Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-30


i day. The pork aud cattle they gAlbsr
u from the different eOuatiss in Virginia i
cured with this salt. The Tebrls have
packing houses AZ dIHetcat points al1nl
The railroad from Abingdon to and y
LyuchburR. The salt Is e.DVeyCd tTou
a these mines In really imI9tuss quantities
: in fact, in such quantities hs WOul'
artOnish persons not accustomed to se'
salt in greater quAntiIies than il is oh
served in our Northern warehouses. BE
fore the interruption OF the railroad lin'
TIE enemy Was IN the habit Of sending
from SaItVille great deal OF salt tor th'
troops 10 the far South, while he al the
same time had sufficient lelt 0alnGRt lhG
entire wants Of the cOnf-deraey Ia tbe
East. YOu may destrCy all The salt UeEkS
along the coast, aud rs IODg ~ SaltEtlIe -
IN rebel possession the rebel army wul not
suffer for the want Of sllE iTheu there -
another poInt On this railroad of vast i'm.
i PoFtapee 20 the rebel iateFests- Seaih OF
/ die Foall-psar tEFthsBiiis. ave pteb isad
miaes Prom these mines the ebemy Sc
cares sufficient lead WheFeWith 70 supply
his EAsIern army
ARE FHR REBELS SHAVING!
The stories ofrebel starvation are false
Il Is true the rebel army often suffers for
want of supplies, and that prices are won
dcrfully high in RichmOnd. but this II
mot near as much owing ~ the scarcity
Of provisions as It Is 20 the lack OF the
means wherewith to transport these sup
niles from long distances Within the
coufederacy there Is much, and more than
We have any idea Of, in the subsistenee
line: but il IS for the want VI transpOrta-
tion that the rebels fail 70 secure lt in
abundance. Hence it IL that anything
tending 70 destroy the enemy'S lines ot
railroad or other means Ot Communication
is Of such Immense Importance 70 our IN
terests. The loss Of the use Ofthe james
River Canal would be 70 the rebels . ter
ribly severe blow. The canal is now own
ed by a company Of French capitalists
1t was originally owned by = corporate
company OI Americans. the State Of VIZ
ginia holding more than One-6alI the
shares At the last Legislature OF VIZ
ginia-the one that last held its session
before the State seeeeded-this canal
CHANGED hands as u OWnerE No doubt
:he French company bought II in gUod
fsith. Not 50 with those Of the Legisla-
ture. who knew and were interested in
the transfer. They had an eye 70 session.
and got this French company ~ bay the
canal in orSlartO interest the FFeneh goV-
eFnment in the South aud the secession
cause Wise was one Of the main leaders
in this curious scheme. Some are incttn-
ed TO think that LynchbuFgh cannot be
taken withOut great lOss Of life. Socb Is
NOT the fas4. LynehbuEgh, It Is true, is
we'll fortified, bub not ns we'll fortified NJ
We think iE Is. The rebels haye not the
nisgeFs nor the men 20 spare to put Il IN
OeFfeot state Of defense. Another thing
weshaVe men enOggh % t1re tt without
causing muotl llOs8 Of life. Lee WUuld
have to do enc Of two things, in the eVsat
Of the advances Ofan army ON Lynehb1Egh-
He would either have " fall back andde-
:end LynchbuTgh, or in not DUNG 90 6e
starved out OF Richmond and the eastern
partition of Yirginia. The lines n Lyneh-
buFsh being destroyed, the remaining
lines could not afford sufficient msa ms Of
subsistence for the army aud the people.
No further argument IS necessary
Considering. too, this is OSIy eOmunsn-
tary on the feasibility OF sueh plan, 40
catering into details, with remarks on
specCIaiions and Contingencies would hs
suneFfiuous, All I Wa1t TO show 10, that
the interruption Of the euemy's Ines for
the procuring OF substsienes aud other
supplies u now, more thar ever, OF the
highest Importance, aud Oy this means We
ean nut down the rebellion quicker than
10 a6y other way. The enemy eannOt re-
pair such dAmages a. qu'ckiy - thsy G-Gl
overcome OIhsT kinda Of disasters. TIE
merbunieal power Of the South - "eess-a-
Fllv very restricted. IL Is now hist We sts
thst the capture Of, believe. forty or 6t'y
engines, At GrenAda, 10 Mississippi, was .
greater blow to the eonfeterAey ihaI "a
we had captured the whole Of GsueF"I
Johus0n's army. 10 eOne'usiou, and IN
regard 20 the movements tbat hsTe just
been made, will rsmArk that thr eatIinE
of the Virginia aad Tennessee RiirOaL
line. besides seFivUsly Interfering With
L.ougstreet, Is an action greatly affecting
the subSistsnee supply intsTrst Of the Eei'
els 10 aad arOuHd RichnOad.