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I. No person will be arrested as a slave, by any policeman or other person, and put in confinement for safe keeping, unless the person arresting knows that such person is owned by a loyal citizen of the United States.

II. The Inspector and Superintendent of Prisons is authorized to discharge from confinement all slaves not known to be the slaves of loyal owners.

BY COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL BUTLER:

GEO. C. STRONG,

Assistant Adjutant General.

No. 89.

New Orleans, November 3, 1862.

If there are any soldiers in this Department who are acquainted in any way with telegraphic operations, they will at once report to Lieut. J. Elliott Smith, at his office, corner of St. Charles and Gravier streets. Commanding officers of regiments, batteries and unattached companies will examine the men of their commands and send those that they think will be useful to Lieut. Smith.

BY COMMAND OF MATOR GENERAL BUTLER :

R. S. DAVIS,

Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant General.

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No. 90.

New Orleans, November 6, 1862.

(COPY.)

"HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT No. 1, CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,

New Orleans, La., March 20, 1862.

XII. All process from any Court of Law or Equity in the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson, for the ejection of families of soldiers now in the service of the Government, either on land or water, for rent past due, is hereby suspended, and no such collections shall be forced until further orders.

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BY COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL LOVELL:

[Signed]

J. G. PICKETT, Assistant Adjutant General.

The above extract, from orders of the rebel General Lovell, is accepted and ordered, as referring to the families of soldiers and sailors now in the service of the United States.

BY COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL BUTLER:

GEO. C. STRONG, Assistant Adjutant General.

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