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

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The course Of life Ss mapped out by D
} Vine Providence for q gentleman aud
Lynchburg SOutheFner-and those vi
were compelled TO work with their han,
as tit only TO be elassed in the lower slrA
of social and human existence, Havir
glanced At the town aud its people in
very general way, We will now turn to Il
surrounding neighbOrhood, and here We el
pect to tind those facts Of so much impOI
lance 10 the military interest. AbOr
twelve or thirteen miles below the tow
the Virginia aud Tennessee Railroad cross
es 10 the HOFlh side Of the James river by
wooden Viaduet Of thousand feet In lengt
and then again the same railroad line re
crosses the same river. between halt an
three-quAr Ofa mile below the town, I,
the south side. A little west, and abOu
half mile. perhaps little more below
this double crossing, the James River Cana
communicating with Riehmopd and pass
leg thTOugh n very fertile seetIeh Of e0u1'
try, crosses the James river from the south
side, by wooden aqaeduct Of much value
and importance, taking into consideration
its length and the time necessary for such
q construction.
WHAT COULD RE DoSE.
By this it will be seen that within the
fered for the Immediate deslTuGti0n Of q
railroad aud canal lines, now 10 uss to
their utmost capacity in transporting sup
plies to Lees army and 10 the people and
the troops in aud around Richmond, aud
the rebel troops stationed elsewhere to
watch Yankee movements and prevent
Yankee raids.
To prove that am correct, will refer
to the condition Of other ssctiOns of Viz
ginia. The territory cOmpFising Bedford
county is a very beautiful locality. Ii is
rolling 10 its ebarAster, but sIill cOmpAFa.
lively level. 1t is q ine county for farm.
ing purposes aud good deal cleared out
already. This section Of cOuutry is well
suited to rapid military movements.
sALEN AsD LIBERTY,
ou the line of the Virgins aud Tennessee
Railroad, Is a small place Of from eight
hundred to one thousand inhabitants. Iu
tbs North il WOuIdSbe styled a village.
Liberty, another little town on the line OF
the same Railroad! twenty-five miles from
Lyuchburg, is Of the same character as
Salem. From Liberty you have hne
view Of the peaks Of Otter. Beside the
railroad there is q good turnpike road from
here to LyuchbuFg. Big Duck and Bon
sacks, betweeu Salem aud Liberty, are
small places-statiOus, depOts-With few
houses aud such like. The enemy has
kept guard at these different points
Until lately this guard was not = PArtieu-
larly strOng one. BufoTd's Gap embraces
. viii ascent. 10 going through, the gap
the traveller is 70 NO extent worthy Of meo-
tiou affected by the rise. SIAUutOu is
very considRrahIa dapOt for aEuy supplies,
The surrounding counties, particularly
Augusta, ROekbridge, Highland Allegheny
and GreeobFiaT, have and are fafaisbiag
much 10 The slbsisienee Wsy 70 The iuteF-
ests Of the rebel army. Thee counties
are rich In corn aud eattle-in fact, ia Al.
most everything necessary for the imme-
diate wants OF the rebel troops. so far as
the feeding of them Is concerned.
VALUR OF THE ROAD TO THE RERELs.
This is the reason why we find so many
important stations on the line Of the Vir-
ginia CentrAl Railroad. and the reason why
the enemy so tenaciously holds Ou TO
real reason why zee keeps q force Of cav.
airy constantly moving around beyOnd
StauutOu, to prevent raids and 10 give the
earliest information of the approach OF
any Union force likely TO threaten an in.
terruption Of this railroad liue. The other
counties oa or adjacent To the Virginia
aud Tennessee Railroad line contribute
their stores, to be transported by this lat
ter aud the canal route. UnioR is small
place-s mere village. COVingtOu is IN
other trifling village, OF between sig aud
eight hundred Inhabitants. Il is a misera-
BILE place The town must have been
founded in fog, aud the inhA Hitants fOun
dered in fog ever since. The cold, chilly
winds of December appear to have filled
the inhabitants either With fear or de.
spAir.
In passing along will remark that the
distance from Cumberland 70 Lynchburg,
across couutry by common road, is about
two hundred aud seventy-tive miles. AZ
BOnsaek's stages connect with the railroad
for the Sweet and White Sulphur Springs.
Before the war the latter was the great
Southern watering place. Since then the
enemy has used the buildings for hospital
purposes.
The White Sulphur Springs has accom-
mediation for tWo thousand persons, taking
In the cottage residences - we'll As the no
tel facilities The chiValry Of South Car
oliua aud Of Virginia, aud in fact the high.
est class of the Soathern people generally
have cottage residences here. There Il
"5ouIh Carolina row." "VtFginia row.
"BAIIimore row" aud many other Gspeeia
rows. There are numerous springs in thiI
neighborhood, forming. by gotng from on,
TO the other, q pleasing circle OF travel
There are the warm springs, the hO
springs, the aIom springs, the swee
spriags, aud, what nov seems peeHllaFl!
remaTkable, the red, white aud blue springs
When the war is over aud the rebellion he
been eRectualIy ended, 1t will, indeed, b
pleasant for the travelling Yankee-thi
time without 4 clock or q wooden nutmeg
or Bnything like an inesuiiaEy sbOlitiU
doeumeut-t0 visit these springs, with fam
lily and friends, and as be draws a ehai
out on the front porch, sets himselfin II
puts his feet on another, lights segaI
smokes It aud leiSuFeiy Whittles anOthe
notch in the stick OF Iime, gaily whistle
the red, white and blue, while what feI
..s. ~ aEn .l.iun l.-. n. .nr,n hnE amn