Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-15

Marion.
Mr.. SNYDER demand the yeas and nays
on the motion to adjourn, which being tai
ken resultcd-yeas As, nays 81.
So the Convention adjourned.
VIZ Yesterday received 1t package of
Southern papers from friend residing in
one of the Southern States. They are F"
little out of date, but we find IL few items
that may be of some interest to our read
els. The Charleston Ncrcury of the 9th
inst. contains letter from Richmond,
dated July 3lst., from which we take the
following paragraph:
The situation of Governor Wise, in West
ern Virginia, is deemed very critical The
foreign, or Lincoln enemy is in much great
CT force than we are. Besides, the people
are our enemies. 1t is believed there is a
much greater number of troops than he
has on each side of him; one body aiming
| to cut of his retreat. The War Depart
ment. believe, has been informed, in Il
| general way, of the fact; hut, as usual, has
1 no details. An officer, serving under Gen.
| Gnrnett lately, in that section of the State.
assures me that almost every man and
woman are our enemies. They hide their
provisions, and even take away the means
| of getting water from their wells, so that
| our brave soldiers may finnish. The way
to settle the rebellion in Western Virginia
is through Washington City.
Each new Southern account of the bat
tic of Bulls Run shows more clearly to
what desperate strait the rebels were re-
duced before the last body of reinforce
mcnts came in. An officer of the Palmet-
to Guards writes to the Mercury that ''the
day was lost when our two regiments came
up. Our troops were falling back, and
had retired some distance. All along our
line of march, men were retreating' land
SAYING to us that we were defeated" The
regular correspondent of the Mercury con-
firms this statement in the following lam
gunge:
.'Kempcr's Battery, followed by the 18th.
| Col. Cash, hurried to the scene of action.
was met along the way by numbers of
the wounded dying and retiring, who de-
clared tie day had gone against us; that
| SIonn's Regiment. the +th, was cut to pic
ces that Hamptoa's Legion, coming to
the rescue, aud the Louisiana Battalion,
were annihiIatGd; that Gen. Bee and Col.
Hampton were mortally wounded, and Col.
Ben johnson killed; aud that the Confed-
crate forces were outflanked and routed,
and the day lost. This was the uuvarying
tenor of the words that greeted US on ev-
cry side from the wounded and dying. and
the fugitiycs who met us during the last
mile of our approach to the field of bat
! tic"
This gives incontestible proof that the
victory WAS within our grasp, and that on
ly the umtimely and causeless panic among
our troops snatched it from US. Next
time there will be no panic.
The following paragraph is extracted
from Richmond letter. We clip it from
the Memphis appeal of the 4th
1t has been denied that Gen. Scott was
on the field, but / have it from so many
sources of authority that cannot doubt it..
The people all along the road report 1t
positively, as having seen him. They also
report that Lincoln drove out from Wash
iugton late in the morning, and was at
! Ccntcrville with Gen. Scott when the first
disastrous news came in. They add that
this was the way SCOTS carriage was
taken, he being Mt the time in LincoIn's,
with whom he drove home. But for all
this cannot vcuch. 1t is only the report
of the country people. Scarcely any of
the Northern volunteers, except those from
New York and Rhode Island, stood fire.
The Connecticut regiments ran ut the first
smoke, and notwithstanding all efforts TO
rally them, fed shumeruIly in every direc-
ton. This is the testimony OF such OF
their officers as were taken.
In its ''Talk on Changes" the New Or
leans Crescent says:
1t was talked of that some of our quon-
dam citizens (they will be) were much
disturbed at the course OF the war, and are
endeavorng TO sell out their property, aud
place the proceeds in Europe, under some
monnrchical Government.
The talk is, that parties (tcnants) who
are paying money 10 Northern citizens, will
he prosecuted in fact, the talk il, that the
Attorney of the Confederate States has
been remiss in bis duty in this respect
Within stones throw of his Office there
is money collected almost every day for
Northern account not only collected, but
it is RENTED in violation of the statutes
of the Southern Conrederacy. 1t is time
these proceedings arc interFered with aud
checked.
The Picayuas of the same date has an
article on the Importance OF acquiring
Arizonia and Lower California, in which it