible manner in which wc spe..t our Christj mas in the South. _ _ ? fct affords us pleasure to a Id that everything ^Bseil off harmoniously, and without an accident [to mar the pleasure, of the day. Another Breakdown.?Another steamer con- , veying troops for the Banks' Expedition put in here last Sunday, for repairs to her machinery. The Str. Merrimac, having on board the Tenth N. V. o. JL lltmui v;u OUM OCUUiJaOCVVIUU V UIUII" ^ teers) six companies of Ibo Second Battalion of Duryea Houav^s (one hundred and sixty-second N. Y. V.) and two companies ol the Twenty-filth Connecticut regiment, in all loOO men, wlun two days out from New York, had one of her engines disabled by the breaking of the connecting shaft, and was obliged to ruu for a day w ith only one engine; notwithstanding which she made the trip from New York to thispo.t in the short space of three days. 1 he repairs necessitated a delay of several days and th i troops have been put on shore, and accommodated iu the va. ious buildings that afford space to lodge thetu, until the Steamer is ready to sail. Arrival op Brig. Genl. Seymour.?Brig. Gen; Seymour arrived here on the Delaware on Thursd ,y. Gen. Seymour, it will be remembered*was a Captain in the 3d Artillery and was in Fort Sumter when it was capitulated to the rebels. Having lived in the South for many years and being predisposed to bronchial complaints, he asked to be assigned to duty in a more genial clime, aud he has come down here to attend to such duties as may be assigned to him. .It is generally understood he will not relieve Gen. Saxton, but be placed in command of Bcauiort. lie is a skilful soldier, a strict disciplinariin and a fine sociable gentleman. Tue Sir. Trade Wind Captain Wbitehurst, from New Orleans, put into this port last Monday for coal ami left again the next day with a mail for the N urth. Y\ e aire indebted to the courteous Captain lor l ull tiles of New Orleans papers to the llih instant. DEATHS. Private, Hinry Angel!, Co. L, 3d R. I. Regt. Dec. loth, chronic diarrhoea. Private, Benjamin E. Prince, Co. G, 4?ljji S". Y. Begt., at Port Pulaski, 1 ec, 12th, sore throat. riivate? Samuel Muggins, Cy. II, 47t!i Penn'a. llegt.j Dcc.ioth, wounds. " Almanac, Port Royal, S. C., Dec. 20, '62bvn rises 7 01) 1 moos sets 12 22 ?? sum sets O 01 J high water 12 40 Thermometric Table 1 Prepared by A. P.Dalrympie, surgeon r. s. \aim surgeon of the Post, Hilton Head, S. for the week eliding I. Thursday, Dec. 25th, 1HC2, giving the degrees ol temperature (Fahrenheit! at four periods of the day. X I ! g I I I S I ? I S J '+> I 5 X _ !_ <- ' _ 5i i ? I H ] SnnriM'. IM 43 29 M :it 40 45 i 9 A. M. :?i 45 23 43 47 50 51 ! 3 P. M. 57 50 47 54 12 : ('.2 U | 9 P. M. 44 10 40 40 43 t 47 57 KAm^WS. ARRIVED. Foe. 10. Bark Tycoon, Lowv, Now York; 20, i'?n,i.i;a ,,n* rii n-lesfnii -JJri r T. ll. ; OU 4' ) iiinaaim* ? y v** ..... , Wagner. Smith, New York; Sclir. 1J tin tress, J i/.| nov, Phil a.; Sclir. Hachael S. Miller, Baker. PhiPa. Sclir. Marietta, Hall. 1 h i a.; Sehr. Union, ! Vaname. New York; Str. Circassian. Baton, New York; Sehr. A?tor, Spicer, New York; Sclir. Arctic Garwood, Godfrey, PhiPa.; 21, Sclir. Sanri. ' H. Sharp. Mayhew, phi'a.; Sclir N. C. Clark, ( lark, PhiPa.: Sehr. Armenia Burt ett, Bai tlett, PhiPa ; Sehr. Geo. Fa'.es, Nicke.son,New York; Ship Alari , (.lark. New Yoik; S S. Merrimae, Sa npson, New York; 22,'1 rade W'iml. \\ liiteliurst, N. Oneans; Sehr. Chief, Norris, N. Y \ia Beaufort, N. C.; Mr. Boston, Johnson, I eruandina; Sehr. Delpliine, Norton, New York; P-arkGuerilla, Pierce, New York; Sclir. Mai, Norris, New York; ; 24, Str Delaware, Cannon, New York; 2>, Steam i Ship Star of the South, Wood hull, New York; 1 Sclir. Howard, Collins, New York; 2>, Str. Nep i U11H', lil'Wh, oi. .Mi^uaiinc. CLEARED. 19, Str. (uide. Xenvill, Paltinmiv *jU, Sclir. r. Poice. Poiee, Phil a.; 2'J, iSolir Anna E. Martin, i P rower,, phi Pa ; Park Eagle, Piker, New York; Sclir. T. P. Prown, Nicholson, New York; Sclir. Maria Pike, Rogers, New York ; '1 . Park 'tycoon, Lewy, New York; M'hr. Talisman Co ner, N. 0. i vii bernandina; -1, Selir R. P. liowlctt, Sum. ; nicrs, Phil'a., via Fernandina; Str Pen Dctdrd, Hal.ett, Fernanditia and Key West: 2-1, Sclir. Inion, Yanname, Key West; li6,.lohn Price, Sears, j I hil'a.: .!a<. l!ev. it . Lake. PltiPa.