The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-08-24

caKAr MOUNTAIN. Randolph Co. Va.
EpisoEs Exrxs.--I snatch lee mo
meats this evening 10 inform you that the
Fourteenth Is st.il in aafs qro. thosgh We are
80 isolated. hero ON this Mountain. from the
liss ussld that any items Of news from Us.
other than those concerning the Army of oc-
eupasion. are out Of the question. and indeed
Of late We End them exceedingly scarce fron
shl. sourcc-she rebels being afraid 10 at
tack Us. and We not fully prepared. as yet. 10
chase them farther out towards the Atlantic
We are 80 greatly elevated here that tie
clouds in their passage. seem t. come in con
tact with our Mountain home" and jostle
| their contents upon us-heivy rains falling
every day. thus rendering the boys qusrtc,,
constantly we, and uncomfortable. and also
our streets" exceedingly muddy and unpleas-
ant In view Of these and few other things.
very few Of "a would objsc. TO the reception
OF marching orders at any time. Anything
almost. evon in the best OF situations. bat
inactivity ios the soldiery.
One thing contributing largely 10 the res
tveness OF our soldiers 10 their almost total
des,i.utloa Of all reading matter. aud es2eri-
ally Of that stamp which imparis sound in
struction to the mind and improves the NOR
ais Occasionally 90 out 10 distribut among
them fcw leaves CT old papers and pamph-
ls.s. and they come running TO me from all
parts Of the camp. as the chickens do e
mother when she goes out with her dough
(wiil the reader stick a pin here aud send 10
as his surplus papers. tracts. etcl Address
Chaplain l4th Regiment. Indiana Volunteers.
Western Virginia.
On last Thursday. the Sth inst. Lieutenant
Taylor. or Loogootee. lel a scouting party
offifty Infantry and few OF Capt. Bracken 3
Cavalry. some twelve miles along the Pass.
The Cavalry moved some miles in advance
of the Infantry and were irsd upon from an
ambush By fifteen or twenty oflhose coward.
Is Mounsaineers- Daniel Webster Kye. Of
Warsaw, Was quite severel, wounded ia The
snkis, and John R. Worth. OF ovington. re
ceivcd ball in his left lung. Although We
all thought him mortality wounded. he seem:
TO be quite comfortable. and bids fair TO re
cover.
On Friday the 9th inst, another and lArs
Or party advanced Ear beyond that point. 10
forage and in search of those Mountain as
sassins. After collecting together a numbs
Of head Of csttle-whieh We of course pro
pose paying for when the owners can b
tound-;hey detailed some ten footmen an
A few Cavalry to drive them into camp. send
ing along with Thea, also two prisoners whom
| they had taken. When within about eigh.
miles of the camp. the Cavalry and one foot
nan Vim. Wilkinson. OF Viuceanes. bsinI
few rods in the advances. xero also ere
, upon by an ambus.ade of some twelve Q
fifteen OF the Virginia Militia. "a these scouu
drels call themselves Wilkinson was sho
Z through the hip and bowels. and died ia
: came night Vim. Hawthorn. of Indianapo
: lie. vas shot through the left labe of I'll
lungs. and. contrary 20 the fears Of all, hs
lived ill the present time. bat must die YER
( coon. Jno. W Chayne. also of Indianapolis
' was shot in the thigh breaking il. To tn
: everlasting confusion and dishonor of thes
savage like rebels be il said. that while a
4 ambulance Vas being brought. and these poe
! soldiers lying there blea'iing and almost d,
} ing. they were fired upon second tim'
n Chayne receiving an additional ball throug
d hi. left arm Every possible means is en-
d pIoyed and attention given by our atten,i'
J. and .killfui surgeons-Drs. McPheeters al
McCune--to insure the recovery OF our SIC
which are but few and wounded
These miserable mis'ei tools Of leadin
r rebels. hang along the Pass and attack onl
) Cavalry. who cannot pursue them into III
u Mountains. or greatly inferior squads Of II
. fsnsry. II can be stopped only BY cleanin
u out Colonel Johnson. or the summit OF Il
. Alleghanies. under whose direction thcA~c
J. This think will be done ere long
n T. T. W