Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-07-04
Letter from Washington.


Correspondence OF the Chronicle, ... ....r
WASHINGTON CRY, ID. C.,l
June "a, 1861. IL
During the past few days nothing of ma.
terial interest has trsnspired at the National
Capital And were it not for the constant
"ebb and Aow' Of the uniformed and armed
multitudes that throng our streets and
avenues, we could almost be induced to be.
lieve that ''the dogs of war" were still
securely kennclled. About $4,000 volun.
teers have arrived within the last week
making grand total of $1,000 thoroughly
equipped soldiers in and around the me.
tropolis; which, in conjunction with the
division Of General Butler, estimatedat 49,
600, and those under the command of Gems.
Patterson and Cadwallader, will swell the
grand aggregate of our army designed to
operate in the direction of Richmond, to a
round 100000 Of the best fighting men in
the world. ..-... .
Yet, as formidable as these figures at the
first glance may appear, it is firmly beloved
in military circles that large and efficiently
equipped and drilled reserve of at least so,
O0O men will be required before All advance
can successfully be made upon the strong
holds of the rebels. Almost every rood Of
ground between Manassas Junction and che
City of Richmond is teeming with all the
modern strategy of war-while their num-
bers are far from being insignificant, and it
is conceded that they have, in j. Davis,
Beauregard, Lee, Magruder, Van Dorm, and
sable, accomplished and experienced
commanders. All this is not unknown to
our glorious old chief, and you may conf
dently rely upon his acting with all due pre-
caution in his determination to drive the
rebels to the wall and defeat at the same
time. "For orconquer we must, when our cause
it is just"
/ have Just returned from visit to q
number of camps on the Virginia side ofthe
Potomac. found the Ohio boys located
near the scene of their recent skirmish; all
in the best of spirits, and impatiently wait
ing the command to advance. When that
command is given, rest assured that wi
emma" will be deeply, direfully avenged. !
should like to be "a looker-on in Vienna
then.
Professor loves balloon experiments
have been entirely successful. On Saturday
last he transported his balloon to Fort Cor
coran, situated at Arlington Heights on the
Virginia shore. Provided with good glasses,
it is confidently believed that every ma
nouvre of the enemy can be accurately de-
scried to the distance of thirty miles--and
by the ingenious application and use of the
telegraph, communicated to our commander
at the moment they are made. So much
for science.
Much interest is felt in relation to the
advent and action of Congress. Many pro-
jects in connection with our deplorable state
of affairs are being discussed, and it is sin
cerely hoped that the administration will
be upheld in the energetic measures already
adopted, and every facility afforded the Ex-
ecutive to crush this unhappy, mad rebellion,
at the earliest practicable period.
In the dreadful extremity to which our
glorious republic has been reduced, by the
Vaccinations of aspiring traitors, petty po-
litical differences should be discarded, and a
united and determined support should be
given our Chief Magistrate in the vindica-
ton of our Nationality and the suppression
of the vilest rebellion that every stained the
annals Of History. Yours, &c,
BUCKEYE