The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-30
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An army correspondent gives the allowing sc-
count Of General Butlcr's canal at Dutch Gnls on
the James River;
! have 10 write ~ tho cclc rated Dutch Gap
Cans three miles above Jones's Landing, and Sit
mated Of tho next bond above. NJ map which
have seen does full justice to the 'e'bows" Of the
jams Thev not graceful curvca bends sinu.
osites but REGULAR loops the knotiing point being
Ia several cases only Few rods acress, while the
distance to be trayersed 10y the steamboat mas b. lie
measured 10y miles. just below the lsnding named
above n cut Of Q stones throw would save i've
miles puihns and padding. Approao hin. General
nutlcf's 'su-on" through Aikcn's Dor Uo,an'sl
plantation. tho rtborn bank Of the river is found
~ grow higher aud sleeper until the bend at Dutch
Gap IL reached, where the elevation /. probably syty
feet Ia these bank the men at work negroes
bclonying To the rhirty-sixth United States Color
ed Rogimenp have made excavations OF all szos
AMI depths b. protect themselves while eating and
sleep ng, against the onemy's shells The visitor
Is here reminded that he hal better look out, as the
rctsis may legin to sloli our works at any mo-
iucnt. Approaching still nearer, the level and
cleared plateau is seen to he cut up with lines OF
r1e pits. holes made by the explosion of shells. and
huAly by strong limo Of breastworss thrown
across the 18th nus, at the distance OF perhaps one
hundred end hfy Yards this side of tie canal. BE.
You'd the breastworks Is u row oil tents, where the
officers despatch thor meals, aud occasionally
sleep ~ comfortably NJ they can You can judge
how comfortably when add that the roofs o. the
two tents which l visited, had both been shot
through, piece Of shelf hay M also torn
up oue. Of The floors aud bur'e! i,self in
the PLANK, and there IL renamed until this day.
The visitor approaches . little closer and
sees that the cut Id in an advanccI stage " con-
s,ruc.ion. The loacr half has been hnlshe and
d-c.gcd ont nj ito entrance hv one Of the two
chimes mDor,i safely down strcsm under the high
bank. Tie greater part vi tie eond section has
h"cn cut Gown below water line, aud tie boys are
working away. Toward the UPPER end bank,
from i've 10 twenty thick, haj teen left 10 keep
Oh the current. Whether this will lc further re-
duccl or the whole Ice blown out by u charge II
powder, deponcnt docs not deem il advisable 10
sly. The canal viii he hyc hundred feet In
cuptb, ~ including trcdseJ IN water five hundred
and Nty feet ltY breadth at the top ot the cut Ia
one hundred and twenty-five, aud At the bottom
sINtv-hSe ,ei, the sides having very steep slopes.
II Will have fifteen feet Of wao. Ivw tides (tlc.c
icing slightly felt hcrc.l This short cut Will
save q navigation oi seven miles, the southern
shore beyond that point being b Oh aud lrccptous
Nrig. -tien.rsl Ludlow Is N command Of the
post Capt j } Haflinger Las immediate charye
oi the men. and stays with them day and night
This young officer, graduate OF i ale, served on
the stall of Gov. kosauth during the Hungarian
war, ia so. lie entered our amy M pr va,c,
and now has double bars by merit rioG0 Conduct
trust he has ,ther steps to climb on the ladder OF
promotion Tor assurcdly ms position IN which
lew men would covet. Prof Malifcrl, OF New
York "a French sapu1l, who supoIinto uded tho
tNp'viion OF tho uiilc IA Trout OF fet-rsburs Is On
| IL" ground with some more Of his innocent con-
trivanccs, by which tie earth can be disturbed in
| its prophecy. he great deHOntneHt may take
| u e' VA Nc'h hkhli' u ulty iNt ia tNlCt
| ~ many months. FROM this Mr.. X. y. Ice may
derive AL the information Ia his power Tue
"Iook-outs" require little doserpuun. lAey
| are constructed OF heavy umbers well put to-
| ycth,r and hriccd by heavy cables risiul to the
height OF l2j or $50 feet. On the upper
most floor but one is q small cabin, 10 he used
| by the men signalling Tor eating, slc,pLs, ~
| ddhc,ng-" LOFTY tumblng," you wiu aumnt,
though not o; the ground" variety. On the top
| s u boN wherein lie waves las hags back
| forth by asy, sud his many colOrel lights b.
| night, these stations being placed two OF three
mlcs apart OIL the way from Fort PowhattaI up
| to Geu, B.ior's right. St. Simon styl.tes could
turn his attachment to pillar christianity TO prlc-
teal account in these times, setting an example
which would he looked UP to In more RESPECTS titan
QUE. From broadway Landing to "tHc PJIul"
tthrce mle-, both sides OF the AppiIusttox have
| boon completely Genudci Of trees. Not stick
| Ia has Lcen scrapcd OFT. Halt the penina'g back
| OF Rcrmuda is thus peeled bare la spring, the
| march OF our troops was through AL almost un-
| broken forest, only Two houses and clearnss APP
| IcTr.ng on q march Vi eight miles. The Louscs tot
KIND! have since Increased IN nnnbcr, and tLc
clcT,nss III SIZE, at u rate almost miraculous