The national Republican., 1862-09-04
The Very Latest from the Bull
Run Battle ield.
Return Of some of the Nurses.
Capture Of about sixty Of Then.
The Condition oFossr W-owsded

Messrs. Winter, Stoddard, and Boyd, Of the
Treasury Department., and hsssrs. Thoupscs
and Hutchinson, Of the Interior Department,
arrived in this city late last night, direct from
the Bull Run battlefield. They are the rom
nsnt Of the large party Of volunteer nurses Who
went dswn from this city on Saturday lest.
They pushed on from the railroad track to the
battle field, and about thirty Of the party sue
ceedad In going on to the battle Geld with am
balances, under o flag Of truce, on Monday
morning, where they found enough 70 do In
saving the lives Of our wounded soldiers. From
the time they arrived to the time they left the
field, they worked and toilsd industriously, day
and night, in their noble work Of humanity.
The field, over IN extent Of about I've milee
10 length by three In Width, wss found COM
plstely strewn with our dead and wounded 10
all forms and conditions. One space Of many
acres In extent was found very thichly strewn-
some lying in masses and other scattered about
The dead were usually stripped Of oil their
military trsppings. aud, In most instances, Of
coats, pants, and shoes, many being found
without any clothing. except shirts and stock.
ings One wounded man said be saw bis com
psnion stripped while he was kicking in bis
dying struggles.
About twenty surgeons were With the party,
and they commenced the work Of gathering the
Sufferers together ln an orchard, where the op'
GRAFTON Of smputatiou was performed when
necessary. r....
The great want was food for the sufferers 10
theil agonies. and the attendants In their srdu
Gus lsbors. Some Of the wounded had not
tasted food for four days. and they we're com
pletsly exhausted, and some died OF hunger, In
addition to wounds and loss Of blood. II 10
represented as being horrible TO witness the
sgonies Of these men aud 70 be unable to give
them food. About four hundred men were
saved by these noble labores, and sent to the
railroad station, thence To Alexandria.
Our informant says that some eight or ten Of
our citizens are still on the 6eld, which the
others were compelled to leave on account Of
hunger, without means Of food. ......
He says that about sixty Of the Washington
party Of Government clerks, &C., were un-
doubtedly captured by the enemy on Monday
morning. They started q little ahead Of his
party and swung Of towards General Bankss
corps, where Il is supposed they were taken BY
q division Of the enemy who were engaged In
harrassing Banks on bis retreat from Warren
ton.
There are now many dying and dead on the
field still uncared for. Many Of the latter
might be saved BY proper care, II relief 10
promptly sent The dead ought to be buried.
When our party arrived the rebels were just
completing the burial Of their own dead.
Besides the number sent TO Alexandria quite
. large number we're carried to shady plaoss
and made n comfortable as possible, awaiting
the arrival of moro smbulsnces and wagons 10
transport them to the depot -rt .
Several Of the party who came up with our
Informant, stopped at Alszaadria and will ar
rive here to-day.
Our prisoners seen by this party represent
that they are well treated by the enemy, eI-
cept in the matter Of food, which the rebels do
not have in their possession to bestow. The
enemy Is estimated at two hundred thousand
men, and their purpose is said to be TO make
their way over into Maryland.