The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-16
Correspondence oi the Richmond Dispatch.
Ehc uGis:--FrO"f'cc'iVc Suffering
Canterbury "--HcIiSi0uS Meetings.
4 Peculiar Steamboat Line. &c.
KING AND N;.EES AUGUST

4 trip to the Country-lhc very idea l. cX-
hiaratin~. The thought OF the cool shades.
The -rc"n fields, the >Imrklin" brooks. is re-
fire shin- beforehand but whatever pleasant
anlcipation> "G this sort may have been in
dulgcd by your correspondent have been sadly
disappointed. Coming out by the York River
railroad Il few days since was incXprcS.hiy
paincd to see tn" evidences Of drought Of
which | had heard, but of which the hall
bad MOI been told. On rich Pam!mkrv lands
found that tohdcr-pullim. had been COM
mG'nc, Il because the corn was driving up, the
Yield OF grain being hardly worth the "athcr-
in". Coming across King William, and several
mites INTO Hin" and Queen, have seen only
enc tncrThle crop OF corn-tllt At the Gle
.,Hnl Canterbury" t;,rssi, hear WaIkcrton.
This old estate, inr ucarlv or quite Il century
in pos, >>iou vi the Gwathnrv family. j. one
OF the most desirable III Eastern Virginia.
II WAS originally just Il mile Sqrlarc--G ~
| arr.>--hu' has lrcn divided: .hc !argcr pol-
| ton. containing TIT Old homestead. bein"
It'll in pGs>r>>ion # Alfred b. GwatlImcy,
E>4. Tie corn Al Canterbury is very fine.
| Til" ll.'l i very fertile. Mr.. GwatElmpy' :
| tillaGc j. skItu. and some showers have
| lalIrn in that nci@hhorhnud which did not
| reach surrounding farms. Judge Mr..
GwalhmcN'~ corn. tli"u&i, g.nt,tLv i,llitailc,l
by drought, will reach thirty bushels per
acre. There is also Il gri>t HALL OH the place
the only one now constantly running in all
this section.
The gcacldI prevalence Of drought here is
f,Gtj". | have seen whole cli, Of good
land which will not Yield me bu:d.t 70 the
acre. No present resident remembers any
thing like it, Want, pinrhing want. i be-
fore these cNccllcn, people. Set they ar,
cheerful. and greet the visitor with the same
hospitality ;lS Of yorc; and no people cycl
surpassed them.
Religious matters are exciting special i'll
lcrc>t Just now. On Sunday Young Alr.
| Boston. son of the pastor, was ordained tC
| the ministry at Burlington, the services being
conducted by Rev. John Pollard, of Balti-
more; Rev. 4. liroadduS. of Caroline and
| Rev. sc. Boston. OF Burlington. The young
| minister goes ~ take Il charge at fernando
| Mississippi. y prOtractrd meeting is now in
| progress 1T 81. stephens church, in which
! the pastor, Rev. K. II. Sand. Is assisted by
Rev. :. {. Boston, and Rev, J. Il. Garlick
OF Richmond. The congregations are lar.e
| and attentive
A small steamer, the Clara, is running on
| the Mattaponi rivcrtrom West Point to Dun.
kirk. hope you will give her the benefit
Of this notice gratuitousy, though the man
ayers of the line lave never thought il need
full to advertise in amy Richmond paper (sc
tar AS have been able to lcarn). | saw ;
gentleman in Richmond last week who wa.
lesiro.lS TO come to this section hy York
River railroad and the steamer. hut he coulG
lind no one who could tell him even the day.
OF her sailing. Indeed, | find no very def
mite understanding on the subject even il
this nrighborhood. near the western tcrmi
nus of the route. If the line succeeds with
out advertising, without making any rclil
bic connections, and without positively tiNet
times of starting and arriving, it will be pro
badly the first instance on record.
The health OF this section is exceedingly
good. though one might expect sickness iron
the almost entire want OF vegetables, and,
what is more serious. the growing scarcity
oi fresh water. Many springs and wells are
driving up. and still Il cloudIcss sky and Il
blazing sun look down day after day on the
barren and parched earth. May Heaven
soon send rain! The people have Geen HOY
ing and looking for it for four weary months
MARSHALL.