Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-24
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SUBMISSION, VA, June 90, 1861.
DEAR STA: Startling events have taken
place in our quiet section of tue country
during your absence. Yesterday a detach.
meut OF Ohio troops, under Capt. Gale. of
the goth Regiment, company l, arrived here
from Warrington, via: Hessville and Lum-
ecrsport, atwhich last place ;heytook several
prisoners. Shortly after nightfall Cant. G.
detached squad Ofmen to go down to Righ-
ter'sunderthe guidance oftwo ofOur citizens
On arriving at Fighters House Capt. G.
left his men in the yard and advanced TO
the door, bnt could not gain admittauce
In a few moments signal was heard at
the back OF the house aud instantly about
seventy or eighty rebels who had been
collected and concealed by RICHTER in the
orchard, rushed around the corner of tue
house and fired on Capt. G. and his men,
wOunding one in tue breast, another in the
arm and wouudinS John Nay, one of our
citizens, lone of the guides) very badly in
the groin. On this attack the troops fred
and dispersed, leaving Nay aud the man
wounded in the breast lying on the ground.
They were Afterwards carried to Nays
fathers, who lives about half n mile from
Fighters. The man wounded in the arm
Is at your house. The one wounded in
the breast has since died. Tho ball hns
been extracted from Nays wound and it is
thought he will recover.
Capt. c., before daylight this morning,
despatched messengers to Clarksburg and
went himself to Fnirmont He returned
about noon to-day, with about $50 men
went on to Fighters, great numbers of our
citizens accompanying. They found the
premises deserted. The troops entered his
house, ind appropriated everything they
thooght would be useful. They then set
fire TO the house, (which you know is one
of the finest in this section of the coun-
| try.) to the stables, barns, and all the out
/ buildings, and they were consumed in one
general conhagration. | was present
aud witnessed it. They then took all
/ the horses on the farm, several wng-
ons aud buggies, loaded the wounded
men into them and moved to Warrington.
Another company from Fntrmout went to
Worthingtou. About 100 came down from
Clarksbnrg this afternoon, and in company
with body of home guards from Simp-
sons Greek, went over to the COon's Run
country just after dark. Their object is to
form sort of ring hunt and close in on
Fighters posse think the expedition
will be successful. One incident occurred
at Fighters, at the sacking of the prem
/ Uses, that must not omit. Our troops had
one Banks COrbhn Ia noted rebel) prisoner.
While they were guarding him he (being
on horsebackJ started off as if to escape
They commanded him to halt twice but he
/ paid no attention. They again told him to
stop or they would shoot him from his
horse. Instead of complying he put spurs
to his horse and attempted to escape. The
Captain ordered his men to fire on bin,
/ when about hundred o5eyed, at least fifty
balls striking him in the back, and nearly
cutting him two. He fell from his horse,
! ltfeless, not knowing what hurt him.
Another letter received at this Office from
the same place, in relation to this same
affair, giving substa utially the same ac-
count, says that Nay is supposed to be
MORALLY wounded--and that after the Sc
ccsstouists fred on our men, they retreated
II short distance, and then went back and
returned the FIRE, and brought dowu some
four or ive of the rebels, killing three GER
tain. Tie property destroyed at Fighters
was very valuable The residence was a
very fne one, and the horses and other
stock on-the farm, (which is one of the best
In Marion county, are of superior quality.
1t is a terrible retribation on man who
lived like prince, and could have con-
tiuued to do so, but for an Unborn devil
tryaaf sympathy for FutRanfsm and urea