. Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's book . on by their noise very considerably. Lieu-tenant Kinsman came in and reported that a Union man, , who had once been recorder of the city, and who had takenrefuge on board the Mississippi, had just been brought off to thehotel. I directed that he should be taken down to the CustomHouse for safety. As he was well known to the mob, I thought it BUTLERS BOOK. 375 was dangerous for him to have to go through the mob without astrong force, and I directed Lieutenant Kinsman to take my head-quarters gu
. Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's book . on by their noise very considerably. Lieu-tenant Kinsman came in and reported that a Union man, , who had once been recorder of the city, and who had takenrefuge on board the Mississippi, had just been brought off to thehotel. I directed that he should be taken down to the CustomHouse for safety. As he was well known to the mob, I thought it BUTLERS BOOK. 375 was dangerous for him to have to go through the mob without astrong force, and I directed Lieutenant Kinsman to take my head-quarters guard at the St. Charles down to the Custom House withhim. The appearance of Somers, guarded, raised the greatestconfusion, and we had to wait in our conference, looking out thewindow at the scene, while the little bunch of troops, gallantly ledby Lieutenant Kinsman, took Somers through the crowd. Then themob gathered about the hotel again, and resumed its shouting andoffensive noises. At that moment Captain De Kay crowded throughthe mob into the hotel. His uniform was almost torn off St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans. Touching his cap, he said: General Williams compliments, andhe bids me say to the general commanding that the mob is gettingunruly, and asks for orders as to what shall be done with them. 4Give my compliments to General Williams, I answered quietly,and tell him to clear the streets at once with his artillery. The captain left with the message. The members of the citygovernment all sprang to their feet, crying: kfc Dont, General;dont give such an order as that. Why this emotion, gentlemen? I said. The cannon arenot going to shoot our way, and I have borne this noise and confu-sion as long as I choose to. 376 BUTLERS BOOK. Wait a while, General, wait a while,* they said, and we willgo out and speak to the people and advise them to go away, and theywill disperse. Very well, I said, so they do disperse, I do not care as to themeans; go out and try your hand at it. A
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