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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.
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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.