The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-07

fY5cnDSae. Va !; Jan. 8, l5s1. J.

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L75cnS5as, VI Jaa. ., its1.
Int6aiieskAS 81 1a166k lied character; whicn
may p6ssibly reach ron In Advancs @ ny
le4tsr. Sos bssa received hsrS fFon tAs S6stss
under osn. Johnseon, sa4 oAnt Allegheny.
70 NE s6sct that that camp has been abea.
doned. end that Ne command has retired e
MONTEREY. This movsfdsnt ~ brc1lsht abous
from appEshessions Of bsing oasAanksd ~
tn enssay, Nhe had appeared In the nedgh.
bofAoea II vsry large fores. The particulAxs
81 the retfsst We have not recsivsd. bpt have
4 ON undoub. cd authority that the Yankees
have occupasd Huntersvills IN large force
only few miles distant from the campst
Allegheny. previously held BY o1r fefess.-
Huntsrsvills 10 only sotis thirty OF forty
miles from the virGfnia Central Railroad,
ana It u greatly feared that, without prompt
measures, trouble may arise in that quarter.
In this connection, II may not be improper
to alftide TO the threatening aspect Of anatrs-
the encroaehments Of the yandals towards
thu yirrinia and Tsnnesses rcad. Already
have they been in force within sixty miles Of
this road, while they are continually dep
reda ting In the counties which have been
svacusted BY our forces, carrying destrdc-
ton wherever they 60. A large quantity OF
uroyisious. which was LEFT at Peterstown by
FLOYD, it e feared, has fallen into their
hands, or has BEEN destroyed as ftom.latest
accounts nom that section they had been
within few miles Of that place.
might mention individual instances OF
insult, injury, and robbery committed on our
citizens by these marauding parties, which
have been related to me By persons recently
from that section of country, but space for-
bids, and I hasten on; but allow me to ststs.
before closing ON this head that from fnfos'
nation which reaches ID every dsy from tie
section referred to, ten days will not siapss
before the Y irginia and Tennessee Railroad
is blockaded. If a worse fate does not befall it.
Prompt meas ures must be adopted by the
Government, and what 10 done must DO done
Immediately, If we are to DO saved not only
a vastdesl Of trouble, expense, and inconve-
nience, but suffering Is well. II is true, the
timely warning" has been previously sound
ed by the Di.patct and its correspondent from
this section, and Whist write on this topic
may be stalls, butthe importance Of the sub
iect Is SO great that were 1t q thrice-told tale
it should be fepsated again and again. m.
til needed by the authorities, and the proper
measures adopted for the defence OF tAts
most important line of commune alton.
An acci tent occurred on the Virginia and
Tennessee Road last Friday night, between
Il and o'clock, occasionsd by the removal
Of rail. The train was thrown from the
track, bat fortunately no ono was injured, and
very little damage resul:ed TO the train, al
though being st high rata Of spsed At the
time Of the occurrence. Fortunately fog tho
passengers, the accident occurred near the
residence Of Gordon Kent, Esq, who sent
conveyances and an invitation for all Of
them to make his house their home until the
rain was righted up SO that they coald prr-
sue their journey. The Invitation was &C.
cepted, and they all speak In terms OF praise,
and express grateful thanks for the hand.
some styleIn which they were 20 generously
entsrta.nsd, .
With the usual ailHsion to the weat her,
which has been quite cold, as we'll as disa-
sreeable, throw aside my pan until Occasion
shall require it to ba used again. 0. <.