, 1862-07-14

EIOA h11 H1cnn0uQ Fapef8s
HE DEAD ON THE F1E1D.-The different
poeiuIts U! tue dead alwa,s strikes specta-
Tor as be passes over the battle field. One la7
On his back With his arms stretched upward at
'erg5h; another with his head plunged into
pool OF mud and water, having evidently died
slaklng his thirst; third lay partly, On the
pank and parity III the water of q craak, hay
i1g been shot is crossing, and died c1utching
the tw1gs and bushes Of the opposite bank,
One, shot through the head, had made 11imseif
2 bed OF leaves and laid down, drawing his
blanket and oyercoat about him. HIS uutiur.u
8nd lace betokened IN officer Ct some rank.
Al Of the above were Of the Yankee slain
During Tuesday night, those engaged In
could not use their lanterns, as every flicker
Tankees! e% sesm "as sure to draw the rs of the
: Nothing vas to be found on this portion Of
the field but killed and wounded Yankees, and
their guns and knapsacks. A mute, and to
strT1nlans, q most interesting story was told
BY these knapsscks. Upwards OF 800 Of them
belonged to the famous New York 7th regi-
ment, Who were once 80 feasted and fondled
IN this city. # remnant Of them return to.
the empire city, they may say with ,tE7xh that
On virginia soil they weIe EspIsss ppffste1y vel
ID IDS apd a1Ssss: ~ ' 90
1ls is hardly necessary for US to inform the
reader that the New York 7th regiment was
not within $50 miles Of the battle field.
-ED1ToRs TR1B.1
HOSPITAL AcCoMa1oDATIoSs.- future
historian Of this war, If be does Justice to any
feature OF It's progress, will present the sadde;s
picture in all his narrative when he tells how
our wounded soldiers are treated He will be
compelled to give credit to the philanthropic
attentions Of those Of our citizens who haye
devoted their whole time and energies to
searching theIa out on the battle field, and
tenderly handling and conveying them to the
city; and also to those who have freely
opened their houses and filed them with the
poor sufferers. But, alas what shall he saw
for those who are in authority, whose business
it was to have made preparations for several
thousand wounded (for the most short-eighted
knew that they would be numbered By thou
sands), when he tells that SO incomplete were
the arrangements that the houses prepared
for hospitals were not capable Of aeeam moda-
ting onefo1rth Of those requiring attention;
that others had to be opened after the suffer
ers had been brought to the doors Of those
houses already crowded; and, worst of all,
that scores Of wagons filled with men who
baEe suffered In defense Of the cspital Of the
coniederacy have been driven about from one
place to another, sometimes for two or three
l,5'r' h99rs' valnly endeaT9riug to find room in
excuse for this Not even that which is so
often offered for the shortcomings Of those
who control many Of our government depart
menfs--iqnoYaz:ce.
Last night We could hear, from the room in
which we we're wiring, the drunken shouts OF
roWd1es proceeding from negro serenadins
in q theatre on franklin street. 4 little further
from these Indecent and grating sounds might
beheard the groans of the dying. Why might
not this building, resort of Iibertiues, the
sounds from which mocked last night the
solemn and appalling scenes Of death, have
hnGY a heEY fol $fa1 l,,I
too, while gamblers and libcrtiues have been
permitted 10 reserve their halls ofamusement,
have dandy preachers, the Enifliog "bon.
hussies'' who preach charity and the godlg
virtues, been permitted to initiate the sdlflsh-
ness Of these creatures, and to deny their Vel,
vet cushioned churches to the use Of the GOV.
erEment as hospitals for our wounded and
dying soldiers!
DISTINGUISHED PRIsoSEg.-Frow a trust.
worthy source We are assured that Gen. Sum,
ner is wounded and q prisoner in Gen Jack
cons camp. His condition, it is eaid. viii
not allow Of his being brought to this city.
[This, Of course, Is lie. Gen. Sumner i:
not prisoner, nor has he been.-Eps TRB.
TIE CAPTURED Pn1sosERs.-The numbe,
OF prisontrs received at the prisons, according
to the returns made yesterday morning from
all the prisons, was 1921. About 500 mort
were received yesterday. They represen
Maine and Michigan regiments. Among then
are sappers and miners. Some Of the prison
| ere were almost unable to dsag themselyc
| along to their quarters, and seemed glad wha1
| the doors closed upon them. About 100 Oil
| Gers are among The prisoners. More prison
| ers remain to be brought in.
| New YORK MERCHANTS IN TowS-Yester
day morning some half dozen men, who CAM
into Richmond-supposing it to be in tn
possession Of Mcclellan the purpose 0
setting themselves up in the business Of sut
1ers, were arTested and paroled by proves
marshal Griswold until ten O'Clock a. m
Scme important facts, III the meantime, bcia
alleged agaiust them, on order for their re
arrest and lodgment in Castle Garden va
| issued, but, up to a late hour last night, th
merchants had not been caught.
battlefield MEMESTos.- ordinar
number and arieties Of relics and memenso
taken from the battle-tielda and Yankee camp
in front Of Richmond are appearing in tn
city, the holders exhibiting them with grea
VeniF hunters at fabulous ptices-a broke
set Of cards, illustrated with the portraits q
Yankee generals, bringing as high as ten dol
Lars. Cabinets Of <'curiosiiics of the war
will be the rage for generations to come.
BRINGING IN SCPpL1Es.-The friends Of tn
wounded coming into the city to administe
to their wants have, in most instances, SHOW
the laudahle forethought to provide and brin
nith them good Quantities Of country produc
butter, eggs, meats, vegetables, &C., t
supply their wants in the hospitals and elst
where. This is IN excellent method Of gel
ting scasonab1e supplies Tor the wounded, III
should be adopted BY all coming into the city