Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-24
IRON RU,rsEr


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RoESEI, Va, De Is, 1861.
Ediiors Inisihgsser9
This i6MdraiHg daEHs unON ne bright Al,l
beautii9i Hs Mas m1Fu. The ldrds SIM
aWrFilytand Nli palurr seems ~ lively rs
school AaT OR wi -samper dAV. An
around the dHgFru, rRups and qi,ar,et4
can behssri the mrrEy yry Of the con !
teaird spl4isF5 aatligls Puss-SgA gAt Sw'iliy
aud Rlis.rRlly SiI ever did - haidt.
! Nolwl,J Jliagd,t5 The prarrial quiet thu
lug, n fashd M lillle vHpTas aRrlina
Rifii y 49, ,liJ5oa III. !, 81 "a 3 Z
luut aA1.polsB, there Il deadly 6ueiay
luEkiag sFOnud and are ssen In our yery
lnidsl. Last Sunday OuF pickets we're raa
10 on the WtprhsAtrr rad they rau a4
iar m thr old church. where they we're ~.
iuiOrrel hy thr srrOhd trlitf They stood
for rome lme firing uppn snnt tWeniy
ircrsh cavalry wilhOui g,ininE ytry muti
] upon them, hut they wer.' soon again re-
hiofred BY L cut Arnsro -, whn came
iashing tH cur poor frliowF rescue. NJ
snpntr did lhs fvbelS see ohr cavalry con.
| lug up lhtn they brgAn retreat and Wedl
WNRullk uHNH iltF tHNh NuNtIu w va NFFtfli
Gnll0wed by Armstrong Sll all OF the
picket iulaurry. The infantry firrd severl
times durng Il he retreat and succeeded ia
killing three ur the rebels and W,uplinI
another IN the light arm. Al spnn rs the
rehcls saw lhpir comrades fill they jiunlied
irum ihrir sNrid'es aud placed their dead
upon horses and escaped wilh ihem.--
Lieat ArIsIr,hg followed them rs ttr as
he thought prudrnl. and thea commanded
halt II, ue1l made movement u.
ward some deserted houses which he dis.
covered bad beeu the rebel rendeLvuut
They wOull come there during the day and
1T night thry WDuli come f,rih and ntlirk
our pickles, SOMETIMES iOinl serious IN.
jury Tue L.irutepanl drrl an old tau
mouse and three deserted dwellings. They
all burut to tue ground, thus destroying
the hnuhS UF the listed Fce THIS is nor
the only skirmlsh that our pickeIs b ye
had Within tie last few days they b ,vs
been attacked several lirnrs--twiee nu the
Winchester road nnl once on tie MOrrheli
road, Neither time have We lost single
man, but &ehare caused ttir rebels to give
US several ol Ihrir careasats.
Things are coming tOa Crisisu Monday
night We were ordered to lay un our arin..
We were all supplied with forty rounds of
ear ridge aud warned to not sleep tuo
SOU d. Last night nur order was re-.
ieWel. Tia rrpurled that ~. 900 rebels
are marching this wty with heavy guns.
II they do come We will rive Jhem u warm
:, tl.NIF,u Jshn T,h U,.,,s,,,. n ,,,,,,.,,,, Il.
50 slrOHRly entrrnchvd that 1900 wei
armed men can keep 1T hay or even whip
ten tbuu-Hul Of the inGrrnHl rebels. Oar
E0rcri 5ent IsiE gDn StEtF'dt &c Asd - II a !ik
OF inltutry, tive companies Of cavalry, two
splendid halirri"s, aud thrrr hravy guns
! dependent Jf thr batteries. Til" Tth In.
diana regiment anil battery viii br here
iOsdhy. When they arrive our troops
will unnhrr nearly twelve thuuanI.
and we ere 10 king for more Therc Is
something ia the win.l thit ki1w bai
hire not relate, INT do not Tie surprised ii
Nua hear sOmething like thunder ina few
days. s 5li
Messrs. Editors. am fnn o. adventure
and know thU you vii nltOw me to r..
ltte you nne. Last Sunday heiug beau
tiftl day nnd no drilling 10 do, went T.
my teut R0d asked frir Vance huw hc
wUnll like sOme4iun. lie said frat rate,
and asked NE III Rtat way. | sid meyer
mini, bit CoinsH ong. ue WAS sptn cad :
land ulF we stHrlei We wound our way
,l0ng the htnE bf the bemtltui P0tomihs
smca.idntly stopping 10 exmnine .omr
-trpggrs freak that NAIurp bad lOrA.d 10
the many rocks Ihat tuwrrrl almost per-
prndlrnar shove uur lir,rls. We went on
10 this way until We arrived NJ tbe outpost
where eourpitkets Grt stationed. We theu
struck anf ncruss thu mnuntsin, fi,llowiug
u brdI,- lInth about lpile ap,ll halt, when
We ralns in sight ui house tll,t presented
rather rn iivitmg appearance. WratOtc ice
NpprOarhtd anl EaackcdHt the frDdtdoor
which wat opanrd uy n yunng h,iy wits
Otde rs come in. We Oheyrd. and wete
suOn seated ilN neatly Iarnishei rnom III
the presence oF three runeiy yong Viril
mud their father YNdrs III once entered
into conversation with the Onr who hal
opened t69 door. AMI lrit net6 break nv
oWd ice, wlirh inAimGedtO dt9IFt-r Il fsw
srHgglrs Thp o1nversui,n snnn hertnJ
intererthg, and The girls asked u, II W.
had been 10 dinnrF., 0kcpurse They were
ibswertdin the negative. Two Of then,
sboa prtlarela guid meal. Of which We
ipHtouk sunplaOnsly. Dinner7 over w
ag,in seated UllrsriyrY, and lhe3Rirls not
bsng aG hAshisl .ps.Rt first Ineeunyersuion
became general. We talked Of war, ID "a
OF peace, utxtnf the condition Of our conn.
try, then " nftnrtlly IttnhinnSl conver.
ssllUn dFapHnl cam neilee ed TALKING on d..
lmedic hflir% ust NS We Wers in TIE
height Of oar Little talk, we we're Interrupt.
ttd by Il hoy wtn. came rlnning iniO Ihe
house aud said he wished some one w0ali
make him an arrow tnrto shoot with. 4 i
volunteered to do so, ani topk the piece
hickory which he hNd for lhelpIrp6se, aniI
seated, mysrlfi1 tbedOOr, leaving aiyltitui
to intere.t the girls BY telling them camp
stores nnil good it'll jokes. | compietsl
The arrow Gdd gave Il u tue boy The
task<li bin no get me some water Ivi
wash 10y hAIds. lie went around TO ID
Ebtck door AMI followed him, Thr Young
Test girl EAs shading in the door aatl
ltold hert waItst s1me witer, (preity i'm
4 plIepL you styl She GIT me some IN y
fbaSih. and | heard her a-k40ae az the otlIt
girls lorttipiete ofbita soap, h.. hal
3WaslIedmy hands and she invited me int
The kilrhsn 70 4 towel III went ia M
wiped myself and then proceed ID 70 ask hr
4 some questions. all Of Which she itn5werS
good hdnareditS laskedfher tfshefe eve
had hrr plrIurs tRkenl .tYfs, she al
'.hut Ills mot .hers.p Iasksd her whers
Iwas snd5ahs Turned y litilr reill Antismil4t