New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-06
, NIs,r. TO TIE MoUNDKp PRISONERS.

Tug xy,y.s upS FIRE zoUAvBs--t pEw SUGGESTIONS ,
s>oui Ths Richmond Enq,aysr, July p.
Yesterday incoming reporter paid visit to the
CITY Alms-House, where number II the wounded
captured ~ Manassas qualtered The Aims
House is lar " fOur.story building recently erected
and competeai wrh the exception of the plasteTing.
IL il situated upon a commanding elevation IN the
north portion vi the city, ard affords from ns
windows an epscous porcbes mag ntcent view Of the
surrounding country. IL is mos s.n.irably adapted
for a hospsi, the use TO which 1t isnow put "a We'll
on account Of Us Interior arrangemensas tssainoiions
situation.
The wourded prisoners occupy The soath end OF the
second story. Those seriously oanded are lying on
mattresses aud o,hcrs, who sLItY injured, dt on
benches or walk up and down me poTehes hs snrs
their pleasure An Air of neatness peryades the wh9c
csipb ishmens, aud the order IL Only 0toAen ID! the
occasional curses of " Pet Lamb, With the excep-
tion of the New.YOsk Zouayes tie prisoners express
s,y their nswsrapers aud politicians had led them to
believe that Soalheners were semi bsrbarous ana were
prepaing 30 overrun the NORTH had Seen pcs iaded
that the Of the people here Fer9 held IN sno,
lection by few nnpIincipled men and desired the aid
of the North regain their Independence and many
enlisted withthe understanding that they would only
bo empoved in the defense OF Washington City. They
are very grateful for the kind treatment they are re-
ceying our bands. Dut the Fire Iouaves are incor
Iigible. They seea perfectly Obvious to every SEN
tiInent Ct honor, gratitude, or dccsn9y fLey 49,
nothing Tut the hOran form ana 'acdtly VI steos" :"
disiing sh them lrsm Gorilias.
No wonder she A>toIs and Coogers OF New-lofk
contributed 80 literally TO their eaIpment ana nrseu
Them 60 earnoe.ly to invade the south. Ihey knew
the hroNl stone frolis, marble gaLsss and Ilahorc
,ynr.hsases re ted foundsuoA as ntec're as ine
na,alcns OF t,i3 glorious fighting s,niclal as liz.
Syoftl termed ihsp,, which walled bat the sPafk OF
so,ne favorable event 10 fan lato hnmes egver man
49, tba, n, m the streets OF paFis and cast lnrid
T, ,,er tba thousand horrors Of French revolution
T&e n r. Herald stated fsT weeks ago thai there err
ncno three hundyed thousapd inst suen alen IN inc
Nh a. sbose COMPOSING the Fie Konaye Regiments
aj ;nsist ri they should be sagani1ed into grand
awuy1 10 invade the South, and shoules IN the Ian
grage OF the Botany Bay pSet,
Leave ,heir country 'o1their country good"
The .entiplcnt of humanity which finds 40 more CO.
p,c;oa dwelling than Soathern hoari, demands those
Zopa1es deIssed, degraded, aud uagptefpl as they
areslond be taken care Of in tier present oogditon
bnt We would respectfully suggs4t ist no such ssnti-
mont reduaes that aen should DO compelled 10 oc-
upv the me apartment with Lesm, or what Is santa
mount 10 g. adjoining rooms, Through ihe open dooa
Of which, thcy hear adue heale9 upon our cause
| bv the representatives from staekwshs tsLnd, Is
| hive Points and other ysaowned school, wheDe'
| Northern ponjy dasws ia deepest inApiraiioDs'