Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-09

CE.TrRETILLE, AuGust u 1867.
SIR; Many Of the wounded Gi this Army
have been left on the field, for whom dasirt
to send uubulances. VIII you please Inform
me whether you consent to truce until they
are cured for? am, sir, your obedient Ser
Want, JOHN POPE,
Maj. Gen. Q. S. A., Com.
COMMANDING OFFICER Confederate Forcss, near
Groveton.
HEADa'R RS ARMY OF NORTHERN TA.,i
August 81. 1862.
Major Ger. John Pope. q. S. a., Command.
'ng, &c.:
Sir reconsideration for your wounded in-
duces me to oongent to your sending ambu-
lances to convey them within your lines. I
cannot consent to a truce nor a suspension OF
military operutions of this army. Ii, you de-
sire to send for your wounded, should ybar
.ambulances report to Dr.. Guild, Medical
Director Of this Army, he wi gre directions
for their transportation.
The wounded viii DO paroled, and At Is
understood that no dslny VIII take place in
their removal.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
(Sisned,y Z. E. LsE,
GeneIsI,
The following letter, received st still later
date, shows " hat vast number of tho enc
my's wounded still lay upon the field Of bat.
tle,-four days after the engasemsnts--net-
withstanding tho efforts made by Pope's oth
GERS to remove them under the permission
granted by Lee. The answer Of Gen. Lea to
this application Of DR.. Coolidge hiss not besn
communicated:
CESTKEvILIE, Va, Sept. 8, 1862.
Gen. ROBERT LEE, Commanding Confederate
Army:
General Medical Director Outlet, Of the
Confederate Army, and Medical Director Nc
Farhn, Of the Z. S. Army, have just arrived
here from the battle field, near Manassas
The accounts they giVc sre far more serious
| than my previous Information had led me to
believe. Our wounded soldiers, to the NUM-
Der Of near three thousand, many still lying
on the field, arc suffering for food. have
DO commissary stores, and my supplies OF
medical comforts are wholly inadequate
With every kindly intention and effort on
the part of those under your command, the
loss Of life must be very great, unless food
| and means of transporting the wounded with
| il our Own lines are promptly supplied.
know Gf no source of adequate supply
nearer than VI aahington.
If, General, Jon can, consistently with iu-
t., permit supplies Gf food and trsnsport
wagons ior Eoundcd to pass through your
lines 10 snd return from the battle neld, you
Will save very many lives and much suffer
ing. Ii you canuot do this, beg that ycu
will, for humanity sake, point out some other
way IN which tho n.edfn fshef may be OBJ
| tanned.
ain within your Elss, and, CT ooiir5t, eau
not provide tbs necessary rehsi without your
permission.
have tie honor TO be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
RICE D. q. CooLaD0L,
hledicsi Inspector
q. S Army.
tbs following, Ii Ola the n aanit E:ou FStar,' -
printed under surveillance aud direction o,
the Lincoln authorities, is published for its
sbsurdisy and nendscity. It ia from the
"Star" OF the Both, and appesrs ss nota =,
Pcpe's report of the ::9th:
Note BY the Editor Of III. Star: We have
positive information thst Pops came up With
and attacked the enemy again, a few minutes
past 9 this morning. Fitz John Porter By
that time had probably arrived on the i;eld,
from Manassas, seven miles of only.
Our impression that the heaviest Of the
fghting of yesterday wss by Mcdowell and
Sigel, in the Ticinity~of Thoroughfare Gap,
was, perhaps, .errousoua, Judging iruIn the
above dispatch from General Pope.
The only possible Eue Of even towrrrary
retreat for Jackson, that we can perceive, Is
over the Warrenton turnpike towards tho
Rappshannock !. as Mcdowell and Sigel are
prooably between him and Thoroughfare
Gap, through which be would bs compelled to
20 if seeking to proceed east Fitz John
Porter's command, which embraces some Of
rhose recently with Burnside, is very strong,
we take it.
By tomorrow morning, as slowly as ne
may be moving, franklin ought to be within
supporting distance Of Pope with large
iorce-suhcient With FitZ john Porter's, to
make mincs meat Of any posa:ols relnforce-
ment the enemy may get.
On tho whole, IS ws 6tatsi DAY or two
since, the prospect now is rendered doubly
sure that there will soou DO lew rebels In al ms
in Virginia.
P. Sat IL 30 p. III, the firing aopped, We
lsaIn 11ou. parties just down fron Fairfax
county. We trust the fact means suTTen-
der Ct the rebels, and do not sac how it can
mean aught else.
The railroad Ts1 regularly run thie fcre-
noon from the town Of Warrentoa to B1is-
tow. So it is already clear that the only
damage remaining to 20 repaired TO the rail
rosd) is TO rebuild the Bull Run and Rapps-
hammock bridges. Ths former should be
completed tonight the latter mRy be il four
OF Ave days. --f s--os
Tho City Yeatsrday-Ths War runners.
=, Yesterday being Sunday, the usual variety
Of rumors wers aAost. Those which gained
most credenos. were the following: That
Generals Jackson and Longstrset had crossed
the Potomac st Edwards Ferry, and were st
the Relay House CT Friday morning last
There may be soRs truth in this rumor, as
the account published in another Column
from Yankee Journal shows that the great
est panic prevailed in the Yankee capital !:
and old Abraham doubtless has his Scotch
cap at hand, ready to make his exit.