From Lynchburg.
detention of a train — unfounded report — probable mistake in the character of prisoners arrested, &c.[special correspondence of the Dispatch.]
Lynchburg, Va., Nov. 14.
The mail train which missed connection with the South-Side cars yesterday morning is not arrive in this city until 8 o'clock in the afternoon, having been detained by the obstruction of the track, caused by an accident to the train that contained Col. Stovall's Battalion, which occurred near Central Depot, on Virginia and Tenn. Railroad, the cars being thrown from the track by running over a cow. A number of cars were badly broken up, and one man instantly killed and seven others hurt and crippled in various parts of the body; most of the hurts, however, are slight, and only one of the injured is considered in any danger.
I regret that the names of the wounded men could not be obtained; all of them, together with the man that was killed, were soldiers, and belonged to Stovall's Georgia battalion.
Considerable excitement was produced, and some little feeling exhibited, last evening, caused by a report which obtained some currency, to the effect that a number of the bridge burners from East Tennessee had been brought in as prisoners on the Tennessee train, but, after careful inquiry, it was soon ascertained thet the prisoners in question were Union men, sent down by Gen. Floyd.--A number of persons gathered around the coach which contained the misguided men, and indulged freely in conversation with them.
Every one with whom I conversed expressed strong sympathy with the South, and seemed to regard his being under arrest a very strange business.
One man stated that he had two sons in the Southern army, and that be himself was as strong a State-rights man, as true a Virginia, and as warm a Southern man as ever lived.
Most of them had the appearance of respectable farmers, who had been accustomed to labor, and were about such a looking crowd as may be seen at any county Court-House in Virginia.
They were in charge of Captain Phelps, of Floyd's brigade; were captured in Kanawha, Roane, Wyoming, Fayette, and Raleigh counties.
Most were taken on election day, together with poll-books, which are also in charge of Capt. Phelps.
The names of many of them are entered in these books, which will be evidence against them.
A couple of men, one named Robert DeShelta, and the other John Cannon, were before the Mayor yesterday on charge of robbing and stealing.
They represented themselves as having belonged to the Tiger Rifles, Wheat's battalion, and one of them stated that they had both been drummed out of camp, and dishonorably discharged.
In default of security, they were committed to jail.
The cars from the West brings no news of interest this morning.
None of the troops had reached Bristol yesterday evening, the detention being occasioned by the accident.
The traitors are reported to be gathering in large number at Elizabethtown, and threatened to burn the Watauga bridge.
O. K. 