Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-24

ny other articles. l killed two of Abe's
men and took two prisoners while burning
the camp. Jim German, of the Irish VOL
unteers, took one. Barney Hauey is
bruiser, aud Lieutenant Joseph Cummings
is as good a man rs you'll want to find
General Anderson goes in for destroying
rather than killing. By mistake zee had
some Of our meR killed By Their cOmTIdrS.-
We laid down to fire, and many times the
sand flew in our faces by the balls striking
the ground. | claim the honor OF killing
the man that killed Nclms. Two of us
fired ut the same time, but am satisfied
that my shot took effect.
MATTERS AT FORT PICKENs-INTERESrIN
CORRESPONDENTS BETWEEN COL. BROWN
AND GEN. BRAGG-gsCAPE OF UNION PRIs
oNERs TO THE FORT, ETC.
The Pensacola OberUer was received on
the the l4th inst, at Augusta, Ga. A dis
patch says:
The Observer contains the correspond.
euce between Col. Brown in command mt
Fort Pickeus, and Gen. Bragg, commander
OF the Federal forces ut Pensacola, reIa-
tive 10 the hospital at the Navy Yard.
Col. Brown says he notices II large yellow
flag on the building in the line of his bat
| tcrieS, and says il may DC used as Il pro-
lection for the Federal troops and gives
notice to Gen. Bragg 10 have all the women,
childred and sick removed. Gen. BrngS
replies that the building now used as Il
| hospital has always been used as such,
aud nc intends to continue to use in for
that purpose. He will respect Col. Browns
hospital even though the Federal guns are
directed TO the destruction of the Conted
crate hospital. Gen. Bragg says he will
hold Col. Brown responsible before the
world for any injury to his hospital.
| The feet off Santa Rosa consists of three
! frigateS and Il small steamer.
The following isa telegrNphc dispatch
! to the Enquirer:
PENSACOLA, Oct. l3 1861.
| y party, consisting of Captain Butler
and wife, Mr.. Packard and wife, and Mr..
| GilIett Init and probably others, escaped
to Fort Pickens on Friday evening last un-
der false Pretenccs.
The United States vessels off here have
their colOrs at half-mast.
The Norfolk Day Book of the l4th has
the following account of Chingolcague nf
| fair:-
i FEDERAL ATTACK on THE EASTERN SHORE.
| We learn that an unsuccessful attempt
was made ON last Friday week by a party
! of fcdcr;llS to land a force at ChingOtengue,
on the Eastern Shore, for the purpose of
| destroying Il vessel on the stocks that was
nearly completed. They came up in IL
steamboat, and a portion of them effected
landing, but they found to their cost that
81 force bad gathered there 10 give them Il
welcome. Captain Fletcher, II militia otii-
Ger in that vicinity. had gathered some Vt
| his boys, with their duck guns and tuwling
| pieces, an,l with these means they attacked
the vandals, who sought shelter i'll the
shipyard behind the frame of the vessel.
| But notwithstanding this, they were SO
roughly handled by the Eastern Shore men
| that fifteen of them came in for their al
| lotment of land in Virginia, besides con-
siderable number carried Off from the
scene of action wounded. Only one of
our men Slightly wounded They We're
| finally driven oil, and effected ther escape
to tie steamer amidst shower of balls
! from Captain Fetcher's men, who then de-
tcrmined to burn the vessel themselves,
aud did so accordingly.
| sALTPErRE CALLED FOR.
Col. Gorgas, of the Ordnance Depart
mcnt, has called for the delivery of saltpe-
tire at various points, for which 30 cents Il
pound will be paid,
RICHMOND LOCAL NEWS.
| Biz Gms-Quite 81 number of these
useful and ornamental articles of national
| housekeeping were ycsterdaybeing convey
ed from the Richmond and D,nville depot
to point in the upper section Of the city
| Some persons pretend to believe that these
frequent movements of artillery are intend
ed to affect, ultimately, the peace of mind
of the Yankees, but they are, OF course,
prciudiccd in their opinions.
4 rrjpIy Of yHREss ZJHgycs-TwelVe Yam
kee members of the llth New York tZou-
ave) regiment, were yesterday brought to
! this city by the York River RlilrOtd from
/ the peninsula. They were captured on
Il foragiug expedition. The prisoners, who
are said 10 belong to Elsworths Xouaves,
are the most villanouS and rascaliy look
/ Jag soldiers ever offered as food for gun
j powder. They were property secured.
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Judge Monroe, late OF Kentucky, has
reached our city and is quartcred ut the
! Spotswood House The venerable Judge
! is lineully related to the eminent statesman
! OF that name.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF GEN. WISE.
General Wise, we regret to say, is con-
sdcred to be growing worse His condi-
ton is now regarded as critical indeed
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
We have been requested to state that the
original underground railroad to Maryland
has resumed its trips, with every prospect
Of uninterrupted success. 1t will run tri-
weekly.
THE KIND OF WoMEx-Wo advise the
men in search of a good wife to go down