The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-07
THE ARMY OF THE NORTHWEST.
OF YHs ntcHnoED pIsP ArcH

WAax SpsIses, Sept 4th, 1861.
Stopping few hours A. this place. rehoer-
ed Ncnblv delightful after the rcus scsns
through which, for soma days, I have been
passing, conliuded to drop you u lthe sb at
our srmf in the Northwest left Stanton
on he 18Th nit, AID after riding two days in
the rain, spent the night Of the 80 n ON top
Of the Allegheny mouatains, camping on
with refugee from Upshur county, who,
solitary and alone, is waiting Ia his tent the
time when be NAV safely go 10 look after his
family; T.. From re- our LOT position We could
Cheat Mountain, and my companion told nae
that, on q clear day, the tents were readily
deserted with the nnxsd eve. I availed my
self of the opportunity If ed TO visit some
Gsorgians eIcamp ed Lear by, com po.ed priI
cioaliy of the sick and those LETT 10 tend
them WI lille / was there two were buried,
axe Two mere died. Ons Ct tne deceased was
a com any chaplain, AID since his sickness
there hhs been no one to minis ter spiritually
70 the sick, or to perform any ser vice at the
grave II wns sad 70 look at the long row OF
graves and think CT the de ISOLATION Ct a death
III sach pace III under such circuin stan ces,
aud OF the ersaved friends tar away. could
only go into the church whose Il jor was
strewed With the sick and dying AID speak 3
WORT to those VINO could hear 1t, drop O tear
Of s}mna Thy, and brea, he .ilent prayer to
Him who knows all. On The OILS,
uit having taken n near rou,e across Inc
country none too tar from the tram Oil e
ground OF the enemys scouts, reached VA
Lee and Lorti g, and the station f our moss
Advanced regiments. The reads, Tor q few
mile bsI.re reaching said pl, c., al e The worse
ever SAW. being we'll nigo lnpassab.e even
TO al equestrian This is due to the nature "a
the soil, 10 recent cons ant rains. and TO the
heavy vagonilg / ionnd much 81 kpe ss hei
ana at u! spring, specially in Cuban iegi
neEt, though there are lew severe Cases
Company f F" has Its share, but it's members
whom ] SAW seemed In good spuits. Oae Of
tLem told me, with glee, Cf a scouting expedi-
ton Ia W hich he walk, d twenty tour hours,
making some thirty miles, over noun rains,
often Knee deep III mud and waISt deep III
water The soldiers have plenty Of the
bsst OF beef, but have been only partially
supplied with such arLces rs coffee, sugar,
anu salt But all seemed TO bear their priva-
tons cheerfuiiy, and specially 20 BE- rejoicing
In the nna weather TO wbi,n they had been IS
long strangers. BY the courtesy of DE-. Lewis,
! WAS made very comfortable i'll Oh. tent. But
the nights were very cold, AID at one time my
mind was fcrcibly 0irscted ~ that tex IL the
Bible which peaks of the shortness Of Il bet
and the lntumcieacy OF cover. l spent two
very pleasant evenings by DE-. LIS cosy figt,
ia co ri.uy with the Doctor, Coi. Ciiihai.
Mrj,r Gildersleeve, (Wto is now ANA seur
sotCier, but will be Ut has post tie 1sI OF OTTO
ber,) ana the other agrees bic gen leinen con-
posing ih6 Gu ;ers' mess. On Sabbath j
nreached 10 II congregation unusually aItea-
tive, made so in part, an sure, from the taot
that sney had heard no pre-. e since lea az
RlchinoLd, Ut arIy Two months since. Several
Oh the regiments N tats division CT tile atuty
have no cnaI lain, and general d, sire was t K.
pressed to Be suppiisd VIA preaching arc
pastoral Diuis.IatiOEs. As To the Oh .uces for
IN early engagement Gnd It's results, / viii
spy not word. / am satisfied OF THIS, that
sac moytIneG III I5e North west All ncyg
conducted Oh Il plan, and that when d ,iow
is struck it wall bs welt-dtrscted one. Scout
iny ana skTmIsniuR :;Te being Carried on-v he
former 10 a considerable extent. ICu NAV
lays published IA aICO nut OF an atfuii or las
week, resuicng IL the killing of cur guide and
th.7e or :oor Ia, bees. Bat l do !o5 tn,nA
tn,s exploit Was pprovsd by our Generals
Col. Giihdm Is III" ;ictiag rs COMMANDER OF -
brigade and his energy and iauus ry ara rhe
theme Il general renal As 1 came 20 this
place loaaed with letteIs iIUm me camp, l
pas Led two or tarse rtgunsn IS en- ruuts Ter tie
Bis SpriIis Eelg ubur hood, SICK soldiers scal-
tered fiji along. and msI amy Muinber CT
wagons, one of which, / am anppy 10 say,
d. oUtaiEed many long expected private PACK
ages. Quite nUmoe of SICK soldiers are aI
this ds,1htful place, aud Large and commo-
oious hospital IS being prepared. Al present
Inc cJnsalesce2L soiuISrs csst a. taiS lOleI, and
IL did me good 70 see them aittirS down ~ tke
tam l,ting dinner to-day. u. Is. z.