Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-03

all the wey, the inside track. When Cur ir.
fantrv reached Beverly Ford, last Saturday.
wa first ascertained positively that Lee had
elndcd us. But even then Hooker was not
up to the situation. lie was frightened lest
he should he thanked and anlhllutcd, and nc
once beat retreat toward Washington. Al.
most simultaneously he received reliable inlUr
nation of the enemy's whereabouts and in
tentions. From this information, which very
positiyclr located the rebel column III tho
Shenandoah Valley. it was clear Hooker had
nothing to fear from them.
lie was then nearly forty miles nearer
,hr masses into the Shenandoah Valley
than he is now. and had perfect teicsraphic
communication with Washington. Now. can
,nyhody saw why h. did not halt them. deter
mine tie course he WAS to pursue, and if OF
orot;ons AGAINST the encmv's rcarwcre decided
mon, arrange his army there and commence
,Le march from that point? Why move thi,
army Il tyo days heavy march over TN,
n,r,hcd dcsoatc and dusty country. under ::
searching sun. merely for the sake Of securing
another field in which 10 reverse his front -
Thai two DAYS march has cost Ms NOR" men
than would a hard-tonght battle. The heat
has been almost beyond endurance. lcSt"r-
J,v the sun poured down its rays with most
intense frrvcr. Ii was one of the hottest
d,yS eyer experienced. The roads were se"-
criii inches deep with dust. All the streams
and nearly all the springs were dry. In"
suffering of the men was almost unparalleled.
Thousands fell out Of The ranks. utterly unahI"
n proceed. The woods were filled with stray
prrs There were nearly 4 thousand cases ct
sun->trokr throughout the army, Of when nj
leas, hundred were instantly fatal. Now,
what benefits were derived by the march that
will compensate for all this suffering aud this
heavy loss? None ut ALL To-day We have
lain on these burning plains. while the wagon
trains were being placed in position in the rear
and the TRANSPORTATION reduced. and. when all
is ready. We must march back again over this
frighaully wasted and parched country, thus
losing, M the outset Of the pursuit, four days
of valuable time in worse than useless march
inS.
WHERE IS AIDE:
The following extract from letter by
Charleston" the correspondent of tho Boston
..Jour nal. " will be found 10 contain an answer
TO the above question:
Where j. Aide? ""wicr today | have
been asked tho question. -is it has = place III
history. from the recent cavalry light. AMI is
Massarhu settS and Rhode Island have ral Ichcd
the spot with blood. lie: II, locate the pt:n,e--
The seth degree of latitude runs within Il
quarter of Il mile north Of the northwest
corner Of the District of Columbia. Go
inc out through Brightwood, past the Sol
Licr's Home, and getting on to the 18Th
PARALLEL. and walking due west, We
come To the Potomac at Cnon's Ford, the
very spot where General Stuart was To have
crossed last week with ten ihouSard cav
airy. for dash into Washington 1T midnight
from the northwest. To take the President iroi
his bed and the mcmbcrSof the Cabinct, ir>"t
the public buildings on fire. and he OF aga'n
before the troops could get their cartridge box
rs on-a very nice plan which Gem Plcasan-
ton upset by a surprise at Brandy Station
Crossing the Potomac and keeping straight on
! through fields and forests. we cross the Lees
| burg and Alexandria railroad ami come to Lit
tie river. Il small stream gnrglinS over Il lime
stone bottom. 4 mile north of latitude thr-
tv-ninr it joins Goose Creek. Then ut the
| junction in OAKLAND Mills t;oosr Creck,agcs a-o,
| the biologists would tell rs. broke through the
range If hills called here Bull Run Mountains.
There is Goose Greek, gap-room enough for III"
creek. and IN excellent road which comes from
the heart Of the beautiful country west Of H."
miles north. Instead Of going through the
Goose Creek zap in latitude thirty-ninc, walk
| four miles southwest, along Little River. ald
YOU will find another very sharp gap in III"
| hills. 50 sharp. bold and steep that as you l".k
| at it You imagine time far back among the
AGES when Titans giant, with his .lark-kn:tc.
| cut q notch here. as boys nuw-a-layS back the
| c.lgcS of single. Little river comes g"r.
! gln. through the gap Reaching away ~
toward Alexandria. is Little river tIIrnpikr.-'
| Right ahead of you, on the west side Of! i'lc
gap. the turnpike torks--,hc right hand road e"
| Smokers Gap. in the Blue Ridge, II miles dis
ftant. and tse left tMnd Turnpike running
| through Ashby's Gap TO Winchester. Here
is Aldc. pronounced with the acrcn, on the
last syllable. Aldcc by all the uppcrrrnst Viz
; gnians. You have walked from Ike north
west angle of the DiStric, Of Columbia due
west about thirtv-!ivc miles and southwest four
miles. If you were to keep on southwest -lX
miles you would come To read which runs
over the mountain through Il depr"Ssi"n--mot
Il gap---whcrc the springs ooze from Tie hi!-
sides, which are the head waters 81 Bull Run.
! Keeping still toward the southwest ten miles
| further you come toThoroushtarc Gap. through
which runs the Manassas Gap Railroad.
| SHELBiflLLE ITEM. OCCUPIED By TIE rEpEEAL
| TROOPS.
| New York, June Give have information
here that Shclbyvilc has been occupied hy
the Federal forces. t;",l. RragS having ryaru-
atcd the town.
| ><-<zo.S -
| FROM SUFFOLK.
We have direct information from Suffolk, sa,S
the Petersburg Express OF yesterday. as late
rs Saturday last. The Yankees are evidently
about evacua,ing the place, but whether it was 10
be entirely evacuated or held as picket station,
WAS not positively known. But few Yankee sol.
dicrs remained about town, and nearly Nil tie
| nnrrnrs free and slnYn had hnrn rnrr:rl oil. -