Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-23
From WASHINGTON.


WAsHINGToN, Sept. Ala telegram re-
ccivcd yesterday by prominent officer of
the Government, dated indianapolis, says
Gov. Magoilin and Col. Wood left for Lou
isville ON the 10Th on II special train with
guns and ammunition. The Governor has
ordered the Home Guards and the Rcgi-
ments on the border TO hold themselves in
readiness. 1t is further added that 10, 900
additional troops could leave that State in
81 hours.
General Reynolds who was ut Cheat
Mountain has, the telegraph states, driven
the rebels from his position killing nearly
Il hundred of them.
Col. KiIwell, OF the l4th Indiana Regi-
mcnt, WIS surrounded twice but rcpulScd
the rebels with great galantly and small
loss to us. The date Of the action is not
mentioned.
The Government has accepted the tender
of military services of the Count dc Baris
and Due de Charities. They will probably
enter Gen. McClellan's staff. The Young
Count de Penthicvre, son of the Prince de
Joinvillc, enters the United States Naval
Academy. He is 10 years old.
Maj. Bauziven, late aid de camp to Car
rihuldi, has to-day been commissioned i'll
the military service.
There is as yet no definite action re-
garding Gen. Fremont's administration of
affairs in Missouri, tho questions involved
being of IL delicate and complicated CHAR
acter and therefore requiring delibcration.
The Indications are. however, that if he
shall not be superseded in his command,
which now seems probable, other arrange
ments of an important bearing WILL be
made, having in view the public welfare.
Nothing beyond what is here stated can be
l. g.,
mentioned.
WIN. Blanchard, of this city, has been
appointed Consul to Melbourne.
The Richmond Why, of the 10Th, says
six more Federal prisoners have escaped.
1t also cOuSains Il report which is doubt
less entirely untouuded, that Gen. Lee had
captured the person of General Reynolds
while lie was passing from one Federal
camp to another
WAsnIxGTox, Sept. 2l.-Col. Edward d.
Baker, Senator from Oregon, has been APP
pointed Il Major General of volunteers.
The Star Of this evening repeats that
Prince Snlin, of Prussia. has been az
pointed Colonel of the Kentucky cavalry.
now here, which is composed largely Of
Philadelphians.
Gen. Mcclellan to-day proceeded to the
position of Gen. McCall's division, where
u
twelve thousand troops took Llnce.
On Thursday Col. Cowden's LIST MasSa-
chusetts regiment was performing duty on
the Peninsula, and capture two wagon
loads of military clothing, arms, ETC., des-
tined to be struggled across the Potomac
for the use of the disunion troops: The
seizure was made about 10 miles from
Leonardstown, Md.
WAsHINGToN, Sept, 22.-Jns. w. Lugeu-
field, Captain of Company B, Cnllbistar's
California Regiment, was shot in the head
Yesterday afternoon, in the woods off from
the Kirby road, and instantly killed. He
had left our pickets, together with a Ser
geant, and advanced into the woods on !:
accommodating expedition about one hun
dred and fifty yards from the main body
of our pickets. He was suddenly surprised
by Il party of ten dismounted Confederate
cavalry men with whom he exchanged
shots, until one of the enemy advanced
and taking deliberate aim at him, shot him
through the head with 81 rife.
To-day Sunday Chronicle contains the
following notice of an important interview
with the Secretary of War. y young man
of intelligence, whose ramc is withheld
owing to his position and probable future
movements, had an interview with the
Secretary of War yesterday, during which
he made the following statement: He was
n resident of Kentucky and appointed :.
Lieutenant in the Federal army. He had
occasion to 20 South, where he was i'm
pressed INTO the Confederate army. He
was present at the Bull Run engagement,
and has been in the army In that vicinity
up to the time of his escape few days
ago. He escaped by getting beyond the
lines, and obtaining the aid of a farmer
who brought him along on his market
wagon covered up in straw. He says
Beauregard has but 1856, 900 men ut Ma
nassas and vicinity, They are all well
clothed aud abundantly supplied with shoes
of a good quality, of which these are a
sample shown, very good article on his
feet.
Their pay is very prompt. The Virginia
troops are all paid in Virginia bank bills.
All the others in gold. The Louisiana
troops were offered bank paper of that
State or gold. The boys put the matter to
vote among themselves and decided TO take
gold, which was paid to them. Their ra-
lions are liberal and in short, to use his
own words, they have plenty of everything.
He was offered and declined ColoRelcy
in the rebel army. He was yesterday Of
fered and accepted LieutenantcY in our
army, in which his father from Pennsylva-s
mia is now a Captain,