Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-27
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Propose 10 Attack wheeIinEe-A
PsrGIous Experience.
! We have been permitted TO make the
following extracts from letter from Tay-
ffior county; rsceived-in this City on satur-
day morning. We do not feel at liberty TO
give the name Of the writer, but II is SUN
cient to say that he is one Of our most
prominent citizens, who is now travelling
Ion business in that section, and that what
The writes is entirely reliable
The letter is dated,
s7 WEBSTER, TAYLoR CouSrY,l ~
May %, 1881
lam here this morning, aad / confess
| considerably excited. left Grafton yes
terday at O'Clock, p, 81, under some
apprehension as to my getting across the
river AZ Eetterman. but with good deal
of explanation; succeeded in passing the
ssutinels on the Railroad, and at both
ends OF the bridge. arrived at Prunl5-
toWn 10 safety, and .left for Webster, no.
ping to be out of all confusion and DANGER
| but to mysgreAt surprise just as j entered
Webster I met ,thsee troops of cavalty,,
LAUNDERING between TIRES and four 1hlp-
dFed men. all well mounted and equipped.
Tbese Companies OF. cavalry. stopped In
Webstee -oYer. night They are from Aa.
gusts Eauqper md Poeahoptas eoqptieb..
al, 8, O'clock this'mprning an other cayelTT
company, numbering one bundled aud
sixty Eneh, came into town aud stopped
also. They are. from Highland; Hamilton
aud Barbour CouhtisSs Since I have got
up this morning, six OF sey6u,coTnpanies Of
infantry Ind Rtfiemen, reported toiuunbeF
some 500 men, have come into town galso,
aud they report over ! 700 uen back on
the road between Phillippt and Stanton,
all marching for Grafton, as they state, "to
defend 1t from Northern nRgression.n
They have all the equipments Of war
and camp preparations inadditi0n to the
arms the men carry. They have nine or,
ten wagon lOnds of guns in boxes, aud two
loaded with muskets loose. learn from
one of the privates, rather an nnsuspect-
ing, iuuocent man, that they expect to be
in Wheeling shortly.
BY some means it got reported about
thatsthe man with the carriage at the tsv-
ern was Wheeling man and t'BlArk Re-
publieap.n Imet the Colonel of the Regi-
ment and had a conversation with him.
He Is quite a gentleman ia his manner,
but strongly Southern aus his petitions
He treated me respectfully but denounced
the National government in unmeasurcd
terms. lsaid as little as possible, not
knowing what might befall me among so
many. A little after daylight this morn.
ing, the Colonel Il suppose it to have been
from the description giveR.Jn by the land
LADY, with several officers came to the
tavern aud inquired for "the man with the
carriage,n aud said that they wished to
see me; that I was from Wheeling and a
Black Republican, and they wpnted an I'M
teryiew. with ME in regard to my position.
The lnndl0dy told them was in bed asleep,
and she hoped they would not injIre or
disturb me at her house, and prevailed on
them not to enter my room. They went
away, leaving word with her that n COM
mittee wonld wait on me afterSI got mp
She told them she knew WINS a Southern
man in my views, but they wouldn't be-
lieye her.
AS soon as Il madsrmy appearance. at
breakfast the landlady called me into the
back part OF the house, and Informed me
OF; all that had trauspired, and plead with
me to say to the COMMITTEES II they came
that she bad told them truly, that was
southern man. observed that that ]
would not do, She then said to stay by
her aud she wonld fight them OF. me, as.
they would not modest n lady she knew. /
drank n cup Of coffee, went out TO the, sta.
bile, saw my horse aud prepared to START
She advised me not to attempt 1t, aud as
prudence is sometimes the better part of
valor, took her advice and went out and
passed the troops just arrived, and walked
on out to - about mile out Of town,
stopped and am now here writing.
As soon as the troops leave for Prunty-
town, ifithei" Committed" don't follow ma
up and take me prisoner, 4 shall return to
Webster. understand as yet no one has
followed me but am exnect ino, II, an, 40 L;lo
am writing. trust they may not come
for would notlike TO be stopped on my
journey. 4
am just informed that the troops have
LETT Webster, so shall return and get my
buggy and horse.
4 Sig of the troops deserted here last night
and are of. It is rImored that six men
who had deserted on the way were recap-
tured and hung. =.. e
Western Virginia ana the Mails.