New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-18

from Belle Plain TO Washington mp to yesterday 9I2e,
am told. Bot the six thousand and ten here-where
are theyi
Where are they mott Turning from an inspection OF
the strange effect Of shell in the brick masonry of
dwelling in neghboring street, stepped in my walk
upon the litter OF lawyers Office Old writs out OF the
Virginia Court ofChancery wrts Of fer aeiGs, bills OF
costs everything incidental to the old practice Of an
aged law and equity lawyer covered the brick
pavement. ! turned curiously TO look into tho den
whence this ejec;ment had been made. Six soldiers
lay in II, each with lee off above the knee, each bed
dcd only blanket oil pale; none murmgrIRg nene
shrinking from the destiny Of war. These were veter'
ans and MS he cared for and their nisfortunes
and courage hem sacred from curiosity, passed
with reyu,Itial bow Of the head, and looked
into the open doors Of the next building with
the gded Sign Of merchant over tan
abandoned and empty store % Abandoned ont
not empty. Both the long counters were covered
with wounded sodiers-and through the wide inter
vcnng space where In the halcyon days OF peace
and Slavery had turned over silks and found fan Win
laccs, our warriors from the Wilderness lay thick
and not a murnur como from one Of them. lie next
building likewise was abandoned store. and It's
counters were hospitals for braves And there was
resignation and acceptance OF TIE fate OF war
in their faces they looked mp from their bloody ana
dirty blankets. Where are not these wounded In
yards where pumps they get water and nj on The
earth and moiscn their bandGges and coo! their burn
ing In NIL the many wooden tenemerts vacated ~ the
bombarlmont and stripped atorwad Of doors. windows
and boarding up TO the second story hey are
to be seen sitting md having the appearance Of whit
inr either IL WEAKNESS or expectation uncertainty
making no parade of naked arms bloodily bahdHged
and Of bloody baDdages shown through great boes tt
with knives in their trousers and left unpihnsd to lei
in cold water and cool air and Of blackbandaged hands
and feet taking glossy crust outside the cioh-the
measure Of the length of neglect. On every Sidewalk
men pass you Strengthening wounded aud bandased
leg ~ they 60 with pole on which they lean their
whole weight aud rs il propel themselves They
sit bandaged door steps Bandaged and muddy
and woary with only cantcons OF water beside then'
they ii, curbstones in every street EyeryThe
men IN Federal blue and with some mark Of blood and
battle upon them. walk slowly with canes freshly cut
IN the woods. and inquire for corps hospitals. And
these all are the victims OF Slavery.
Every church In the city is hospital and eve y one
full Outside Of each wounded soldiers ready otake
the places Of those who die within. sent g Belle
Plain. Every public building is hospital and iulL
Fan the large dwellings hospitals In small Aouses
al oyer Tie city %, wounded are 70 b. found. The
warehouses large and iree in the lower story cap ciay
built for the great trade in agricultural manur are
occupied by soldiers lying N rows, IHh hind and
bloody blankets and nurses go up and down the alleys
Of these MANNED helpless With pals Of ice water
Their only talk Is OF the great battle Those who don't
talk give sign that they no, veterans and ,qaul
70 any fate which TIE chant ioDshp q Freedom may
bring. In their silence Is visible u courage which
wounds cannot subduc And al these are the victims
Of Slavery $3.50"
Tom IL pieces ly ny peysord contact With this huge
war calamity walked away from II for rehei out 81
town TO the level plain NJ the North Yves, TO commence
there the study of Burnsdcs battle Of lrcdertcksburg
On tie edge Of the plain wss huge grain warehouse.
like the freight depot Of IN important railroad way
station. And by different 'oads men leaning heavily
Oh poles a. they walked. and propelins themselves.
were going 70 II aad men slowly carrying knnpsacks
were going IL and about lny, they looked to my
impcrfec, sight in the distance heaps Of grain In bags
Close at hand theY were wounded soldiers covered
with gray blankets. Here new hospital Iis vast
hoor was almost paved With wounded. storm OF rain
Was coming on end the assiduous nurses Of the ChIM
tian and Sanitary Commissions came out Of The build
ing TO gather into it the helpless humanity lying under
blankets sitting mp pfeierrng vet to painful motion
1t wac INV privilege TO assist in this labor Before being
finished the capacity Of the building was overtowed
For shelter against the coming downpour
of wster went n considerable way to
An abaldoned meadying MIL open
on MI sides to second story by the stripping of for
soldery use Of the weatherboardng. Past this were
carried ON hospital Sieichcrs the Of the wounded
over the capacity Of the grain warehouses-seserely
wounded for their faces and entire figures were blanket
cd And the bearers mode many jouIneys, and hurried
And 20 there another hospital in house in the very
north wceternnos suburb Of the city, Tie rain began
10 fall From somewhere suddenly appeared upon the
! floor OF the open old mill q man ceTying blanket
marked L. s. Of whose feet was hound mp IN bloody
cloths Soon came in II negro with knapsack on bis
back aud unsung IT, and laid down his head upon 1t In
corner and went 10 sleep. His arm was bandaged. "A
drummer boy with his drum the whole drum corps
almost was sent in from the front 20 act nursesJ
spraug into the building. glanced carelcssly at the
bandaged foot. made funny face at the negro,
then looked at the furious shower and whistied
lie was whistling in temporary hospital
Before the storm had entirely ceased a hand
some young girl, In short blue flannel skirt and
wide trowsers with great freedom and vigor In her
step aud the swing Of her arm went by the ruined mill
carving tin pail. evidently full An orderly followe
her with loaves in his arm. They TUNED corner and
disappeared. Bread and coffee had gone to another
hospital A distant "Ya--a-a-upl' behind me and
a crack Of a whip made me turn. negro teanster
was Jerking the single rein Of his lead mules TO make
them quit the road ard go little grass common
lie drew an army wagon filed with wounded Another
followed. and another and anoiher-hcn open
wagon loaded with Rebels all bandagedi then three