Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-16
From Romney:
CAMp Keys, RoXSEY, Va,
December II, 1861:

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PerhaPsa short pen and ink R sketch o. thls
vicinity would be interesting to some of
,vonr, numerous readers. Il will. at any rate
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The town OF homney Is tue couhtY seA'
Of Hampshire county, and is situated on
~. saet side of the South branch otEthe
S''s ~ -,
Potomac rlver before Yen: he'iey came
here the town contained about 600 tnhab-
ilopts. two printing presses aud u bank,
N. - - ~ ,'5;,an,,oorod Tbe mn.
put 'uey ua'' ' '"t'' JUS" :. w. -
Jority OF tho people oelng 5ot 'll lne seeesu
plFsuAsion, could uever endure the press
urc. and, MS an old coIored individual told
ME. they fed indiscriminateIy before the
sd blue.bellied Ynnkees.n There are
about 10 or so houses within the limits OF,
the village. Some are very good, while,
others impress the beholder with an idea
of antiquity, being merely old fashioned
log cnhins Tie two churches Rrs fine
tbuildings, and all the other public ,liitld7
iurs arc lHtye And well finished,
The chief attraction Of the town, hOwev-
er. is its nictntesqne location The site is
a beautiful valley, or basin, surrounded on
all sides by high and rugged mountains,
covered will huge oaks and sweeping
biucs.4 80
The Indian mound Cemetery Is beau.
tifal relIeal, TO tue west OF the town, and
derives lis name from 4 small IndiAh
mound within the enclosure, But wetwll
let this description sulhce, =. 49, ..s-t
The o5Sitern sut th'tt prevailed sUtEre uA
ago has atlast s9oslqea' ana ana a earn seems e y
10 have fallen npon as; t.,!. .
On SUNDAY night Iast, "o"ut ssgtu III
o'clock, bright llght loomeu nF uooVe tHe it
eastern horizon, ana wneh Hiseovereu III
camp everybody was WildfWiIh i!i LsI eXc'teulent'
Officers and prlSates were aliKe in
ton, for all felt tcerhtin that Wtnehester
wns about stgone up.A t''bmeHeSter: was
tho wild cry that rent the ar ana LOT Two
hours we watched tue oright reheotion on
the floating Gi0ndsiIt All WniIeu hnhioBsIy
for true explanation OF tney mysterious
light, lnithef fmOrnlngJ bright and early,
came messenger bearing hthel't'dings,o OIL
the burning ofiFrenchtowna(lh snlne ihiies'
from camp. The place was set on hre oy.
the rebels. and lnen t'ley attacSeutuut outT
posts sand2t9ught oy tue Ignsotghs Sis S9"uas ..e
gThtl0n ELEVEN oI puT P,sSess ueIu sSs tF
enemy ut nays anI rnnaNy atote. eIe'u IlsI ~.
One Of our menillhd "a piece o! ms scoat
carried away oS oalls @lIn9ut' my peEl
sonal injury 80 otneF casuaiLV nH
on our side.asl is believed that Two or
three OF thelseeesh hren'thelr last sio' l on On
that night-sf - @ ~, oL,-
A Corporal helopglng 70 TUG o'h' Nnio
| RegimfntI Was shot through tne heaF!' on
Sunday night. He approached one ol me
| picketS with the rellet gnara, wnen me
sentinels mnsket was s'leciaenta ms
Ich1rged. resulting IN tne ihsuint uettn ,I VI VI
the Corporal 7'Mhen ss'len !tec'ueutsi ~
Icense1 When Will our men learn sl W oe q
im0re careful IN tue USE oi thslrsnte !L't's :
These questions should sueeyt ,Sne.na W.
selves to each ofgius, ana. prooa9ly VIC
would meet win less casua,e'es, sIu ~ =, g,
shoonne uown.ouI .,',, ON of oTr man
~ortnya OF noIS, tu1t- no'S VI .I.o;.
have lost tnelrs ives ny ~, ~
comr"des, than mas pee" Nl''eu ..,
my, in both taking tne anu npiu'ns . ~
The health OF Tue s9sulsts 5,1la;. ~ os. H.
lnent sis good. our lScal'"a ,,, ,.sl. aal ,as
weatheF are eoln IaSoraole ~,
but three or fogr days OF oau ,Weatnee 'lsl+.!s
since our arrival mere; ',e NV oseH u. !
formed by some Of tne oiueS. SI.i1ets'
that there has been but very niue snow, ..
hnd the river has not been trole. over lo5
TWO years For TWO weeks we nnse l,;,.s '.sa .,.a
beautit9ls warm weaLneti,.n 9u'.ae 'He y
4 balmy days of the spring tune.
i wish to correct an erroneous report
that has gained CURRENCY ln MneeLIng la ang
MArtinsyille. Some cue has nolLie
that We are in want ter soulssnins ~ eas: y:
Now the tFne s!a1e.nsns y, s rae, cSr,1
this. The hrst week allet sWe. sel. Ss. S,l,.
GArlile. Il is true, we were pus on suoEs y.