Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-23

LESCCEN's VISIT TO rEEz ARyEv OK
TEEE JANIS REVEEe
Special Cores sFozdence Of the New York TimesI
HARRIsONs BAR. JAMES RIVER,


: HARMsON's BAR JAMES RIVER
Wednesday, July g. 1862
3 The event Of yesterday was ths-to most OF
: the army-UreXpeCtsd visit Of President Lin
colu, who arrived at the landing In the afternoon
in the Ariel, steam transport, having left Fort-
ress Monroe at nine O'clock IN the morning. He
was soon discovered By the crowd of quarter
masters, surgeons and soldiers near the landing.
he sitting and smiling seTenely on the after deck
OF tie vessel, and was greeted with repeated
cheers, and il was speedily told through the
camps that Mr.. Lincoln had eene to have q look
at tbs army, who knowing but that something
Z significant was IN the visit. Gen. Mcclellan
with portion Of his staff, met The President at
the landing, the party riding soon after to hsad-
I quarters, fIOm v Which directly there issued an
| order for an immediate review Of the troops
! After a short conversation with Gen Mcclellan,
| Of entirely unofficial character, the party
started out to review the army, the cool Of Tie
early evening favOring such a ceremony
The President dove in q carriage to the head
quarters Of corps, and there mounted, N turn
riding along the lines Of each division. He
seemed in excellent spirits, and in his converse
d7n with the different generals, expressed kis
pride at the gallant conduct Of the army and sf
is leaders. The soldiers, as he rode before
them, WED in their cheers with the roar Of the
csnuon, which belched forth their stately Ia
l0nsl saiutes Gs he approached each several d.
flalJLls l-2L Lle letl OF LLc AaLl9n 6lcu
come as TO assure him that he was amOng friends,
and men not so exhausted By the fatigUes Of the
recent awful days IS to be unable to give full 70
tUndlty and volume 20 the tone Of the vOcifsrCus
greeting. Ir Lincoln rode a. the right Of Gen.
Mcclellan, holding with one hand the reius thas
checked q spirited horse, and with tee other a
large sized stOYe-ppe hat, which latter was re-
garded with unusual interest by the army, g
the first head covering Of the kind seen in many
Il.
lines, bcwing and smiling as be went, General
Mcclellan, in the meantime, waving bis fatigue
cap, snd evidently not at al ashamed Of the vet
eran army he was exhibiting.
Stopping only 10 shake hands and 70 nay a
single cJngrs-uiztCry word 70 the generals, Ar.
LiHco. passed tI0m division 10 division, along
tde whole line, cheers meeting and following
him, and cannon telling their sslu.e5. L was
past sundOwu, and as late as Q o'clock in the
evening before the las. salute and the last cheer
heard in the distance told that TIE ceremony Of
The review was over The whole thing was a5-
mira5iy conducted, aud tended visibly toeIsvats
the spirits Of the army. Mr.. Lincoln. after
Little lively conversation with Gen. NcClsIlan
aud his STAFF, returned to the steamer, consider
ably fatigued after bis long horseback ride, but
yet undoubtedly able to devote some hours 70
conferences with the Commanding general. the
burden Of which talk, not having been present,
am unable to report, but I fancy il did not re-
late entirely to the debilitating heat of the day,
nor 70 the picturesque besuty Of the place. To-
day the President makes the voyage back to
Fortress Monroe, familiar with the condition and
position Of the army Of the Potomac, having
doubtless leit behind something valuable in the
way Of advice, and may be promises.
Tbs visit certainly has great significance IN
c9nasctiOn With the recent great movement. and
thai other rapid journey TO West Point Your
readers can iathcm It's meaning, perhaps, IS
Eeil as l, with this advantage that for them 10
guess and 70 thiuk VIII not be cCu-rabaud, Whii8
the correspondent under parole would be likely
10 regret even the shreWGues5 of his published
,UrmiSe5.
With tho army everything proceeds quietly,
,ld were it not for the continuance Of h0t wealth
r, with lis debilitstiDg effects, the men would
IJJy the slost season Of Tess they seem likely
10 have The hot san Is hard On fatigue parties,
i-tailed for intrsnchiug or chOppi8g, causing
ew cases of sunstroke. The daily drills ere so
arranged as to come eff in the cool Cf the day,
md every effort is made TO save the men IS
much as possible from unhealthy exposure.
They surely have earned the right 10 some con
liberation. a gre t blessing to the army is he
rear vicinity Of the James river, IN whose wa
ers it may freely ha.he.
L. would not Be bad idea TO follow cut the
recently made by prominent OIL
sT, that the troops be marched by regiments or
0mpaniss 20 the river, be marched in for q wash
r bath, having the thiHg SO systematized tha5
very regiment should get It's weekly OF semi
-cekiy cleansing, as regularly as it is obliged 10
o through drill So used, the James would
9 the best physician and Physic tha. have jet
administered to the health OF the army.