The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-02

MONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
June 29th, le56 {
have now been at these Springs for several
days, and intended to have written TO you before
this, but really this weather, fellow does not feel
like doing anything but sitting still in the coolest
place he can find, with of John Dabney's IA
nous juleps convenient.
On Thursday afternoon, the Straw Hat delega
ton 80 called because all sent their caps home and
bought straw hats in Lynchburg) of Knights Tenn
plars. from Richmond, arrived, having been up to
Lynchburg to attend the laying of corner stone
On Friday, good many Sir Knights from Lynch.
burg came up TO partake of a supper given by the
Richmond Encampment. Wehad fine time and
a hrstrate supper. After we had eaten enough;
the wine was brought on, and we had speeches
from Messrs. w. b. Isaacs, J. Il. Mcdaniel, E. H.
Gill, Col. Oliver, and a good many Others and a
good many songs from members of the party. Up
on the whole, think we had first rate tine as
we could not help having, when we had Ito quote
from the Southside Democrat of Goth inst) r. H.
Mosby for President, w. Peck, Attorney Gene
raj; Tyler, ST., for Secretary of War and Navy
and Commander Of the Black Sauad(ron): TYLER
jr., Secretary of State (of affars) Wright Post
Master General, and John Dabney, Judge of the
Court of Enquiry, and always to be found practis-
ing at the Bar. With this Cabinet, how could a
fellow help enjoying himself to his hearts con.
eni!
But we had quite an adventure here to day. A
party of Sir Knights, some six eight in number
went to the cave here called the Devils Den :"
the party came back and said that two of the
party had gone down in a deep chamber of the
cave, and the steps by which they had gone down
had given away, and that they had lost their light
and could not get out. So the master sent for a
rope, and some candles, and summoned his
men to 60 mp and he p the distressed brethrep-
We walked mile and half up a steep mountain
ard over the rocks to the cave, when we found out
that two gentlemen had gone down the hole, and,
endeavoring TO get others down, they told them
that they could not get out All refused to 60 in
at first, except one. who thought the lost knights
at least fifty feet below but when he had only
gotten, as he supposed half way down he came
upon the party, and discovered that he had been
hoaxed. OF course he pretty hot but he con
cluded TO fool the rest, he hid the light and
begged those outside to come down and give them
one but no one responded. At last one of the
party climbed up and told them he bad got almost
to them, but could not see them; 80 they gave him
the remaining candle and he started back with it,
When he got about half way down, he made a slip
accidentally and blowed out the candle so that
they were in complete darkness; but they struck a
light and dropped lighted paper down, when
those below would put it ont.
Then messenger was sent to the Springs and
summoned the crowd up; but those who came to
the rescue soon found that they were hoaxed -
Some of the party were out of temper, but the
most Of us laughed off the affair and concluded to
try and get even with the jokers
Our party will leave here tomorrow, as they
were disappointed in getting off yesterday by a
slide on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
This is the most pleasant place in the whole
mountains, as veil as the most accessible You
start from Richmond at 6 o'clock in the morning
and come by way of the Danville, South Side, Vir-
ginia and Tennessee, and Montgomery White Sui.
phur Springs railroad, and arrive here at o'clock,
r Nj. Bye the bye, speaking of the latter, you
may say that the Conductor ana his asssta nts are
on The t'He They travel at the rate of 2:40 on II
BOARD road. But l am firing you with my non.
sense, aud besides, expect some one who is more
ao'e VIII give you an account of our trip to the
Springs and back. Madame c., for instance; or the
p"et de Chambre or the Porter or Baggage Master,
oo "lti ciose. CLIFFORD.