New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-19
THE CARE FOR OUR WOUNDED.
"REMINISCENCES TOWARD LEESBURG.
REPORTS FROM RICHMOND.
Serious Charges Against Hospital Officers
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.

so far as known here there mas been 40 ilghtlb9
to day on the Upper Potomac; certainly nothing like
a renewal of yesterday battle. No dispatches from
the army have been received, giving official detaii
of yesterdays battle or of the posture of affairs al
its close; the Government like the public is obliged
to rely on the very full and graphic account trans
misi by telegraph from your special correspondent
who was upon the field from the beginning to the
close of the action All that is really known about
the battle here is derived from that Dispatch.
REPORTS ABOUT JACKSON.
A rerort found credence in Rebel circles this morn
ing, and among the more apprehensiye loyaisls, to
the effect that Stonewall Jackson had not been en-
gagged in tho fight near ShTpsburg at all, but had
remained on the Virginia side Of the Potomac, ana
was crossing to-day at Nolan's Ferry, with the view
either of attacking Gen. Mcclellan in the rear, OF OF
moving upon Washington, which he hoped to find
ungairisoned
There lie no confirmation of this report, and It is
disbelevod altogether or regarded as premature at
all events. That the enemy may attempt such
movement is not considered improbable however, II
he DO not pushed to the river, and pushed into the
river and pushed over the river, and destroyed by
the army which got the better OF him yesterday aud
is resting to-day.
THE DEATH or GEN. MANSFIELD.
Gen. Mansfield, killed at Sharpsburg, dined with
the II9n Iii Thayer in this city on Saturday last.
lie was in good spirits during the day, but just be-
fore taking leave seemed to have become distracted,
aud, nlter few moments silence, said, Mr. Ihayer,
| sm going into battle. II fall, have my body sent
70 my friends at Middletown, Conn" lie left i'm.
medateIy after making the request
OUR WOUNDED.
4 telegram Just received by the Sanitary Commits
sion states that 5000 of our wounded nave arrived
at Keedysylc, and are receiving attention. Many
gmLuance- and surgeons have arrived there, and II
considerable amount of supplies are on hand.
THE ENEMY IN FRONT OF WASHINGTON.
Thorough scouting and Reconnaissance establish
the fact that the enemy IN front Of Washington Is no
nearer than the line of Gordonsvie and that there
he is not in force. II is aso reported that the enemy
are marching down the Valley TO re-entorce Lee.
Reconnaissance TOW ARD LEEsBURG.
Lieut. Col. Fitzpatrick, OF the Harris Light Cav.
airy. with portion OF his and the lst Michigan
Regiment and section OF artillery marched toward
Ieesburg day before yesterday, and bivouacked at
Dranesve the first night having found no enemy.
Yesterday morning he pushed OH and drove email
body Of Rebel cavalry out of Leesbury. taking
twenty prisoners, without casualty in his own
command. On the road out he picked up some 50
sick Rebel etragglers, many OF whom Lad been
wandering about the country several weeks. Some
of them fell out Of Jacksons ranks when he marched
toward Mary land.
PARoLED UNION PRIsONERs-TuE aEW MER-
RIMAC.
Tie last instalment of Union prisoners paroled At
Richmond numbers nearly 5 100 of whom 90 are
officers One hundred and eighty officers Of Gen.
Pope's army, including Gen. Prince, are in the
Libby prison confined ar feons The Rebels still
persist in treating them thus. One OF the paroled
prisoners who arrived here yesterday, says he raw
Merrimac No. ut Richmond. 1t was the very
image Of the old Merrimac, with the exception thu,
it was not hearty finished, no iron plating having
been put on for the best Of reasons-hey had none.
The work on it was not proceeding. Other returned
prisoners, however are reported to have said that
the plating had all been put on
THE ALLEGED ABUSES Of SICK AND WOUNDED
SOLDIERS.
DELEGATIONS from the various State Relief Assoca-
tons now at work in the hospitals here held large
meeting last evening at Temperance Hall, at which
report was presented from Special Committee
previously appointed to investigate the alleged
abuses in the treatment Of the sick and wounded
soldiers. The report was very severe the con.
duet of most of the surgeons in charge and of many
of the stewards, and nurses, n few chapains being
also criticised sharply. The specific charges Are
gross inattenion rudeness TO phanthrophic visitors
aud frequent maI-appropration Of donated deicaaies
from the patients TO their owa benefit.
The report charges that food of the most miserable
quality is served TO the sick in some of the hospitals
aud that the surgeons commute the full soldiers
tons which is the patients due, aud pocket the
money themselves. Ii is Believed that soma Of the
most inscriptions clear thousand dollars . monA
by stealing the accruing hospital fund, keeping the
sick and wounded in their charge on the ,neanes,
diet, and returning vouchers rs of money applied TO
their comfort. This report has been presented by
the Committee TO the Surgeon-.'cneral, who has
promised cooperation md begun vigorca, invest.
gation of its charges.
DIR. Cuyler commenced tou. Of rigid inspection
yesterday, and reprunanded cad reported several
surgeons and nurses. The surgeon N charge OF the
largest hospital in the city hss been informed thar
his resignation world be acceptable. An order has
been issued by the Sargeonenerat 10 all the hospi-
as, requiring ihem TO BIO open to the relief associa.
tons AMI to all friends III the inmates oVery day
from II to O'Clock p. IN.
TIE TAX On COUPONS AND DIVIDENDS.
1t has hitherto been the ruling of the Comns-
sionoss of Internal Revenue that IA The three per
cen. tax Is collected on all Coupons. being the in.
teEest on bonds and dividends payable on or after
the lat of September; this docision having
been called in question the matter was refer.
red TO the Solicitor Of the Treasury. who decide,
after due delibcsation that only those coupons