, 1861-10-12

te The pataage. Of Holy: Writ =: :bssatsfany |
pa1aphissed 81 our cNA tfs!4e :.*:., ~
Thexp sxe who, liks ths seer q Old. -
-Oan roe tho halpees God hs44 Aa9t H.
Il nj @ssts ess III 4,sa9 aassssTs sssi
MsanNhile tfe hEiage draw 1as closed and
We put up o0r na0sange md our ::Q9esry /
ofsrmy Wn9onn d coming over the drswsna tha |
structure not being quite sounas indeed,
having recently shown detection 10 the extent
Of dropping herd OF the eommissarfat cattle |
into the Potomac an enforced respect Is paid
to its weakness and the army wagons mnst
pazs In before We venture, who arc oufWa1d
bound.
We are eff st last, and at the formidable
tete de poxlt, the guarded entrance to the
head Of the bridge we again submit
cur passes to inspection and are now
WITHIN THE LINES. -
. Htd We taken the boat to Alexa1dr1a,. ten
miles from Washipgton and eight below
where we nDw stand, WeEhould fad ourselves
at he extreme LIFT 1t; the lines, but this VIC.
have Ieeeryed for smother day, 80 We strike
cut fur glance among the camps.- on may.
ride eight miles south, Or the same distance
north, aud never lose sIght Of soldier, either
In camp or on picket dnty. Fort Kunyon laa
strong eerthWork, the earliest reached Ia orr
way to the first point we desire to make, Ar
1fngton House. Next comes Fort Albany.
Neither .of. these Is rude earthwork, but a
well appointed little fortidcation, the m m2sstye:
nd titlnlysm slopes giving promise salv
ad snst oges sbs s &C 1eS .Rs f eS;5 s9s
the enemies Of the Union, they will be to the
curious Yisitor objects Of interest, even as now
the tourist pauses md the children marvel
over mounds rich in memories Of The first Rey-
plutpn.
We meet vehicles and riders Of al kinds
and classes. Now staff officer canters along,
followed BY bis orderly; now squad Of tWo
or three 1idera, and then long line OF army
wsgone, going GtyWard, OF returning to camp
heavy laden with stores. Or perhaps It Is an
ambulance, with q poor fellow or two, sick
and bound for enug quarters In the hospital.
You catch his eye, a1d a look at his gsunt
cheeks, as the vehicle ,creaks by you. Ehi1Ls
and fever have made the strong man very
infant The plan Of the Medical Director now
removes the more important and decided ca
SEE Of illness at once from the less complete
and inadequate quarter for the sick in the reg.
Georgetown.
ALI this time, since leaving Fort Albany, We
have been riding along broad, smooth mill
tary road, its yellow clay trod hard by heavy
wheels The surface Is broken by irregular
snd broken ranges Of low and generally steer
hills, among which our way winds.
There are camps to the right Of US, camps
to the left us, above Us On the hill side, be1oW
Us in the valley-eyeEyWhere camps and tents
and 70 re come three miles above Long
Bridge, to the Headquarters Of General Nc
DoTen, at
ARLINGTON HOUSE.
= beautiful place was this Of Harry Lee |
it's prime, when laWnB were trinity sh3Ven and
parks and groves and avenues In careful keep
ing, as the old manor houEe Of the lords Of tht
| eleven thousand broad acres Of the Lee estate
! As we'1ide through the grounds we sea th
work Of war. The turf is cutup with aItiller.
wheels and army trains, the trees gfrdled ant
| gnawea by horses who have trcd out ever.
Veatjge Of Yerdure for a ride area that mark
their places Of picketing.
l. We wind up the hill to the rear Of the nobl
mansion, now Headquarters. It is emhowere
eive portico with it's tall, broad coIlonad
looks out across the Potomac, forming tn
| nest striking object on this shore, rs sea
from Washington. About the house and It
! immediate surroundings military disclpin
has prevented wauton destruction. Every
Harry Lee may find it If he gets back from hi
ehare In the rebellion, with President Lincoln
pardon in his pocket. More than he deserve:
. v-ew Secretary Chase will probably hay
taken ofthe matter.
T A few old eolored people nnger about +:
pAtA44sEe1 aI4 u LIE lufEAAEh Va
Virginia staple not old enough for market. !
griZzled old negro waters our horse from 9
old WELL at whose waters Washington dranl
" Unc1e'' tells us that he does not know h]
age, was brought from " de Mount Verno
place by Massa Custis wen he was chile; b.
lbed in dis yer eber since" and than be got
+ on garru1ous1y to call up old time Eeminl
cerces, from which we turn and enter th
! house.
A wide hall runs straight through, openin
en- the portico. In the 1ooms On either han
e:ds-de-eamp aud military clerks are bus.
. We notice that on the walls the heavy gilt p
ture frames remain, the pictures having bee
removed in the departure Of the family. Tt
hall Is decorated With antlered heads, som
{ of which looked down On Washington. W
, might pass an hour or day here and not e.
ha16t the interest or halloWed associations
the place, but We are off again, pressing nortl
4 new and admirable military road lea;
. down the valley. At the boundaries of eas
brigade, the pickets examined our pass. |
/ intervals We pauseaWhile now to converse vii
: colder, and once for half an hour to Witne
f TIE drill and evolutions Of the splendid Rho'
! Island Battery.
We meet = file Of one hundred and ff
! army wagons going to move to a new po
:. ton, Gen. Kings Wisconsin Brigade, and :
have the more leisure to make the count ct
8 rect, in that We; get caught in ngEEow def
q | ana Huss Wa1E 1oI ttle1n W pAse. 4aEJ MIC
d lnur horse teams, the wagoner riding on t
4 near wheel horse and directing his near lead
By single line
r: Hera is Fort Corcoran, commanding vi
range with Its heavy guns. More camps, me
e soldiera and still more and SO, ne have cor
j to Chain Bridge, wooden structure thro,
l.: acroes the Potomac three miles above G Geor1
u town. We Cross and recrosB again. The
|. temac Is here an inconsfae1able etrea1n,
Il present under the influence Of fall rains, for
i. ipg strong current over its rocky bed, q
d offering few OF no Inducements to Beanreg'
here or elsewhere to essay the usual for
q. The rebels did not take Washington at
- portunity IN the Potomac. s