New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-31

of Belmont, and has but recently been released. He
was wounded by Mimic ball ia the ankle, which
made an ugly wound. He was als9 shot though the
right arm and in addition, bail ragsed through his
left lung, and L dyed in lis buck. This ball was ex-
tracted few days ago, along with piece Of hickory
shifting which was need for patching. Col. Doughery
was in the Mexican war; during II, he received
several wounds, and on occasion ball passed
loszoniay across and through his lips, cutting away
tIsc projecting pant Of tie upper lip. At the battle OF
Charleston, last Summer, lie was seriously injured Ia
a desperate haud-io-hand encounter.
| When he WAS carried 10 Columbus he was almost
diving. having lain several hours bleeding and
thirsty. Daring the night which followed, his leg
was cut off three different times by unskilinl sur
geons aud now be thinks when he shall get strength
20 as to bear it, the bone must be cut oil again, that
the flesh may grow o'er it ard protect it, whico
now il cannot well do. He seems 10 a fair way to
recover and he eiys be TO be in the battle a
Columbus, even if he goes on gunboat as spec-
tator. told bin / thought we would be too quick
for him. One would think this to look desperate
enough. lie is very quiet and softly spoken man.
Full Justice has not been done this officer with
reference to the part be took in the battle Of Belmont
! lie, with his regiment and Col. Lauman 9Th Iowa,
met the enemy where lie was strongest, and signally
defeated him. 1t is to be remarked that in hete hurry
ing days important events succeed each other with
ra ioiry and that before one has time to hear well
all that can be said of one thing, tho attention Is
called to another thing The history Of these times,
included in many volumes, clone can do our heroes
justice.
| Col. Dougherty related TO me what he saw during
his impris nment at Columbus, and as he has military
experience, is ulacLinist by profession, and scen'
tiGc practical man, j think he would moIe abed,
with one eye SHUT than many would with both eye.
and walking about. Some things which be taw he
Promised TO their General he would not Ieyell--of
course he did not speak Of them.
While he was yet weak and scarcely able TO talk,
the rebe, officers came into bis room and told him
how much the South had been injured by the North,
and how impossible It will be to conquer them This
one after another repeated with little variation, and
30 often that he sick Of it, aud it tired him 60
much that he dreamed them saying the same thing in
lis sheep. As regards their complaint of the North,
once be believed in part now he does not believe
a word Of it.
/ Ale was prescribed him as drink; all that could
be found in the place two dozen bottles of Scotch
ale They complain that tley can get more ale
from Pittsburgh, and that the blockade dePrves them
Of a thousand things they valued which they used to
get from the North. Some Germans are YER de-
cesssully manufacturing ale n Memphis. Of
nothing do they complain so ,ch as that they h4 se
no salt, and the time is approaching If not already
arrived, when they may excaim, Give US salt, or
we shsll die" OF sJipeter they in great need,
and they propose to manufacture it, and only propose
it. Col. Dougherty says they fired OF only one
cannon while he there and that he believes their
powder will be exhausted In two days lombard
ment.
Since the battle Of Belmont, Columbus has been
largely re enforced. The Colonels window was in
fa view Of the troops as they arrived. Ho says the
Arkansas and Tennessee troops looked tolerably
we'll, though by no means well uniformed; but be
saw regiment after regiment fom Mississippi and
Louisiana which were nothing more than mobs.
They hnd no equipments Of any kind; many were
barefooted and most Of then wore blue blankets,
with holes cut for the arms aud head and they were
| OirdeJ n,uuuu tLc wust wItn ropes. Iney Lad on
trow,er.-ons could only guess whether they nsa
vests aud shirts. He thinks that by this time tie
mos, Of them armed.
| COHClurIoHf bc Wv o'oH ~ h~'' $3.50 80
fdence 10 themselves, and tia, when we sent down
flag Of truce they were in n tremor, 1 II they
thought something dreadful was about to happen To
them. Ia short, he thought they believed thai their
destructish IL at hand.
Several little tne-boats arrived to-day they being
destined TO tow the mortar batteries.
An investigation Is going on here with reference io
Government contracts, and an exposure Is expected
| j wanted 10 speak long ago of one thing, and
will do II now. There are many scoundrels who do
not curse and swear; but an convinced that one
who does curse and swear ID not fit to hold an Office
Of trust. know Of Government officers who have
this habit-ths vce-this crime; not a word can they
speak without oath, and they damn their souls
their hcarts-their Maker, aud mankind. What ju-
dcious man would intrust important affairs. or con-
siderable sums, with such men There those
ready TO charge with religious fanaticism for
making this remark. belong 70 no church, and
probably never shall belong TO one. But hold
that the Government is shsmefully rsuiss in giving
10 prof.Ine men offices Of honor aud trust ~ s
ticable in every srmy and feel strong in the belief
that every good citizen agrees with me.