The national Republican., 1861-11-21
The REVIEW YESTERDAY.
10000 Troops rass in Review.
Immense ConeOursc Of People Prsssnt.
SCENES, INCIDENTS,
&C., &C., &c.
YESTERDAY

YESTERDAY
Vas day that will long be remembered by
thousands Of people, as one Of the mot event
al Of their lives. Never before, In this country,
las there been assembled together such an i'm
nense body Of armed men, as were reviewed
on the " sacred soil Of Virginia.
AT AN EARLY HOUR
In the moraing, every avenue leading TO the
several bridges, crossing the Potomac, was
crowded with vehicles Of every description
containing persons on their way to the review.
aud thousands Of people on foot, to whom
jaunt Of seven or eight miles aud back. seemed,
from their eagerness aud hurry, an every day
occurrence, pressed on with light step and
cheerful countenances In the direction Of Nun.
sons Hill The scene at the
LONG BRIDGE
was exciting and amusing In the extreme, |
From eight until eleven O'Clock the immense |
cavalcads of horses and carriages, ladies and
gentlemen on horseback, and persons on foot,
continued to pour, In one continuous stream,
from the Washington to the Virginia side Of the
Potomac, over this principal avenue Of connsc-
ton between the two shores. Large numbers
Of persons who were on foot were unable to
cross the Long Bridge at all, owing to its
crowded condition and the danger to be In
Cured in Its passage deferred many with weak
nerves from even attempting H. Numbers
we're thus unwillingly compelled to turn back
without even the satisfaction Of setting foot
upon the soil of the Old Dominion-to to many
an object, perhaps, Of more curiosity and col :
sequence than witnessing the review itself
Few persons were allowed to cross the Long
Bridge at the same time, lest some accident
might befal them or the bridge, and several
hundred persons. after waiting for two or three
hours for an opportunity to cross, reluctantly
turned away, and returned to town; Others
made their way to the Georgetown ferry, or to
the Chain Bridga. hut in both places they found
al anxious crowd, and the same vsxatious
.rlay.
RABrL' us PRICES ASKED FOR HORSES AND
CARRIAGES.
The day furnished rich harvest for livery
stable keepers and hackmen; aud almost fabu-
l"us rates were asked, aud willingly paid for
horse.Hesh. Although omnibuses were run be.
tween Washington and ths review ground
conveyances, from hacks down TO furniture
cars, were in greater demand than ever before,
and Washington was completely drained of
hacks, and Of almost every machine running on
wheels.
| THE FoRTIFrCArIONs.
| On the road leading to the review were OBJ
jects OF great interest and curiosity to the
passing crowd, and the sentiuels W. re much
annoyed BY their questions, although they
usually assumed the same shape; for instance,
- How many guns In this fort! :" How far
will they shoot!' Are they rife or smooth.
bore ?" One Of the sentinels at Fort Runyo on,
who was something Of wag, satisfied and
amused the crowd by his laconic replies. When
his audience bacame large, he answered them
all at once, in this manner: Fifty guns
RiA d Columbiads three miles - and
, then, coming to a right about, marched to the
other end of bis beat, where he gave the same
replies.
I ARRIVAL or GEN. MCCLELLAN AND STAFF.
. Gen. Mcclellan and staff, accompanied BY
the President and Secretaries Cameron d
! Seward on horseback, did not reach the ground
, until halfpast twelve o'clock, followed by sew
E eral regiments Of cavalry, together with mount
} ed brass band. The immense throng cheered
= as he passed along. The location Of the review
ground was between Munson's Hill and Baily I
), Cross Roads, in the large open fields. The di
t visions reviewed were those OF Gems Mccall
1 Mcdowell Heintzleman, Fitz John Porter
: Franklin, Benker and Smith, comprising nine
. ty regiments of Infantry, twenty batteries o
s artillery, numbering over one hundred pieces
: and nine regiments Of cavalry, forming an az
: gregats Of about 10000 troops.
BALLS CROSS ROADS.
This locality, which has played such con
spicuous part in the Virginia tragedy, seem'
TO possess much interest to the vast throng, AMI
hundreds fingered about the neighborhood, o
which they had heard so much, and before the
left 1t procured some souvenir from the trees
or soil.
NUNsON's HILL-REBEL FORTIPICATIoNs
From the summit Of this hill there is may
nifcent panoramic view of the surroundin;
:, country Washington City looms up grandly, OF
t one side, whie the view in another direction
were 1t not for solitary hill would extend t.
the far-famed Manassas. Upon this hll, too
the rebels erected their earth works, and from
which foated their emblem Of rebellion. This
) therefore, was locality Of great interest, an,
1t was literally covered with people, busily en-
gagged In inspecting the rebel Notifications.
| LBwINsvILLB, VA.