Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-01
Tho Position OF the Armies ana the NC
fences of Washington

\ Washington correspondent OF The Cin-
cinna,i 'Ciazctte," who appears to be an IN
,elligant witness, gives the following deScrlp'
ton Of the position occupied by the two armies
at Washington:
Our uickets extend in m irregular line from
, chor, distance below Alexandria TO the vicin.
jtv Of I.ewinsyille, about four miles back CT
t6e Cham Bridge. The distance between the
cytrsr,,c ends, following the lines, IS, should
SAY tr.,,u fifteen to sixteen miles. In 4 direct
course IL you'd be three or four miles shorter.
At Ia pain: do they reach over live miles from
the river. Those who have observed the SLAP"
If the p,.tomac will notice that from Mount
V,rnun teichr miles below Alexandria, to
Great Fails, tahnut -" sane distance above
rEan Bridge it lur."s aincs. II half cI-clr,
Waii:ag;ra being on lie outside, ard the
yir,inin shore Oh the inside OF the same, We
mrr:py only tn. purt!1n of his ialt circle
above described, tn t'"n'"llcra;r lies '!i'er%'
inr luln the river atur: a"i! n.!"w, thus IN
closing lis in tins rre.''cl' "l;'!n u space q!
s:r twelve miles It; Ing il, a"I rom three t"
live in Wi,i;i. IKE only rrccnt Changes tt
Importance, in the PICKET lines, have bccn III
ON advance across Chain Bridge, and the IN
tension Of our pickcts Il little up ths ri"cr in
thar side, and four miles west 10 uc.r l.cwinS.
VILE. Previous to that, their pickeis came iii
70 the bro 81 thu nil overlooking the bridge.
From this p"in: ~ Ne occupy only the
MARYLAND side ol tiic iI:er, the right flank OF
our rniin boI., consisting 81 General Banks
column, now resin. nca! P1J!Srll!c. some
twentr. five lnl:rs up, and I,cirs the lett flank
o. the eGemy at Lec,hlrg, on the opposite side
,rthc river. Thus thu two armies Ma hc:arl
To hn. .tqntin. lace 10 lare--cnrs moi yet ready
TO NOE, AMI theirs apparently p~rtI.rci :" dis
pat. u,lr advance with the first S.cI, forward
W. MAXI.
The reader should also bear in mind tat
the whole Virginia side Of the Potomac in this re-
zion is of Il very rough and almost mountainous
character, and is mostly covered with a dense
growth Of small timber, Tickets and under
brush. The roads into ;ha interior, at least
ST. far As have any knowledge. form a gradr.
ally ASCENDING grade orcr steep and heavy hills,
covercd with tits sI,cc;r' 0! timber, Il c"mpara
lively small p.rlinu Of the land on'y beng
cleared and in cultivation. From Alexandria
to Cirorrclown, inclusive, neatly ali tie roads
leading out terminate at or before reaching Tie
I.ecshurg turnpike, which, cs will he seen, rams
parallel with the river, within I few miles "i
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