Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-10
Western Virginia Items.

The following extract of letter from
Weston, though written some days ago,
will be pcrused with interest by our vir-
ginia readers:
Gen. Rosecraus, with his staff, cavalry
body-guard, and one regiment of infantry,
reached this point yesterday forenoon, and
left again at an early hour this morning.
Thus far it is impossible to tell whether he is
moving toward the Kanawha or the Cheat
Mountain Gaps. The troops are known to
be moving in large numbers and with moro
than usual celebrity, from all safe points,
but their destination is likewise ms secret
rs such things always should be. The
General travels with telegraph wagon"
at the head of his train, containing ladders,
tables, wire, instruments, and everything
necessary for Immediately opening AN Of
fee anywhere. The whole is in charge of
a confidential operator, acquainted with
the Government cypher and the General
no sooner orders n halt than the wire Is
cut, the connection formed, and the opera-
tor commences receiving the reports from
all parts of the extensive department, and
the orders from the War Office at Wash
ington. The army telegraph lines follow
the common roads TO the principal points
strong force is ready to stretch up the
wire as the army moves forward.
The first u. S. Court held in Virginia
since tue secession" OF the Ancient Do
minion, opened its sessions in Clarksburg
last week, under the folds of the star
spaDgled banner, and with Federal army
TO back its DEGREES and enforce its authOri-
ty young Judge Jackson, of ParkerSbnrg,
the new Federal appoiutee, presiding. \
large number of prominent secessiOnists
and rebel co-operntors have already been
indicted on the grave charge of treason.
Let us hope that, il they are convicted,
the civil authorities will tbe pREslea, as
the military have been, to know how to.
treat the traitors. Hanging will certaiu-
ly involve no recognition OF belligerent
rights
The lines approach closer and closer be-
tween the two hostile armies at the Cheat
Mountain Gaps a little skirmtsh occur
red there the other day-the rebels driving
in our pickets, and being then repulzed
with u loss of five to one on our side Gen.
Reynolds, ian old West Point INSTRUCTOR
who is still in command there, ut once
took up an advance position, in the direc-
tiOn from which the attack WAS made, and
continues to hold it. The hostile pickets,
Nv liblhAs dhibllts hhS AAhNt tAtS 50
of each other, and it may naturally be in
ferred that "hunting the secesh' in that
region is rapidly becoming very much like
squirrel hunting.
A gang of desperadoes and horse thieves
in Roane County, very sensibly concluding
that their profession naturally allied itself
to Secession, have been setting mp for
rebels on their own account, at distance
oil hardly forty miles from Parkersburg,
and have been improving their Opportuni-
ties by taking whatever they might fancy,
revenging all their old grudges, and rob
hing, burning, and shooting ut will. 1t is
hoped that speedy and effective measures
will be taken with these men, who have
inaugurated the very worst sort Of civil
war in their section.
Several members of your New York
Seventh have been sent out here as drill
masters. They have already been assign
ed to duty, and will find ample room for
their most vigorous exertions.