Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-07

s.TEaeked' Il % them 4. ever pop
Cspfain Lgonis, Of tse Michigan Srtf-
ieEy. had charge 81 THAI branch OF the SER
rice at these Qualifications he iza sPlea-
did artiIlerist, aud soldier Al over he
ordered feE Light pieces 10 ; kaoh a the
efboT Of the VALLEY, where. with glass,
be could observe oeeasionAiiy the enemy
above At every favorable opportunity he
threw shell among them, making sad
havoc with almost every shot The resi-
dents Of the ueighboEhood state that one
shell fell within fTe feet OF General Lee,
but did not explode. While Captain
LOOMS vas thus playing vita his shells,
he discovered POiaE AZ which skirmishers
might be useful \ company OF Indian
ians vas sent cot, aud erept cautiously mp
the hill.
They Lad scarcely reached the Summit
when ibey heard the approach Of mounted
men, TheF dedged into the bushes but
we're discovered. The horsemen turned
I and put spurs % their horses The skir-
mishess knew from the magnificent style
az fhe dress, that these officers did not
belong to our camp, and blsIed away At
them Oae fell from his horse, and an
other toppIed bat Was beld on bis horse by
his comr1des aud escaped II was thus
The traitor Washington WAS killed. Three
shots went into his back and al passed
{ thorugh his breast. He was dressed 10 4
style Of great richness. so much so that the
neo Who brought him in thought he was
the commander OF the army. Everything
about his dress down TO his spurs, we're Of
the most costly character The wounded
of5eer shot at The same time VAS NsJor
Lee. son ofthe General Its almost GER
tain the wound vas fatal
For three days and nights our troops lay
In the entertainments expecting m attack
Il would have been a sorry day for the
Rebels Ehea they entered that valley Bat
they did not come Afte= Tainly endear-
orinE 70 aank rs, Lee ordered retreat
Of the opinion, no donbt. that our Hoosier
Geaeral is q hard mt to crack. When the
retreat vas announced, OHr troops were
more disappointed than rejoieed- Imita-
/ ting he spirit Of the General, they deter
mined 10 hold the enemy in check or die,
! and they felt they had been cheated out Of
4 little glory.
| Since thereireat our scouts have been en-
a sharp look cot for the enemy, aud it Is
reasonableto suppose Gen. Reynolds knows
/ just where they are, and will not allow
him 10 keen too far away. There are
movements tonight which indicate that
something Is going 10 EaPpen- and Proba-
( bly, before this letter reaches You nay
Telegraph the particulars Of M engage
ment- Oar troops are 'tspilin for n ightT'
aud tue General IS DESTROYS 10 uceommo-
date them.
In company with Major Christopher, I
rode this morning up the valley, past sew
/ erzl Of the eneampments aud the fortiheI-
ti1ns. The view down Ilie valley, the
white tents spotting the sWarl, and NOV
I ing regularly beside the silSery water of
the Tygart, is indeed an inspiring scene.
As We looked down npon 1t, the strains Of
Il regimentaI band echoed and re-echoed
through the valleys, adding not little TO
the interest of the scene This is about
as busy and "a bnstling little camp as
you will find anywhere
/ General Reynolds, like his troops, is
camped CUT. a comfortable dwelling
house Is used as headquarters, bnt the
! General Is seldom there. His tent is
his dwelling and his business house. His
usual dress Is that Of the common soldier
i-blue blouse and felt hat.
One of the regiments encamped here is
the THIRD Ohio. Col. Morrow. Il has been
perfected in all the movements and the
Hardrr drill. never saw a better drilled
regiment anywhere, and douht IFS exeell-
ed, in that particular, in the regular SER
vice Particular attention Is paid TO the
comfort and cleanliness Of the men, and it
has created strong regimenthl pride.
saw more of the companies on drill this
morning, and they handle their lnuskets
with the ease that DounybruOk IrisiIman
does his shiIIelah. The regiments the ad-
miration Of the whole camp.
by the way there is great deal of bad
feeling here among the Ohio regiments, as
to what they conceive to be slight of the
mt 4.
was the FIRST to enter The valley, and the
1 Sixth, after assisting in all tue hard work
about Laurel Hill soon followed. The
hardest labor of the campaign has fallen
upon Ihetn Terrible marches, erection OF
Qualifications, protection of dangerous posts
80 the mountains, have been their portion.
Yet in all the engagetntnts they have
been kept in the background. At Laurel
Hill, the Sixth, who shared in the forced
march, were allowed to come on the ground
Just as the engagement closed The Sixth
and the Third think they are now entitled
to tie advance, now that fighting is AT
hand, and they are. Itis not rightto leave
them in charge of Notifications, and send
new Indiana regiments ahead to do the
fighting.
Why do we not have an Ohio Brigade in
this c0IHmn Our regiments do not I'M
derstand Why. Their State, as we'll as
i their personal pride, is hurt by their pres
tent position. IF Ohio has not the mate
rial TO command her troops, let It be pro-
claimed, and then the matter will be drop
ped.
Another Ohio item. There is an Ohio
Cavalry Company at Beverly, in terrible
condition. II is command OF Capt. Mem
ken, OF Cincinnati. How be ever attained
the position do not know, for he seems TO
be lamentably ignorant OF that branch Of
the service. The Lieutenants are no bet
ter, and between Captain aud Lieutenants
thu re is bitter feud. The men side with
one or the other of the officers, aud the
company Is divided into three companies,
4 who are continually qaArreiliug and fight
ling. The other day one of the Lienten-
y ants. in presence of tho company. told the