The New York herald., 1862-09-07
THE BATTLE FIELD or SATURDAY.

| TIM AMBULANoEs GOING OUT UNDER FLAG OF TRUCE
APPEARANCE OF THE BATTLE FlELD--TBE DEAD
UPON TIVE Fn:LD--LooxISG FOR rHE WOUNDED
HosPIrAL DrPoTs-COHPIDEHCE OF THE REBELS IN
THEIR COMMANDING GKNERALs--AMPUTkTIH0 IN
THr oPsS AIR-A THUNDER aT0RN-TTE REBELa
TAKING NEGROES FROM OUR ANBULAScEs- no
TRACES OF THE REBEL ARMy--A WARNING ABoU1
REBEL ROBEEEy AND PLUNDER--sCKNEs In CENTRE
yIILE--HoNEwARD BOUND, ETC., ETC.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Z, 1862.
Dr. Chamberlain and DR.. smith, OF the New York Sank
tary Commission, have had interesting experience
within enemy lines since the recent battles After
the hundred smbulamcs left General Pope's head
quarters under nag OF Monday morning. for tho
purpose of bringing in wousdcd these gentlemen fol-
lowed buggy The train Of ambulances proceeded o.
about a uilc beyond the stone house which had been
used as hospital during the Hrst battle of Bull run, and
which "a situated about half . mile beyond the STONE
bridge on tho warrenion turnpike. Those in charge q
the train established depot on the summit of ad-
aceut hill, from which the ambuansss
sent out In all directions the recent battIe nslA.
These ssntemen having been considerable dssAnos
behind train carried separate DAG 81 truce. Thcy
were met by the officer In command OF tbs rebs ckcts,
who inquired their business, and learning that n
ras connected with The wounded, passed then with
ont hesitation The first half Of the day was devoted
principally survey " the battle field Of Saturday Cor
the purpose OF hunting up our wounded~who required
attention After passing the rebel picxes they met about
brigade Of rebel cavalry stationed ths roadside end
r.ny squads of rebel infantry along the Ware
pike rebel troops generally passed them In silence.
The part of the Geld which most attrasted lnsr
attention upon the right OF cur lines where
General Halcbs brigade in General kings divscu
had been engaged In the battle that brigade
had lain behind u piece Of woods, having skTmshers
thrown forward the edge of the timber In front there
was "A plain about quarter Of mile broad, and an
ascending slope CROW wned by rail fenco behind
excavation through which the Manassas Cap Railrosd
n,esed Behind this fence and within the srcsvattsa
tere bad been posted large force OF rebels, ~ attack
.nor our brigade had been moved This extensive
plain and up the ascending slope From the point n
which they emerged from the woods and moved up thu
NH the strewn about In considerable nnmbors
whore our limo had been formed IL opcu 10 moss
destructive nre VI rete artillery and pf.n,ry and after
tn battle our lying whcre tncy fell, n
ooc continuous line Here snd there, under tree,
beu cath the shsdow Of rock, there nigh, bayc beeu
.pan sroups OF OF who had been wouadeA
mat 81 vhoIa had died unsicccred while ocasisnat
oae Was living stn fhs rail .cnse In trent d which our
h. Of battle had boon formed was blown 70 Pieces M
scattsred evcrywh oy the Tremendous brs Of gas
and canister from tho snemy's artillery, while " war
co ps,ey perforated by bullets from musgs,ry. On shs
Other siio u the railroad co group OF rebels we're -
,asea n baryins ,hsr own dead with thess men N.
Snau,bsriain had considerable convsrsatoo They 70.
rrsvss hin. politely, and even pronsrsf tbsr ss
,ces 70 seccnpsny niw shronFh shs wsods VI sesScs
,surded men Noe, Of the wounded ~id they nsd bees
,res,sd gitii great LnnaD ~ BY The snsny.
\, ,a,,,oy aons the railroad excavation ~ poins
.ns,s 4 wss Immediately followed by an embsuk-
men, s,shty.Gw Of our dead were found laid
,osre rcaay SOFA bs covered by hs svelr
rns Of the snbsnsment over ,hsm ms
,,cs, e.sea,,ious manner OF burial Hs also tive
ao, az orr wounded ccnaiape ABOUT sixty officers aad
r,,a,cs al little cabin near tho rcsd.
ana the other beneath the shadow Of trees. scm~
~ the parties from tho ambulance train bad remained,
,a were attending 20 these wounded One leusen-
an. Of lno Thiresh New York regiments whose spinal
so,uvnn had been severely injured BY rie hslh We
CONTINUED on EeSrH PAesl