Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-07
WESTERN VIRGINIA AND WEST
ERN MARYLAND


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WESTERN VIRGINIA AND WEST
ERIN MARYLAND.
The Courier OF cumterinnd-M Matters
ut New CRceR-DIscIpline among our
TFoops-AIasked BRiteries-1mPEess
| 1nenIs into the service OF the Con
fedS-The Weather.
Prom aolarkaburg letter in the n. Y. Times1
TUESDAY. August /.
As iptiGlated that should do in my
last, / ran, down on Tuesday evening to
4 Cumberland, arriving about O'Clock. On
the way had .an opportunity to notice
how thoroughly every bridge and critical
Ipoint on the road is guarded by the Ma
tional troops. The principal part of Col.
McCoOk's fOrce-he commanding this dis
trict-has been removed TO New Creek, the
point, think, where the railroad crosses
the Potomac into Maryland. Among these
troops is the Fourth Ohio Regiment, com
manded by Col. LOrin Andrews, late Pres
ident of Kenyon College, and long one of
the foremost educators in Ohio. Col. An
drews resigned his Presidency for the pur-
pose of raising company for the war, and
such is his popularity that he raised t'r0,
and was chosen Colonel of the Regiment
without opposition. His men, in moral
as well us intellectual and physical char
acter, arc remarkable, even among the ex-
cellent volunteers furnished by the Buck
eye State; and Col. Andrews seems to en-
Joy their fullest confidence, as well as that
of his superiors in rank. The Regiment
is in 'for the war"
Cumberland is fne old Maryland city,
which has grown up out of the resources
of the mountains. At the time of the con-
struction of the great National Road-then
a work almost equaling in apparent mag
l.. gtL.
the two oceans-Cumberland was fixed
upon, if mistake not, as the eastern ter
minus, and was thus, for the long years
during which that road was the artery for
trade across The Alleghanies, point of
decided commercial Importance. Since
that period, a canal, floating vast quanti-
ties of coal to tide-water, and the magnif-
cent Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, have
greatly increased its facilities. The Poto-
mac, which the road pursues for miles
down the mountains, is even here small
stream; and as 1 watched its channel, in
many places scarcely more than a rivulet,
and anywhere fordable with ease, could
hardly realize that saw the same grand
river that washes the shores of Washington
aud Mount Vernon.
At New Greek, band of music from
one of the regiments-Col. McCook's,
think-came OF board and we went into
Cumberland under the inspiration of their
efforts. On our arrival, they formed and
marched through the streets, and finally
back to the depot, playing national and
other airs, and were cheered vociferously
in their passage. These demonstrations
and the conversations held and heard in
the city, satisfied me that Cumberland is
Internationally" loyal. This was a
point on which had desired to satisfy
myself-as, the night before, three COM
panies of the Ohio Fourth Regiment had
been sent down there. now learned,
however, that only one had remained-the
other two returning at once; and that
there is no danger apprehended there, ex-
cept such as may come from Virginia.
There had been some alarm, occasioned by
rumor of an intended invasion from the
rebels of the Old Dominion; but the nnx-
iety had subsidized. Cumberland has a
Home Guard armed with MIME rifles, and
commanded by Capt. Resley, one of the
best and most resolute and loyal men of
the State.
The accounts gather from Western Ma
ryland, even more than Western Virginia,
are of loyalty and patriotism. While the
utmost vigilance at all points of possible
danger should be exercised by the Gov
eminent to gusrd against treachery and in-
INASlOu. II uGtleN6= luht W GStETH MhIyluuu
needs as little watching as any part of the
Slave States. The people there are VOW
ing vengeance, in anticipation, upon their
rebellious Legislature, should that body
dare to misrepresent the people by passing
an ordinance OF secession.
On my return to ClarksbuTgh, l learned
Il from Gen. Rosecrans that a courier from
Gen. Cox has brought the welcome intelli-
gence of Wise's retreat from Gauley Bridge,
where he WAS strongly intrenched, and the
occupation of that point by the Union
troops. Wise retreated after burning the
bridge, leaving as prize for US one thou
sand old muskets and some powder =
Whether this is strategy, to get better
position, or TO draw Cox into danger, is not
known. 1t is certain that there was no
fighting. BUTT is a very encouraging sign
that the people in that region are fast be-
coming loyal. They are represented as
having become very hostile to Wise, (whom
they at first favored on account of his
outrageous vandalism, which exceeds the
leverage even of rebel operations.
! learn from an officer who has been sta
toned at Cheat Mountain Pass, that there
is certainly force of fonr or Eve thous-
and men Concentrated at point between
Stanton and our outposts. They are,
tprobably awaiting reinforcements from
Richmond. ] cannot think, however, that
the enemy is in a condition to attempt any
attack at present on Gen. Rosencrans.-
Certainly, the operations on James River
und the Potomac are of more importance
to them at this time, and not more difficult
than would be an effort to dislodge the
victor of Rich Mountain from the wild
passes now occupied by his legions, and
which can Immediately be fortified almost
to point of impregnRbility.
A surprising disclosure took place here
yesterday, which shows the 'smAsked bat
terry" tactics which our ohivalrous F. F.
VS. do not hesitate employ, without any
regard to manhood or good faith. Gen.
/ Rosencrans received information which led
to the arrest of a SPY, upon whom was
fonnd letter TO Gen. BeaureSard, recon-