The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-13

The War Department Official states Gen., Lees
plan to Ne the'iuvasions of the North. with one
hundred and fifty thousand men, leaving in the
intrenchmenn at Richmond, or ON the North
Anna, thirty tAoassnd mon. With this plan he
says that Davis and the rest are delighted, and
that IL will certainly be carried out, .anlosa.
unfortunatsly, tAs enemy advances before Lee
Is ready" Grants lsuashing and terrible on
slaught Ass pretty wsll broken mp al these
plans Riohmend ID severed from The South,
and even II Lee oan get to that city 10 cannot
possibly stay there.. ,o deiia 81 ges GOA mo
Owing 10 Ne destruction Of he WestsEn
wires BY heavy storm, there i no Later nsws
from General Shernan,g army aAg '1s90
THn RoosEvnr RosrrAr Yoa s,cx AND
NOUSDED.-The Legislature q the last session
passed . Law giving tho trustees appointed by
tho will Of Mr. Roosevelt full authority and
power to carry ont its provisions in the cree
Hon Of . hospital for the treatment OF sick and
wounded persons Judge Roosevelt, We be-
lievs, ID President Of tho Board, and they have
one million Of DOLLARS to expsnd for that pur-
pose. We unaerstand that the trustees intend
to commence operations Immediately, with q
view TO be in . condition to take charge Of
some Of our wounded soldiers who have been
disabled In fighting the battles q tho country
to relieve the sudsrings Of those heroes who
LETT home and all that Is dear to them and
faced the cannon Of the enemy that the Union
might be maintained md the Satioa survive
It Il stated that tho trustees are shout to
apply to the Corporation for real estate
for site on which 10 erect their
buildings. There can. be no doubt that
site will be furnished BY tho city; for
certainly no ofacial can refuse 10 give his sane
ton to such . praiseworthy and noble object
In our opinion no place is more suitable for
such hospital than Hamilton square. That
location, in the first place, is one Of the best
that can be had in the city. The plot Of ground
intended and set apart for that square, lying,
as 1t does, adjacent to the Park, is not needed
for q public park, and cannot be put by
the city to better use than the erection of
the Roosevelt Hospital. Il is healthy loca-
ton and everything about It especially fits 1t for
the site Of an institution Of this kind. We trust
that tho city authorities will move in this at
once, and we have no doubt that their &C
ton will DO followed by aid from Congress,
and that before many months roll round the
Roosevelt Hospital will be reality, and not .
project talked of to be built In the future. Let
there be no delay in this matter, and the city
can soon boast Of one Of the finest hospitals in
the country, and . vast amount Of suffering
among our gallant wounded soldiers will be
prevented. Whom this war commenced our SOL
der citizens were among the Arst to rally for
the defence Of the nation; our capitalists were
the nrst to step forward and furnish tho funds
to carry oh me w6r. Nov let thst1seord be
followed BY thsir being the frst to erect per-
manent hospital to take Osre Of those who have
been wounded on the battle 6eld.
TIE CLosMo uP or THE GREAT GANsEvooRr
SwNDLE.SComptroller Brennan has been or
dered BY Q msndamus from ono Of our
courts 10 issue his bonds for six hundred and
nfty thousand dollars, the amount involved in
what Is known as the great Corporation Ganse-
WORT swindls. Tho swindle originated over
the old Fort Gansevoort property, which was
presented TO the Corporation, and sold and re-
sold, snd fought over aud about, until finally
the question Of right in the matter has reached
Ia present apparent solution. Mr.. Brennan
must issue his bonds Of course, and the only
remedy now for the public interest lies with
the Mayor. II the Mayor will take high posi-
ton in this matter, and refuse TO sign the bonds
the money cannot bc paid, and all che courts in
the country can do no more than send the
Mayor to prison. II remains 10 be seen, there
fore, whether Mr.. Gunther has the elevation Of
character to do an honest thing, and 60 TO prison
for II. There 10 hope that he has He has re-
Gently. shown himself to be possessed Of high
moral courage, and evinced the disposition to
look kesnly after the public interests. He
and Boole have lately stopped fighting one
another, and have combined for the removal Of
nuisanoss-a noble team for the purpose.
A QUARTET or AnNADAB SLEExs.-Thers
are four journals published in this city-ons
British, one French and two so-callsd demo-
cratic-which must . noted for their extrsor-
binary humanity. II d remarkable that this
feeling breaks forth with more than usual
vigor Whenever the Union forces are success
full. On those oceasions tie journals We refer
to arc filled with homiliss about the fearful
slaughter Of men. They weep and groan over
the wounded and the dead, and hope-ohi 80
dncerely-that this may be the last Of the war.
These same journals, however, can never see
this thing in the same light whom the rebels
have the advantage. They palliated the mas
sacre-ths cold-blooded butchery-at Fort
Pillow Of surrendered garrison they never
could give credencs 10 tho barbarous treat
mont Of our prisoners In rebel dungeons, and
have often INDUCED In high-dswn threats A. to