The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-30
OF THE RICHMOND DISPATCH.
LBwIsBURe, VA, Nov. %, 1851

LBwIsBURe, Va, Nov. %, 1861.
Ion are doubtless apprlsed, ere this OF the
retreat OF Gen. Floyd from Cotton Hili. he
came near being SURROUNDED, and tost consul
cradle baggage, Including many OF his tents
After he nau passed beyond the mouth OF
the net set tor aim, report spread among
tns pursuing Y anK-es that The rebel cavalry
We're aDout 10 get III 10 their Aear. lnereupOu
they laced To the "rlght aDoui,' anu began d
,rtcIpitatr Retreat throwing away their
MAYER acKs, knal sacks, and blankets, to fa-
cIiitate thelr uIsnt. Here then was the lu-
dicrouS anomaly VI TWO hostile armies III tuii
ruii IrCn each other TT the same tns tdnt.
learn that the Yankees have fallen back
TO Cottuh i4Ili, while EiUyds main BODY Is
oetween raleigh Courthouse and ParK' s
reTry. for several Gays we have hslu ru-
mors that the enemy We're crossing Big Sew
eli, tRentY -iCur I'M les west OF this town, but
tuIs iavhs c0nnrma ton. That they VIII ad :
vance lnto thus county in IA short Time, al q
upon tnls place, should the weather rtIns,iu
oi.eu, admits OF not u doubt, ia my opinion.
Lncrc is every reason way lney Snuulu; not
oue, why they should NOT. Snou la they at
[rinpt IL III fulCe at this time, We have no /
,uuie tnan 100, The r irst ana Second regimen Is
of the " Use Legion, west Ur LeWisbuis, 10
oppose them ut GfeenDrler Bridge, Luree
inIies east, We have TWO tennessee regimen Is
and The bUth Virginia, III All about Hoo men,
InaL might pe moved 10 the assistance OF the
Legion, making III ali Z, loo m1n against from
o.V"o 10 Au,otv / hhKees. Inere Is every pro.
u4bluty, however, Lltt the irn.-sseeaus ana
6utn Virginia VIII pe cruereI away IA Il 1eN
Lays, ieasIns oniy 700 men beGwee the ene
iiy ana the t.lcAaUn Aiyer Lepot. is sucu :.
stats OF thugs uesiraDieF Is IL peiiuc7 Is IL
not raLncr suiCAuaI In the uignes ueg rec 7
Ene ankeeE aie pressing tor wuru III the oirec-
ticu OK the south wes /, ia aiIu IenDessee Rail-
ROAD In uyerW neining IVTce, aAu with tn -
anu the Central kAiiroau Under their con =
.rui iney VIII have sai..ed immense All.
,au,ase. C.nuvt our HuvrlnInent Dc iuo uceu
J. Cara Ia Inees I'm per ttnt point Is de-
lure II pe tOu late 1t Is IN easy m,Lt-r u
IeL the tnkoSs into Int county, DuL not go
-s,sy 10 get Iue!u tut. All ounce uI proven
tioIi worm IL pound OF cure In tlIs case,
~ertain.
Frum the beginning OF the war to the pres
ent hour tney nave steadily ADVANCED INTO
W-s.ern Virginia: point ai.er poiut has peei.
.tDandoned, ANA county atter county gIyeu
dp, and the cry Is sill they COINS - IL
Inere lever 10 Do an enu Of Tins tGls.ag 5act
lUticy are Inc true ANA 10, at ciuzsus ui
western Virginia 10 be entirely ana hope
iessIy haAd-u oyer 10 lhe Lenoer 1ner.irs VI
UnLU ana Indiana Eu ifiilns Il is Idle to tnInA
vi res uqacrins Western Virginia with less
tnan o., cgectite men ana ine Government
ntd az weii .iectuS at once between sending
as that force or abandoning the country alto
selher,
Inc failure Of the campaign In Western
EIT.lRln IL attrIuuLabie Almost SOLELY 30 TIE
i;LcE That we have never Lad one-lnird the
troops actually reQuIIeG. the Citizens are
greatly discouraged. 1ney Ieei t.sat tAeS
nave Deem Neglected, ana SEES no signs OF O
change for the bett,r, and tue consequelc,
NIll pe that when the Yankees get IN, thou
SANDS VINO nave been actiye and self s,icridc-
nag III ben~lt OF our canse viii gave up III ue-
apair ana take the uatn OF allegiance 10 The
Lincoln Govern
hIr. Euitur, can you not do something for
us. through the medium OF Your editorial
column, before IL is too late