The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-25

cac iniofnatloH, was O0tuHging lis Old p<tSi
| ton at fredericksburg.
3he army Is represented 10 teiiscoSrsge.l
to such degree IS TO he totally tielnoralizeti
a large number having deserted, and tiles,
who remain as having lost all that admirable
Esprit da corps which made il the cr,..,,
strength OF the rebellion. The army of Lee
Is further reported to have dwinaIed down
TO D,OU. Citizens and soldiers all admi,
that Charleston, Savannah, Wilmington. and
Mobile would be iakes whenever The Yam
kees set about the JOB. lie winds up his
PROM Eichmond' with, Should all tb;s
prove TO lie the case, that the rebellion has
fairly gone 10 seed, and ~"Neri.y this is a
discouraged people" Bat / will cease nick
ing the extracts, so disgusting are the de-
tails generally. OK
ABINGDON, VA, Sept. -, 1865.
After tedious journey of 81 miles, 20 OF
which l had TO walk, have reached this
nea; little village, completely broken down.
The whole country in this section is COM
pletely stirred up-famiiies moving of. men
on horseback acting as home guards. scouts.
etc and refugees from every direction are
constantly seen going TO and fro in every ,i,
rection. The only hotel here is so much
crowded that it IS almos: a matter of impos-
sibiiiiy 10 get anything 10 eat: and as fo n
bed, that is entirely out of the question. In
regard TO the military situation, little need
be said. We are d0ubtiess all righ; in that
respect, unless the enemy come upon us in
much larger force than We anticipate. From
information derived from q gentleman wh,
left Mossey creek last Saturday morning.
where he has been ever since the occuuatiou
OF East Tennessee 10y the Yankees, / have
been enabled to obtain glimpse OF aifairs
insides Of the enemy's lines, together with
having il in my power to furnish you with
a briei but correct account of the capture of
the trains, tSc., on the East Tenncs rail
road. The enemy are represented TO be for
aging and subslsting generally on the rebel
sympathiZers, who are pointed out 10 them
10y tories They take produce Of eyery de-
scription and send it back to Knoxville, as |
have represented in formereomnsunica,ion
The few Southern nlen who remain keen
quiet, saying but little, and thus secure ,he
safety OF their persons until they can gel
safe chance TO get out of the lines.
Quite number hf refugees are coming
through. Among Others have had
the pleasure of meeting Captain III. Z.
Robertson, editor of the Greenyiile Bssaas.,.
Ii will be recollectss...t .''N rihii ihi. II ,ie
Johnson's organ, but on the breaking out
Of our troubles he turned his organ against
him at his own door, and fought the tories
maniuliy at Greenyille, even at the risk of
his life, while there were only nine avowed
Southern men in that place. He is now 4
refugee from his home, and, although ex-
ellpted by age. is in the service of his coun-
try, doing ali he can 10 drive the vantlals
from the land he loves so dearly. But Ihaye
left my subject. From the gentleman who left
Messy Greek learn that the enemy are being
heavily reinforced-no less than six batteries
having passed up, with large infantry sus.
ports, a few days before lie left. The Yam
KEGS who have occupied East Tennessee are
said 10 treat our soldiers with perfect con-
temnt-in fact, they are disposed To look
upon nearly all of the inhabitants of tha,
section in the same light, the Tories, their
friends, not even excepted. AS al instance
Of their idea of what constitutes the man, /
Will state an incident which occarred at
Mossey Greek on the arrival of Gen. Has
call at that place. who is represented by MY
Informant as iow.bred parsonage, not lit 10
be- Z Sergeant in so low place IS = company
in the Yankee army. Approaching a
gentleman who keeps a hotel a short
distance from Knoxville, and cyeing
him from head TO foot, he said: ''fou
seem 10 he better dressed than most of
these fellows around here. Low comes
that TO be the ease?" Mr.. - replied that
he had the misfortune TO have all his cloth
ing stolen on the previous visit Of his (lIas
call's) friends TO that place, and that he was
forced TO buy new suit, or that he should
have ON old clothes like majority of other
citizens, as he was willing to make any sac
ri,ice for the country, not wishing 10 encour-
age blockade running TO the North and Thus
I'LL the Golfers of his enemies with means TO
suLjugate his people. "Ah," says he, 81
supposed from your appearance that you
were for the Union" Mr. told him
that he was Southern man, and that he was
a so-ealiec rebel, and expected TO live aad
die rebel, ii attachment to the land
that gave him birth and his counsry's
institutions made him one. iiascen turned
off whistliEg, and said no more. When the
train was captured at Knoxville Col. Foster
compelled Mr.. Branner, the President of the
road, to get on the train with the soldiers at
Messy Greek, aud go up the road with them.
They stated that they were going through TO
Bristol Branuer cXpOstulated with them,
but was forced TO go. They passed on safely
until they arrived at Jonesboro', wheresome
Of our men had moved the switch, and the
cars were run Off the track. II was at this
point that j. N. Crowly, Superintendent OF
the telegraph line, and {. X. Nelson, opera
tor, we're captured. They are -stiil pris-
oners In Knoxville, aud Mr.. Crowly is
compelled to go up and down. the
road to superintend the telegraph repairs,
After repairing damages, and getting the
cars on the track, the party, numbering some
400 soldiers, set out again Tor Bristol, still
Keeping Mr. Branner OH the train with them
in . conspicuous place, where he could be
seen. A number Of incidents are related a<
having occurred during this trip. The tories
would come out and cheer, haiiooing, .lnr
rah for the Yankees; you are our deliverers
we can once more live and be freelneI
again," &c. One old fellow, whose name
do not remember, became SO ssgalorious'
that he swooned, and had to he carried Of
q Ia African conversion. Another was run
ming up the platform, and happening to run
up to the spot where Mr. Branner st0Od, ant
hearing him advise some Of the cheering
party 10 keep quiet and not be so fast, sfrucl
his head in his huge hand and RAJ
as If running for his life. 1t is said the Yam
KEGS thcmselves were very much amused a
the conduct Of their newly-found brethren
and ridiculed them in the most extreme man
ner. One old fellow upon hin haliooct
uHurrah for the Yankees" One Of tn,
Yanks replied, s.Ycs, d-n you, I'd ralhe
draw bead on you just about now. ex
pect you are the rascal that moved tti
switch and throwed rs OF the track"
just as ann closing the train Is in iron
| Bristol. aud We have reliable news from be
| low. Fighting gcommenced below Blountsyili
| this morning, and has been going on all day
| The forces engaged are the 18th Gcorgl
| battalion OF cavalry, three pieces Of DAVID
| sons Lynchburg battery, and Cartef's reg
| neut of cavalry. We also have hghting n
| ported 81 the direction of Carter's Depot
| Ia = probable that . portion of our force
| ffom 2ollicoleT Oe Cartef's station are mak
m aank movement 70 ths right q rear
HM0 DmHnnY. ~ -