Statistics for occurrence #1 of “James river” in article 7 of The Daily Dispatch: August 1, 1862., [Electronic resource]:
...n a vessel up the creek during two years or more.
The waters about Berkeley, I hear, are crowded with Federal transports, all of which could be easily reached by heavy guns on the south bank of James river .
Is there another nation in the world which would allow a hostile fleet to float undisturbed in its very centre, when it could be so easily scattered if not destroyed?
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