The national Republican., 1862-10-02
MILITARY MATTERS.
Fort llIs,yorth.

We again refer to tho Convaiescept hospital,
| located at this place, at the earnest request OF
reliable persons connected with the post. There
| are about eighteen thousand men here, who
| are Ia most horrible condition. Language ls
inadequate to portray the miserable, hlthy,
| neglected, and starving condition OF the men.
Those who visit here are compelled to exclaim,
| Can II be possible that these are human be-
nation protesting Christianity |" We implore
the authorities to give this matter due alton.
| tion.
wouaded Soldiers 10 be Sent North.
| Five hundred and ATTY slightly wounded sol
diers. viii be sent from the various hospitals In
this city to New York, per steamer, to day.
More Wounded Arrived.
| About 800 more wounded soldiers arrived In
this city on Monday last, and were distributed
to the various hospitals here. They were from
| recent battles.
Prisoner of war.
Albert Lewis, Of the Fourth virginia caval.
| ry, was captured by the scouts OF the First Di.
vision, Third Army Corps, near Falls Church,
mitted to the Old Capitol.
Transferred from Hospital 60 Pris IN.
Richard Costello, company H, Twenty second
North Carolina volunteers, was transferred TO
| from the Armory Square Hospital to the Old
| Capitol Prison Yesterday. In accordance with
| recent order of Gen. Wadsworth. The undue
.
| 10 unde rstood. has led TO this step on the part
| Of the authorities. Sick prisoners have been
| treated the same as our own sick, and the
| benevolent Union ladies' have Afforded them
tho same comforts. But on learning Of tho
presence Of rebel prisoners, the hospital 10
| thronged with these sokening sentimentalists,
who gorge their favortes 10 suffocation, and
contemptuously haunt past our own brave
boys. This was too much for patriotic human
nature 10 bear. and es oouss qusnoe. these
| ladies ~ have injured instead "f beneatting
| their favorites.
k..nin,ns Surgeons.
| The Commissioner of Pensions has mode the
| following additional appointments Of examining
George McCook, NJ. D.. Pittsburg. Pa: A.
| jackson Carpenter, NJ. D., Lancaster, Pa;
Crawford Irwin, NJ. D., Hollidaysburgs, Pa;
Myron b. Harding, N. D., Lawrenceburg, Ind.
William 9. Perry, M. D., Exeter, N. H.; Q. NJ.
Rubleo. Monlpelier, Tt., 1.ohariah Reed, n.
D.. Lowell Mass.
| Vinosn, r. jackson, mall carrier, an EN-.
ployee of the City Post ONCE, late a prisoner
in Richmond, was arrested last night. by order
| OF Major Doster, on tho charge of carrying let
ters from Richmond u ibis city.
| Death. OF Soldiers.
The following deaths OF fsoldiers were reported
| on yesterday:
Fred. B. stickney, company I. I'd Vt; Hare
wood hospital.
A. B. Davis, company Z, lI9th Pa; Columbian
College hospital. Clareford county Pa.
Adam Burge, company 4, l25,h Pa. C5ium.
bian College hospital. Fallen Timber. Cambria
county, Pa.
| Robert Wells Steven, company T., I'd Wis.,;
| Wstsrs'a Warehouse hospital.
Jasper Gordon, company q, 10th Mich.
| Gs rgetown College hospital.
G. Name, companyf, 45th Pa; Nj. Pleasant
hospital.
James II. HENDERSON, company D, i4th Conn.
| Mt. Ploasant hospital.
Samuel Mackey, company D. 10th Pa. Res.
Armory Square hospital.
G. Lynch, I'd U. 3. Inl Capitol hospital.
I'd. Hager, company A, 10th Conn; Capito
hospital.
John Rncs, company X, lst N. Y; Clifburnt
hospital.
Thomas Gordon, company. h. 4th Pa. Res.
Emory hospital.
David l.. Patterson. oompany N. I'd Ia. Cav.
Emory hospital