Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-16
Rebel Accounts Of sen, Va
ems Position.
F5u.ss t,e LcEea5s1

Nr believe all that u-2~ Ea
city YESTERDAY. outside of il..--
"i the Bureaucracy. was, l4a
had taken Il ~JTan@ position.
lli~ ii;tnk- p-~imE on the --
BeTkoly. completely mGer rr-
@gn boats, AMI his cxtrIa. ---I-
10 Herring creek. whcra li~ na-
Tended 10y sn almost im.s.--1
Ii WAS supposed that iae onaar
have been attacked vc~tariar l-
had been no ii.hting un 20 IA.
counts we lage from the lines.
1t l. not 10 be supposed thar ta
has selected thn~e Ils'ltstina.- a~ 81
% hi> last great stand without
sons The first and ma-r ar
the~e ! that ile We~tuvcr lan1-
haIrS. the very best on iLa jam
and the sir am for miles un anil .
ing broad AMI deep affords both
~e;l room and anchorage for Ii-
and transports But tins j. hv
the only advantage of fhc posi-
the west oT B,Tlleiv are inuum~
pasSsIble rayiEcs. running fi,.-
Charles City ruad, GA the u-a
James river. making q Succe~
from tl'af quarter next T. il-r..--
Within a quarter of q Hala.
these ravincS I,egin. HplriuE E-
cGo>>es fhe Charles Ciiv ral.
nlnS IN . ~aHshya~icrly diruriira.
thc no-th ;.nI west thr 1lut
Bcrkcly anal M-e~io,er. auI ar
James river AT ihe cxrmr eastern 1
dary OF tie latter. The svlol. earl
tins creek l. unn imT,a~~l7Ie me-- 81.
along IL unrth-m ami eastern h
tend iha hei-llts of Eye'1r-ra.
rmge OF hills iLat overlook fha vs.
and BcrSClv estates. and rI-ea
ell-lblo position for heavy -rn-.
Il VIII j. ~csn thar. protected
south by illa rivc- and IL -uhr.,
the west ly i;nlenetrahle rn5ne- 81
the north ami east hv IIerTng c0-h
the hciaht~ of Evelinton. tIe ears,
sition rHc~gnl~ but one u-c-ua'ls p
the piece af lcvel country n.--h~-
NeStoyer, -ncm a quarter 90 a lata-
in width, having byt,vccn ID e had b
rs'EIncS ami ,he point where I--.-
cro>scs tlic Charles Citv raaL
Il l. certain that the enemy. with q.
men~e resources OF mon anl mac-
wlll, IN 4 very brief pgriod gl-ua
an this only natural entrance ta aLl,,-
hold Alneady il Is within rmg d.
gfln-bOatS and his siege rluss. rt-
the Evelinton hills. Anolhgr Jar D
see II strevn with iellad timbe-, ar- b
lin" with field batteries. In l1-l
tin" the advantages secured 70 tie 1
IN ms present position. his Sl5p=-l.-
ties Of transportation must not be- q
ted
Whilst our ammunition ana 81
must he wa-oned a di-i.mca q. d.
thirty miles. his steamers and tr1'.
are running up TO the very door I'd
tent For the benefit of distant r
We may here properly SAY Sgme-1-
the character 81 the country 10 u-t,-
scene ot war ha~ been - sudden.
shifted. Ten daE-
when MClclian beleaguarled lha--
with the exception Of about five ri.7
the chickahominy low ground De e
pied the most barren. and Il he :
time the most Vyaterod and mo~i u
thy rcgion OF Eastern Virginia ~
hooP-Poles and wortlcbgrioS. hAs
ways been the only sure crops e
country within = radius Of ten lnl.'- 81
the Seven Pines, taking that p9int Il
centre, and but two living stnsane 8
the Nine Mile or Williamsburg ~
between Richmond and Bottom bn-
The E-ngBsil,e- SAYS 10 IL Own O,'-
ment:-" There has alreaav been a..
OF trltiing and abuse Of public ni-'
the suppression or reserve OF tacl7 y
part OF the Government Il tle =
manding General could wIIte y
lines giving the resun of the hs
Gaines Mills, why. GA each sn'>-