New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-01

bones and drinkingcups Of their skulls. He bjmself
exhibited skull and nameless bone, dug up on the
field. He saw several bodies but partially buried
the heads and feet were abseut in almost all cases
Il was said that the men Of the 14th BROOKLYN Reg
ment were lett unbured; but be declared these
stores very much exaggerated. They had TO hunt for
hours before they saw these evidences Of Rebel bar
Lariry He himself saw Fix bodies. The trenches
in which our dead were buried are plainly marked.
He counted "a dead horses in one spot, and one OF
the most terrible features of the field was the number
of these dead horses in every imaginable position de-
noting an agouizing death. He described the DESC
hate condition of the rayaged houses OF the hown
Rebels the desecraion of family relics, the destruc'
ton of works Of taste AID art. lie himself had re.
cured copy If "IhucyGides," TO which he heiped
himself slave of Mr.. Weir told him that the
Rebel shareholders told their slaves that the Yankees
were coming to steal them and sell them to Cublt;
The older slaves and house servants generally spoke
kindly of their masters The rumored mining OF
Manassas and piling of Notifications tier upon TIER
WAS all Boosting and bombast. lie read specimen
OF Southern cblro2rsphy, the letter OF Rebel SOL
der to bis sister. The spelling was cxecrable but the
writer evidently believed in the justice Of bis cause
In the barracks at Manassas they found plenty Of ex
ceent food which the Rebels 10 their haste did not
destroy. The search for trophies the field vgor
ous and the late corners pa readily the prices
charged by the earlier invaders All manner OF ari-
cles common to camp were plentiful, but speedily
gathered up. He paid s. for a Don-commissioned
officers sword. He gave a humorous account Of
losing provisions aud clothing, and Harpers Ferry
mu-ket, which seemed to have got in habit Of
being Floyd ulently distracted Laughter. In
conclusion he exhibited large number Of trophies,
such as sabers and bowie-knives, picked up on the
field One of the bowie.knives had Inscribed on it.
" Yankees Deth." Laughter. They were very
economical of their spelling down South. Laugh
ter He also exhibited Rebel gudon, three saeers,
bayonets, cbsel, pocket-book, in q state Of i'm
lecuniosity, a havelock, cartridge-box, with am
muDtion, box OF percussion caps OF rude manniac-
ture. IL reference to the atrocities committed on
the dead, he said that there were doubtless
barbaians In both armies and that the Virginians
with whom he had conversed expressed the greatest
horror such practices DIR. Bellows also exhibited
lumber Of pictures, drawn aud painted by Dir.
Teller, who WAS with the New-York list Regiment
at the battle Of Boil Run. and had faithfully de-
lneated the various Of interest in the yicinty.
In conclusion no read extracts from letters found III
Rebel quarters. One was from q schoolgirl, and
WAS characteristic. Another was from Southern
lady, who said the war WAS doing the South good,
and she hoped it would continue until tue South was
renovated and made over" lie hoped 80 too.
Lsughter.l Another letter was from one Of the
Alabama Brothers, who thought the name was
too dinged peaceable." and wrote altogether a
very funny letter. One tract picked up was entitled,
I" Evidences Of "a Gracious State