, 1861-11-04
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nects r. he ahIe to i7efeat fhem. Te viii ma1.e
n atteck nnon Wash;n0ton ~ NM, ~
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fansira nnt{i attacEed 13'- '->S .s
TIC 1ssts 1renaraf;nns for the.orast ravs,
exned,tion , * * III frnn Fortress Monrne [ Tara
neffsct1v we1, III Snawn VIA At R;cbmnnd, Not oniv
the names ~ ali the vesse1s ara known t1,ere
INT alao tf,e num1,er Of q,1na and troon7 ~,
hoard NJ eacf, # was not believed there that
but In View Of the possibi!ity Of such q thing
Gen. Johnston was directed TWO weeks age to
hasten the compiet{on of the line of river bat
te1fps. to see f1lat thev were nronarIv mounted
with cannon 0f enifa6le ranee and calibre. and
abundantly supplied with ammnnition. and to
support them n the rear by an adequate mill
tarv force In accordaDce With these inetrnc-
tons % he batteries On the Potomac n NV were @ cam
pleted. Additional guns were brought up
from Norfolk and Richmond, furnaces for
heating red hot shot were constructed at the
batteries at Aauia Creek and Shipping Point.
large quantity Of eleveninch shells we're sent
to ali the batteries in which they can be used,
posted short distance back from the line Of
batteries, extending from the mouth Of the
Occoquan river to The elbow Of the Potomac,
east Of Fredericksburg. After all these pre-
parations had been made, General Johnston,
accompanied by General Beaureeard and the
etafs Of both officers, made the tour of ali the
batteries, and saw that everyth was in rea-
diness. The report Of General Johnston, made
to General Cooper, at Richmond, after this
visit, expressed the confident belief that he
will be able to hold those batteries. and to
destroy with them any tlotiIla, however large,
that may be sent against them. tits said, too,
That number Of fireships have been provided
and are cow ling concealed in Aqua Greek,
Qaantico Creek and Powell River. They are
merely cid hulks, containing barrels Of tur-
pen1ise. tar. pitch. rosin and other combusti-
b1es, The desjen in proyidinr them is to toT
them out in tle river on the annrnach Of \
hostile fleet, and. when they are near enough.
to set fire to thcm and pernit them to dFiff
among tie Union vessels. L is wei enough
gua,d aeainst t. ''I'' ~e'@'N 1'' S4S- ~
It is t9e belief of Jeff. Davis ard of C,enera1s
J6hrgton and ReanregsrI fhat the I1ninn
amy cannot remain n3ncIa 1onper inactiVc :.
that theV must strike h3ow s6meThere m
tine rebel lines. and that. at whateyer mint
they strike, the rebels viii be able to defeat
them fy cnnrentratin, 1arpar force ~ and as hy
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