The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-08-01
Ane kseoei Army of the PotOmac---Gen.
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Special Correspondence of the N. o. picAyune

| corresponding OF the N. q. PicAyune.
rh. MANASSAS JUNCTION, Va, July Z.
| &c Az p.aoe sun continues the headquarters
| OF the army of the Potomac There arc msnv
indications OF an intended forward movamanf
the better to invite the enemy to an enrroos,
nleht, Dut the work of fertilization still cont;n.
ues' by nature,the position is one of the strono
est That could have been, found in the yybo5a
| state. About halfway between the eastern
spur OF the Blue Ridge arc the Potomac. below
alexandria, it commands the whole country be.
tween SO perfectly that there is scarcely a Dossi-
ollty OF Its being turned. The right wing
seletches OF towards the head waters of the Or
coquan, through wooded country. which "a
easlly made impossible by the falling of trees
me lett IS rolling table LAND, easily Command.
eo from the successive elevations, till Won reach
| d country so rough and so rugged that IL il a
defense to itself The key to the whole position
n u TACT is precisely that point which General
Deauregard chose for his center, and which he
mas lortined SO strongly that in the opinion of
bey A010 ~o'0oo ~
The position, in fact, is fortified. in mart hv
nature herself. 1t is a succession of hill. naoy.
~ equi-dlstant from each other, in front of which
Is raVlne SO deep and so thickly wooded that
II IL Is lmpassable only at two points and those
through gorges which fifty men can defand
against whole army 1t was at one of these
points tnat the Washington artillery first en-.
cainpeo' ana though only half of the battalion
We" = tlieil tnere' and we had only one company
OF Infantry to support US, we slept as soundly
under the protection of our guns as If we had
been IN fort of the amplest dimensions
Ofthe Notifications superadded here hv cor
Deauregard TO those of nature, it is, of course.
nos proper Tor me to speak. The general read.
En- IN iact' VIII have a sufficiently precise idea
OF them by conceiving line of forts some two
miles IN extent, zig zag in form, with angles.
sanents' FASHIONS, easements, and everything
'ha ~, properly belongs to works of this kind.
ne strength and advantages of his position
at Manassas are very much increa .a6 hv tba
iact that fonrteen miles further on is position
OF similar formation, while the country bstween
Is admirably adapted to ihe8ustenance and on
tTenchment OF troops in numbers as large no
tney can easily be Unanswered on the rea1 hat
Henela' water IS good and abundant; forage
sucn as Is everywhere found in the rich farming
uistilcts OF virginia, and the communication
with all parts OF the country easy.
Here, overlooking an extensive plaip ,yaterod
by mountain streams which ultimately find tbe;r
way 10 the Potomac, and divide into yerdant
neius ol wheat, and oats, and corn, pasture and
ineado", are the headquarters of the advanced
lorceS u the army OF the Potomac They are
South Caronians, Louisianians. Alabam;ans
Mlss!sslppians and VIrginians for the most part:
ne n,st tWo' slDgulayr enough, being in front.
ana mat they will keep it, their friends at home
may rest assured Never have / seen a Amer
Dooy OF men-men who were more ohedient N
disc. pine or breathed more selfsacrihcing
patriotism.
AS might be expected from the skill with
which he has chosen his position and the svs-
tenn with which he encamps and moves his men.
Gen. Beauregad is very popular here. doubt
II Napoleon had more the undivided Confidence
OF MS army BY nature, as also from wise
pohcy, he is very reticent. Not an individual
mere knows his plans single move of a repi-
ment before 1t is made, and then only the Colo.
mel and his men know where it goes to. There
Is not man here who can give ANYTHING like
satisfactory answer how many men he has or
where his exact liues are. For the distance of
ioutteeh miles around you see tents ever, where
ana from them you can make rough estimate
OF his men, but how many more are epcamped
on the by-roads and in the forests none can fell
Inc new conner, from what he sees at first
glance, puts down the number at about sc. 600
men those who have been here longest esti-
mate his force at 10000 or 10000 and some
even at $4,000 strong. And there is the same
discrepancy as to the quantity of his artillery.
so close does the General keep his affairs to
himself, his left hand hardly knows what his
right hand doeth, and so Jealous is he of this
prefogatlve OF commanding officer that veri-
ly believe if he suspected bis coat of any ac-
quaintance with the plans revolving within him.
he would cast it from him.