, 1864-05-24

A correspondent Of the N. 7. Ersning Put,
gives the following description Of points Of
interest connected With tho Virginia CAM
paign:
Belle P1nin fs simply landing near
tho mouth Of Potomac Greek, within
sight of the Potomac, river, lmpro-
vteed By the government for army eintr-
.gencies. Thezo IL not singIe house
within mile Of the landing, and the
wharf Is 4 rude, rough affair, affordtnr only
the poorest facilities for laudinn troops or
supplies. At this point all Gen. Grsnt's sup
plies are received By transports from Wash
tngton4 and ara sent hence In wagona to the
back Of the landing range Of hills stretches
away to the east In abrupt precipitoue angles.
With deep raytnes ribbing their sides, through
which roads haye been constructed, along
which tho immense trains climb with difH-
cult assent, often oEprtuEnlng, sometimes
OF this lange Of hills are thick growths Of
low timber, while the slopes are sfrewn Mlth
patches Of fthicket-mostly of pines aud scrub
oak. The place il incxpressiblY wild and dcs-
olate, and yet It Waa here wc found, few
days aGo, ten thousand alex and wounded
men lying helpless In the mud, with no
ehelter but such Is the thlckets afforded.
since then tents haye been erected along tho
hills and on the tahle-1and beyond the Iidgx,
In Rhfch the wounded arc well cared for,
both nnrses and supplies now being adequate
to the demand,
FREDERICKSBURG.
Ffedcricksburg les on ths Rxppahannock
riTer, nine miles from Belle Piain. with
which 1t tfs connected By tWo main roads, and
Just nov BY ecore or so Of avenues con
structed for e1istlnr emergencies. Tho
country Ill the NAY between these points U
stripped entirely bars of fences, stock and
products Of whatever description, and In tho
entire distance do not remember 10 na!e
seen mo1c than Six houses, Tho country ts
rolling and uneven, with deep fsvlnes and
Nooatd heights; there Is not anywhere u az
land. Between the Plain and FredcEiekss
burg, breadth Of half mile or 30 has been
swept entirely clear Of trees, and is now
pierced by ruids--roads running IN all mau-
ner Of tortuous, winding angles, looking Ata
distance nka 90 mKoJ great VINE safPenss
Winding tn reckless tangie o!sr !ne nala
ming abreast, and roads 20 narrow, steep And
'oue-sided as to be almost tmpassaolo Tor
single team. It is over these roads our iM-
mense trains make their way, ana anonsauas
Of wounded also. at risk OF Lille ana 1mo,
bare been Principally transPo1tso 70 beAs
Plain. The main rosd is strongly guarded
with strong plckets 1T cvcEJ Important
! point, but small gangs Of gnesi1las hare,
NEVERTHELESS, mansgsd to make ono Or two
,succeaafol dsshea, capturing few mulos and
frightening toms timid pedcstsians.~
| :, TIE w1lnERaEss- -.
The ttTIdelness," In which tho arst bat.
Tie Of the present campaign was fougat. en-
braces fifteen miles Of timber lana. thickly
studded; with unaerErowth: masking Il Il
some points utterly impossible: Uaaog sne
| object twenty. i've feet distant from them.
OF Fcourse, operations under such elrcum'
stances Nerc attended With the greatest dis
advantages, especially as the enemy knew
every nook and lurking -plact, while oar sol
'dicrs in loading and firing necessarily e1
| posed themselves above the- -undefbrnsh to I
| greater extent than would haya been neces
sary had they been acquainted with tht
| ground. The Wilderness Is from twelve K
! fifteen miles from Fredericksburg.