New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-24

II is lime that we Understood the real c0arac-
tor oe he foe we are called to encounter. HIM
erto our Treatment Of the rebels has becn marked
with a degree Of courtesy and consideration,
Tenderness. and dclcacy, difficult to reconcile
with the ,tcrn realities of actual warfare
Skulking gucrias, taken with arms IN tHelr
hands, have been released after few hours
detention, upon taking the oath OF allegiancc-an
Obligation no more binding upon the majority ci
them than was the iealty they owed 10 tie Gov
crnment against which they had taken up arms
Officers reared AID educated by the country Tor It's
defense have, in the hour of peril, perured them
selves, and gone of to lead the hOsts of Dis
union without let or hndrance. Traitors, known
traitors rcvcl in high places at Washington, and
keep Davis aud Beauregard advised of secrets too
precious 70 tus, to the loyal people Of the North,
because their removal might wound some scnsi-
tive Seeessionist. Pirates prey upon our com.
percc, and the hand of justice is Withheld lest
Davis. ss he iusolently threatens, visit vengeance
upon those Fho have been so unfortunate as u
fall into his hands. Tenderness aud sentiment
the Rebels construe into weakness and coward.
lee. Under the brut6lizing influence OF Slavery,
the restraints Of civilization hive worn away. and
their boosted chvalry given place to barbareu'
cruelty, Hhose deeds make one shudder to con
template. Their treatment Of our wounded and
prisoners stamps them as destitute of all the Mt
tributes Of humanity. We are told that during
the 6sht "they carried American flags to de-
cciye our men, and when smsll squads that
had got separated iron their regiments ap-
proached these fags, they were fred upon and
" slaughtered The RebclS also ty:d upon tie
{" ,copadsJ, standing then sP for targets, and
- then frfpg al AcR. Ore Of he CeHneefiew
- y,,n sac tsis 1eae. 4 number of the I'd New
York saw the Rebels sharpshOoters pre- "Pon
e" end kW tire rirgsdisr,s who we're giving wine
"snd water 70 the wounded. They also shot al
- srabuauces bringing of the wounded, attacked
flags of truce sent out 10 succoT the suffering,
fred point blsnk OF the buildings used as hos
rptals, and, il is said BY some, FRAT they fred
=. the buildings. Capt. IIaggerty OF the 69th woe
ukIlcd in n charge. When his bO3J was found
"hs throat was cut from ear to car, and he
:" cars and nose were cut OF. Many 81
." the wounded we're fU,nd thus dlstgured.-
"Tls faces of Oh. dead, in the skirmish on
Thursday, were found horribly mnuled with
the bntt-ends If mgskets aud their todies filed
with wounds, evidently inflicted after they had
fallen upon the field. Poor Capt. Downey OF
tie Fire ZoUayes, ca Sunday, being overpow-
(" cred ~ numbers, threw down his srms and
surrer1sred I'VE take 10 prisoners, d--n ye,
"was the reply, and he was literally blown to
(" niece, no less than rs balls entering bis body"
Such are tie experiences OF our brave soldiers
Mt the h-ais Of these worse than sayagss. Ii is
terrible 20 contemplate the fearful retrlbution
which WI eventually be metcd out By our troops
10 the foo; but, if the' provoke it by such acts
Of bsrbarFy, they cannot Justly complain