Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-04-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April Z

The Committee on the Conduct VT the
War have been taking testimony as toudig
mites and outrages perpctrated upoi. our
wounded on the battlefield at Bull Run and
upon the dead at subsequent periods. Ae
the testimony is full and reliable, and ca
firms all that has been published. Sever,
surgeons who were taken prisoners. Captain
Rickett and Others, have sworn to acts com
mittcd by the Rebels on our wounded sol.
diers, that would disgrace n nation of sa-
wages. The malignant hate and fiendish
dcpravity displayed are almost incredible.
Several Rhode Island officers and Others
testified to the treatment of our dcad-sku
made into drinking cups, bones made into
drum sticks, rings, &c, were produced. Al
dcrman Schalc, of Brooklyn, has been four
days trying to rescue the remains of his son
who was killed on the memorable Sunday,
and who had been buried by the comrades
But the body had been dug up and the
bones taken away. In many instances the
bodies had been pried out of the shallow
graves by the Rebels, and the buttons, clothes
bones, ali taken away us trophies.
Testimony has been taken from people
residing near there which shows that the
atrocities We're mostly committed by the
Louisiana Tigers and Col Barstow's Georgia
Regiment. The testimony is being prepared
for report 10 Congress on this subject and
will he ready for publication in week or
ten days.
Slavery is practically abolished in Prince
Georges county, Maryland. The slaves are
running away in large numbers: scarcely a
plantation that has no, suffered. The UNI
grateful wretches are unwilling to remain in
the homes where they have been raised and
cared for unless they are treated as though
they had right TO the earnings of their own
labor. Gangs of from five to fifty can be
seen daily vending their way towards Wash
ington, and wandering over Maryland seek
ing employment where they can be paid for
their work. Their owners say il is becoming
useless to 20 after them when they leave, as
they will not remain when brought back,
but refuse to work, and on the first opportu-
nifty showing itself arc off again. Those who
remain are well treated by their masters and
ARE no doubt as well off as though they left.
WAsurNGroE, April :, Midnight.
A despatch from General Haleck states
that General Sturgis goes to Kansas, and
Gen. Craig to the Indian Territory
General Buell's advanced guard has reach
cd Gen. Grants
Neh. naiiecK VIII speeully take the Held
in person.
Hon. Andrew Johnson, the Military Gov
ernor of Tennessee, reports that arrests of
several prominent persons engaged in the
rebellion have been made, and that the
Union cause is working well.
No material change is reported in the
position of the enemp. Jackson is near
New Market and Johnston is at Gordons-
vile.
A refugee who came in to-day reports that
thousand Union men in Rockinham county
had taken to the mountains at Elk Run, on
the Blue Ridge, with the determination to
resit, with arms, their impressment by the
Rebels. This statement is believed Jack
son threatens TO subduc them by force,
which they are determined 10 resist.
The forces in front OF General Fremont
are retreating towards the Shenandoah
mountains.
n. P. BASKs, Major General