The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-19

SALES, Roanoke county va,

RAIRM. Roanoke county v@,t
sept. 18th, 1883.
We arrived here in this pleasant vii.aks,
situated il tie fertile Roanoke vaLey, iou .,S
at nnnn ana as we shall be detained I'LL
~ '.,r, n have concluded TO indulge in few
III ;n,.. which, il they do not prove Inter
..s,;"y NAV serve TO while away time. Al
,aost every one has heard Of the famous
Roauoke valley. noted, among many other
things. as the birthplace Of the eccentric
and widely.known John Randolph Of koa-
noke; but no one who has never been mere
can form the faintest idea OF the beauty oi
this serene and quiet spot-surrounded on
every side ny lofty mountains, now cio'ne "a
in living green--the fields aroand DIVIDED I'D
farms, on which are generally neat farm
houses, inhabited by generous ana hosPla
bic people, who seem 10 live and move amld
plenty. A feeling OF envy cannot tall 10
rise in the heart Of the man OF the ihickly-
inhabited city, who is continually bent on
the everlasting chase of the almighty dollar
The contrast IS so great that ii may .be SAID
10 he indescribablc ~. n
WYTHEvyLLE, Sept. 10.
This morning we find ourselves al tue
county seat Of Wythe, but hear OF notLIug
in the vicinity which would prove interest
ing 10 your readers. The down nlali TIN
PASSED ms at & a. NJ, and from passengers,
many of whom are refugees, we learn tnat
apprebensious exist at Bristol of an immed'-
ale advance of the enemy. In fact they re-
mort constant skirmishing in the ntIghbof'
hood of .Jonesboro' and Limestone, Tenn.
+, NAV be safely prediciedthat fight viii
take place soon in the vicinity OF Jonesbof0
unless the Yankees and tories take inc BACK
track Onr boys are in excellent condllloh'
and fine spirits, and will no doubt give inc
Zoe their Just deserts when they meet them.
o. X.
BRISTOL. Tenn, Sept. 16, 1867.
We arrived here at Z T. N. to-day, and
hear a number Of rumors and reports, the
most important OF which is that scout
brought into our lines this morning Knox
will. E,aiei;n, which contained an account OF
The defeat of Rosecrans's army by Bragg,
he former losing between 1000 and 5,OOo
men, killed and wounded. or our own loss
there was no estimate. Also, an acc0uh! OF
the capture by Pegram OF ~ ianAee
wagons, together with their drivers, stores,
nlunder, Nc This statement Was made To
Gentleman ot this place by an officer OF high
rank who came in from the outpost late this
evening. From the fact that Burnsldes
forces are filling back in the vicinity OF Lime
stone il would seem cOniirmatory OF the
even had it come in the shape
of a rumor; but, coming as II does, l
feel satisfied that it must be correct-in fact,
II is given the fullest credit here. The Yam
KEGS state (Burnside's trces) that they are
Going to cvacuate for the present, but Will
come baci, in 4 few weeks and occupy East
Tennessee permanently. Burnsides forces
commenced their retrograde movement on
the lines about Limestone yesterday (Iues-
day. morning. previous to which there was
some pretty heavy skirmishing. We1ave
news from Cumberland Gap TO the effect
that our forces there, under Gen. Frazer, to
The number of ! 800, surrendered without
hiring agun, They were composed OF the
Gath Virginia, Col. Slepp; Il Florida aud
Georgia regiment The surrender of the
Gap is strongly condemned here, as II Is
generally thought that ! 500 men could have
held it against II, 900 or 10000 at least until
could have arrived. The
enemy, al last accounts had only advanced
their pickets five miles this side OF the Gap.
As the mail train is about TO leave / must
close VIII write gain tomorrow.