New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-03
and Tho shovel. That will DO false history Of this
war In Virginia, which omits the labon and dangers
undergone without murnuripg by the Len Wing
and Nnshared as well a. undergone.
A Zouave ~ IL . Zeuave-TePrible Virs
ginia Justice X xtreme Proof Of Sewage
Barbarism-scene In IN Army HssDts
tal-The Len WING

ginia Jussice-Rxtrem Proof Of sewage
Barbarism-s In IN Army HssDts
tal-The Leu Wing.
Consspsndsnes Of The N. Y. Tribune.
SEVEN PINES Yet az miles from
RICHMOND, May 20. 1852
An incident of adventure Characteristic Of the Ans
derson Zouave, and Of rigorous bsrbarism chazsc.
erstic Of the bloodeamest warfare of these Rebels.
On picket yesterday, Henry Oehl of Co. G, Ander.
son Zouaves, with comrade, went forward 70
distant farmhouse TO get information and enlarge hs
typographical knowledge Of Virginia. The farmer
came into the yard and conversation soon sprang up
between the three. Suddenly" said Oehl, "twen.
ty Rebel soldiers rose like ghosts from the edge Of
the woods jast beyond the house, and rushed toward
u.s. calling to us 10 surrepier. Not being much in
that line of business we raised our pieces and lee
fly at them" They returned the fire. ball struck
Oehls right hand, knocked bis musket out OF IT, ano
entered the abdomen at the center and went out q
the left side. To run had now become duty. OehI
doubled the corner of the house, and made for the
nearest recesses of the White Oak Swamp via
corn field, and the bushy Of line OF old ran
fence. The chase was q keen one. Oehfs cool.
ness cunning, and courage saved bin. Embosome0
in the swamp, he watched his own hurt, and
plugged the wound through bis abdomen with BIZ
fioger. Soon he saw bis pursuers return 10 ing
house. talk momsnt with the farmer, and gestlcu
late forcbly to the doomed man. Some seized him,
and some entered bis house. The hidden Zouave
was near enough to the building to catch the sounds
within of the shrieking OF children. Immediately
these rushed out of tue door, followed by smoke ana
soon by flame. The ruthans burned The virginian's
house over his head for the crime OF talking with
Northern soldier who entered bis yard, and OehI
saws he feels sure that they killed him beside Arc
these people barbarans, are they only earnest IN
carving on war 2 While this tragedy OF Virgins
Justice was in performance, at the house adjoining,
Massachusetts soldiers were buying hoe-caBes Iof
Is cents apiece eggs at 50 cents dozen, and butter
at rs cents a pound, and playfully sustained tae
abuse Of the virago the profitable side OF tnis
commerce, who gnashingly informed the SOLDIERS
that they would eaten falling Tits 10 o lew days.
/ saw Oehls wounds dressed, in the hospital near
here, aud think he will get well. And saw ~
men in the same room where the Surgeons worked
At him. pale and red with various Diseases In various
stages Of mortality ard convaescence. And IN the
very center Of all was u large opened box OF nard
crackers absorbing poison, the sole snppnes OF =
hospital, in and around which were 81 least one
hundred sick and wounded Northern soldiers. Bus
shall not cay anything about this hospital[nor
about the hospital behind this hospital where, when
the steward complained That DO had not a single
utensi to cook any description OF food for the sick,
q Brigade Surgeon replied "d-n you! don't you
know that the vrg8DZa lou VI tnis army eo"Po'" ~
to steal pots and Iet,.sl DO your duty, and 30 os
and steal !"--nor about the hospital across the
Chicabominy. Nor SHALL say a word 70 the we'll
exhibited managers OF the Sanitary Commission.
Tbey have an opportunity o! being useful 10 the track
of this suffering and siekening arny-sueh simple
and hard opportunities as AL utter want OF 1000
hospital for thirty-six hours, can give benevolens
and active gentlemen in the public business o. re-
lievpg distress. But l ami going to keep this DOS
pital experience OF mine for special future use IL
Is not quite ripe yet-Dot qnite ripe.
negro reports TO TWO Rebel forts on the Charles
City Road, and bodies Of troops concealed IN the
this Left Wing on ts flank and looks it squsrsIy IN
the face in trent. Let it come!