Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-20
LATE NORTHERN INTELLIGENCE.
- IIs- "T'-E@-1 1900
THE TESTIMONY OF THE ENEM,

wounded, and whose hospital was in the Stone
House on the battlefield Of the 2lst, has
written Il letter to the New York HERALD"
from which we take an extract. It will
be seen that the cruel neglect of the
Northern generals, in abandoning their wound
ed entirely to the care and attention Of the
very people whose homes they are seeking to
make desolate, has had its natural influence
upon these sufferers. Coupled with this, the
generosity and kindness Of our authorities
and people, TO which Dr.. Noryal so warmly
testifes, must make many a Northern soldier
ashamed Of his mission here, and have its
effect in the North and abroad:
There is one thing I cannot refrain from ad,
ve:ting tu--the feelings OF the wounded and
prisoners towards our government. If the pas.
sive treatment they arc now receiving IS con-
tinued, and which is hostile to every principle
Of civilized warfare, there will be such a howl
from those dungeons and hospitals rs will Jc
felt throughout the whole length and breadth
of the North, and would do more to damage
our cause than two such battles as Manassas !;
besides, it would bring down upon the admin
i~stration the condemnation OF other powers
in short, the whole civilized world. 1t would
be injudicions 10 say more on this subject at
present. You may hear from me in a future
communication. had q petition to his Excel.
lency the President from the imprisoned Off
GERS. l showed it to Gen. Winder, OF the Con.
fedorate forces. He said he could not allow it
to pass without showing it to the War Depart.
mont, and if they passed it, it was to be sent
by Adams Express. The prisoners anx-
iouslSawait the result Of this petition before
gividgs5ent to their feelings.
7 hdYe brought with me about four hundred
letters from the prisoners and wounded
Should any Of their relatives Or friends wish
to communicate with them, address their
letters, prisoner Of war, care Of General
Winder, Richmond" and deliver open at
Adams Express office? | have been assured by
the General that he will faithfully sec them
delivered. The same with clothing and money.
In concluding this letter allow NE 10 bear
testimony 10 the uniform kindness 10 us
wounded and prisoners-by the Confederate
authorities they did all in their power 10
ameliorato our condition. To Col. Stone, III
the Fourth South Carolina regiment, and DIR.
Smith, of the Nineteenth Mississippi, | am un,
der an everlasting deb. of gratitude for sup
plying the wounded in Iny hospital with food
when We were starving, my hospital being
In q Wild, Unknown 10 pubic view.
The farmers and soldiers in camp often brought
good substantial tokens. Of their visiis.
/, myself, have been wounded in the leg,
which has been aggravated by fatigue
Eleven CT US have been liberated on the follow.
- -,,oi, 81 b1.c-- G.. lin i'm. t,r1.-.iL-.5
officers, ucn.conIuissioncd officers end ~pIi7alcs,
in the service of the United Stairs, do make
our unqualified parole Of honor, that we will
not by arms, information or Otherwise, during
the existing Eos!ililies between the United
States and Confederate States Of America, aid
or abet the enemies 81 the Confederate States,
or any Of them in any form OF manner whatso.
ever until released or exchanged" We were
sent from Manassas 10 RichMond OH this pa
role, accompanied with the following note
1.-The parole OF these doctors was taken &c
prevent the necessity CT guarding them whilst
they were attending to the eneIny's wounded,
with an understanding that it was to be contln'
ued by the War Department after leaving here,
and that they were 10 DC permitted TO return
to their homes when their Services would nc
longer BE- required, on the ground that they
were non. colnbatan,s and might have got of
il they had initiated their fellow officers.
G. i. BEAuEEGAKD, General Commanding"
In Richmond there arc upwards Of tilir
teen hundred wounded and prisoners OF ouI
forces.
Our ColOnc. (Camc:on) was shot through
the left breast ar:c" the second yolley We rc
! ceived from the enemy. He is buried ahcu;
three hundred yards from my hospital.
No useless CONN encle scd his breast,
Nor in sheet, nor In ,hroud We wound hia.
| am, dear Sir, yours respectfully,
JAMES NUEvAL,
Surgeon Seventy-nlntA regiment New York
Stale Militia.
The New York Herald" says: The de
lays, to make immense preparations for Bull
Run fights, nN not Pay. > The plan is
to harass the enemy, and not wait for great
battles"
Harassing is one Of tho appliances 81 ID
fence, but when employed it an attempted con-
guest, it is q confession Of impotence, and only
serves to rouse The utmos. animosities and
secure the perfect naion Of the assailed ard in
7aded people, and 10 lay the foundations Of
extreme and eternal hate. the North is al
ready whipped; It is nov seeking revenge.
The banks Of the North have loaned money
t. the Lincoln Government under a Gort o.
duresse. y Northern writer says
The banks and bankers of New York,
Boston and Philadelphia believe that if the
Federal Government goes down, they go down
-:,l.t .,,,b,, op1 I,e;ptonro tion IL, 3ha Tror
States would be ruin TO all, and yeti j would be
the natural and inevitable consequences of the
failure Of the government 10 obtain this loan.
This Government could expect no aid from
European capital, while capitalists at home des'
paired Of the. republic.
The amount thus taken is fifty millions uDw,
with the option Of taking hereafter two equal
sums in successive instruments, making a tota
Of one hundred ard fifty millions by the first
CT January next. The var party assume that
the whole will be taken, and hence are much
elatcd. 1t remains, however, to be seen
wheher, having thrown fifty million dollars into
the pit in which they are all about to "go down.
they will think it worth while hereafter Ia
tliIOn dHhy 5ooa hohSJ "''i '"''
As one condition OF the loan, il is ill.,. under
standing that Lincoln shall prosecute tee var
against US with fresh furJ, and give speedy
proof OF his power to subiugate us.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.-There is no trnth in
the rumor that work was about to be resumed
On the capitol, at least for the present
The business Of the Patent Office CONTINUES
SO to fall off that the commissioners c0nlem'
plate 4 reduction Of the pay Of the employees,
Inventions for military or destructive purposes
arc very numerous. There are now q great
number of applications for patents of that sort
before the examiner, who is charged with that
class of cases.
The tenor Of The news from The lower conn
ties Of Maryland confirms what was stated two
or three days since in this correspondence,
namely that the Coniederates ere preparing
a great fleet 1( boats in the creeks and rivers