New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-01
Arrival Of the Wounded-The Seriousness
OF she Biunder-The Care for the
Observation-Disclosures Of tbe battle.
From Oar Own Correspondents.

| The Cosmolitan has discharged her precious
freight Of our muated braves ind they arc goao to
tho hospitals The pitashp goes back TO Jackson
vile tomorrow for more She viii make several voy
ages before a the victims of the advance upon Salt City
removed. The odor OF blood is on the whole affair
II sicboDs US all, Had anything been accomplished 10
compensate fer the sacrifice Of these dear lives We
might hsye felt reooncled in te TO tho horrors OF tie
carnage. But all that lad been By the previous
gallant raids lost by this unhappy attack The sup
ply OF beef TO the Rebel army would have peen retarded
had TIE railroad Junction at Baldwin been held Here
the Cedar Keys and Fcrnandna Railroad crossed obi.
quely the track Of the Jacksonville and Tallahassee
Road The place could have been fortified, and the
neghboug pine islands cleared 10 distance sufficient
for defensive purposes
As u.s. tho railroad can DO destroyed by our retreat
ing forces, as il doubtless will be. Bat II may also be re-
consructed and bring rebel troops down to any con-
yenieDt point Of attack near Jacksonville. Now, We
have thoroughly alarmed the enemy and the force be
will throw into the State viii be Sufficient TO protec, his
supplies Of cattle We may hold Jacksonville with our
gnnboa,s; but eui bono; II divers part OF effect
i've naval foreo OF the most usofu class tho ghdraught
gunboat aud exposes them to tie dangers Of treaeh
eruus rverchannel which It's mouth is daily shift
ing from hummock TO hummock and from sand bar to
Burnside propeller transport. laden with commissary
stores for troops IN florda went ashore on South
Breaker was beaehcd broadslde on broke In half and
the cargo lost or damaged. EeIt time 1t may be gun
boat Pilos few upon this river and tho bed Of the
stream ehGngeo with every foodiide. freshet or high
wind.
The only consolation that can be administered 10 the
kindred and friends Of bravo fellows in Florida Is
] ,ha nj a
reach the hospitals In Jacksonville will be well cared
for. Chief Surgeon Adolf Msjer Is OF action as
wei OF and feeling He has chosen bis assist
ants with especial regard to their personal AS web as
their professional characters Humanity and delcacy
ndis pedsabe characteristics Of hospital surgeon
In the estimation Of DR.. haier. Those always
combined with isil. with real among the
medical officers Of tho United States army In Ore
w 4. Smith and Granville ". Weeks in charge u the
General Hospital at Jacksonville Tie Medical Chief
has mado happy choice. Attached 10 Ito medical
STAFF aso arc Drs. Ritter and Grcenlca ssEt< In
the litoral and beet sense n the torn.
ASsistaIt COON G. A. Pos volunteered 10 90 %
BALDWIN ana remain there. with medical and srsieal
appliances for wounded mon. prisoners in tie en-
cmys hands. The valuable aid rendered by tho ssst
geobs Of the United States gunbosts in the 81
Johns River and the real Of tie medical officers Of the
I
ure Of the foroes oaAno; TOO high! DO praised Ala.
TINT the honoTs Of the day should al have been reserved
70 the humane corps ~ officers who. together with
ehaplains constitute tho Dou.combatat element Of
military bodice
The Casualties In Tie 5Ith Mass. arc comparatively
few. TIE only officers bar; Capt Jcwett, CO. X,
wounded in neck; First Lieutenant Henry W. Little.
Ged Co II, wounded IL tight hand. and First Lieut..
f. G. Tomlinson Co. c, wounded in tho foot. 1t is
probable that after having saved the army from ROUTE
tho 54th Mass the lst ", O., and eth u. s. V. viii
have given another element 10 Congress TO Withhold
from them the pay dae 10 them - soldiers and 10 insult
them by pressing fer the application against them OF
laws and regulations mover intended fairly 10 apply 10
their case
Among the curicstles 81 our late military experience
IN Florida may be mentioned the following. which Ia de-
hherately told fact but which may call forth OF
fcsi contradiction Tho 4sth ~ Y. v in tho battle Of
Ousee last Saturday ordered 10 fire over one Of
the field batteries In front OF them. Obeyng the order
several gunneIs were 10 fall wounded. Getting o.
hint from friendly soldier to get out Of the vsy Of this
awkward Ere In the rear, by ceasing TO work their
guns q brave fellow remarked that they might 10 wei
die BY tho bullets Of their comrades az by the enemies
shots az die they must. The sequel justified the plea
The gamer, and horses killed and the piece vas
left on the fold.
A distinguished military officer In this department
once remarked 20 tho writer Of this letter that our sue
ccsses in this had not generally been achieved ~
scioGce shell, or knowledge, that We were winning our
wsy through by din. Of sheer brute force ard deae
weight Of numbers 70 tho baltic Of oustoo certainly
no such reelection can apply Tho advantage OF num-
bers was with opponents The greatest sAin ehhb'
tied was In bringing about three fcorths CT th, men
away nom the field u certainly required but ~od'
crate share to place them In such predicainent
Who was Tho grave and earnest Senator who declined
an invitation to Mrs. Lncolu's ball, saying fiat 10
would not dance in beleeguored city. lie should be
here impress tho lesson upon certain OF onr ohcerS
Whom tho Cosmopolitan arrived last night bail was
going on. Gen. Sa1ton was q guost Gen Gilmore
bsd arrived in Beaufort TO attend IT, The arrival OF the
wounded men was announced. Tho two Generals went
instantly 10 tho boat 10 thom aud hear their state
ments They brought with them tho first nows Of the
dsaer In and by and through which they had suffered
Cen Saxton shocked at the ncoDgruIty OF tho spccta
Gle With that he had Just left returned 10 the ballroom
tho melancholy event Of the Goth OF February
and % Commander Of the Post ordered the lights 10 DO
mt ont and the dispersal Of the dancers.
second time hc had to give the command before 1t
va, obeyed. A surgeon present made B!tle speech,
setting forth tho superhuity OF tho mandate inasmuch
q, the wounded men werc not TO DO removed until the
following morning. Abont halfadosen doctors were a.
tho ball. A telegram had been sent from Hilton Head
10 Beaufort hour and half before the boat arrived
10 prepare the hospitals for the sufferers on tho Cosno'
potap. and 10 have apbulances in readiness on the
dock. Nevertheless transportation was at hand to