Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-30

NoH''eu IN an old barn, which is we'll
guarded, md he facetiousIy calls them his
pets" Tue Captain will maintain his
position atauy cost, aud seems to be fully
alive to the dangers aud responsibilities Of
his place.
After breakfast We moved down to the
burnt bridges, this side OF Farm,pp,on
where we found Coils. Kelley and irwin
busily engaged in maturing their plans
and directing the movements of III. camp
The boys, who were getting breakfast. were
as happy as kings aud were glad 10 see
their Wheeling friends They have thrown
up temporary pens OF brush and logs COW
cred with grass, in which they will manage
70 steep comfortably in dry weather. Col.
Kelley has rugged up n house ear i,
prominent spot on the grounds in which
he has established ii telegraph Office. and
Is in constant communication with ali
proper officers in all directions. Geo. W.
harrison, OF this city, is the operator, aud
Will follow the soldiers in that capacity.
we take this occasion to return orr
thanks to Capt. Robinson and many Others
OF ourrespeeted military friends, for favors.
large number of Union men from
bingamon creek, 10 Harrison and Marion
counties, rode into Cnmp on horse bnvk
yesterday morning, swinging their hats
and cheering. They were ordered To be
admitted by Col. Kelley. aud .wero shown
'tll the qualities of the isle" Parties of
Union uieR were cOnstaulIy arriving on
foot and on horseback aud assuring the
soldiers that they were in the country of
their triends, aud had cummUn cause
with them. One purity came into camp
and reported to Col. Kelley that they had
just been fred upon by IT mau uamed Hess
IN Il secession neighb0rhuUd some miles
disthut because they cheered for the Union.
About tLis time brother of the Hess all
luded TO was discovered in the camp by
some OF the Union men, who reported him
to the Colonel ~ one of the bridge burners,
and lie WAS Immediately arrested and con-
i1ed in II rdilrUUd car with the other pris-
Oners, some of whom we have already
mentioned. While we were there the wifi.
and daughter of Matthews, confined for
burning the bridges. came to see him.
They wept pr.fuSeIy Mt what they consider
his dangerous position, but he treasured
the ii by telling that he had been well
treated anil had no possible doubt hut lie
would be able to establish his into ence.
The Colonel thinks differently.
The town OF Farmington, where there
were only two men voted the Union ticket,
is completely deserted, not mnu or wO-
man, chick nor child remaiuing in the
place. Ia fact the seCesstOnists generally
have fed and are supposed to be ranging
! tue hills and hiding wherever they cun get
II sly shot at II decent man.
The Union sentiment aud the Secession
sentiment goes altogether by neiGLb r
hoods. In some precincts there are no
seceSSioni5ts NJ all and in others there are
no union me-. Wherever there is "a veal
thy and INSCRIPTIONS secession lea der,
there are tile seceSsiUnists, and only there
No one can imagine the bitterness with
which the seccs5iOuists are denounced by
the Union men, who state that they have
suffered unutterable prosecutions which
they are determined to avenge. They say
If Iney cMn get arms they will rid the coun-
try OF the traitors.
1t is but justice To the troops to say that
no arrests have been made except upon spe-
Cific chhrges.
Ga Tnesdly afternoon the Henry Clay
Guards and Rough and Ready Rifles of
ihe Wheeling Regiments aud two cOmpnu-
les of the Ohio 18th. left the camp and
Hnd m"rched up to tho town of FLirmont,
iI,itstance of ID miles. They Su.veeded
ia taking possession Of the town peacefully,
and 1T last accounts were guarding the
uAAAGaG9 AtA Au1 lucy ulSO NOOh
possession of tue telegraph oifire and yes
terdhy morning Mr.. 7. II. 3. David, of this
city, went up ON II hand car from the camp
and assumed the control of the office. a
GenIlrmum who left Grafton night before
last, reported in camp that the Secession
lists having heard of the ADVANCE of the
U. S. troops were evhcuHtinS the place, hut
it was rumsred at Fairmont yesterday that
they had returned and were terrifying
themselves. Col. Kelley is doubtless fully
advised as to this but the news is uecessnri-
Is kept secret.
As the troops were marchiug up to Fair
mont, on Tuesday evening, II Inusket WAS
accidentally discharged. the ball striking
the arm of n member of the Clay Guards,
nnned Thomas Wellington. The ball also
entered the thigh OF one OF the Ohio Vol
unteerS, but did not do much injury. DrS.
Thuhurn aud Carr, the Surgeons. went up,
hut got their after WOihngt"n's arm had
hceu ainpuLhtpd. He was left two miles
this side of FHirmOnt, where be will be
well Garetl for,
The burnt bridges nre being speedily re-
paired by u large volunteer force trOni this
city.
As we passed Cameron, Virginia, yes
ter,lhy, upon our return, we found the
Union men bringing in the seressonists
from the country to nike them take tue
oath of allegIInre api swear to support
the Constitution of the United States, The
! Union men there told u. that the safety of
1.-The community demanded that all seces-
siOnistS should do this, and that it had
been determined that all who refused
should leave.
lust IA we were leaving the camp at the
burnt bridges, yesterday, about SOU of the
Ohio 10th were ordered 20 march. They
were soon ready and under way. Tncy
started in the direction of FAirmont, aud
lii nothing happened to them, they reached
that place yesterday afternoon.
As the train was going down on Tues