Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-13
Locaiitles about VVashInstOn.

A washington dispatch to the PhilFdel-
phia Inquirer, gives some vslnsole inioFm@' !
ton as to various points about Washing'on'
Munson's Hlll d naturally strong posi-
ton. and Is especially 80 for the heoeis, Who
are Al that point, only four miles clstant
from, the railway leading straight 10 Aanas.
sas Tnnrtion and Richmond. Munson's hll
Il ahont three and half miles in straight
line fror, Fort Corcoran and Arlington
House Il is four and q half miles from the
Long Bridge due west, AID not more than
,hree ir,,m Fort Albany, It Is, however, ut
terly impossible for them to lombard Forts
Oo-coran or Albany from Muntons Hill |
with any effect.
The Chain Bridge Is about five miles north
west Of Washington, snd the Virginia shore
OF the Potomac there IA hilly, forming q kind
OF rocky bluff down 10 Washington and for
a distance above the bridge. The hills can
be easily held by good troops against ap ep-
preaching enemy. The same is true oil the
way down to and below Arlington. The
ground Is high, and the chain Of hills iorms
a natural line OF defence. The forests All
having been cut down, our artillery can have
full sweep at any attacking columns. The
country is full Of ravines just back OF the
river; but there are no places OF the kind
not commanded by our guns There IS
deep ravine back Of Munsons Hill By whion
our troops, if it becomes necessary, might At
e tack the rebels in the rear. rsu e5E
: The loyal citizens Of Alexandria need have
no fear OF being ea9tnred by the rebels
Hunting Creek protects the lower part OF the
3 town, the hills back of Alexandria are high
o and can essily be held in protection OF the
q town. Even II they were not held, our yes
e sells Of war in the river could at once make
Alexandra untenable. Arlington Heights
q are directly opposite Georgetown, nearly two
h miles back from the Potomac. Roachel
ie Springis about TWO miles Distant south
4 west Of the Long Bridge, lite of from tn
, road to Fairfax Court House. Arlington
n House is about Eve miles north or northeas
be of Alexandria. Falls Church Is q little VII
g lace six mics straight west Of Georgetown
ha Baileys Gross Roads is a point five mile
due west Of the Long Bridge, aud the roa
from the bridge which leads directly pas
er Bailey's is the road to Fairfax Court House
K. The last named place is eighteen miles troT
a, Washington and fourteen from Alexandria
On the Washington side Of the Potoms
Gu are the Heights of Georgetown. North an
ed northeast Of the city are also hills whic
,se command all the roads leading into Washing
- ton. These hills are distant two or thre
miles. some of them four and five miles,
The eastern branch of the Potomac flow
sat down on the east side from Bladensburl
ith and forms a sort of protection on that sid
" though in case an enemy were once aero
by the Potomac it would be necessary for u
en- Government to take possession OF the hig
no Maryland hills across the eastern branch.
he The capital is an amphitheatre-it is su
rs, rounded BIZ chain OF hills which are fro
,ag three to five miles distant from the Capt.
ny buildings. With proper earthworks az
City thousand good troops, it might stand
seige of six months against any army Il
rebels could bring against it.