, 1862-04-22

Emerald, and subsequently te |, the LOUIS.
space to communicates the particulars. |
When the most pressing wants Of the |
steamboats, bad been supplied from our stores,
tie Lonlstapa began the same evening to take |
Louis: We busted :ouiselyes: TIL after mid
night In waiting upon these sad objects
brought fnm the tents On the bank through
The rain, g1oantng with pain at the motion,
with filthy clothing, and wounds that had not
been dressed since The day Of the battle, many
yet t extracted rom fheir Bodies. ob, how grate~
fully: they received tie .eoft beds, The clean
ehits and drawers; and the refreshing Water
and lsmUnaae. -
Cskhing few hours imperfect sleep, We
resumed cnr labors On Saturday, removing ouI
By DR.. 'Grimsted, the Medical ParyeJor, and
thence supplying al appropriate applicants.
DR. HEWITT
Wemetalso Dr. Hewitt, the Medical Director
Of Gen. Grants forces. Though, si1ee our
mission, he has been suspended, to allow in
quiry into the charges preferred against
him upon previous matters by partles at
Cincinnati, concerning which We have no
knowledge and express no opinion, We must
do him the justice to say, that in thoroughness
OF professional knowledge and plans for the
army, he Ia one Of the ablest surgeons whom
ne have met In the service, and has uniformly
treated Us With perfect courtesy, and co-opera-
ted willingly and actively in our measures.
And fnasmuch as many have attributed to his
incompetence or neglect, the desttntl0n Of
medical and hospital supplies after the battle,
We would barely state three facts; 1-Dr. Fl.
made application in rain I've have seen and
read The Official answer nearly month before
the battle, for supply adequate to such an
emergency. 2-On the Sunday after the bat
tic, the regimental hospital supplies on hand
we're plunde1ed by the enemy, when the
in its haste, lett its supplies behind. Hence
there vas no possible way Of caring for 5000
to GOO wounded men unexpectedly thrown
upon the hands Of the surgeons. Even rags
and bondages were wanting, except as We sup
piled them, and new sheets were torn up By
the surgeons for such use, while We turned
over to the medical purVeyor large plrt OF
our stock of ch1oroform, his OWN being entire.
y exhausted!
OTHER ARRIVALS,
During Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
numerous boats arrived, loaded with physi-
cins, nurses and supplies from all quarters,
| Cincinnati, through her Sanitary Commission,
cent two finely equipped boats, LOUSY vile t@o,
| st. Louis one or two, and Evansville one
| while Gov. Yates came for the Illinois wound
| ed with the " Black Hawk from Quincy. The
arrival Of SO many well furnished boats relley-
| CA Liz plNcaNiE uRl4 SAuu HE tuluEA ONT
attention to the wants Of the regimental hos
pitals in the camps, some Of which we visited.
| at our departure we left a large amount Of
stores with our clerk, Mr.. Goldsmith, whom
we had transferred from Cairo, and who writes
| that he has continued to supply the sick In
camp. to the great joy and gratitude Of the
soldiers. Dir. G, also left twenty boxes OF our
goods for the hospitals, at Savannah, as he
came up. We had previously sent forty boxes
there by Mr. Folsom.
| DARDARITY.
We were geatly panied, as VIC passed along
the road traversed BY thousands, to see dead
bodies lying in the mud Of the path, day aftel
! day. They we're priyates cast of from the
boats OF thrust out Of the tents to which they
had been taken when wounded, and Wherf
they had died. Some Of them were bodies O
rebels. Their open eyes and gradually black
ening faces we're horrible sight, especia1l!
amid the crowd which always hung abou
the landing. After demonstrating with seEera
officers, on the inhuman practice and its bat
effects on the soldiers, who saw how 1itt1
they we're cared for, when dead, We succeeded
in having them buried. a very similar seem
pital on the hill, where was a pile Of ampu
tated limbs, just outside the back door! Al
admfrinE officer assured us, IS We sorroElnll,
gazed, that it was the result Of the labor q
Dr.. ---w within, the famous operator frou
Chic. We Aope the trophies Of lis skill vii
Z ruTsrs .sn prysrr,..s
! - 1.n--- 1,,
!, frona hev. Mr. Col9er re nave received
reIy hass1actoly EePolI OF A1s OWL aoors an
t1ose o. ne nurses IN general, p1t as Inc suo
, stance Of it has already been published, it j
unnecessary TO MAKE e2tfacts. Suf1ee 1t !
!, sag, that many OF the nurses worked al III
n1gnt ot our a1nval, and taat they ceased no
. their e3haustIng care Tor the e wounded but 10
. or3e1 intervals OF resi-, I'LL me sufferers WeI
| delivered at the various HOSPITALS. Will
praising all the nurses Of whom We have ha
l report, we must make special mention {
, Jloge sca1est OF Whom Mr: Couyer says
!, h's lepoItCNHe Tas the pest among rs. 70
eloer ol tne Patty, no nan old as nlnca har
VOTE OF ola II pelter, or "foushI SO man
? hours at q stretch"
AS Jet ne hafe fecelEed oat paItlal fepofl
+, from onr physicians, though We have kno'
! ! Iedge Of the 1aitn1ul ianors OF nearly Ai ~,
! them. Dr BAG eommun1cates an account OF T. Il