The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-04-26

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eessssy abost tfsy o.as vaas,asd resaseg
he depth of the whole State in . soash-
westerly dnsstios, between the Blue Ridge
and the Ailegbsoies. Beyood Banks, On The
west, 10 General Frenons's Dspsrtneot-
Esssesp visEisis has been divided y Tie
Prssidens into tse Depsrtmeots; that Of
the Rzppshaonock, under General Mellow
ell, ssnprisss, besides . part Of Msrylaods
the D.ssrics Of Colunbls and thAs psrs Of
Virginia between the Blue Ridge On the ssss
an the Rsedericksburg and Rlehnood
Rad Road on the east General AcCieL
laos Departuens consists Of eli the area eass
OF the fredericksburg Railroad. lsis prob
able that MsCiellao exteods - fer - be
chooses 70 operate to the south 10 Virginia,
and that General Wool's Department, ss
and about Fortress Monroe. V Within the
command Of the superior General.
JANIS RIvEa.
The Rivers Of Eastern VHgisia nearly
all empty ,hsir waters into the Chesapeake
Bay, The only excrptioos beng he New
River and the Holsron, in The southern
part Of The STATE. Lssviog out Of visw
he Potomsc, the james u the principal
riysr Of Virginia. il meets The nd xt
Richmond, one hundred miles from its
mouth, and 10 naslxAble TO that place by
vessels Of one hundred and forty toos. The
only considerable tributary OF the James,
below the Blue Ridge, 10 The Appomassox,
which aows into is at CITY Point, and car
riss 7 feet Of water 20 Pssersbars, tbe cap
ital Of Diowiddls county, teo miles from
City Point, and rwvusy y miles south
from Richmond. The James Is Davigable
TO CITY Point, ninesesn m,les south eass Of
Richmond, for large vessels, and to James
town Island il has water enough for : fr,x-
ate. On uarrison's Bar, . few miles below
City Point, there are fifteen feet Of wat, I
at low tide. Ii flows into Hampton Roads
near the mouth vi tho Chesapeake Bay,
and is entrance is closed BY Fortress Mon.
rue, Newport News and our cruisers IN Ina,
nsighborhood.
RE YoRx RIVER.
The York River, on which lies Yorktown,
is formed by the junction Of the Mattspony
and Psmunky, and falls into the Chess.
peake Bay, above the mouth of the james.
Its appearance 10 rather that Of an estuary
than = river. At its mouth it 10 about
three miles wide, aud it is forty miles
long. Il is navigable for large vessels, and
is one mile wide at Yorktown. On the
peninsula formed by the near approach Of
the James and York. in their course, are
situated Yorktown and Hampton its south
cru extremity 10 Newpors News, and 1t the
south eastern point is Fortress Monroe
Yorktown is sevepty miles east south east
Of r. chmond, and the latter 10 one hundred
and fifty miles from the sea BY water.
BooATpNNs
Yorktown is situated on the right bank OF
thu York River, seventy miles from R.oh.
mon.. Il is an old town, settled in l705,
and now has about fifty houses. Il was he
theater of one Of the most iuportan,
events in American history-the surrender
OF Lord CORVALLIS to General Washington.
~h,ch occurred on the 10Th Of October,
ISL. The rebels are reported to have
erected strong Notifications along the river
banks the works at Gloucester Point, op-
posre Yorktown, arc represented particu-
larry 10 be very formidable.
rus R~APPAHASSocE.
The Rappahannock enters the Chesapeke
Bay twenty-five miles south Of the mouth
Of the Potomac, and j. ~navieabis for v.s.
sci. draw Ing ten feet of water up to Fred
ricksburg, where, It is supposed, the enemy
is strongly posted. This place Is 40 miles
from the rivers mouth.
rRE ELIZABETH RIvER.
The Elizabeth river, on winch lies Nor.
folk, rises in Norfolk county, and laws INTO
Hampton Roads. Il is connected with Al
bemarle Sound by the Dismal Swamp canal
and Pasquotank river. On its right or north
bunk Is Norfolk. THIS city - eight miles
from Hampton Roads. and i06 mica BY
land from Richmond, wish winch place /,
is connected BY railroad. 10 Porssmoath,
opposite Norfoit, is the Navy Yard. The
approaches to Norfolk are defended BY Q
fort On Crsney Island, AZ the meuth Of the
river, which mounted, soms months z
shirty-four guns; BY Fort Norfolk, a few
miles below the city by battery OF
twenty guns On Sewel!'s point, opposite
Fortress Monroe /; and in all probability BY
several other works, OF which we know
nothing.
Tu1 xAxsBnoND.
The Nausemond river rises In the Dismal
SWAMP, sud is Navigsbie from SUI III, on
tie Nosfcit AND Richmond Railrcsd, 10 iss
entrance into Hamilton Rosds, for ves.els
Of one hundrei tuus. Suffolk j. sev-nry-
Two miles southeast by south from Rich
mond, and is . village % about 1900 IN.
habitnn,s. From Ssf,Is il would be prac-
ticshls to make a d~emou.,ration in III. rear
81 Norfolk and Portsmouth,. II vas at on.
tin. thoag,, tina, Burnside would d. the.
Richmond IL connected BY raitsnsd with
Norfolk, LOG mile. distant +; with washiae-
ton, frcm which il i $50 m,ies, by rail; and
there IL also araiirnad connecting il With .bs
head II the York River.
G~rdansviile 10 on the Genital Railroad
OF Virginia, sevensy miles north we.t Of
Riehn oni, With which it 10 connected BY
rail. ukw - IA
Frederictshu- Is connected BY railroad
sish Richmand, firm which il l. IS mile.
north. Il 10 connected With = point u fec
miles north Of Gordoesvtse BY = turnpike,
winch runs through wilderness and White
Paine, nearly parallel with, box south nj
the ~Rsppshsnnoct and its trIbutsry. 'he
Rapidan.
Manchester IL $50 miles ~bersk.vest Of
Richmonj, aud II miles uess By north Of
1 W~ashfncsou. II Il the center 81 n number