Late on Thursday afternoon, simultaneously with the landing of the Federal Gen. Butler in New Orleans, the 21st Indiana Regiment, under Col. McMillan, landed at the Opelousas Railroad Depot in Algiers. The Superintendent at the road, Capt. Seger, was absent, but being sent for, was informed that they desired to use the depot as quarters, which, being refused, they nevertheless took possession both of the building and of the rolling stock of the road. As a consequence no trains have since gone out. Their pickets are stationed some distance below the town and up the railroad as far back as there are buildings, but not above the square this side of the depot.
We have not heard of any other seizure of private property, except that a hogshead of sugar lying at the warehouse was unceremoniously taken to sweeten their coffee, against the consent of the persons in whose charge it had been placed.
New Orleans Daily Crescent, New Orleans, LA