The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-08-07
VIRGINIA CORRESPONDENTS.
RICHMOND, Va July 20.

My DEAR FRIENDS IL could write Won n
great length, but must aim to be brief
reached Goldsboro n. g.. Oh Thursday n,
6p m. Al ten o'clock that night four CON
panies of our Regiment passed up. A,
neither of the Colonels, staff nor "lb,
Greys" were abOurd, Corporal Stevens anc
myself took beds, and slep, well until ~ or
ming. About 3 II. NJ, on yesterday (Friday
Col. Blanding and the rest of our Repi
ment arrived. My heart felt the welcome
that gave to our many friends, ard we al
set out together tor Weldon, in two trains
met with very cordial welcome from
Col Barding and his staff, and at one
glance discovered that | was to be COM
panion of gentlemen, with whom ! would
Dc proud TO appenr on any stage of action
immediately | was ut home, friend To the
whole party. We made our way along
very SLOWLY VAS in the advance (mail
train, and reached Petersburg at 7 o'clock
last night-slept well again Col. Raw.
MAJOR Steadman and Lang Grabs" were
along. We left Petersburg this morniny
at o'clock. Mr.. WitherspoOn, sthe Gre, ="
and Col. Ray, left us and joined them in
Petersburg, and will all arrive in Richmond
by IL to day, nothing pre-, enting
we brought on our train II number of
congressman. Hon Abraham Vena5Ie. of
N. u, who closed the eyes Of John G.. Cal
noun, was one. lie Is one Of the greatest
takers of the century and entertained u.
highly. lie has been Of the Calhoun school
for ID years-fought for his principles in
North Carolina and lived to be n member of
the Convention which seeded unanimously
within 20 minutes after it organized and
then saw bust of Mr.. Calhoun presented
to the Convention was appointed by the
Convention 10 receive it, made speech to
1t, and saw 1t preside over the remaining
deliberations of the body-gIory enough
for one man, and noble man he is, (he
was born and brought up in Virginia) -
Hon. Howell Cobb was also on board -
The Elephant" however, WIS u brother of
Mrs. Lincoln, who commanded a SQUAD of
regulars, which had been sent to Raleigh
with some 80 odd prisoners. He is rather
a hard looking cuse-Iikes his no,oricty.
think, and IL very nearly what | heard him
tell somebody he was, zone of The blue hens
chickens"
We met with kindness all along the road,
buckets Of water We're sent TO the train
In some places, bultermilk, bread and meat.
&c, and any nua'ber Of hnndkercliiefs we're
waved by the fair sex not few by the
negros. But our noble fellows had n hard
time OF it-they have been on the road three
days and nlghls-mnny Of them on open
flats, one hour under II broiling sun and the
next under terrible hard rain. At night
many Of them Just rolled up in their ban
kets, stretched out and took il. Tney are
the men who deserve the glory in this mat.
ter. Let them have it and may the God Of
mercy bless them and protect them.
A Col Winder Gas hear,) has been ap
pointed ''y the President, for Col. Rion's
Regiment. They arrived yesterday, having
lost one man Wecner, of Chester, who went
TO sleep, feel out OF the cars and was terri
bly, n,angle'. One in our Regiment was
badly wounded, perhaps killed, much in the
same way, near Wilmington.
And now ! am again upon the soil Of nv
dear Old Virginia The first man [ met
was Capt Hull, from Highland County, one
of natures noblest noblemen whom have
loved like brother from my boyhood-
tie lives within 40 feet Of the man turnpike
lending from Stanton to the Northwest,
SO miles from Staunton and within 45 miles
0t Gen McClelnn's present head quarters
Tie Is nlan Of mind, piety, bravery aud
property. lie and his company sprang to
arms Immediately after the war proclama
ton, and the first time his Regiment (or
its companies) Wa, formed, was for Tn.
march to Phillipp
Capt. Hull says that We can do nothing
in the mountains until we have 20 or 80,
900 men. lie seys that Mcclellan il one
OF ihe most pleasant, gentlenenly man he
ever saw, the very man Tor his post, much
the most formidable man with whom we
have TO contend. The tories are helping
him, and he Is the man to win over every
man in that seutOn who is not firmly en-
listed for the South. lie has. however, nd
yanced now through the tory country. lie
Is now just entering on the ground with
which am acquainted, and Capt Ii. tells
ire he does not know Of one single tory
In the section.
Abraham Venable said on the train. yes.
tcrday, "God bless the women, they are all
right" So say !. | went up to the Pres
byterian office just now to sce Rev. Dr.
Brown, the Editor, friend of long stand.
ing. Who shoald find in The Editors
Chair, scissors in hand, bot his inestilnable
wife, little woman, so d.licats that the
wind would almost blow her away, bu, a
living proof tha, precious commodities are
done up in small packages" We were old
friends and our meeting was az pleasant a.
1t was unexpected. I asked how I stood
on the books She Immediately turned 10
my account, told me nv Indebtedness, ro.
ceived the money and gave a recept--as
we'll dons as it could have been by any
merchant In Richmond. That's the sort Of
woman for me--Virginia girls will do To
tie to.
! learn that the duties cf my post refer
90 the sick, wounded, dying, &c, but the
ssoundreIs are said ~ have fred into our
II iorpital, At Manassas, therefore no man
can expect quarter, For my part ask
nons--wiiI take my chunces st the post
which circumstance point out to be the
ons of duty. Truly Yours,
PASTOR. 4