The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-08-28
Corr~spondence Of the Republican
Visit 10 Eorsre o Monroe.
Washington, Aug. Is, 1861

on Monday last from a very pleasant Jiunt 10
Fortress Monroe, and having at present no
ment of leisure, am insane enough to suppose
that brief recounta of my wanderinss will bot
be wholly uninterestiDg to you. l am dispose
to believe tina; you are anxious to gather inior-
nation, especially in regard to the military az
fairs of deeply afflicted country.
On Saturday, the 10th inst, at l-2 7. NJ,
jumped aboard the cars at the Washington depot
and was soon whistling towards the monument"i
city of Baltimore, not at fearful rate Or AT
lightning speed, but in a slow, tantaIizlnG man
ner; the reason for such measured and majestic
procedure was due to the simple fact that Prince
Napoleon, prospective heir TO the throne OF
France, had condescended to accompany the
train, hence it was necessary to move with the
most painful precision and precaution, lest SIN
gle hair of the royal caput should BE- Injured
The Prince exclusively occupied the tail ct the
train. tina, is the las, car even locaed himself IN;
probably His Royal Hishness, on account OF hi~
polite French education, is too modest to With
stand the curious stare of unpublished Yankees
The heat was inteuse-,he scorchins rays Of old
Sol coming down so ferc@'y as to Nholiy preclude
the possibility of preserving even a single dr.
thread in the newly s,arched linen doEned Tor
the excursion.
The frs, place arrived at after leaving Wash
nston vas Bladensburg; this ia pleasant little
Mary land village, six miles distant from the Fed
eral Capital. Outside the village in beautiful
grove adjacent to the railroad was encamped a
regiment OF soldiers, stationed here 10 doubt,
for the purpose Of exeTting a wholesome irilu
ence over any Maryland traitors that might be
proving about seeking who might destroy them
Arrived at Annapolis Junction, - miles from
Washington, ats 34PM Here was also sta
toned a regimen, of volunteers, their pickets
extending out each way along the railroad tor
several miles. Reached the Relay House at
.2P. N. This place, at present so frequently
mentioned in connection With the movement OF
troops. is at the Junction ot the Baltimore and
Ohio and Washington railroads, four miles from
Baltimore; an eating house, station house, black
smith shop and a stable are the principal edhces
The readers Of your paper might infer f'om the
size of the place that it j. not uf much nnpor-
lance, but such inference would be erroneous
Should the rebels succeed in throwing large
force across the Potomac above Washington,
drive back our troops ard take possession OF the
railroads Mt the Relay Hol.. at the same time
with heavy batteries erecttd "n the Potomac
below Washington, cut of all communication by
water, we here should be az the mercy 81 the cut
threats in short order. II would be rather diff
cult for seventy five thousand troops, and city
containing seventy Thousand inhabitants 10 hoh.
out anv gre at length Of time il those two g.eat
thorou ghfares over which are transported all our
supplies should fall into the possession az the en-
envy. There is no doubt but wha, the torieder.
ates are concentrating their forces in large
number with designs on Washington. 1t is well
known that the rebel army has no means for
transportation aside from railroads. Many of
their troops are ndfferently armed and uniform
ed. Now they being fully aware that the gov
eminent has been concentrating here extensive
supplies of tents, wagons, horses, provisions
uniforms and arms, they undoubtedly, for the
strength Of their unholy cause, most earnestly
desire to get possession of this vast amount of
military stores. The rebel troops are in most
wretched condition, therefore they must be sup
pisd or they ara 90 dnra for ~ surely Tho rnhal
prog ramme is as follows: Beauregard intends to
engage the batteries on the Virginia side OF the
Potomac, while two divisions of his army cross
the river, one above and the other below Wash
ngton these divisions relying on the uprising of
Maryland in their behalf, propose to engage the
Federal troops in the rear. Whether their ne
farious schemes will prove successful is consider
ably doubted. They cannot cross the river above
Washington on accoun. of the recent heavy
rains having rendered the river too deep for ford
ing, besides, the government has strong bate
ries placed at different points along the river
which even if the river were fordabe, would
prevent the rebels from crossing. They cannot
cross below Washington, because they have not
the means of transportation and if they had, the
numerous war steamers and gun boats guarding
the river would blow their RATS and scows out OF
the water in double qsck time. Thirty thou
sand men will hold our Notifications on the other
side of the river against 100, 600. Thus consd-
ering the immense opposition the rebels must
overcome, we do not feel uncomfortably appre
hensive as to any demonstration they may choose
to inaugurate. In few days an order will be
sent out which will bring 10000 more troops
here in two weeks time, Then Gen Scot, will
be most happy to bestow his compliments upon
the rebels, even on the Maryland side of the Po-
tomac. Let the traitors cross into Maryland
without transportation wagons, without tents
and provisions and they are ''gone sure"
Please pardon the DEPRESSION. At the Relay
House are encamped 9, 900 troops ready and AJAX
ious to defend the interests of Uncle Sam
Arrived in Baltimore at quarter to ?. NJ
and Immediately took a carriage for the boat -
As FASTENED along over the stone pavements
could not but observe the general stagnaiion OF
business so clearly manifest to one who had Wis
tied Baltimore in the full tide of its prosperity
merchants, bankers and hotel keepers gazed in
to the vacant streets, living monuments of the
ruin and desolation brought upon the city by the
dastardly, Internal conduct of horde of butch
er,ng conspira:ors. The scandliasm of April
10th is being terribly avenged. Had Baltimore
preserved her 10y atty, had she remained true to
the Stars and Stripes, to-day she would possess
the confidence Of the government aud would be
doing thriving and prosperous business-but
having chosen the way of the transgressor, she
finds it extremely disa reeabe. Took passage
on tie elegantly rIished steamer Adelaide, and