The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-17

loUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

| the enemy IL about TO advance towards the
occcquon, with the design of crossing at
Colchester. hampton & Legion has gone
down to look after them there, and the other
troops 3 few miles below are on the qai rire to
catch glimpse OF Uncle Dabes' grand
army. The forces la entrenehed camps oy
the batteries on the Potomac nave relaxed
none or their vigilance, and, although cha
fling at the delay, have not become disheart-
enaa and still, cherish faint hopes of a battle
before the winter closes From above, ru.
| NOR says n force seems to be gradually ad-
,au,ing towards Leesburg, }and that the
lines have been drawn very closely in that
vicinity. This ! put down as mere dit,
and may say, have some suspicion of the
former. To satisfy public opinion 1 will not
say that ii is n OF impossible a battle may come
ct before the Christmss holidays, for nearly
every day We geI 4 pipe full OF Indications 10
smoke Oh for twenty four hours.
As have previously stated. all expecta-
tons of fight are based upon the suppos-
tion that pubic opinion st the North wifi
force the army on. Mcclellan is too much oil
p soldier To fight without some prospect OK
success, and SO lorA IS the responsibility 81 "a
defeat would fall upon his shoulders, viii not
hazard battle without calculating we'll
the chances Of victory. He has yet great
dea! 10 accomplish before ne gets his organi
zation perfec tel ana his men ~ 10 the stan
darG Of good soldier. The grand review,
where one half OF has cavalry tunDled OF
their horses and where his infantry ITEM hled
IN their boots for fear OF marching upon
Rebel masked baLter.es,' was only designed
| 10 quiet public opinion, and WAS moi, aspUb-
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! now completed and present quite a Icruida-
| bic appearance. For field fortifcatious they
| are built very stroDg, some Of the works be-
| ING FASHIONED forts constructed in a manner
| that shows ski)lful engineering on the part
| of ,o1n ebody-Beanregard presume Great
| care seems 10 have haen "a ken with the en-
brasures which are built 10 combine Couye-
nience for handling the Guns with the best
| method for protartinp the men Th4y are
| very strongly buiIt with hurdles and sand
| bag rayetrnen+s aud viii strand . heev,. can.
| nonadinr before giving vray. Tho armament
/ Of +hese f,,,s having arrived from - nlaee
whore they make most excellent guns they
| have been put III position, aud al ihetisu
| a-ked j. for Mr. Mcclellan TO bring on his
! ankees. Diherent aTulieTy corTs are
drilled ia these batteries nearly every day,
and come nave become lrohcieht mdrHsmen.
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