The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-09-19

The Indiana Journal OF the lIth contains
letter from w. T. Dennis. Esq, dated
Washington City. Sept IA, from which we
rake the following extracts:
Irwin Mcdowell. Esq. The never was a
eneral, has gone North for his health,
I'D this is acknowledged by all AS being
a he first sensible movement of his since his
injection with the army. Whether he
i'll be benefited by the bracing air of the
forth or not, il is beyond any kind OF ques
ON, tha. it was too hot for him here, and !
y no means healthy. The gallant Colonel
.irodhead, gave Pope and Mcdowell dy- |
ng ..broadside." that leaves them in a sink |
ilg condition, beyond the reach OF dry. /
ocks. Il die victim to Pope's mbecilily,
I'D McDowell's treason This be wrote
u the field where he fell, while his lie
lood was etbing away, and its crimson
rops were The seal of its truth.
The court of inquiry now organized Will
atch in its meshes few more OF this class.
nd the only difficulty which ever seriously
rippled our army will be removed.
The "Hoosier Boy Burnside is the COM
~ man of this army and the splendid fight
~ qualities of many If the Brigadiers and
yolonels in the late battles give earnest that
We have glorious material for commanders.
The rafting fight of Gibbons brigade Of
wenty seven hundred men against Hills
iiyision of rebels under Ewell, over ffteea
thousand strong. lasting an hour and forty
minutes, and In which the wounded rebels
hat Tell into our hands, acknowledged that
hey thought they were fighting Kings
shole division, shows that plain country
isAting as executed by such officers aud
zen is ;nyincible. And it shows another
hing worthy OF attention, which Is this:-
Chat this brigade. with a little more than
lalt its full complement of men was ordered
nto this attack by Mcdowell, when he Ell
her dad know or might hare known that
he enemy's force sufficient to have
aptuTed every man in the brigade, bound
,lm hand and foot. land carried him of with
orporal's guard for an escort Seven hun
red and eli, hty eight men killed, wounded
nd missing damning evidences OF the
geachery or stupidity of Mcdowell and
heir gallan,ry aud bravery the heritage Of
,ur common country.
The Second Sixth and Seventh Wiscon-
sin and the Nineteenth Indiana regiments
re indebted to themselves alone for their
scape.
What the result in Maryland may be 20 u
will probably have learned ere this. 1t
| looks as though the old story of the bull
! and the locomotive wss about to be exem-
| plfied. Gen Mcclellan is in the field and
/ did not taks aoy shovels with him. The
best fighting material of the army is there,
| all anxious to do-and l think they will.
/ Gen. Banks, the game cock of New Eng
land. is in Command in the city during Gen.
/ Mcclellan s absence, and things are all right
/ when he is about.
The wounded and sick are all in the hos
| pitfalls we'll cared for in every PARTICULAR
The severely and dangerously wounded are
| having the services of the most eminent
surgeons and everything that skill and
| prompt attendance can effect they receive
! a considerable number o. -ol ..'.~~~~--
troops. and among them many from our
j State Lay he~uLs sent Tor yard TO New loIA
!. recruit their health and strength.
am now getting up complete list OF all
Icas.~. .-~~ys--.-.sss s-s-srsts.io -, tL:s
city, Georgetown, Alexandria. and at Fair
fax Seminary, which l will send you.
Our Indiana citizens are nobly 0evo,ing
themselves t. the work of mercy, many Civ
ing their whole time and their means as far
as they are able. DR.. John G.. Stevenson,
librarian to Congress, has devoted his whole
time aud bis fine professional skill to the
relief not OILY of our own sick and wound
ed, but to those of other States. AS an
o'iueaSo "a suou oPPACoioAou VI Ills seisA-
ces. several wounded officers and privates Of
New York regiments. whom he had attend
ed, have presented him with beautiful set
of sleeve buttons and shirt studs elegantly
set with diamonds.
Majo Chapman and his cavalry have
again distinguished themselves at or near
Poolesville by two brilliant charges which
sent the enemy flying" and compelled
them to leave several Lead and wounded on
the field and considerable number of pris-
oners. Major Chapman occupies place in
the confidence of his superiors and the at
fections Of his men that is not exceeded by
any officer in the army.
Henry Fiske, of the 7th Indiana. who
was. with others. taken prisoner at Port
Republic, has just made his escape from
Richmond aud turned up here in quest oe
his regiment. l learn from him that the
number OF Indiana prisoners there when he
left was as follows:
Ast