The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-24
(Our War Correspondence.)
"A Soldiers Lotter,---.No. VI.
w ARWICK i'OJ1NTy Va An

WARWICK COUNTY, Va. April 6.
EDITOR FREEMAN ten Mcclellan is now
verifying his promise to bring us face to face
with the rebels. We are now close upon the
rebel Notifications and while am writing their
heavy artillery can occasionally be heard with
toe prompt reply from our own batteries. Che
rebels are occupying Il strong Qualifications on
james rlyea on the opposite side of the PENN
So la from yorktown and about eight miles from
that place. There is line Of Notifications.
connecting these TWO places and probably dclen-
ded BY the Manassas army. The rebels consider
this position impregoabie according to the
testimony OH NUMBER OF prisoners shat We have
taken. PerhapsG brief desert pton Of some of
the incidents connected with our Journey here
may 1e interesting TO the reader.
we left our pleasant camp near Clouds Mill
the I'D ult, and u little after shutdown We were
anchored in The middle Of the Potomac some 7
or miles below AleXdndria On the steamboa .
Vanderbilt. Although we had had no oupo.-
tunity to know what disposal was TO be made
OF us in the impending campaign so many ru-
mors OF marvellous numbers OF troops being
daily Transported from Alexandria to fortress
Monroe had been atloat in camp thaJ the order
to have our things packedand be ready to march
Sunday morning did lot take us by surprise, nor
were we at all disappointed at seeing the head
Ol the long column take the road in the direc-
ton of Alexandria. Alexandria is considered
very handsome city land perhaps the reputation
IS deserved, but in passing through it saw no
beauties there surpassng those OF which almost
any New England city can boast. Perhaps the
distracted condition OF her political affairs may
account for the vacant look everywhere app.-
ent otherwise should consider it decidedly
stupid city. Of course my observation was
limited.
While waiting at the wharf to take our turn
IN gong aboard some one OF the numerous steam
boats there IN readiness had Il golden opportu-
nifty to least my eyes with beholding the sur
rounding objects u description OF which would
not be interesting to the common reader perhaps
though they were deeply 60 to u verdant Green
Mountain youth like myself. So, without no.
tlcing particularly the giant steamboats, that
were moving hlther and thither receiving their
quota OF soldiers with remarkable business-like
sapitity, or the enlivcnlng strains of music play
ca by the several reglmeHtal bands from their
positions on almost every boat, for o parting ga
Lutte us they steamed away down the river, or the
hearty cheers which the ladies and gentlemen
gave us from the regular passenger boat between
that city and Washington, as token of their
Way w "ho ePPiNSI"eiou iot cause In
which we are engaged, ere | proceed further
would like to remind the reader that, if he
has never stood on the wharf at Alexandria,
and had view of Washington and its public
buildings from that stand point, just as tie sun
was shedding his last rays, he has failed to wi t.
ness one OF the most prominent beauties of art
OF which our country can boast. The noble
old Capitol, towering fer above all the rest, the
white marble rejecting the lingering rays of the
sun, and its lofty dome polntiug heavenward,
as if proudly conscious of bong the seat of power
for great and--yes will say it-free nation,
loses none OF Its beauty though seen at u dis
lance of eight miles A view OF thessj cnkind.
led my patriotism more than the bes, peroration
on the Union could have done, though delivered
with the most impassioned eloquence. Who
would not fight, desperately il need DO, rather
than have this monument of our National great
ness fall into the hands of an insurgsnt power ?
and who would not almost blush 10 acknowledge
himself an American citizen, should such ca
sastr0phs occur.
The next day We steamed down to Fortress
Aonros,an slept that nighton the sandy beach,