Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-25

Mondays Philadelphia Ledger says: E
Every eye Is now turned to Washington
City, in anxious expectation of the events
which seem TO be impending in that quarter.
The destruction Of bridges on the line Of the
Northern Central Railroad, having connec-
ton with Harrisburg, and on the PhiIadel-'
phia, Wilmington and. Baltimore Railroad,
beyond Havef-de- Grace, has cnt of the fa
cilities for a speedy transportation Of troops
TO Washington City. Butthis by no means
cuts off the communieationWi with the North.
Troops can be conveyed around into the
Chesapeake, and thence up the Potomac TO
Washington City, provided that war-vessels
in the Potomac, are Athletic Keep that COM
municstionl1 open by preventing batteries
being established any 4where upon the banks
ofthe river, TO assan the troops, which they
ought to be able to do, with. a vigilance on
their part, and acting as convoy TO the
steamers which convey the troops.
/ If the line Of Tailfoad is kept in working
oTdeEbe3 3ond. WilmiDgton to Havroede- Grace,
the troops may be easily sent by steamer to
Annapolis, which is only about twenty i've
to thirty miles staight across TO Washington.
II is important that this point, Annapolis,
should be held by the Government and we
suppose, before this time, that it has taken
the necessary means TO do so. Annapolis
can be approached by the sea route up the
Chesapeake without much risk. Annapolis
being secured, the railroad communication
if destroy ed between that and Washington
City, could easily be re- established, and
troops be poured into Washington sufficient
to hold il against any attack.
The Northern Central Road, running
down the Susquehanna and through Mary
land to Baltimore, will doubtless be at once
taken possession of, and a camp established
at some available point, as near the boundary
| line of Maryland as it can be successfully
! held. Camp Curtin, at Harrisburg, where
| the Pennsylvania and Ohio troops are as
| sembled in considerable force will probably
| be the center for all movements in south
| erly direction. The line once organized and
| established between Washington and the
North, it will not be difficult to hold it and
| keen all the intervening country in subjec-
tion to the military movements which-may
hereafter be necessary. lyg...
1t is all important to the success OF some
Of these movements that Fortress Monroe al
Old Point Comfort, opposite the entrance o
james River into the Chesapeake, should bt
securely held, and this the National Govern
ment has taken care of, By garrisoning ant
otherwise strengthening il.
The whole safety of Washington lies Il
the ability to hold these routes open. A
sufficient military guard will doubtless sooI
be established along the line of the Phila
delphia and Wilmington, road, as far a
Havre- de- Grace. If any bridges are de
stroyed this side, they can be reconstructed
temporarily for military purposes, and bat
teTies being established to command them
with sufficient troops to protect these bat
teries,,the line of Communication, both b.
land end water, will be complete, and mill
tary operations be greatly exped ted. Troop
can also be sent through Delaware by th
Seaford route to the Chesapeake.