Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-29


gestons, boti, to increase tho army and to
supply funds for all needful purposes
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The Probable Battle-Topograph of Eas.
tern Virginia.
The Washington correspondent of the Now
York Evcning Post, writing under date of
June 3, communicates tho following:
The region of country lying between tho
Potomac River and the Manassas Gap Rail-
road junction, or what is usually called Ma
nassas Junction, is very interesting locality
at present, and promises to be so for many
weeks to come. tits unqucstionably destined
to become the theatre of stirring events and
a few facts respecting its topography will not
be without interest At the request of Gen.
Mansfield, however, all correspondents refrain
from indicating exactly the position of our
troops, lest the enemy might profit by sucl,
statements, for though the mails are cut off,
yet there is direct communication with the
South via llarpcrs Ferry. All the Northern
news goes daily to IIdrpcr's Ferry, and thcncc.
to Richmond and the entire South
From the Chain Bridge, which is three,
miles above Georgetown, to Alexandria,
distance of about ten milcs-thcrc is a contin
uous chain of hills half mile to mile and
o half back from the Potomac. Entrench-
mcnts are thrown up quite distance North
of Gcorgctown--a, cross the riycr-and so at
Chain Bridge, the Aqucduct, and especially
the Long Bridge, arc very strongly guarded:
and every prominent hill is, or soon will be-.
extended.
Arlington Heights are right opposite.
Georgetown, nearly two miles back from the
river Roach's Spring, which is frequently
spoken of, is about two miles distant, South
west of the Long Bridge, little off the road
to Fairfax Court House. Arlington House
is about five miles North or North cast of Al
cxandria. Falls Church is little Northern
village, six miles straight West of George.
town. Bailcy's Gross Roads is five miles due
West of the Long Bridge, and the road from
the bridge which leads directly past Bailcy's
is the road to Fairfax Court House. The LASS
named place is eighteen miles from Washing
ton, and fourteen from Alexandria. This
was the scene of Lieut.. Tompkins' exploit last
Friday morning, and he was then fourteen
miles distant from the main body Of the rebel
forces at Manassas Junction, and only eight
miles from Ccntrcville where two or thrco
rebel regiments arc stationed
From the Potomac to the Heights, Wcs.,
the ascent is somewhat abrupt, but from the
Heights Westward, the slope is very gradual
At least ten miles of the Loudon and uamp-
shire Railroad is within our lines but tho
Orange and Alexandria Road is none of it in
our possession. Our troops tore up the track
to Springfield Station, distant from Alexan-
dra nine miles. Beyond this point the road
is in good condition, and it is reported that
the trains occasionally even run from the
junction as far as Springfield Station.
TIE DEBATABLE GRoUND.-But no slrewd
military man is OF the opinion that the rebel
troops will advanced step towards Alexandria
and Washington, except to strengthen their
position at Manassas Junction by strong out
posts. They await an attack BY the Federal
troops Skrmishcs may lie looked for daily,
as the scouting parties of both armies fire.
qucntly meet The whole region from Falls
Church to CentreviIle, is dcbatabc ground.
Our mounted pickcts and scouting parties run
down nearly twenty miles, and theirs frequent
y come within five or six miles of our camp.
CosT OF THE According to the YER
bal statement Of Cen Scott last week, there
arc now under arms and in the pay Of tho
Government of the United States 22O, 900
men. TO maintain this army after it's equip
mcnt, will require 81 600, 900 annually to each
regiment, or 1920 900 900 year. The Navy
will require, in addition, mt least half that
sum, so that, with the ordinary expenses of
the Government, We may safely put down our
national expenses at this time at the rate of
$685. 600 year, or 81 600, 900 a day.
Nee Yorh Times.
Three hundred and sixty yfvc million dol
lars year! One million dollars day For
ty-onc thousand six hundred and sxty-six
dollars every hour!
If the w": shah continue two years, tho
Administration will have made public debt
of S730,000,000 Ash
In seven years, if the Northern people
should not become satisfied Of the impossible
ity of con1ucring the South for so long time
that debt will reach the enormous sum of
SO, ,555 100000!
There are yet twenty -four States. with about
$4,000, 900 inhabitants, in the Union If
none of these States should withdrawfrom the
Union. it would take direct tax of sixtern
dollars and fifty cents on each man. woman
and child in them to pay the war debt for
single year.
COMPLIMENT TO PRESIDENT DAvIs-By
a resolution of the Virginia Convention,
passed yesterday by unanimous vote, that
body proceeded cn mosse last night, nt 8
o'clock, to the SpotSwood House, to pay their
respects to his ESccllcncy Jefferson Davis,
President of the Southern Confcderacy
a BEAUTIFUL GOvERNMENT-Scw
Primo Minister. convicted of wilr,I f,cohood