Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-15
The Richmond Examiner on Mcclellan
Position.

WARINGroN, July II. The Richmond En-
dUuncr Of the 7th mas been received here In
discussing On Gen McClellan's preser! position
it SAYS We believe ali that wAs known in
the cty yesterday utside OF the several circuits
OF ,he bureaucracy was that the sncmy has Ia
ken a strong position with one OF his lAnks
restin, on the Jamss river about Berxley, com
! pbte,y ana ccv r - ais zrnboa;s, atI his ex-
trcms right reaching 10 Herring creek, where
! his position is defended b; an almost !ni passa-
bic rsvlns Il vas supposed that the enemy
would have been attacked Yesterday but there
mad been M hghtlng up to the las; accounts we
have had iF9u the lines. 1t IS not tu be sup
posed that jne enemy had selected these pantA-
tlous .. ,hs scene OF his iast great stand WITH
out .pod reasons. Tne first most apparent
OF tavee j. illt the WssloY4r landing i. perhaps
the very best on James river, lui the stream W
and dlwu heiag broad and Ieep, affords both
excrllen, sea rllm and anchorage Tor hls gun.
! boats and transports but his is by no means
the only advantage Ji tbc position. On the
! Wes, 1 Btrkiey are deep raylnfs running from
/ near jl. LaaT.e. CITY ROAD On the North to the
James river, making a successful attack from
thl: quAfter nsxt 10 impossible. Within !
quarter %. {. nile from where these raylnys BE-
gu Herring creek crosses the Charles City road,
and running a i south easlerly direction, skirts
North aud East the plantations Of Berklcy and
| Wt,.0'er, and empIles into the James river.
! At me extreme Eastern boundary OF ;he iatIor
! tor whole course 5f the creek Is one impaSsabic
marsh wa.ch also On the Norhern and Eastern
/ bank extends 10 the heights 81 elevation a long
rlnge oi d ; taAl overlook WoStoyer and Berk-
( lev, winch oder an excellent position 'or their
/ heavy guns, Ii vi. be seen that protected on
! the south rs tie river and his gnnhlats, on the
! N est bv impossible raylnos, aEi on the North
and East hy Herring creek and the heights ol
| elevation tb' ea'my position presents but one
ntreguabie point, the piece Of level country
/ Northwest ID WtS,1yer, from quarter % halt
/ a mile m Width lgng between the head OF th"
/ yayIr,, au the polut where Herring creek cross
e, ths Charles City road. But II IS certain that
, .ht ensnly. with als immense resources OF men
and machinery, will IN very brief period OBJ
! st,uc, by AK this only natural entrance to his
stronghold. Already /; Is within range OF his
guuboats and OF his siege guns anted on the
elevated hills Another day may see 1t suewn
with teed timber and bristling with field bate
ries. In enumeratng the advantages secured
I 70 kUt tutulN uN us fANNNhN HVoAN'V"' w.
/ rior facilities for transportation must be admit
! ted For distance OF nearly tairty miles his
steamers and transports are running up % the
very doors of his tents. For the benef Of the
distant reader W. may properly say something
/ of the character of the country to which, sud
denly and unexpectedly, the seat OF war has
/ been shifted.
Ten days ago, when Gen. Mcclellan belea-
cuercd Redmond with the exception OF about
i've m,lr, 90 the Chitkahomny low ground he
oeeup.ed the mos, barren, and at the same time
the wors. wa;eed and most unhealthy region OF
Eastern Virginia. Nhortebgrres have been
always the only sure crop the country With
innradins OF 10 miles about Seven Pines, taking
that uoint as ceutra, out two living streams
cross the nine-mlie OF Williamsburg road, be-
tween Richmond and Bottom Bridge
On thes two rQa1., with the Seven Pines as
their headquarters, ths very pick and flower Of
the Northern army was concentrated, ana here
for weeks their vgor and numbers melted away
under the influence OF the miAsma, and bad wa
ter. and the Southern sun, but by his nasty trip
through White Oak swamp. Gen. Mcclellan
has emerged with thiuned ranks into more