Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-08-22
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camp Wy
We understand that the tents furnished for the shell
ter of the soldiers stationed at Camp Wyatt, however
suitable they may be shades good for nothing
ese aordng next to protection from the rain, and
we need not say how heavily it has rained during the
last few weeks.
The hospital is small old servant house and totally
unsuited either in size accommodations for the purpo
ses to which it has been applied especially when it is
recclected that among troops going into camp for
the first time mumps measles aid other diseases of that
class apt to be- and in this actually preva
lent so that large proportion down with Sickness
although not of dangerous character if situated
to receive due attention.
Some shelters for the kitchen and cooking arrange
ments are much needed also for eating under. Now,
nothing of the kind exists but all these things have to
be done in the open air. and When it rains so heavily
it has done lately no cooking at all can be done.
We are also informed that there Companies who
have been in service from the very first who have neither
received pay assistance articles from the State their
respective counties or elsewhere We think these things
are worthy of being seen to. Many OF the men are
without Blankets and have already stated all may
be said to be virtually without tents. We understand
that the State paid sixteen dollars for each of these
There are eight Companies at Camp Wyatt, and
from this it may be judged how poorly small kitchen
will accommodate the sick of so large body of
Further, the men down at the Camp complain of
being totally isolated and without any regular of
communication with the rest of mankind
We do not make these statements 10 any spirit OF fault
finding We have good authority for making them,
however, and requested to do account of the
health and efficiency OF the there We trust that
attention being called the matter all proper at
the disposal of the authorities will be used to remedy the
evils complained of.
From North.
| Dr. S. S. Satchwell, of this County, who has been
absent in Europe for months, which time he spent
mainly if not exclusively in Paris, in the hospitals and
dissectng rooms, adding to his of professional
knowledge arrived here yesterday via Louisville and the
West, after hard scufl get through at all. The
fact that nowhere in Europe, not in Russia is
the espionage annoying the searches of person
and baggage so ofcious as they at the North
France is free, civil government compared with the
military despotism of Abraham Lincoln and strangely
or what might have been thought some months since
the focus the very heart and centre Of all this may bt
found in the great liberal City of New York-the City
tndL grew I'll vi us
mopoan character and its freedom from local preju
dices. Neither Massachusetts, in general, Bosor
in particular can hold candle to New York in ran
bitterness Such appears to be the result of thu
Doctors observations, and the conclusion to which b.
has is also affirmed by the experience of Others
But the winter is coming on and the vast hordes O
the unemployed and thriftless and characteess floating
population of New York, whom no charity can Ions
keep relieved, will be threatening the property of pecu
ators the storehouses Of food and the repositories
clothing, with sack and confscation. The whole arti
fetal scafoding upon which the boated bulk of New
York commercial supremacy has been raised high
tumbing down, aud her merchant princes " are be
come desperate mad, reckless
We understand that the history of the Doctors mean
behring's in order to reach home would form quite mar
rative Any Southern coming home from New
} York has to go winding way"
i Daily Journal, 18th inst.