The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-06-12
Lecnsit,es OF sn,erest.

ALzxAspsIA, a City o. fsbou, 5000 population,
? mics below Washington City, on the right
Lark Of the Potomac.
Aqua CREEK in Stafiorl county, Virgins.
about 20 miles IRON WsShirgton, % the iigoi
bank Of tie POiomsc. A saiyosd rsas tom
this place 10 Frederieksb1fe, and thence %
Richmond 4 -
FAIaFAx Cousr Housx, Is Sis.sge. and cap
i,Al Of Fairfax county. Va, q nilrs West o.
Washington. This IS where skirmish took
place last Saturday. between company Of
United States CaYalry and the Bebel'. There
s town called Fairfax, or CulPeppsr Court
House, the county seat OF CulPepper codnty, ea.
the lie xandFia and Orange railroad, some 20 or
80 miles South West Of Washington
Or PoiSr CoMFoRr, a v;llage OF Ei'zsheth
Civ county, Vs. % miles North Of Norfolk, at
the entrance e fHamp5cn Roads. On lanes GIver.
This ia the locality OF Fortress Monroe. uuw
stroasly gsusopsd, aad .commandes ag Ga.
Batter.
iIaAE1oS. this boroeSh, ths cspi'4i q Si:lG,
18th City co,:aty Va, is.,lAs niies 'aell For.
usss Monroe, and 30 miles SOah Esstoi tsiel
mond II was recently taken possession OF by
q. States forces. Population about i5,o0,
HARPER's FEIsr, IN Jefferson county, Va,
On the Baltimore and Ohio Rsilroad, leo mile
North OF Richmond, IS n. ". OF otWashingi on.
Itbat the confluence Of The Potomac aud She
nandoah rivers. a railroad so milss long con
rects It with Winchester, Va, next to Wheel
ing, the largest town 10 the State, west Of Blue
Ridge. large Rebel orce IS now at Hsiper's
Ferry, AMI che place Is strongly forti6cd, U.
8. forces are moving towards this point, and
sharp fighting nay be looked Tor in that quar-
Ter.
GRAFTON, Taylor county, Va, is at the juno.
~ Haf.f ot,1
Western Railroad, which reaches the Ohio at
Parkersbarg. II is 100 miles from Wheeling
and about the same distance from Parkersburg.
1t is short distance from Pruntytown, oil
Willismsport, the capital CT the county. Graf
ton was ia possession of the Rebels last week
but who fed on the approach -of the nted
States iorces under Coils. Kelly and Irvine.
PHiLIppl, is the county seat OF Barbour coun
tv, Va, ahout 20 miles south Of Grafton, or
Tygart's Valley river. On Monday merninE
last, some sixteen hundred rebel troops were
surprised and dispersed by Virginia and lndi
ana volunteers under Coils. Kelly ard Critten
den.
MANASSAS JuScTIoN, the intersection ofth'
Manassas Gap Railroad with the Alexandr
and Orange Railroad. 1t is in Pcince William
county, Va, and some 80 miles west Of Alex
andria. Here is strong encampnhent of rebe
forces under command OF zen. Lee.
CEsrERrILLE, in Fairfax county, mlle'
from Manassas Junction and 8 miles from
Fsirfsx Court House, Is smother Rebel camp
On the iSt inst, about 1000 secession troop
were II Manassas Junction and CentervilIe
NEwPoar NEws, post-ofice OF Warwicl
county, Va. 1t is the point on the left, or eas
bank of ames river where about 400o Y. )
troops were landed last week. This position
no,onl,tatt, rnfnr,nsn n5s James River, and tn
Federal troops have erected strong sand batter
les to repsl any rebel force that may be brough
against them.
ARL1NoroN HrIenTs, This locality is fu
view Of Washington city the highlands w9st
the Potomac, and three or four miles from th
Capitol. The late George Washington Parl
Custis was its proprietor. It is now the pro
perty Of General Lee, Commander in Chief {
the Virginia Rebels. Several regiments Of Fed
eral troops arc cncalnped on this estate.-Aa
chaHgs.