Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-16
B-A VIslT TO OAuP.-We yesterday

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E9rInvnrinbly in advance.
B-A vtslr TO CAuP.-we yesterday
paid visit TO the camp on Wheeling Is
land. We found the Rough and Ready
Rifles, Capt. Britt, and Lieutenants Britt
aud Obrien, WHO ere tirst in camp, occu-
ing their quarters leisurely ant. routcnledly
during the middle of the day, on tile up.
per portion of the fair grounds. On the
opposite side of the grounds the Iron
Guards Capt. Stephens and Lienteuahts
Griffin aud Norton, have preparedtcomfor-
liable quarters in the stalls, which they
were rapidly repairing aud decor,tingin a
rude way. Major Cakes was in the net of
swearing in new company which had just
arrived from Brooke county under the
command OF Capt. Stokely. Many Of the
men composing this company, were FROM
the river shore above this city. Before tn .
king the oath some slight misuuderstand-
ing occurred ia relation to equipmentsnnd
SO forth, and some of the meu desiring as
surauces which the officer was not prepar-
ed to give, there was for time some
doubt as to whether all could be mustered
in. However, better feeling soon pre-
vailed aud the men were made United
States soldiers.
a more beautiful or more comfortable
spot, possessing I'LL the desired couvenicn-
ees for a camp. than the fair grounds, could
not have been selected. The grounds
could have not been much better suited tor
tbs qnarter.ug of soldiers if they had been
especially prepared for the purpose The
berths are well provided with strtw, aud
men now in camp are well provided with
blankets and quilts in which they lie down
comfortably M night, listening to the in-
harmonious pond clortsters and FROM
which they jump in the morning, in answer
to the call Of ",rtIenlion company" more
refreshed and inviGOrated than if they had
SLEPT upon bed OF deUu.
We noticed in the proper department
abundant quantities of good, substantial
food, for which tue boys assure US they
neser had such relish. The rule now is
10 drill three hours a day, aud the men
have plenty of time TO amuse themselves
us their taste may suggest, tut after a
while we presume that amOre rigid discip-
lIne will be enforced.
The Henry Clay Guards we're sworn
into the service of the United States, aud
will go into camp to-day. Tue Guards
will come in as Company Z. The follow
ing are the officers selected by their new
organization.
Capt, |. n. Fordycc; lst Licnt., t. NJ.
M'Ntciyi I'd, J. w. Singleton lst Ser
Geaut, Thos. ". Morgan, I'd, Milton c.
Lamdini 3D., Geo. II. Lazure; 9Th, WIN.
W. Bu>by. Isl Corporal. Jas. L. BumLer-
GER I'd, ~. D. Gctwood, Sd, JET Stalry;
4Ih, John Foose.
This evening there will be Eve compau-
les iu camp.
la connection with this subject the fol.
lowing from the SteuSenville Herald of
yesterday will be of interest:
We hear it stnted that n military camp
is soon to he organized at "Thc Sisters" a
point about six miles above Wheeling, aud
/ .ut several gentlemen are nOw enlisting
companies ia that vicinity, with the um-
Outstanding that they are TO be or,lersd to
this point. This may be part of the pro
grLmne adopted at the conference of Gov
eruOrS hell ut Cleveland, last week, aud
the object seems to- be tue defence Ut the
Uuinu men of Western VIRGINS, A com
pany is now organizing, in this city, fir
that detenre,-hut we understand, they
have been ordered to Wheeling Island