, 1861-09-11
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4e0ssa1aT@s. 81. Esexery Roaitton and
Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Tefbuue.]
POSITIONS OF TN ARM11s: I
The gHet game Of chess Is playing With con
u10mste KaA- I'm The part Of MCCLELLAN the
aoFes ase mAae 20 secretly that the hest in-
ofmedfaanof koep the 1un Of tie game. He |
Eeepe MS oWn counsel. doubt II any but
aknself, Gen. Scott and his digisionary officers
NOW Whist is going on. Ny means for infor. |
nation are perhaps quite as good as any cue |
Who Is d mere locker On but the machinery |
50 vast, the 1ineso EXTENDED, the changes 10 |
requent-fhe constant throwing forward OF |
'rooFs In one place, tkeir change Of position |
IN snothe1-that although visit the lines daily
consider It next to an impozaioility to III.
aentaud all the Specification. Of the move
nerts.- When nthegane is played-~aen the
ie1d Is lost or Voc We shall be able, doubt
ess, to understand it. Or this am pretty we'll
Assured, that the rebels are forwarding sup
plies, munitions and troops from Manassas to
Fairfax Station, on The Orange and Alexandria
railroad. They took possesaIon Of Manassas
bill to prevent a flank movement on our Dart
IN fhat direction. They have also thrown up
ea1thHork On the Columbia turnpike, q mile
md q half h yond Balle,'s, the more complete
ly to prevent apy such movement of ours.
North Of Baiieye Oh the high ridge, on which
sta1 as Fall,s Church. they are also eutsench-
irg. Thty have thrown force forward to-
wards Chain brigde from Vienna Thus Jou
see they a4e gradually investing US on the
Virginia side. OF con1se their lines must he
more extended than ours, for they are the ont
side party. This is a weakness for them
which must be m1de up by superior numbers.
THEIR mTEKT1oHs-
Do they interd to attack us? Yes, unless
Mcclellan anticipates the blow. Ifnot, why
do they leaye their strong base Of operations at
Marassas? Surely they are weaker here than
there. "Wby does Mcclellan allow them
to ccne 60 near:' The question Is asked by
the crowd, al Of whom consider themselves
able to criticize military .traHEy, and man7 Of
whom doubtless would consider themselves
competent to act as Major Generals. Let me
cay to all sus h critics that mechanical prlncl-
p1es Of force ard motion hold good in military
rx-s.;ona Rv leaving their strooo vo,1-s at
tya, aea,a ard arnroachiny Waah;neton +bev
1ocsa eoroa Ttev nornof er.ct eartt wn,a-a ~
SO formidable character, under cur noses, as
these guarding the approaches to Mznassas-
Ihey have 20 RuIl Kun IN front Of them with
its deep pools, black water and fords easily
guarded. They are, in short, taking hold Of
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s.o.p' W. r. ua.se W ~ euse ~ w o.,
neu' WIN s.sA' 1@ens9' ~" foaas naSe
oeen cut slong 1ae ~ooaeo siopes u asnns
VII IL fea' u oa1 1Ines' W WHICH, i7nloice
"enle O." VI H4ascaeo " stfenssaen cersalt
poslnons'
FATIGUE Dc1f'
IL was picturesque s1gas, yesterday, -
paeseo Along 1ae lines 70 see t"o 1noaeano
men' IN red aEd blne-here 1ouaVe With IL!
|" baegg pants Of red and bus close hitting skul
cap with ata tassie' hke the hery tnl OF
comet|here blue blouse with red tae1nga
WITH da1k1es-consraoand -ForR:ng tor pay
aanRees, new 1ofRe's, MlemganaeFs' Jerse.
oo5s' Fennsytsan1ans, Engnsn, ffencn, Ital
an, defman, Oa1cpmen-aH oomg MIsga
| cn'y WIN piek.aS' ana spsdsa making In
| "ooos hng WIN 1ne'r songs' snoass an
laughter. a Vast oeal q @ofk mas been don't
Ma]of aenera h9oere Lee "oalo haroly e
eogn1ze some paris o1 Inc Arlington esIas'
IAere nave oeeh strange 1taas1o1mat1ons'
AiasGfoa aoosh.
alheo yesterday al tne Afnn9ton dous'
Inc saole Service was u 1ne oln S's1e-p!s1e'
cups anu saaeels' Will pae.olA! seenes ~ oie
void of hoops, feeding her docks, with ol
e.e,, ia fse1,,o-<.a oroo1arv &c nav ha fonn
on many = New England hill side. There al
cid Pictures On the WallE-Pencl sketches
| old ffafnfs needle work of the other centut