Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-31
From RIeh1n ont /; lIanasSaSG Gap, Mar.
IInSbarE, FaIrmont aud other Places.

on last Monday, and arrived here yesterday
we gather some statements concerning the
condition o. things in and around Rich
moad, aud along the line of travel from
that place to Manassas Gap, Winchester,
Martinsburg and Grafton. He reports
troops moving ia considerable quantities
| from the lower States to Richmond, MOTT
| II from North and South Carolina, Ala
bAma and Mississippi. Some of them
are tolerably well accOutered, Others
rather IndiFerently, and others again ra-
Their poorly. Many Of them had the old
style Of arms,-smooth-b bore musketz, 9TH
erp had the latest and best styles. Their
uniforms looked bad-in many instances
very much worn aud badly soiled. Ia
Richmond there was not much excitement
uOr many military, but at some distance
on the outskirts encampments were frm-
ed. /. is not known how many troops
are in the State, but it ia generally
believed th there arc between City and
sixty ihonsaud-that is, takiOG State and
Federal troops together. At Richmond no
complaints were heard thus far about pro-
visions, but there was some anxiety sbou,
their supplies of dry gools. Thee stores
had been abont exhausted of all thai
was available, and all they had TO draw on
for wearing apparel was of domestic make,
which, Of course, was wholly unequal to
the demand. Every body who leaves
Richmond now, has to have pass. Our
Einfbtihaut had one. which he exhibited to
us.s 1t WINS signed by NInrmaduke john
sou, aid TO the Governor. The Governor
just now is drinking u vast amount of
whisky, and has very ltItls time to do
much else; so Msrmadnke signs the pass
eS To come to Wheeling costs some
,wenty-four or Eve dollars now, by the
roundabout method which we mentioned
at the commencement. You come by rail
to StrIsburg, and there you take the stage
to Winchester, and from thence again By
coach TO OIartiusburg. Tue talk that one
hears is pretty much nil secessiOn-no
other kind being available. AT Manassas,
which is some fifteen or twenty miles
south of Manassas Gap. quite body OF
secession troops nre concentrating, and
throwing up defensive works. in order tn
be prepared for General Scott. in case ne
comes along on his way from Alexandria
to Richmond Mannns,as seems TO be con-
riiered u strNGetic..l Point, serving, rs it
does, both for reserve for the Hnr-
per's Ferry -ites anil n defence to Richmond
Oar informant states that it Is impossi-
hlr to tell great deal about the forward
ness of preparations for war in Eastern yir-
GINA. Beyon the fact that good many
troops SIR, encAmpel one place ind another,
no one seems to know much about it,
They arc making Preparations for tho de-
fence of Richmond, apprehending that it
is among the possibilities of things that
the Government may yet visit them there.
Yet they feel couE lent there, our In
Formant states, that they will come out
right, and that the bloody United States
will be done up very brown. When he
left they were sperulating how far North
they would push the war. The general
opinion WAS that they Would conclude
terms Of peace at Philndelphia or that vi
ciuity. No gold is to be got over at Rich
nOnd for State pay. They pay State OFF.
GERS in EASTERN Virginia money, and with
that Eastern Virginia money, it sou want
to come out this way, you buy New York
exchange. The people over there still
take their own mon.y out of compliment
to the banks. AL M,rtiusburs our travel
Ter saw c. ". Russell, who was staying
there. lie had heard the returns from Ohio
county, aud was npprised that they were
Union livery muchly."
At Gratsoa b arrived Tuesl.y evening.
To his surprise he saw no secession
troops. Hesaw the band w,i,e ct several
of them on the hotel register, aud among
tue rest Nv. p. Thompson, Provisional
Army Tho PROFESSIONALS had heard on
MunJny Of tue coming of troops from this
side aud they took to their heels like N
pack of Chinese, aud cut dirt for the in
terior-sume thought to Barbour county,
Others say to Lewis. The bridges between
GrACton N;.d Wheeling, with the exception
of the two out at Huntington. were all
right. At FGirmOnt our Informant first
came on the United States troops. He
there met the Henry Clay Guards and
three other companies. They held the
bridge theIe Rndtthe tUwa, aud were in
high favor With the people all round.
who were literally Supplying them with
proyisi0Hs.F Capt. Fortyre had thrown
out " picket on the other side Of the
bridge, butthe body of his and the other
compnnies were on this side. DR.. Kid
well, Jim NeesOu, and the other prominent
secsssiouists. had LEFT Fairmout and gone
nobody knows where. K,dwell LEFT in a
wagon With such of his domestic trap. as
be could pick nm on \ ahnrt nn,ics nbo