Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-06
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our War Correspondence.
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our War correspondence.
WAsmxGrox. June 2s. 1861.
DEAR VANITY :-Futare=is bis with some
thing.
Movements mag be shortly expected.
At prczcnt, however, l tln not consider it
advisable to communicate anything to you
that contains particle of truth.
This, of course. will not prevent me
from giving you the same news MS Other
correspondents send to the New York press.
The following correspondence may im-
;erest yUur readers:
RtcHYoxp, Wednesday.
Commander NcAgoSE SIR: desire 10
kuoU the earliest moment wien it may be
convenient Tor you to meet me on the bat
tr-ieii with such forces as you may dccm
necessary To secure victory over my army
ii you are discngaged on Sunday next.
jhut day vii! be perfectly agreeable 10 ne,
though / am willing to"Trauge for any 9th
er time sou uiuy prefer. l remain very
truly your=, EEAUnrGAaD.
WAzmiwGToN, We,inc day
Commander BEAUEEGAHD DR.. Sir: !
shall he linppy In meet you on Sunday. If
;iue; Will advance my forrcs across your
line at about eleven O'Clock, y. N i: agree
able to yon. With sentiments of esteem,
am yours, McARoSE.
This WAS to have been last Sunday, but
early in the morning, somr friends having
come To see me, from Baptist-tnwn, n.
J.. got on 81 spree and forgot ail about
the battle until it WAS too late.
hear that Gen. Dc,'uroEard was greatly
disappointed by my want OF puncIunliiy.
am sorry.
The statement recently made hy same OF
IL - I.
person as General B., IS an uamitignted
lAlselnDd, aud should he branded as such.
The General, though soulawhat scorbItic,
has generous soul, and has cvinCPd many
.pinyfJiI attributes wiicn in the-Consruy OF
lis equals, which fnrt society never was
in.
Having found campirs very expensive
ana troublesome, ravr Withdrawn my
forces from Virgini.,. and the ':tire dfviS-
ion now b0uris at Wizards, where every
comfort aud luxury OF life il supplied to
them, gratis. by the patriotic proprietor.
The only thing about the hotel, al which
! can complnin, is II scarcity Of silvcrwarc;
bu, when one considers the peculiar ideas
of my soldiers on the properly question,
this is net strange.
|, too, have my little cccrntricitIcs in
that line.
Some celebrated military critics. high in
authority. have found E,ult with me for
withdrawing my army from TirGiuia, but
all wiio are not interu,il fools, agree that It
is The wisest plan | could b"vc adopted
My policy is the preservation of life. The
i,Iys of Larliurous warfare are owes. or
should lie; though Bcauregnrd has so :Sr
been unable ;n prevent his troops from us
ing not Only masked batteries and other
relirs Of savage days. Int b6li-rUriridgcs
also, both for muskciry an'l ordnance.
Ny system Is supply to :vait. wish TO
give tue rebels time To retreat and change
their minds.
To be sure. they have Infused my lenien-
e., and instead Of retiring quietly. is they
should if commanded them, have occu-
pied the time thus generously extend to
them, in the erection OF enrihworks, tliS
manufacture OF arms and ammunition, and
the perfection of their army
But then hope that they may turn from
their misguided ways, aud lehlu TO see that
the right one. send them many thousand
tracts daily.
Ard again, the longer delay, the more
chance :herc is for the Union sentiment 10
overcome tue terrorism that crushcs 1t
down Just now IL is we'll known to the
editors of the ZFi6uae that JET. Davis and
his Cnbinet ARE red-liotH Union men, but
are compelled 10 favor the rebel side osten.
st6Iy, through fear. Beauregsrd aud his
entire army are in the anne eat CORY
The Union sentiment RACES throughout Vir-
! gi6ia, in every. town, yiIliyge, and hamlet,
I as in GeorgiR, Louisiana, Alabama. and
South Gi'roiiua; but the reign of terror
keeps it down. have yet TO see South
] crn man who is not good lederasist Mt
! heart. and when the reaction comes nll will
! LP well.
I am waiting for the reaction.
| General Scott evidently sanctions this
/ line of policy, though as get nc has not
! consulted me for ndvice.
The battle that described in ms lasiis
sunuosed to have been much more disas-
Itreus tlmn was repOrted. Owing, however,
! TO the fat refusal of all the officers to make
! any official statement, it is utterly impos-
| siLle to get any details. The following is
sihe oulv list of killed and wounded that
/ has been made out:
| John Smith. ikilledl Four hundreth Fegi-
ment. Vim. Jones. KILLED and wounded1
I FiftieIh reg't Unknown (unknownl Terth
irer't. Saml Brown Killed tfntallY) Eigh-
t,elh reg't Join -, tneiiherl UnEnown
regt. - Robinson, killed Slightly Two
i,housanIth rcg'r II. W Beecher, u hurt,
None r.g't. G. Blown, shot in the neck,
Second reg't Private SeHrs, Missing,
Twelfth reg't Others, not much hurt
| Various.
This list is not regarded as entirely cnr-
| rect. All of the men mentioned, however
are at the hospi,nl, and nre doing well.
went up TO see them, the other day, and
had touching Interview with one.
I AS passed cot near the dOor-N com.
mon cane bOttomei hed.stead-I heard 4
faint "Goi bless voul"
"God bless yourself" said.