The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-04-04
The TraWs-Totamnc gscgron.

mssiousl The p-----s (rcrmitsl orc to
be u.Cd MS necessity requires
The T'ruus-got3muC gscgFoa.
lCeuorcrjevee cftts N.N. rnnt'tl
WAswNcro,, march -.
A ride ola number % l. miles (ct ne not
We too particular lest We give aid and
comfor 90 the cucmy) yesterday, in order
to find q ccr,ain regiment, gave mo ga re- /
ali1ing sense of Virginia mud. The /
roods, hnyirg once been dry, are now In
a tcicrgslc condition, compared 10 th-t of
"a season Of tAaw; ndcod,th cheerful as-
rcct Of the heavy tcamstcrs satisfied that
they had been worse; but am Hllliug to
takc The feet ior granted, and bc satisfied
with my own experience. On tho hills
You have somc external evidence Of q
soil, but ig the hul.oWs you plunge into
an uppcic lt,y i.tAcWltgt batter ut ,hog
mud Whi,h ret ms no trace Of hoois ur
wheels. I'm every dip ofihc hills thvr,
IS stream, fed 10y the drainage Of the up.
lands. Tho fout.solGiCrs pl0d wC0riy
uIour, picking tho.r way around thc.cdggs
Of the m.ry lakes, and seeking foothults
ON the TUFTS Of grass. The cUvalty desh
rastyou, filling tie air with showers Of
tac sacred mixture, and you como back u
/ Itpptz,d Nirgman.
AZ some distance from Washington, IN
/ q Certain direction, saw various rcFi.
mems which had left their wiu,cr.qunr-
/ tcrs, and were enc1mpcd on the bids IN
little tcGieS a GbTi of canvas CT indil-rub-
.btr. Cedar boughs and blankets lcP,
.thc men from lht damp earth, and as the
.wcathc-, thourli raw, is not positively
cold, there lodgings were at least oudura-
bic. A. the best, however, il is dgeary
Z enough in such quarters, and the large
accession to ,hc hospital list during The
past week is not 10 be wondered al Tho
WorG.e Of the myn has q great tGcCt ou
3 their condition, in such seasons ol hard.
: ship. | know some regiments which
D ave not mOre ihHn lclf.a.t tczlu f.,L, ~
ter an exposure Of two days md tw,
nil hts t. The worst rains OF March. L
would almost scom as ir some ot the rc
cent marchls were intended as harden
irg process, on account of their (othct
wise unnecessary severity.
The men whom saw were somewhat
I. fg. cd aud way m. Tut cheerful, iron
the final promise Of action, They are, il
/ Is true, less eager and buoyant than IL
/, October last, hut they will fight, whei
, ";hc decisive battlofcld' is reached, will
! n val rJll the mere stubborn and peIsis
tent from thcir past trials. | do not be
7 loyc that their efficiency has been mater
tally Improved ly the Wiit-.'s delay
bat neither do believe that il has b.er
. impaired. | perceive no signs Of dc NOR
D.. aIizaton, except that which IS Likely t,
4 arise at any time from temporary causos
I Their temper is brave and confident, an,
. their plysl,al cauaitiou is bctior than
/. could have boi shtioipatcd, Al the com
: menecment ofthe " inter,
Reading the accounts Of the Bull Rui
o fight, last Summer, while in Europe,
I found 1t difficult to obtain q clear idea q
. the character Of the country. All cor
, respondents concur Q in representing
, a. exceedingly rugged, formidable in it
capacities for defense, and difficult {
l. penetrate by an iIvuGeing force | fnC
/ 10 my surprise, all the familiar feature
: Of my native place, which were ovcrru
by both the British and American nrmiCl
e without auy special trouble, during tn
: Revolution. Bull Run is u lmullerstrelI
, than the DrandywiEe audw fcwor aC
c ynntagcs Of topography, in militur
D sense. Beyond Manassas tie country
e still undulatiug but the hills aro lowe
! and less abrupt, until you roach the Rap
: pahannock, where they uguin bccom
= high and bold. Gordousyile, from all
8 can learn, is a strong position, provide
i we should choose to Hssail il in trout.
n Between Fredricksbur, End Rchmon
n the hills become broader and fluttCr, rii
n ing in long swclls, uninterrupted, cxcoI
= by tle. e.MutaPony aud Psmunky River
: which are narrow, deep streams, howin
r between high aud aprupt banks.
n In the d arlh of permitted ncws, sen
= this hasty sketch OF arcgion winch la
= been picked out by Fate as the cuny,
c for many Of our future historic pi
lures.
Il i. T.