Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-12
ErTnnnFRoa1 cLARKsBURa.
The Aarion County Seare-.QuRrter-
master Paying OHWtth shtnp4astefs

CLARKsBURs, Va. Sept, 8, 1851.

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Correspondence ofthe Pittsburs Gazstte.l
CbxRKsBURa, Va Sept, Q, 1861.
Happening TO be in Fayette county when
the startling rumors of danger to Gen: Rose
Grams, and q rising of the secessionists IN
Marion county, Virginia, were received,
was determined TO take what / supposed
would be the shortest route to JOIN our
Pittsburg Home Guards. SO mounted
horse, and in company with some half
dozen recruits for Capt. Gilmore's compa-
my. and a couple of friends, set out for the
seat of war. At Genoa we learned that
900 rebels were assembled at WOrthing-
ton, and were momentarily expected at
Fairmont TO burn the bridges and the
town. Gov. Peirpoint had bsenz sent to
| for 5000 troops At MorgantOWn,
(which place we reached in the evening,
the news was confirmed, but the num-
/ Der dwindled down to five hundreds
| The woods around FnirmOnt were
said to DO full of them, aud the road dam
gerous to travellers. "They shoot at any
man who rides good horse,n said prom
inent citizen. 81 would not go through for
/ fly dollars" said another; and all the
loungers seemed to consider it "mighty
risky" We valued but lightly the opin-
/ ions of the cowardly fellows, who we
thought ought to be off to the aid of their
neighbOrs, instead Of loafing about the
tavern, and slept soundly alter our bnrd
day's3ride. We made an early start, and
i delighted with the beauty of the town
seated as it is on tho bank of the Monon-
galin, and surrounded by the most pictur-
esque hills, around and over which winds
the road. One of the views we had map
proaching the town, orchards and fields,
and framed in the varied and curious out
| line of the hills, then againrelieved by the
hazy, unbrokcn line of the distant noun
tain-cannot be .excelled nnywhcre.-
When seven or eight miles from 81, we met
a horsemun just from near Fairmont, who
told MS the 500 rebels were surrounded by
the Union citizens, who were momentarily
expecting 1000 troops from Wheeling,
aLd that when they arrived the whole
batch of traitors would be "killed."-
| .'There WINS to be no more PRISON.
ers taken" Whea eight miles from Fair
mont we mettwo more hOrsemen, who said
that HGiring was going on when they lett"
The caunon We're heard in FairmOut, and
the Secessionists must be getting killed,
fur it was known they had no cannon
When we got to FairmOnt all was quiet,
and no Indication of unusual excitement
appeared. Lazy looking citizens were
hanging about the tavern, the store and
the saddler's shop. Some soldiers, not in
uniform, were on guard at the bridge
worthington is six miles from FhirmOnt.-
There had been no fight-uO 500 rebels
lno 900 troops from Wheeling-and the
gist of the whole affair was that n few re-
pdted cessionists-supposed to he sew
cnteen in all-had got on II spree in WORTH
ingt0n, frightened the good people of tue
place, and then scattered into the woods on
| learning that some Home Guards from
Fairmont had assembled to attack them.
About four hundred Wheeling Home
Guards arrived soon after, and finding
that their services were not needed, start
cd home again. We concluded that war
rumors were rather unreliable, and, after
dinner, took tie cars for Gen. ROsecrans'
headquarters, ut this place. When we ar
rived here, the General, with the most of
his command, was gone. There is enough
left here TO show that war is no small
business. The government has erected
large temporary warehouses, and every
thing indicates that the General has no
idea of this region of country falling into
the rebels hands. am glad to say can
tell you nothing of the strength or weak
ness of our army-nOtbiDg of proposed
Imovements-and aOt much of this locality.
Rosecrans with the main body, is said tn
be near Sutton. This secrecy is encour-
aging. The Quartermaster ut this post is
Lcib, of Chicago. Most of the talk have
heard here on army matters consists in de-
nunciations of this gentleman, both loud
and deep. He compels the te0msters, car
peutcrs, iaborers, and all who must sub
nit, to take their pay in Virginia money.
which, even on the spot, he Gan buy at 10
per cent. discount.
Several of the chief secessionists of this
place have left for some other locality
One jackson, II prominent lawyer, who
was under arrest, took the oath, and is
now Mt large. saw him to-day looking
at the drill of Captain Towards artillery
company. JohnsOn's house is occupied as
a hospital. A large brick building, for
merly female seminary, is used as q
prison, aud is well filled with rebels.
They arc an innocent people, by their
own showing, "none of them having done
nothing"
Throughout the mountain region, as far
rs can learn, the intelligent part of tue
farmers only are '.Union men" the others.
ignorant, treacherous and brutal in all
their instincts, whatever they profess cam
not be relied on.
TnR Dayton to.) Journal tells a good
story of the vivacious secession Congress-
man from its district. OF all meauuess
among men of his class, a refusal to pay
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