Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-11-26
ICo,respondence Of the Baltimore Sun

me thdriPSfOUH ETcaieHte"f-1 nc -'l''
itaru Forces from Urgtnia-En
cmpment Of One 7Housand-.4rreS
:. Of" Confidence" Men. etc.
We have nothing new to-day in regaF'
to the Charlesiown excitement. 1t aP
pears to be generally conceded that th'
hes, way Cor Gov. Wise to secure perma
nen, tranquility 10 the families of Jetfer
son county was TO be- prepared Tor any
emergency. This was, at least, due IL
the good people upon whom the first at
tack was made.
The States Of this afternoon furnishes
the following addj,ionsl particulars of the
military " no arrived lheTe and al AleXan-
9 d, yesterday and le'1 for Ch''lss'O"H'
Va:
From Richhond, the frs, Virginia reg.
iment The eompanie} are as follows :;
Gravs sc Blues, Lieni. Mall, the Oldest
company in 4, pc Stale, sp; company F75 !;
Montgomery Guards 50 Virginia Rifles
35 Young Guards 4OE Howirzer Corps
new, ununiformed, acting as infantry
46 all Under command Of Wyatt Nj. E.
Ilou fof the Whis) as Colonel command.
ing. Gov. Wise and slaff accompanying
them.
Yesterday ahernoob companies from
Petersburg and other bar,s Of Virginia ar
rived here. They are as follows Pc
tersburg Gravs, 40 Petersburg Arlllery,
(hall company, two guns 80 (; Peters
burg City Guards, 4b and tue Rock
Ridge Rifles, from Manchester, 81 all
under command of Col. Weissiger,
orders WEI + received al 3 p. m,
and a so a. IN. the y left Petersburg full
ly armed and with tel it equipage.
Amongst those wi 70 left yesterday mor.
ming was MIR. y. Jennings Wise, prl-
vale in company + 81 Reg't.; and in he
detachment under q lonel Weissiger, the
Hon. Roger A. PRYOR, member elect TO
the next Congress, Is serving as private
in the Petersburg Gfays. lie had origi
nally belonged to ii fat corps, bu, on com.
ing to Washington resigned, and rejoincd
only on Saturday evening, for The sup
posed emergencyg These troops have
volunteered for lh9 campaign, be it Of six
lays or six months duration. They | III
his morning in the six o'clock train.
TwO companies irS Stanton, Va, came
rs far as Alexandra, and remained the
balance Of the day JpIoce eding with this
command in the fst train This morning
Il is understood Il }at Gov. Wise intends To
collect and retail in in the vicinity OF
geo troops, until quiet is
restored.
"The bulk of the detachment were
luarlered for the night at the United
States, Hotel, which, for several hours,
1ore the appearance of military barTack
and abou, thir,y-6ve were lodged at the
National. AS all interesting incident, we
nay mention that Divine service was per
'ormed on the mail boat on the passage
rom Alexandria, and was attended volun-
arily by nearly the entire command, Ma
or and Paymas,er Mumlord officiating as
chaplain OH the occasion.
The regiment Of Portsmouth Gravs,
he Institute Cadets and the cavalry rcgl-
nenl OF CfaflONeSVlIlc all tehhcitu 'hSl'
services, but Gov. Wise declined them.
Other corps notified the Gov. that they
we're under arms, awaiting -+rsT orders
Gov. Wise lelegraphed To Col. Colston,
If Stanton, Va, who has been holding
himself in readiness with a field howit-
Ter, that al presen, there was no need OF
my further force"
The State of .?6airs at CharIestOmn-I
MterUieU Of Governor Uixe 'cih the
Prisoners Return Of the military.
CHARLEsrowN, Nov. 22.-There was
grand military parade yesterday. Gov
,rnor Wise and staff visited the prisoners,
urging them TO prepare for death. as there
was no intention on his part to interfere
with the sentence of the court. All the
Richmond military except two companies
have been ordered home, and several OF
The companies left this morning. Cover
nor Wise and staff also started for Har-
per's Ferry this morning.
The Governor of South Carolina has
rendered military aid TO protect Virginia
Governor Wise replied by returning his
thanks for the offer, but saying that Viz
gina was able TO protect herself.