From Staunton.
[special Correspondence of the Dispatch.]
Staunton, June 11th, 1861.
Brigadier General Wise reached here yesterday evening in the Richmond train, with his staff and attaches, numbering in all nine or ten persons.
He was greeted with the greatest enthusiasm at all the stations along the route, and made five short addresses during the day. At Louisa Court-House a large concourse was collected, including many ladies, who showered bonquets upon the old hero at the conclusion of his short and stirring appeal.
At Charlottesville, also, and the University, large crowds were collected, who seemed perfectly wild with enthusiasm and delight.
After dining at the American in this town, he visited the encampment near the town, and made a short address to the soldiers.
Hon. A. H. H. Stuart also made them a war speech during the evening.
Great desire is manifested to join the Wise Legion, and recruiting officers are canvassing the whole country.
Two Lexington Cadets started up the Valley this morning to raise a company, and yesterday evening Capt. Bock's company of Cavalry, splendidly mounted, and waiting for double-barrelled guns as their chosen weapon, voted unanimously to join the Legion.
They number upwards of ninety men.
The most favorable accounts reach us from the Northwest, though the many refugees from their homes, situated in certain corrupt localities of that region, who are now here, attest too painfully the fact that the bloody vandals are polluting our soil, and insulting, threatening, exiling and murdering our people.
Among these refugees is Mr. Hall, of Weizel, a member of the Convention, whose name is familiar to your readers.
He addressed the people last night, after General Wise had concluded, in response to a complimentary serenade.
To-day two regiment is left towards the scene of action--Col. Fulkerson's and the Twenty-third, under Col. Taliaferro.
There is no mistaking the spirit of the people in this section.
The very joy of battle is kindled among them, and men, women and children are clamorous for the fray.
God did not create Western Virginia for an easy prey to an invader, and her internal mountains are so many everlasting monuments of freedom.
You must not expect to hear much of Gen. Wise's movements; they are to be secret, sudden, rapid, and terribly energetic.
Great liberality is exhibited towards him by the people, and to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock a fine charger will be formally presented him, in public, by Hugh W. Sheffey, Esq..
It is a present from a citizen of the county, and a splendid animal — a blood bay gelding, five years old, and fifteen or sixteen hands high.
Several Regiments are still at this place, awaiting orders to march westward.
All are in good health and spirits. L. 