Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-02
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4LARxAT CLARKsBuRGH-THE REB-
1euy MExAcIxG OUR PosTs.-On Sat-
.,.v afternoon last, Gov. PterpOint re-
s.irr5 a telegraphic dispatch from Colonel
Tnrbes. the commander of the post ut
cIarksburgh, CGen. ROsecraus having a
s.r or two ago removed his headquarters
IL Camp Benham, some fourteen miles for
r.,d) and E. ". Norton, who is there
holding court, asking for assistance, and
stating that the rebels were collecting in
,tt vicinity in considerable numbers
T,,re being but two companies of soldiers
.,Clarksbnrgh, and the presence of a con-
.i1.,able number of rebels being ascer-
,,;Ded beyond a doubt, greatfears were en-
,s,t,ined for the large amount of stores at
no INST The Governor was not able to
t,,oi.h any assistance, and for some reason
=. other Col. Hughes could not commune
ATE GEOGRAPHICALLY with Gen. Kelly. The
alarm continued all nigl t, and the Gov
s,nor continued to receive dispatches ev
.,r balfhour. About three o'clock yester-
5,v morning Mr.. Norton telegraphed that
ogr pickets had been driven in by the reb-
els. At four o'clock another despatch was
received announcing the arrival at Clarks-
burgh of the 3Oth Ohio Regiment, which
crossed the river at BeIlair on Saturday,
The post was now considered safe. and a
force was Immediately sent out in pursuit
of the rebels.
Itis reliably ascertained that Il force of
e. least three hundred rebels have collected
in the vicinity orWorthington, Marion coun-
~, about sixteen miles from Clarksburgh,
and others are scattered along between the
two places. AS our forces move forward
the rebels become more and more defiant,
audthe Union men are alarmed not with
out cause.
Orr pickets were also driven in at Man
uingtou yesterday morning about two
o'clock, and a dispatch from there yes
,erlay confirms the report of the exist
euse of a large rebel force at Worthington.
The Governor will take immediate steps
to haze stop put to this Guerrilla busi-
ness, even if it should be necessary to do
something more than compel them to take
tie oath of allegiance.
LATER!
THE REBELS REPORTED MARCHING on
FMKMoxr BRIDGE-GnEAr EXCITEMENT IN
TIE CITY.-Last evening about six o'clock
the Governor received dispatch that the
rebels from Worthington were marching
upon Tairmont long bridge, for the pmr-
pose of destroying that structure, and per-
haps the town-that they were within
three miles of Fairmont, and that there
were not sufficient number of soldiers
there to defend the town. The news spread
throughout the city, causing the most in-
tense excitement, and thousands of people
collected about the Custom House. Gov.
Pcirpoiut there stated the contents of the
dispatches received, and announced that
the Home Guard of tue city, and as many
Of the lately disbauded volunteers of the
First Virginia Regiment as would go would
be sent out to reinforce FairmOnt. In
few moments drums were beating and COM
gancs being formed upon all sides. ~
Home Guard, under command of Capt. n.
l.. Dorsey, was soon formed to take the
place of the Peirpoint and Carlile Guards.
Companies y, b, c, E and X of the First
Regiment were forming on the sidewalk,
whilst the officers were calling for the boys
to fall in" which they did, all who were
present, with an a!acrity that was aston
istiug.
Jas. Z. Wharton, Esq, came forward and
announced that telegraphic dispatch had
just been received requesting the services
Of the First Virginia Regiment. The mem
bers were not all present, and any citizen
who wished to attach himself to any of the
companies would please step forward
This increased the excitement, and citizens
Continued to fall in. AS fast as the COM
Iaaies were formed they marched into the
Custom House and received their arms.
At twelve o'clock last evening, compa-
MES \. B, E, X and the Garlic and Peir-
point Guards, in all about 500 men, left
the depot for Fairmont, accompanied by
Col. Hubbard and Gen. Wheat.
The boys went off in the highest spirits,
the depot cchoeing with their jolly songs
and wells. In the ranks, along with the
wild cats" of the First, we noticed some
OF cur best citizens.
STILL LATER
We learn that a dispatch was received
about nine o'clock last evening from Col.
Crossmau, who had come up from Grafton
to Warrington with about 500 men, stating
that the rebels were still at Worthington,
and tina; he intended to attack them at day
break this mor,;nr