Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-29
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iaa VIZ tt4e El8nt OF our AFil are nhaiDs nj
5 mountains ,NAich sp4ble 8 rsfels. to con.
.eEtake. while ths "a tbem
the means for an easy aud uuinterrn ned
passage to the Potomac above Washihg
ton, and one almost entirely secure from
attacks. In their FeRE, 0n'f our front ia !.
succession of rivers, presenting great natu!
raj obstacles to our advance, and at the
same time easily defensi6Ie; TO make aapk-
Ing meEements by ascending them is to
! open our Rear to attacks tom Frederinks !.
ourg, and toagrOss below the rebel army
leaves the railroad n prey 10 guefrilIas =
The country Isl sslmOreoseF, mas kFd iu every
direction by dense forests, rendering apv.
thing like a surprise in force inprSctict.
Ole. A, few rebel scouts may a. all ti,Des
easily detect and thwArt such movement.
such are the natural features OF ths coua.
try. s..r'EA.f
IL is.as we'll known rule of military. oper.
atlons that "base" should neither be TOD
extended nor too limited, ana thar II shn,I,j
be accessible by several routes. Tbe bo.s
OF the army of The Potomao is -iasL- the
width Ola railroad track, and t6at rail-
road furnishes redllysthe only pracricabIe
route OF Communication For every mile
OF advance beyond Fairfax Court House.
oUO uen are required-to protect the rear
Lne leaders OF the rebels of ea6sse nnder.
stand all these Cireumstaueesf and are
always ready to take advantage of them
they are fully aware that they can hoI5gi
In check, with three. fourths of its force
the army Of The Potomac. Meantime. tbev
pursue the Fabian policy-the poIicy Of
Washington on the mountains of the HID.
son river. They are not foolish enough |
% STAKE everything on the risk of battle, /
except where inYulneFably fortified. They
Wlii not attack, nor will they accept bat
tie lu tue held. Their own rear needs no |
Protechonj they have two railroad routas |
besides all the ordinary roads. Thus thev |
side. ''4S't
But are We in view of these dificulties |
to expect nothing from the army of the /
PotomaGt No, 1t may overcome them in
two or three ways. First, with a sufficient |
force to cover its TANKS, il NAV comneIl /
the enemy to retreat and Richmond TO he |
abandoned. Second, it may be abls tn
bring on an engagement, which will prove
decisive. Third, by ycntting:it loose it from
Washington and making ia ttnoveabIe
column, it may go at any time % ilsl-r6ar /
OF the rebel army and open q neW isse' 'forst
isseit 90 2! neitaLn9nky. or York EiSsrs, or.
oy me FaiiroAd from fredericksburg. We
at any time go to Richmond, if relieved
from the necessity of projecting its rear
This could have been done last fall. when
General Meade CROSSED the Rapnisn ana
was stopped by the rebel works on Nine
Run: The army can transport fifteen Ciays,
SUBSISTENCE aud forage, aud wish ttfis IL
can be moved to Hanover Court Honse /
where It can operate on new base; or. If
successful in forcing the rebel lines. Gao
even enter Richmond at once. II
The London Ttmes Printing once. l.
A correspondent of the Evdngetist has
paid visit TO Printing House Square, and
passed through the various offices of the
London ztatess excepting the i,Lion'a .ieu,p
which @ no one is permitted to euter, or have
communication with unless by writing
This is the Office of the. Editors. in. Chief.
The writer Says: II
Al the right hand of the SQUARE is.tbe
'thce tor advertisements. looking Iftts =
busy aud crowded post ofice-the adyer.
Using of the Times is immense! Evervtbi1,,t
about the 4fnIes Office is done with the nts I.
most system and deconomy-therei is plscs
toF everything. and everything is in -its
ptace. Inere Is perfect division Of labor.
and place for each division. You amer /,
= long room on the first floor where tbe Il
& ioTHs Is got ready for stereOtyPing; for with
ne .L,i excepuon OF single page, lefs open
Hlil ens Iass moment tor the latest inteiIi-
sence' every particle OF the paper is stereo
this room, as well as one Of sts ssJ,.- a..
above It, is used by the compost tors. tbsse q
are always at work, day and night, having /;
two sets OF hRnds. ssfss '5.- r9. =
10 another room Were two teIecraphiv Il
Communicating, viii the
Office of Reuter-, the king oi1sieETapbs. ths h
other with both Houses s6f Partiasuenf.-
What comes from Louis NaPoleon Of Pal.
merston's brain, is here almost a. SOM as
1t IS there The department of PROOF read.
ers ls prominent and complete. Eyerv
Wota . ana point nudstRoes the utmost
The stereotypiag was to me the point of
iutersst- To set no :. .ine,Is
page of the Timer takes six men s;.5tT
nonEsI aud there ara sfxteen pages. FEom +
the moment the Storm" Is tiuished I,ntil.it is L
EspErdueed in stereotype is exactly tV;TrotVs
nHsl minutes Away IT fa whtrieI to tt.
press, aud another page quickly folioI.
In steFeotyping, tissue paper Is laid on tbe,t
types, and over that paste6oaft: if,e y[h.,i-.
Is subjected 70 heavy pEessure-the i'm.
presston. thus obtained iS enclosed in 4
mould, the metal Il poured 90 il, and the
EoEk ls DONE Sixteen toGs OF pauSe il
consumed each day. From the lIf1ses of. i
ieel l50, ,0eo sheets are sent forth tlaiiv
have not time to speak OF the lIxnrv
OF the reporters ruOms ofsShe Iibrary or tl,,,
muititude OF thtugss curious and 6iisef1I
that were shown 70 me- -
sand now said /, when the gentleman
II Yeonduct1f had taken me lttro1g,t ~.
elishme1t, s.can you les me - 7;.,,,;t.,S]
tAe Head ttg9dersr!,'', He answered soien,,,
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