Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-31

the Boil Run sf4ir was kilisg Greeley and b,cg. d u5
TO AppeGs; tha; excitement IL tkc Ts.tune wants nc
mans nane we will give It. That will do for to-day,
hessierrs.
THE FEDERAGS IN WESTERN YIRGIfIA--TfiE
,FEDERALs ADMIT ROsEJRANS TO HAVE BEN
COMPLETELY 0UTGENERaLgD n FLOYD.
The Cincinnati Times, strong R'pubioan psp'r
pablisbcs the following letter from tie Federal camp il
Western Virginia, with the following express head:
FROM THE KANAWHA-BAD CONDITION OF TBE
4RMY-THE LATE RETR0GRADE MOyEHEST--
AWFUL CONDITION OF TIE SIcK-A SIcKES-
ING PICTURE INDEEDl .sc5
CAMP BkSnAu oc... s, 1861.
In my last you were informed of an rxpscsed battle
between fGrces under command Of Gen. Rcsecfans
and those Of The r. bs!s, under GeU. Lee. Ros.C.c4
marched with his forcfs some 1000 strong, tosard Camp
Lockout where his advance guard drove IN the ensmy5
pcksts. lie after~ards followed up as far 90 Swell
Mountain, few miles from where Gen. Lee aud bis
tire fcrco-ls 600 men strongly ertrenched aud lofsi
fed Both the armies could each other plainly from
their camfiag grounda. Taey both stood mealeiog
each other for several days when finally General Bl.s
the serious conclusion ;Eat te must .sl
bick on Camp Lockout or Gauey TieFsfore the Frs.
Brigade Gen. Benhsm's which consisted OILY Of ,Le
Tenth Regiment Major Burke commanding, were order
cd back; the TSelfth being Camp Lockout AMI the
Thirteenth at Ganey. The 1ys Of .he Tenth
men more eager or anxious for fght tatn they
were
Thi, fght viii not be easily forgotten by thcm indeed
Il one OF the nost foolish movements Gen. L. cd
ever since bis advent into Western Virginia and f
mistake not ell caused by the inactivity Snd bian-
derng Of Gen. Cox and few others OF the iiz.
They represented things in thst led G:aaIa
Rosecrsns 10 believe that victory would be els.'y
achieved When our army came within ten mics Il
Camp Sevel tie roads almost inlpass2bc, mug:
that OF the wagons and ambu!snces br5Ssa
to atoms. To cosmopolitan jour aist the msulclg
auiuie Of both armies would, indeed be q Curious
sight There stood the Southern troop, on tle SeEe.
gsn.liks in fern, while troops stood looking on
with amszameut full Of chaern and Disappointment.
Ii was indeed of the most foolish, as Ne!!
Of the most aitened-out sxped ions that could pr,:
ply happen army, and !. is no wonder thst tie
felt miarible. Aud AN sup;isei that GSiersl Ross
cIsus did Lot see mo it before ho started. Had he
looked matters straight in the face General should he
would have ssyed the Government enormous
the hospitals from hundreds Of soldiers, and scd.er5
from II humor. The fact of the matter is: CSsui-r
Ferry, about which much has been said aud writer,
turns out more 20 our cost great bunGer tud sI
mistake, and instead OF heap9g opprobrous epLet-
Floyd calling him coward be ia in the end turned on,
be Roiecrauss superior es an officer and General 10
ouma ivered him In every way AID il every sense of
the word. We now iad him sne OF our most .orl!1'-
BILE opponents at Little Sswell; whereas il Gec. Be-
ans paps were followed ou. at CarOif4x Ferg no
would be rong:y confined ia penilenary a; Coum.
bus together with his hold brigade. Thousaeds OF
and millions Cf dollars have yet 10 bs expanded before
tie Governnent gains the advantage Gen RoseeF4ns
gained but lost al CirniiaN Ferry.
