New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-20
letter from Gen Brown.

To NE Editor u The ~ T. Tribune
SIR: There having appeared FOE some time II
your paper series OF articles the treatment of tho sok
aud the ualadmnsson OF the hospital Bedoss Island
snd yol having ndofsed several Of them by editorial press
AID appendices being In command of that island and hsv
ing personal knowledge of the sty Of Of the
ments and OF the exsggereons of others lest my silence
should construed into an acknowledgment Of their ics
truth compelled, without intending. 10 enter into
newpspe controversy 20 snimsdyert or the conduct Of
the motives Of tho writers Of these several articles TO state
plain facts which susceptible of the csarest PROOF
and to which request that will give the ssme con'picu'
Gus publicity as you have to these article.
propose speaking particularly OF the hospital ct Foss
Ward Bedoe. Island bu! my statements In general ap-
plesb.s TO all the hospitals in the United ststes
Tho Government furnishes the sick and wounded sodiss
With everythng the long experience Of able MedioaA
Corps their health and their
They have beside their regular rsons arrow root f4ns
whisky wine brandy and tea Issued to them Whenever, N
tho opinion OF the Surgeons they require them ihey nave
the best Of medical cndsntss1geoDs stewards naIonr
and nurses Their beddnsi good Clean ard confortsols
aud the attention bestowed them kind considerse ana
unremt,ns In addition to the articles have already named
as received from tue Government, they get from the hospital
fund which at BedOes Island amounts to something more
than oas Mou,cnd Says monthly and which IL expendsA
,srv for the sick ard convzlecent land not O. ono q
our correspondents se for cooking stoves or otnes
articles Of fun.nre chickens fresh meat MIX ou's 'cS'
esgs and tables Of s kinda Their provisions are "eu
cooked loot TO be sure by French cook their tables eesn
and fycur correspondent the contrary nowibsssndin0
hey have Plates knives forks and spoons In abundance
can see nothing the sick soldier really ants TO ada 70 NJ
comfort which be and is not obtained for h eeps
.p. morning gowns. carpet slipper and may aid UNDER
garments, Of which he does receive enough ier ~ Lam
bu, perhaps enough for me frequent ch'nse s
the sick
The daily ration Of solder ia more than well man ought
10 II consists Of 81 Of .of or 10 ourcea
hard bre,d and better bread than ia mss becioe' s
o. n. foops, Of pound Of pork 1t pounds Of ffesA
beef pound OF potatoes three times sweek or Its
ard for er.yy hundred rIlions. there Is received S
or 10 pounds of rice $50 ounces oil ss
be. and 100 ounces mixed vegetables 10 pounds Of coee
0, Il pounds Of tea Is pounds Of sugar. quarts OF sat oe.a
candle, and soap ard yet. in the face OF oil taese s''s
o,,s.pona,nt Ia, in.inua.ed that sck soldier died -
Bedloe's Island of stsrvstion!!! :.
The clothing Of the United States soldier as abundant ane
good s. bis food amply sufficient Tor heath e'n''' NO
cpcy and besides he receives in addition to the resu
srvitous cohrg givea for that ost IN service msy nss
be IMPROPER here 20 remark that in OF s
Issues necessarily made 70 our args army TINS c'o'n-
ne no, been aimed rapidly was desired but TINS
40, 80 fol. II officers q, the Island. elsewhere but u
~ bsis received and issued and further delay or nteu
zion viii not probably occur
may also mention tha. there (, q, the island reading
room supplied by tie Kind and consdesie hbef! Of the
several NewYok rroprieors with newspapers and oy ohes
f1eud with periodicals and pieoria aud also with writing
tables snd boards aud other ssmes-'hus
,, the soldiers Of ssng the nsny hours
Of eouvae,ceuce IN innocent and rational amusement
Two members Of tue NewYork press have visited shs
island for the express purpose Of investigating e'e com
Iints Both have Published favorable reports di'fiu
erl.d medical officer las also ju Inspected l'r the same
rsa.n lis report aso highly fayorabls to the admins
a,ion of tn. Affairs Of the hospital And finally % the os
and Of all evidence there have been eea4"
in 4, hosyi.al ia sir ees although the number OF sick and
oYx...c,u, bas sways been several hundred, and ns~
amounts 20 nsa,, or quite thousand
HARVEY BROWN.
Bricsdier- G.neral and Military Commands.
Vs,dyuay,cys y. Y, Sept 8. 1852