, 1864-07-15
CARE OF OUR WOUNDED.
The United States Sanitary CommIs-
Ai0n-Where the Money Goes.

NEW York, July 12.--The entire experdi-
ture for the whole work Of the United States
Sanitary Commission, East South and West,
wa., in May, s2je, sos Il; IN Dune, s2252, ,ez5s7.
Total for two months, 2525, 174.64.
1t should be remembered that during
campaign characterized by the frequency Of
its change Of base. the relative cost Of trans
portation is much increased. The single
iten, Of charter Of vessels, owing to the
scarcity Of medium sized craft, growing ont
Of claims for Government service, necessa-
r1y becomes Of itself very 1nrge one
1t may be noticed that the amount CT sup
plies contributed to the Commission In kind,
during Ihne, WnB but about ont:third the
value Of similar cor tributions In May. Hence
the nf cessity of d.-.ct money expenditure
from the treasury.
Owing TO the pressing call for anti~scor-
butics, the Commission have recently Issued
very largely Of vegetable food, us is shown
BY the following list Of supplies forwarded
during June:
Canned tomatoes. 2o7, ,15s pounds {over 1o3
tons;) canned fruit, 15,0o0 pounds; canned
e. 'galions m p {apoat 10 % barrels ) piekisa
onions, 13,34i gallons; picked tomatoes,
4,719 gnllons curricd cabbage, ], JOG gallons;
sauefkrout, u ,2l8 gailons; fresh onions. 100
I. barrels; potatoes, 10 barrels; dried apples,
24e barrels; other dried G1lt, 81 barrels
lemons, SOL boxes; portable emonade, =, 400
Ibis includes the lot distributed on the Sd
inst, which reached the men III the trenches
in time for their Independence Day dinner.
During the ten days Of July how past the
prices of vegetables have been proportion
ate]y much larger than hitherto. Three
steamers ~ a buEge have already sailed for
tue army. With an aggregate cargD OF over
5000 barrels OF vegetables and delicactea.
Every precuution has been taken bJ the
Commission to insure az accnrate, compEe~
tienslgc aud impartial distribution of their
precious contributions to the dietary of the
army.
Gen. Grant has always highly approved
the work, and has given It his aid, offering
additional transportation to enable the COM
mission trains to go out ut once to the front,
and as neGr the trenches as possible. TIE
plan Of distribution has been to send the
wagons either to corps or division command
ers, in charge Of an adequate number Of the
relief agents Of the Commission. The con-.
mander Of each respective corps or division,
having detailed an officer from his staff to.
attend, sends the wagons to the rear Of their
trenches, and their contents arc given to the
men, either in the works or as they return
after dark to the camps Of the reserves.
The enthusiasm is always great When 1t
becomes known that such abundant supplies
Of acid fruits and vegetables are to be dis
rributed In the trenches
1t ia difficult for the inexperienced reader
lO Iofu auuE!tut4} PEU1ounu dRpFECldl1VA
of the value OF this anti scrobutic food. It
ahauld he remembered that the Army Of the
Potomac, having passed through campaign
of the severest character, having depended
mainly for food upon tte fighting ration Of
pork, hard bread and coffee, arrived before
Petersburg in Il state of great exhaustion.
Every consideration Of humanity, patriotism
and military economy made It The duty Of
the Commission to give at once such did and
comfort as their experience and means. rem
dered possible They knew that the sickness
and mortality rates would inevitably increase
unless tho exhausted bodies OF the soldiers
could be brought rapidly under the influence
Of we'll selected anti-scorbutfcs. They,
therefore, sent to the army sufficient quan-
tity and variety to give every man a daily ra-
tlon Of fresh food for at least ten days. The
above lists will show the principal articles
distributed. The quantities stated do not,
however, show the entire issue to date, as all
| the returns are not yet in. 4 complete re-
port Of this work will be presented in due
time to the public, whose almoner the Com
mission is