The evening Argus., 1862-05-29
From the st, Louis Republican.
GOV,NOR YATES SANITARY MOVE
MENTS.

We find the following in n correspondence
of the New York World. We can scarcely
credit its statements; and only the high re-
specability of the journal which publishes it
would be with rs Il warrant for reproducing
it. 1t is proper, however, that it should be
brought under the eye Of Gov, Yates, in or
der that he may make all necessary cxplana-
! tions
SURGEONS, NURSES AND MAY PARTIEs.
MONTEREY, May ..
| The public will have been gratiiied to see
the laudablc efforts OF the authorities and pat.
riotic citizens Of the western states, TO nllcvI-
| ate the sick and wounded soldiers with this
army Sanitary commissioners, hired sur
geons, nurses and others have hockcd here in
| large numbers, and the general belief is that
they have been instrumental III caring for
thousands Of our sick aud wounded. Ono
case has Just been brought to our notice by
responsible authority where the government
! has been the victim ot Il rcmorsclcsS swluiio
and what was designed rs an crranl Of mercy
converted into Il trOlickiug party. Governor
| Yates, Of Illinois it j. related, tclcgraphcd to
! Gen ilalcck at Pittsburgh, that be was de-.
/ srOus Of accompanying a corps If surgeon"
and nurses up the Tennessee for the purpose
of caring for the wounded in the expected
battle. Gen. lIaile,k replied nstructing
/ Col Parsons t. provide transportation from
| st, Louis for G0r. TdteS, SHge1ns GHd nurses.
Col. Parsons at once ordered the captain OF
the government chartered steamer Champion
TO reserve rooms for Gorcmor lates aHd par
A. The result 0f which was party Of ladies
and gentlemen. nearly hundred got On
board, the worthy governor stating that he
| had chartered the boat uA account OF the stat"
The trip down the river was It scene Of teS
! tiyitv, guicty and luxury. At one point on
the RIVER the boat was stopped four hours to
. accommodate irw oi the leaders in stroll
! through the woods tor the purpose Of seeing
some curious springs. BY an unusual freak
/ Of folly, Governor Yates appointed II Mrs
I REYNOLDS, the vile Of lieutenant in the ar
my, major Of volunteers 10 keep up the
pucrlc fancy, this lady or was placed IN
/ command Of the boat The governor and the
/ fair major were the last to return from their
rambes, having, us they said, lost their way
I in the woods. At Cairo this precious Crew
was swclled to the list Of n hundred, Cards,
dancing and merrimcnt was the order oi the
day. Wines. segars, dcIicacies and sanitary
stores were consumed by the guest, uure
scrycdly Gu their arrival at Pittsburgh Ger
tain persons ON the hospital boats sent oyer
to the Champion for nurses to assist them IN
their attention to the wounded, but mt onc
Sinyicu Nurse coinnteecd. 1t further appears
that only three surgeons got on board ut St.
Louis, the rest being mcrr curious pleasure
/ seekers
! We learn further that Governor Yates. on
his arrival. didnrdouhtcd injury to the cause,
perhaps uncou-cjously, by telling the sol
dicrs that any Of them who were unable TO
march would BE- sent back to the river. the
consequence Of which was that hundred and
ten men cut Of one regiment, and hundred
/ and fifteen out Of another, avacd themselves
.! the opportunity cau.elcssly. These we
submit as lndignItlr~ which ought to be made
public