The New York herald., 1862-01-20
GENERAL BANKS DIVISION.
Our Poolesville Correspondence.

Our Poolesville Correspondence.
PooIBvuLE, Nd, JAN IL, 1862.
lnevsaing TENS Cleaned from the Nsv Orleans Pscdyne-
Aiserable Condition Of that JosrnoI-Ths Rebel Fbrti
feations be'Oeen Point Of Rocks and Lees6wg-7heir
Strength, Position and Probable Unly-Th Weather
IN Maryland, &C., dc.
From copy of the New Orleans Picayne Of the LIST Of
January which has reached here the distress prevailing
In the south and particularly extreme South very
manifest Before allowing paper to come here under
flag Of truce the market reports carefully torn off,
together with other articles which would doubtless show
sorry state Of affairs in Louisiana. 1t Is remarka.
bio that among these the 'local items" Query
Was there about the Union organization existing
in the city among theseY The leading article Of
the paper was, however, intact. 1t wall from
beginning cnd and announced that that day for
ward no evening edition Of the Pcayune would be pub
lshsd for want Of paper chiefly, well for other
obvious Your readers will doubtless remember
that the Picdyune Is only half the sizo when
war broke ont and since 1t has ceased TO publish an
evening edition that hourishing newspaper is
quite insignificant This is by a trinng ndi
cation Of the condition of business in the formerly inn
portant commercial city Of New Orleans
There four large rebel for1catons between Point
Of Rocks and Leesburg visible from Professor Lowes
balloon They all large field works, mounting from
within a guns % dney oay Visible
fort Is between Edwards Ferry and Ieesburg, about
midway between the two points. Another 10 opposite
Bal's Bluff about half mile from the Potomac. third
Is opposite Conrad Ferry about Of mile
from the ferry and fourthy there fort the top of
one OF the Kttocan mountains, Point of Rocks II
these not humbugs for the purpose Of masking other
fortiications then they are intended to guard the
proaches to Leesburg. 1t is tho general impression
among military men however, that these forts only
decoys. If they be actual fortcatons tho between
Leesburg and Edwards Ferry s intended to defend the
road from the ferry to tho town. while the it
and the Conrad's Ferry intended sweep
the road from Conrads ford 10 Leesburg and the fort
Point OF Rocks the mountain top, be for
other purpose than 10 guard the way from the Point
OF Rocks to Leesburg. Whether these forts will
be brought into play against troops not de-
pends greatly on the manner in which the campaign win
hhoood at present that there will be much fighting below
| the Point Of Rocks
Miss DIX has been visiting the California regiment
lately She regarded as the angel OF comfort to
suffering soldiers No corps better tho atten-
tion and sympathy Of the country than tho bravo reg
mont which to the with tho lamented Baker
l for its commanding officer.
Mr. Delavan, the City Inspector OF New York, will
present handsome stand Of colors to the Forty.
| second New York regiment this afternoon The mem.
bers Of this regiment look forward TO the ceremony with
some degree Of interest.
heavy fall Of (four inches) visited this section
Of Maryland last night The weather is worry cold TO-
day. Our troops are now, with few exceptions, how.
ever, in winter quarters which consist chiefly Of log
and they consequently well prepared for the
cold but wholesome livery Of winter. Indeed the small
amount Of that falls here only to remind
Of the troops that there Ii such winter
How different the effect tho chivary from tho most
southern tier Of States?