Captain Hudson, Of CoWpiny Q, Teath Regiment ard
forty men, detailed by Major Barko to 3nlo's
the pcstion aud strength Of the enemy a. sswel moua-
tain the 4t5. They tock detcur Of twelve riles
ami came in the rear OF raj Wise's posoD Nherc
he found a seres of formidable earthworks aud a
line Of camps extending distance OF about five ni.es
He cep. through the undetbrush 10 within the dsGLcs
OF about fifty yards Of their camp ground. lie staid
there until dusk when according to order be made tie
bes. Of hs way back 20 headquarters where be report.
ed VIA afterwards turned out 10 be OF the greatfs con-
sequence 10 cur army Too much credit cannot be
given to Captain Hudson for his dcreton and yaOF ia
Ihis irstarci, as wei Ss on maay former occasions
The copi ion Of the soldiers Of this division s appa
ing There nast be sc leat 800 men 10 the different
hospitals, and in some of the hospitals they shame
fully neglected At Cross Lanes there 2ll in
the hosps and for two days prior to my arrival there
the men had not particle Of sugar and had 10 lay,
during that terrific Hood in miserable sop OF straw,
with nothing but miserable canvass ten. to screen thtm
from the rans and in many instances, found 81 many
as ten and fifteen sick in enc OF those mis;rabe
e1cuses This will surprise many but IL " true
Where does the blame lie Az whcN door will !. be
laid or how can Il be remedied!
The surgeons say Il Is not their fault then who s to
blame While a. Gauey Bridge Surgeon MeEzies took
mo TO visit the hospitals at that place, and must here
co 3fess that felt so much shocked IN ell ny ,
for there were men In the last agonics Of srhsGg og
Id and exposure. They had blankets when arrived
there but DR. Meuzies rode back Immediately TO the
Qlastei MASTER aud Il with great difficulty he could
OBTAIN enc huadred single blankets 10 protect IRON the
ucemency Of the weather two hundred men. Then the
Aoors wall 'beds and clothing OF the in these t0sp
tails and tents present most errbs and Sghs
from the yermn Which can be seen craving ard creep
ing along tie whole place. Nota ro'k or Corner can
escape The yermin.
Itis indeed mca,ab,e lha. our Government woul so
far forget the obligation It owes the brave men wSchw
voluntarily to when IL rights wereinysded it. dig
nifty au peace threatened by conspiracy which e civ
| zed world now looks upon almost triumphant. In
connection with this mus. state that she surgeons sie
rot at ali TO bamo in this mater, ne they hive 10 iae
i,s whatever by which they alsgato tic copdiion
of the sick ard wounded. Dr. hcIzle3 Is ntoe}, inte-
f,t;sabs n his labour3 to hep aud ane5rae the c0rd
ton OF the army /, d., Muscroi q the Tenth NO-
ing il left undore by these DE- Shumard, B1g7da
rgeon of The Frat Bgads, has beea unecasng in big
efforts do everything Ia hie p5wer toEayd hping and
eyca rendering ,is,auce 20 the sick and vcpGdsi.
The only bfigads In the whols divii)n whose wants
are promptly attended 10 10 tho Fist. Gen Bsnhsms.-
Himself and sa CJpts. S.ansge Alknson aud Hawkes.
are unirng ia their efforts Mjor Bake. Of the Tenth,
to his credi, be II said has the most healthy regiment,
except the Fifth Ohio thai have during my &C. ourn
In Western Virginia.
The day previous to our fall back Mountain Gave
towards Gsuey, the Tenth struck tents ate p D., aud
II the whole baggage and tents CT the "Boedy Tenth
were on the At 81 p NJ, the came hight, Gen.
Benham received orders R:secrans 10 bait Con-
sequenly the men OF the Tenth had to remain AZ that
night with nothing but the canopy Of have1 to screen
them and bad to march twenty-five miles wi.hou, food,
as all the rations sent along before them on the
Wagons With such treatment IL is impossible for men
TO feel healthy or comfortable. NJ L. J.
rHE LINCOLN DESPOrI5M IN A CANADIAN POINT
OF vIEw-IT5 TYRANNY AND ArR0CITY MAS
TERLY EXPOSED.
Prom the quebec Morning Chronicle. October