Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-12
Things about Washington.
what the Wounded Soldiers Say Of
the Richmond BaJIleS--The Presi-
denT--Gen- Hunter and the Contra
band Question.

w hat the Wounded Soldiers Say Of
the Richmond BHtIles--The Presi-
denI--Gem. Hunter and the Contra
band Question.
Correspondence of the y. Y independents
The wounded soldiers OF the week OF
battles begin to arrive here. | have seen
many of them, and not one have heard
utter word OF encouragement. They
are one and all ia fac spirits. Were you
whipped % asked a stranger of Capt. Hart,
of Syracuse, one of the wounded men. on
the avenue, the other day Whipped ~
was the reply; Iii we wece whipped.
have come to Washington to find it out.
We were not beateu at any point. After
the battle of Friday, in which We were
overpowered by the great numbers of the
enemy our General concluded 10 change
his base TO the James River OF course
we had 10 retreat TO do this, aud yet we
stopped TO give the rebels hait-a-dozeu
pitched battles on that retreat. In every
one OF them We beat the rebels back. Was
that being whipped? - The man who said
this had ugly Mimic bullet in his right
leg ut the time he spoke. He received it
on the Fridays battle, but continued with
his troops, and came off on one of our
transports lying in tue james River. There
are hundreds OF these wounded men of the
recent battles in front of Richmond now
of Independence Day long, long process
sion of ambuIances, full OF wounded SOL
diers, went slowly past my house On their
way to Trinity Church hospital. All these
men were wounded in the battles occurring
in connection with the retreat to James
River. II was Il sad sight on such a day,
but the general good spirits of the soldiers
was encouraging.
Everybody who was IN Washington at
ter the battle of Manassas will remember
the exaggerated stories OF the soldiers who
came in from the rout. Disaster was upon
every tongue. Cut to pieces, was the
exclamation of every runaway soldier. 1t
was evidence enough Of the terrible panic
But the soldiers who came up from the
dreadful battles N front of Richmond tell
no such wild tales. TheC speak constant
! ~ of victory, of REFUSING the enemy, of
changing the base OF operations TO better
| their position. IL is a good and healthy
! sign.
! President Lincoln i not cast down by
| the great events OF the week He is still
at his post, and apparently us cheerful a
| ever. His good health cIings to him
through every excitement and trouble.
| | have good reason to believe that he
! is pouderIng the distinct cuuuciatiOu OF Il
decided policy IN the conduct of the war,
| anu CuAu &c III sunni VI tut men tutTuSlel
| with its management. If nothing further
is heard from him upon these subjects, it
will be because the opposition to his own
views is 20 great that he has concluded that
it would do more harm than good, at the
! present juncture OF our affairs, 10 make the
! proposed changes.
| Gen Hunters bold letter to the War De-
Pariment attracts great deal OF attention
IN these days OF trouble anu disorder. He
hopes be will have nearly fifty thousand
| black men under arms by October! Who
would believe thGtin the great need OF SOL
diers, we have men in Congress, and out of
it, who are ready to abandon the cause
rather than TO receive the services Of loyal
black men Such is the fact There are
numbers OF Democrats and slhve-state men
in Congress who wish Hunter displaced
because he states boldly that he shall use
the loyal black men to put down the rebel
lion. Late events, however. will mike this
Hunter policy more and more popular
throughout the free States.
Afew days since clever Northern man
who has not been noted tor his affection for
antislavery principles. with 4 host of pol
iticiaus, WAS discussing the negro ques-
ton. To their apparent establishment,
this gentleman expressed the opinion that