Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-08
FRoM WASHINGTON.
Especial to the Philadelphia Press.l
(REcEIvED LAST SraHr)
CoHDIrIoN OF rue TROOPS.

/ CoNDITIoEEoF THE TROOPS.
ride from Lewinsville to Arlington,
this morning. showed that all the troops
are ready to march forward at moments
| warning The recent heavy rains created
sad havoc among the different enGamP-
ments, but the soldiers set to work with
cheerful hearts, and soon set things right.
The camps now present their usual neat
and tidy appearance. The Pennsylvania
Reserves, as whole, are unquestlonaoly
the best equipped body of men on the
other side of the Potomac. Every private
soldier seems to take pride in his martial
| bearing, for the purpose of rejecting cred
| it, as they do, on the old Keystone State.
IMPORTANT MILITARY CHANGE.
Since the retirement of the veteran Gen.
Scott it is understood some important mill
itary changes have been made. No altera-
ton will take place in the programme OF
the campaign, which meets Gen. SCOTS
UNQUALIFIED appreciation. Thirty-nine out
of forty officers favored Gen. Mcclellan
taking command of the army without re-
gard tn precedence or rank. He is hard az
work day and night. He is much annoyed
by people ut distance writing him friv-
olous letters, evidently for the purpose OF
obtaining bis autograph. He has TO time
to answer nonsensicaI letters. He is not
in want of any further assistance on his
staff, and applicants can save themselves
much trouble by not writing for such po-
sitions.
BLANKETS FOR THE ARMY.
Quartermaster General Mcigs is now
among the manufacturers and wholesale
dealers in Boston, buying up blankets. ar
my clothing, &c. Nearly half OF the dry
goods imported into New York during the
mouth of October were army woollens.-
The supply is large, and now six hundred
thousand pounds of wool are Offered for
sale in New York by one house. The fac
tories will not be stopped for want of raw
material.
TROOPS COMING.
There are now twenty thousand Gu route
| for this city from the North. They come
in slowly for want of transportation.
THE ARMY.
The Commauder-in-c chief of the army is
not out of the city to-day, and the tele-
graph reports all quiet over the river. The
water in the Potomac is falling rapidly,
and communication will be Immediately
resumed by the Long Bridge and Govern
ment ferries. Though not noted by news
paper reporters, it is no violation of good
faith to state that the army trains are daily
engaged int transporting shot and shell,
heavy cannon, and powder to Virginia.
This morning forty loads of shot and shell
we're carried over; and the army, though
not fighting, are daily and diligently pre-
pairing to that end. The encnmpments, rem
dered somewhat unpleasant by the storm,
are all again in fine condition. The roads
in Virginia are not improved, and the con-
stunt passing of very heavy teams has
cut them up so that in many places they
are almost impossible.
NEWS FROM THE FLEET.
The intelligence from the feet confirms
the impression entertained here that it did
not experience the storm in its violence,
and that it made stroke on Monday but
where it is not stated. On Friday they
were off Cape Fear, N. c., and on Satur-
day off Cape Roman, one hundred miles
further Soath, and within forty miles OF
Charleston. The intelligence comes by
the way of Hampton Roads, and is consid-
cred reliable at the War Department. II
will remove the anxiety felt in consequence
Rumors are current at Willard's tonight
that the fleet has attacked Charleston
but it is not generally believed.
Especial to the Philadelphia Inquirer.l
THE REBELS STILL RETREATING.
OCOuIS WHO uINC just IGIuIliCu "IluAL
orr lines give the important information
that the rebel forces are falling back upor
their Notifications at Bull Run. \ reliable
and vigilant scout has just told me thai
on Sunday he was close to Springfield, anC
that no rebel force could be seen there
Scouting parties of cavalry were occasion.
ally eeen, but only in small numbers. The
rebels, during their possession of that sec
ton, have burned the Accotink bridge, {
wooden structure, one hundred feet long
over the AcCOtink creek, near Springfield
He ascertained that Fairfax was unoCCu
pied by the rUbels, and that only a regi
ment or two remained at Centreville.-
This retreat confirms the idea that they
have abandoned all hope of marching up,
on Washington, and owing to their want o
transportation facilities and camp accom-
mOdations they are obliged to fall back a:
near as possible to their railroad cOnnec-
ton at Manassas.
CONDITION OF THE REBEL TROOPS.
The residents of the region just evacua-
ted by the Confederate forces give 4
wretched picture of the condition of the
Rebels. They ars mserably clad anG
without overcoats, except those taken from
our soldiers at Bull Run. Whole cOmpa'
mics are not in uniform, hut in the ordinary
clothes in which they stood when they
were impressed or recruited They strip,
ped the country of food, horses and wag.
ons, not even giving the poor exchange Of
Confederate bonds or scrip.
WOOD CUTTERS.
A gang of one hundred negro wood
choppers passedover into Virginia this
morning, to cut wood for the army. They
were comfortably prepared to camp out
and as they passed along, they were sing
ing merrily, awe am bound for Dixie"
ATraitor Rebuked.
The Louisville JournaI tells the follow
ing story of a rebuke lately administered