American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-09-21
Post OF the Army
View of Washington, Georgetown ana
Alexandria.

f,,ecis, corrssisoassses q Ne Pi,ayune-l
c.xp sLocrw. Nrxsox's Hilt- Va
Septeu1aer $ ls6l-
Tbi, i the encampment Of the sseond
company of the Washington Artillery.
II i under the command Of Capt h,ss-
ser G. :. A, and named BY gsnsrsi cen
sent after the ist Lieutenant Il : me
the advanced outpost Of the whole array
in the direction Of Washington Ff0n q
can be seen the city Of GeorsetoTa AID
adjacent country. the Federal CsFilo'.
Arlington Heights. Shutters hi. Fss'
Ellsworth and the whole line q the 70
tomac from the Great Falls . below A.
exandria. From almost every posilion
also is presented enc Of the most charm
inc views 10 be had in Virginia There
rises Georgetown % the le1t. Is neat
white houses having The appearances Of .
country village in the distance. 10 the
right is the city of wsshing,oR. Oasy he
capitol distinctly seen, while sil.i aEFtAsf
10 the RIGHT is the Navy Yard. near which
are anchored several steamers, enc g
them apparently with the steam up Fur
Their down, through the opening between
Arlington Heights and Shutters Hill.
YOU get a glimpse of the sail riding NJ
/ leisure in the Potomac. altogether a noss
beautiful sight. Directly above this.
on the heights beyond Washington.
house is to be distinctly seen which =
said to be the residence OF Dir. Ssaton.
of the National Intelligencer.
The chain of hills, of which this Is enc.
constitute a very strong defensive posi-
ton in front of Arlington Heights, be-
tween three and four miles distant On
the right is Mason's Hill. from which can
best be seen Fort Ellsworth, Alexandra
and the Lower Potomac. In the centre
is Munson's Hill. which takes It's name
from residence near by. On the extreme
| left, and beyond tie LoudOn and HanP-
shire Railroad, is Halls Hll.a place said 10
be we'll enough known to The fast men OF
Washington, and especially The officers
of the Northern army. In all. the thFee
elevations make crescent Of about 81 o.
seven miles in extent, completely eiEelins
the whole inner line Of hills known -
Arlington Heights and Shutters HUI
When well fortified it will constitute q
very strong line Of defence. At present
it is principally held BY the uneeasing
vigilance and strong arms OF our brave
troops, who are daily being reinforced.
The whole Northern army, indeed, could
not drive them out of it now.
The principal artillery support Of The
army of occupation. all Of which IS N
der command Of Col. Stuart. Virginia
Cavalry. is the company Of Major Wal
tons Battery, above mentioned. Which
has been here now nearly a week, IA toe
enjoyment of the best Of health. asd a
succession of daring adventures When
they arrived here. indeed, MunsOn' 5
house was occupied BY the Federalists.
and they were 10Th TO give It uP- \
few shots from the artillery. however,
soon sent them scampeTing axay. whiie
the infantry drove in their PioSets for ,he
distance Of some tao or three miles IN
almost every direction
The day after. Capt. Rosser directed
a few shots to Baily's House. At the june
ton of the road which there strikes Ca
from the Alexandria aud LeeSbarg Taru-
pike in the direction of the Chain Bridge.
known as Baily's Cross Roads, and again
sent them scampering away SUI further
in the rear. subsequently they appeared
on an open field. about three Eailes In
front of Halls Hill. with a BALBOA Ter
the purpose Of reeonnOiteTingOa our position
SEEING this. Capt. ROsser took a ritied
piece and moving round under ths cover
of a skirt of woods get good range up
on them at a fair distance. and
the first shot advised Prof. Lowe Of his
danger. The second shot. indeed. came
within three feet Of the bag Of gAs. Just
asst was nearing the earth 4 thira.
had they not disappeared in The deseeHf
behind TIE hills. would have sent the
whole concern TO Davy Jones locker
The picksts Of the two armies are nOw
about $50 yards from each other some
times they approach within the distance
of 100 yards. bu; that IS 0aly for he
purpose OF getting good shos. AID Il :
ALWAYS done with caution. For the n1st
part they lie behind fences. houses ARa
barns. or conceal themselves N skirts cf
wood with which The whole eoantry Is
chequered- When behind fenees thsy
protect themselves b little eArskwcrks
which the rails serve 70 support II IN
houses or barns. they eat l0oPhOiss.
through which they are Altogether l.
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