, 1862-07-14

MONDAY, JULY Il, 1869.
PRESIDENT LlNC0LN'S VISIT
TO THE ARMY on THE
JANE, RIVER.
His Enthusiastic Exception by
the Tf0ops.
Especial CoKrespondsnce New York Times.1
HARzusoE's BAH, JAMES R1yER, |

lspeeaa1 correspondence New York Times.1
HARn1soE's BAa, JAMES RIVER,
Wednesday. July 3. 1869, !
Tb2 event Of yesterday was the, to most Of
TIE army, unexpected visit oi President Lin
coin, who srriyed at the Landing in the after |
nooon, in the Ariel q steam transport,
laviLg left Fortress Monroe at niue o'clock |
in the morning: He was soon discovered |
and soldiers near the Landing he sitting
and smiling serenely on The siter deck of |
the vessel, and WIS greeted with repeated
cheers, and It was speedily told through the
camps that Mr. Lincoln had come TO have a
look at the army, who kno wing but that some
thing significant vas in the visit. Gen Nc
Elellnn, with portion Of his staff. met the
president at the landing, the party riding soon
.dtcr to head quarters, from which directly
there issued an order for an immediate review
pf the troops. After short conversation
With Gen Mcclellan, Of an entirely unofficial
character, the party started out to review the
amy, the cool Of the early evening fayoring
such Z ceremony. The president drove in
. carriage to the headquarters Of corps, and
there mounted, in tn1n riding along the lines
spirits, and in his conversation with the diff
1trent generals, Expressing his pride at
the gallant conduct Of the army and of its
1eaders. The soldiers, as he rode before
them, We'd in their cheers with the roar Of the
cannon, which belched forth their stae1y ma
tonal salutes as he approached each several
division, fgiving the hcM OF the nation such
3 welcome as to assure him that he was
among friends. and men not 50 exhausted by
the faugues Of the recent awful days as to be
She tone ot the rociferous greeting. Mr.
1-iGcoln rode at the right of Gen. Mcclellan,
holding with one hand the reins that
checked spirited horse, and With the other
a large sized stoge-pipe bat, which latter was
regarded with unususl interest by the army,
as the first head covering Of the kind seen
In many months. Tue president rode rapidly
along the lines, bowing and smiling as he
went, Gen. Mcclellan, meantime, waving his
da,ig1e cap, and evidently not at all ashamed
ping only to shake hands and to pay siugle
cougra1ulatary word to the generals, Mr. Lln-
coin passed from division to division, along
the whole line, cheers meeting and folio wing
him, and cannon telling their salutes: It WIS
9,ast tundown, and us late rs clock in the
evening before the last salute aud the last
cheer heard in the distance told that the cere-
al,ony OF the review was over. The whole
thing was admirably conducted, and tended
yjsia1y to elevate the spirits o. the army NJ.
Lincoln, after little lively conversation with
Gcn- Mcclellan and his staff, returned to
the steamer, considerably fa1igued after
his long horseback ride, but yet
undoubtedly able to devote some hours
10 conference with the commanding
gtncral, the burden Of which talk, not hav
ing been present, I an not able to report, but
fancy 1t did not relate entirely to the deoli-
tallug heat Of the day, nor to the picturesque
beauty of the plaee. To-day the president
makes the voyage back to Fortress Mouroe,
familiar With the condition and position Of
tbe army ot the Potomac, having doubtless left
behind something valuable iu the way Of ad-
Ijce, aud may be promises
This vitit certainly has great significance in
connection with the recent great movement,
and tIat other rapid journey to West Point.
7 our readers can tathnnl its meaning, perhaps,
as well Us I, with this advantage, That 1or
them to gue56 aud to think will not be contrl-
band, while the CORES DOndtnt under parole
would be likely 70 regret eTen the shreWdncs=
OF his published eurnises.
With the army everything proceeds quietly,
and were it not for the con1iuuanet Of hot
weather, with its debilitatiug effects, the meu
would erjoy the short season OF rest they
Eeem likely to haze. The hot sun is hard or
fatigue parties, detailed for in!renching Of
ciluppiDg, cansing few cases Of s1ustrole
TIE Gally drills are SO arranged as to come uf
in The ccol OF tie day, and every effort j:
made to save The men as much as possible
from unhealthy exposure. They surely layt
earned the right to some consideration. 4
grtat blessing to the army Is the near vicinity
ct the James River, in whose waters it may
freely bathe.
It would not be bad idea to follow out tht
suggestion recently made By prominent Oil
ccr, that the troops be marched by regiment:
or companies to the river, be marched in for
a.ztd that every regiment should get it
weekly or scmi-week.y cleansing, as reguIagl
rs it is obliged to 60 through q drill s.
used, the james would be the best physical
and ph3Sic that have yet administered to tn
health Of the armv