Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-06
ITEMS OF THE DAY.

The WHOLE Inv THREATENED The whole Potomac
line is now threatened with advance by the enemy
which may be feint, a reality.
From Transport to-day, We have intelligence that the
Federal war-seamer, Pensacola is lying off, with view
il is thought either OF attack, an attempt 10 pass
down the river, tonight.
Ii Is generally believed that Burnsides expedition is
intended either for attack the counties lying next
the Chesapeake, or for our Potomac Batteries-Fde'
riekbWq Herald Of 2nd
RRsIasKD.-Captain Eugene Davis Of the Albemarle
Light Horse and Capt John A. Rea, Of the Blue Ridge
Rihea 9:h Virginia Regiment, have resigned their Off.
ces. Mr.. Willoughby w. Tebbs has been chosen Cap
tain of the Albemare Light Horse and lst Lieutenant
j. G. Woodsou, CaptVn Of Company K. 18th Virginia
Regiment Capt j. W. Williams, Of Charlottesville First
Regiment Wise Legion has also resigned.
ILLNESS OF Hon BALLAD PREsToS.-We regret to
learn that the Hon. William lizard Preston lying very
i'll with erysipelas his residence in Montgomery coun-
ty.-Lynehbrg Virginidn Of 81
AccpDT.-The Orderly Sergeant of Captain McDou-
ald's Company attached 10 the 22l Regiment Virginia
Volunteers with Leutenant.Colon Jackson Command
ing was seriously wounded on last Thursday night while
with his regiment on their way through this town to
North Carolina He was thrown of the top OF the train
by telegraph wife, breaking one o. his legs and both
arms he has been placed in the Deavan Hospital Of this
town. one Of his and his leg will have to be ampu-
tated We learn that the order Of the regiment was
countermanded and it has been sent on to L,wisburg,
virginia. -ChdTt0HSUtue htptORcdn
EXPECTED FIGHr AT RoNSKT.--A letter from an Off
Ger in Colonel Gliams Brigade, dated Winchester Dec
81 saws I'VE are ordered this evening to draw five days
rl,ioEs, and be ready to move tomorrow NOR ing by
nine o'clock. do not know where We will go, bat sup
pose Romnoy is the point, where, ! understand, the
Yankees are very strong, and where, no doubt big
fight will come off. The Brigade OF Colonel Gillian
consists OF the 2lst 42i, and 44h Virginia Regiments
lst Virginia Battalion and Hampton Artlllery.-Lyneh-
burg Republican Of 81
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-We regret to learn that the fam
y residence aud all the outbouse attached belong to
the Hon Fayette McMulen, in Smythc county, Virginia,
three miles Of Marion, destroyed by hire on
"Wednesday morning. between two and three o'clock
The furniture, g., were all consumed. The buildings
are situated Immediately the Virginia and Tennessee
railroad and Il is supposed the FIRE was communicated
by sparks from an engine which passed short time be.
fore the fire broke out.---i6
NkeRo SUI ORDINATION During the visit the Yankees
paid the neighborhood Of Shepherdtown some weeks
ago when they 6sgraeed themselves by their conduct
at the residence Of Hon. A r. Boteler they carried o
some eight or nine negro belonging to Mr. Henry
Shepherd After they we're landed safely on the Nary
land shore, the Yankees told them they were then
free and might have their choice either TO go where
they pleased TO their masters Thenegoes nav
ing their choice proessed their desire to to their
masters The Yankees true TO their PROMISE set them
all on the Virginia shore again. and the negroes are now
at home coueuted and happy fearing nothing but anoth-
er visit from the Ii sssians.- Winch:st" REPUBLICAN,
SPECIAL ELECrl3xs-JImes D. Armstrong, Esq, the
former able, faithful and eli ;ent Senator from the
Hampshire Senatorial district, reelected at the spe
cAl election lst held to fill the vacancy occasoned by
the treason Of Carekadop the Infamous scoundr whose
election was secured in that loyal district last spring. by
the folly of bis opponents in presenting multitude oil
candidates against him.
Thos Claiborne Green, E.q, has been returned from
Jefferson county 10 the House Of Delegates in the place
of the Hon. A. r. Boeler, elected TO Congress. In
Bsk ley county, Asjor Israel Robinson and Mr.. Adam
Small have been elected to the House of Dsegates-Ib.
Cot FAULKNER This distinguished gentleman, TO the
qualification Of bis many friends has secured hs free
dom and returned home, after an absence OF two years
a. the French Court and six months in Fort Warren
We congratulate him and the country upon bis happy
exchange Tor Ely and doubt not nut that as Aid to Mel
General Jackson he vH render faithful and efficient ser
Vice-I6.