The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-12

fore TO be made quietly patiently, and on whatever
slight data may be casually presented acquired. My
observation leads to think that there are the ave-
rage two hundred confined in each Of these ware.
houses, huddled together, with not much more
regard to health than humane captain Of
SLAYER would show his freight Of enigrants from
the Congo river the Havana. The lower doors are
signed to the officers tho windows being strongly grated
the upper occupied by the rank and file Of
men who fell into the rebels hands at Manassas and else
where. The condition Of all officers and men, is ptinbe
deplorable the last degree and not another day
should be lost without our government adopting some
means by which faithful but unfortunate adherens in
Richmond may be rescued from their mseries and re-
stored the light Of freedom and the comforts OF home
These men ought be sacrificed any longer to
diplomatic political technicaty Humanity, reason,
justice common sense all appeal tones that should not
be gnored for prompt termination to the sensccss qub
BILE OF which those brave the victims The rebel
lion caA be qucled just etfectually after an
exchange of prisoners is effected as before.
believe there two other warehouses and mills
in the western part Of the city, near the canal basins
where more of our Union prisoners are confined The
bulk Of Them however have been sent further South
CHURCH HILL AND THE HOSPITALS.
Near the summit OF the elevation known Church I
is large fashioned brick building known the nms
bonse has converted from its original purpose
and an hospital for our sick and wounded
Sisters Of Charity and CO. untring angels OF conso
ation and the hearsc kept requisiton
great is the mortality that prevails here Many Of the
private houses in the vicinity also converted into
temporary hospitals AS general thing, the former
sients Of this part the city have gone elsewhere since
the location Of hospitals herc and every tenth
house or more you see waving little dirty whitish yell
low flag denotng lazaret.o The Odd Fellows Hail, on
Broad street. is also used general hospital great
deal of sickness prevails in the Confederate army.
whole regiments have been completely ravagcd by small
pox Much of the sickness is ascribed to the putrecd
state of tho atmosphere around Manassas arising from
the unburied bodies of and horses killed in the bat
tic Of Bull rum and great dissatisfaction expressed
against Beaurcgard for keeping his army there
instead Of advancing against Washington. On tho
most commanding part OF Church Hill still stands,
in good preservation too, the church in which
Patrick Henry made the famous speech at
the commencement of the Revolutionary struggle
where he used that memorable and oft-quoted
phrase, "Gve me liberty, or give me death.n Around
the church are tho graves of the generation OF the
people Of Richmond, and little disgusted TO OBJ
serve that few OF the hcadsoncs had escaped pronc
vandalism Of some scoundrels who, as proof Of their
wit ut tho figure az before the figures recording the
ages OF the deceased, making II appear that those who
rested here from their abors had enjoyed incredibly pa
triarchal length of years.
THG JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA cA1AL.
Between this hill and the ricketty suburb known as
Rockets there is large eucampment and believe there
are also batteries herc for the defence Of the river
know that there certainly batteries the bluffs,
above beyond Rockets Near here the few steamers
and sailing craft that used to trade Richmond had their
oorng places and here also the James River and Kama
wha Canal has It's southern outlet into tho river
This is great, work of internal improvement,