Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-26

with foliage a. 70 exclude the light of the
mO0a. We were feeling our way carefully
/ along. when there vas a heavy stir IN the
bushes shove, the sound being like that Of
! 4 man stealing his way alongto get good
/ Shot. WON'T say how I felt, or what or
INV eomnanion said. 70 get out 81 the
vzy with those distempered horses Was
im5ossihle. and If attacked Cur only plan
was 10 fight back. That We were Prepsr-
ing TO do when the enemy appeared, and
looked down upon Us from the bank above.
Whether it was a COW or bull, i eannot
say, but We did not shoot
NEET1xs THR PICKET
II was after nine o'clock when, fatigued
and out of patience, ne were erawltng
along, and anXiGusly looking ahead 'ior
Buckhannon, fhat musket CLEANED IN tue
moonlight, and voice sang out
Who comes there
"a friend, was the response
WAdTance aud give the countersign."
uDoa't know the countersign. = Z.
t.Oue of you, only, can then advance. . -.
advanced 70 the picket. He stood,
with trigger cooked, until was near
enough for him 10 recognize me.
HWhy, it's Invisibie!" he exclaimed.
tsThe same ~
aBless your heart, what brought you out
here2 Glad TO see you. Boys here's In
visible Green"
And his comrades advanced, and We bad
a regular Misunderstanding time. The picket
was composed Of ZouAves from the Fifth
Ohio Under the rule they had to guard
ms into town, and two conducted us to the
hotel, asking rs, on the way, hundred
Questions about Cincinnati.
NJ IL inf a
American Hotel, an establishment exceed
Iingly well kept by Mr.. &. HEAVIER, sent our
Iistempered horses to the stable, and
sought consolation at tempting supper
The rtrrH OHIO, &c.
The troops stationed at this post con-
sists Of seven companies Ofthe Fifth Ohio
Regiment. Col. Dunning is commander of
/ The post AS informed you, in previ-
Gus letter. these companies have been in
pursuit of Secessionists among the noun
/ tains in the vicinity of French Creek
They had a very hard time of 1t, and re-
turned TO camp in rigs. They suffered
most in shoes, consequent upon the impo-
sition practieed upon the Government.
/ TIE shoes do not have leather soles- A
thin piece Of wood, enclosed between very
thin covers of leather, is the sole of the
4
| saw sne mems here to-day.
A few honfs' tramp across the mountIins
completely destroys the bottom Of the shoe.
Whist splendid Quarternasters we have TO
accept such au article as this. To-day one
half of the men in this camp are barefoot
ed. Three or four days ago, Gen. Rose
| Grams ordered Col. Dnnnirg to forward 500
of his regiment TO Cheat Mountain. They
could mot be sent because of the want of
shoes, and here they are still. In this
manner does this species of swindiiug in
terfere with military movements.
TIE PAxMAsrER.
1t was Just fTe months yesterday since
| the Fifth entered Camp Harrison. The
/ men have not yet received cent of pay.
] The muster and pay roll have been in the
hands of Paymaster McPh4il, at Wheeling,
/ for two weeks; but he remains still at
| Wheeling. Probably he intends to wait
1 for the regimentto come to him. Butts it
not shameful that men, called suddenly
4 from their homes, should be left in the SER
vice five months without pay?
7aE FUTURE NovxxESr.
The secessionists in this part of the
country are now very quiet Their Lead
ers have mostly been arrested, or LEFT for
i the mountains, TO more congenial cli-
! HALE n IeR COuI4uuS 70 pEoNA bHEOuBu
the country. but they are desperate char
Eeters, whose only purpose is to plumber.
/ When the new state government gets its
police system fully Organized, there will be
| very little need of troops in this vicinity
In fact, from what l can observe, think
that within few weeks, all the U. S.
/ troops will be Withdrawn from this por-
ton of Virginia. Rosecrans will winter
below the mountains, eyen5if he has to
heW his way to the Valley OF Virginia. BE
has driven the enemy beyond the noun
taius, aud will mot be long in following
them
/ DAMAGBs-A GRASD IMPOSITION.
Unjust call attention to serious impo-
sition upon tie Government and people OF
the United States, now prevalent in this
part of Virginia. It results from MeClel-
| iAn's proposition to pay for all damages
Il created BY the troops. Soldiers, in camp
or on the march, cannot touch n mans
property that a bill for damages does not
follow Charges nre made for camps, and
4 if It be meadow the grass must be paid
| for. Ii a board or u rail be taken. along
comes great bill for damages. The
amount paid on this score in Western Vir-
/ GINA has been immense, and still ellims,old
and new, are pouring in.
+ Bot worse than that, these damages are
paid 10 Seeessionists as well as Union peo-
Pile. In this place residence is used as
! hosnita1 The owner of the house is en-