New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-22
Fa,.ehood. Abeu, Hunters Reid.

| Some time since We characterized ~ false and
malicious certain statements made in Tie Ciae'HHef
Engvrsr In regard TO thdccnditicn Of Hunters forces
afier the raid TO Lynchburg. 71s Ea9sc retoIisd In
the following Characteristic manner;
THE soldiers were hurried by their Psnio-strcken
General through the rayines and over ts mountains oi
Virginia two three days without food. They were
led or driven twenty Eve miles IN upc OF the sLref
nights Of the HuE6rods doppoS sEd dad oH As
rood from sheer szdnsfion. -Four thousand horses Fell
and expired shot IN prevent their use by the
enemy. The survivors, hs geutf, to.frHG, hae6hfa
,iop.s Of fssi.s orassaed s ply alike Of Jreads aid
and IL Is affirmed by tLose who profess IT, has c
IT, that there were some among them VINO actually
ATE TIE TLisH YIOk iuLiE OWN ALks 10 nppels" iLoiE
intolorsble hunger"
The wen.on fal,ekood Of these statements 10 patent
tho Copperhead Eaq., has quito oa,dono itself In In
venton II IL expects belief should have some little
regard to probability.
Tho following letter from Gen. Hunter himseh win
throw light upon the subject;
HYApQuAsrRls DEPARTMENT oY W.T. VIRGINIA,
CUMBERLAND. Nd. July 10. let4.
To ho Erosllsuey a j. boLisAs' Gcc"Hor 81 mex
SIN: have the honor 70 acknowledge the receipt Of
your communication dated July 10 les4. relative 10 the
case OF Jaacs T. Wharton, esq editor and proprietor
OF TIE PeraDI6ssg Gdsdie and have fret " state, IN
reply that about hours previous 10 the receipt Of
your letter. orders had been gwen TO Tie froNosthsr
shsl for Nj. Whaitous release. and he had been re-
leased ptfvfe your SutT rHch'u my
And NOW few words as 10 ie cassos which led to
Mr. Whartons arrest and The - porary suppression oil
bin journal.
As 10 tie "crilcisn Oh your [myl oondei, In which
Mr. Wharton INDUCED. and To which YOU refer. agree
with you that there wns OF coarse ofnse whatever
II merely matter VI taste on his part nor whs
noticed ~ ne until you called MY attention thereto as
one OF the possible causes for nv action.
But Nr Wharton. Ia the editorial which led 10 TIE
suppression Of his paper. stated inst: thnt Gen.
Huiier and his command have principally passed
through our city Qersersburg) on their way east
This was contrasand news, and was utterly untrue.
Much less than one-tcnth o! my command had pasSed
through PaIkesburg and detained there for
tue alter the appearance Of the article hurting for
ward the balance.
In the second place Mr Wharton went on n say. In
the article. We were sorry 10 see 70 much su
fcring among then. They werc completely worn out
aud many In the division had died VI starvation"
THE suferings of The soldiers in their movement
from Lynohburg 10 Charleston were terrible, sla TIC
half require rest and surgical care"
That there some suffering among the troops 10
true. The business OF the soldier Is In wLich su
ferng forms inevitable part But careful inqtry
personally and through many officers employed for tho
purpose have failed Ia discover even report Of any
one case OF death from hunger; while the other
hand. my medical director. Surgeon Thomas Is Reed
an officer Of large military experience and excellent
Judgment assures me that despite the certain limited
prsallone aud great fstlHues VI the march, the health
VI the command was throughout far better than the
syerngc health Of soldiers Quety resting in their camps
The worst enemies TO health not prirstlons and
fatigue The hccntosneks OF ~ Idle camp or the
vicinity TO soldiers Of an Ill regulated town viii swell
the hospital reinfns far quicker and seriously than
10 near Gaucy Bridge, where abundant supplies me,
us-sup,lis which had expected ~ ind mnch eaxl.er
AZ Meadows Bluff. bat which hsd Leon removed from
there without aathOtfy under NJ influence VI STAN
pedo created by few score u guerillss operating
against tenfoh iAsir own force u STATE militia
Apart from the liisiy 81 aLese suogstisas. ttssnsre
osuld any rAtexenh Le nDro oalouLAsA tI giro I'D
and esmkAt ~ H. eDeny." tIsa tae sAAsAAoenest
MAX my vAlss o0n,nsu1 vss worn ost- - Ma ~
g hslf IeQsHs rsst sssd argioA! ssrsr
IL u my pleasure - beasve tAai - tvusps 10 ~
service Il te UlLon enjoy TO day bctser ssr.ss q
health. morale sSd spirits than the fasoes os0pos. M
the late expedition toward LynshbsiR. While many
Il tho cavalry horses broke down froa fatigue and
slortnses Il dry forusc the NEE apposxcd DOLLY V
harder and become more Thorough soldiev. fhere arc
il every nrmy grumbers. macohteAt and alsrnists--
MOI only In The raafs, bat regret 70 sag. among w
officers aud OF rank that should make them moro
prudent That Mr. Wharton heard wha he reported
had doubt al the ums VI ordering his arrest boz
that DO qualification for the publication " bis
statements a time when be knew that my command
was again being pushed forward With c'ery cncrgy TO
meet the enemy
Having seen s,xene4ts very siunas TO tose OF ~
Park.Tsbuse Gd;sfe in certain Of ito Wboaipg and
other papers would suggest. Il IN oonsOaance With
your Judgment that copy Of this letter shoud DO fur
shcd to whatovet paper you ere IN the habit OF USING
fP making communications 10 the putiic. Az chs
greater portion Of M command lro West Virginia
troops. II would act bth N justice and cha
10 disabuse their friends and families OF the narrowing
pictures OF distress aad elton which have been put
forth.
Fully satisfied last evening Of Mr.. wha.ton's thor
ongh loyalty and good service to tho cause Of tAe Union
in the past ordered his release early this morning.
Mr. Wharton. Il Is reported TO me, fuzzy realizes.
lection the improperly Of tho statements in tLe azt
Gle which led to his arrest
have the honor TO be- Sir. with very sincere respect
Mstor-Generd Commanding
The Amsuoosuc.