The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-28
FROM KENTUCKY.
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BowLlxo 0axss, Jan. ~, 1862.
n.,s-.I Floyd has been assigned to the
.,n,.sad OF division OF the army. and will
...vs bis present headquarters In a few
s,,rs for An important point. His brigade.
:, which the fifty.sixth Virginia Is now q
n.,uaneut part, IL under marching sorders
al. morning. Whether its destination 10
uc,x,nsyills. Russellville, Parie, or Green
RIVER. 1t is not my province to inform the
.,amy 1t Is sufficient to state that move
med, OF much interest Is about taking place,
ard the public will DO informed OF Its results
o. due time. The line between what 10
propsr and what - improper for publicatio
!. 50 indistinct that war correspondent
ourht 70 think several times before he writ e.
vord. Many are the lies Manufactured by
senss.ion wri tiers and tslegraphic operatives.
Ihsd rather possess character for truthful.
ress shan obtain IN evanesoent reputation
for asuring in highly oolored stories.
In regard to the reported assault on Fort
Henry by the Federais, l have II in my power
10 tell you, after diliSApt inquiry. that only
ssw shots were fred ffom the fleet, and tho
enemy having landed a small force and find
,ISIo,hinG 70 be gained, hastily withdrew
them and retired For q time the ladies of
Nashville were frightened by the silly re.
port that Forts Henry and Done lsou we're
taken. and that rapid ascent OF the Gum.
teriand river would be made by the Fed.
sais.
[he s,atns Of army matters at Green river
rmains much the same. A email detach.
psnt of Eusii's force 10 ON this side, but 1t is
doubted whether 1t will stand its ground
naD. Days. Indeed, the favorite strategy Of
rseIossiax may already be accom- plishsd.
Ai,nousn the Northern newspapers claim
that Garfield obtained q vic tory over mar.
sAaii, near frestonsburg,i 1T il not believed 10
b. well founded. On the con trary, 1t il
a-o.n that the story Of Gen. Marshalrs
,v..es having been disbanded is false. and
tia. Il substantial triumph was gained BY
t.s bi.ve and impstuons troops. That no
should be instantly reinforced and allowed
u ACCOM- piish the objects Of his campaign Is
too PLAIN TO admit Of argument. The Wan
Department is doubtless awake to the sub.
ret.
The resignation of Cameron Is interpreted
here rs cup. to propitiate the people OF
Kentucky ana Missouri. It cannot succeed
With bis ultra emancipation views, the Lin.
cain administration was growing ANAL by
degrees aid BEAUTIFULLY less in this country,
and policy dictated that the ship OF State
should be lightened by throwing overheard
the most fanatical Of the crew. The PEOPLE
oiKentucky cannot and will not longer be de-
seivsd, it is hoped. by the hypocritical pro-
fes,ions and base policy Of Abe Lincoln.
When the telegr aph wrought the sad news
OF the death Of ex-Presidsnt Tyler, the an.
nouneement WAS received by all with pro.
found regret. 1t was TO be supposed that
Virginians, far &waT srom their homes, and
from the honorsd soil Of their much honor
ed mother would experience a special and
hssn sorrow, at tho loss of 50 distinsuis he'd
endvirtuons citizen. Though they are not
permitted TO participa to in the ceremonies of
honor to his memory, or place flowers ON the
bier OF the hero stAtesman, they will drop
manly tear for the noble dead, and strike the
more strongly for the cause he loved SO we'll.
Capt. Boswell's company. OF tho osth re-
slnsnt. has Just been called to deplore tho
death Of one Of its most valued members,
George W. Loafm an of NJ ecklenburg. is dead.
a, 8 meeting Of the company, 1t. John II.
MePhail, delivered . handsome eulogy, in
sonmemcration Of his virtues
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