Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-20
INTERESTING NARRATIVES.
Whats Deserter says about the Rebel



INTERESTING NARRATIVE.
Whatn Deserter says about the Rebel
Army.
/ From Raymond's correspondence in the New York
Timesi
This morning, FIVE members of the
| Maryland regiment which was raised ut
! EIarper's Ferry in May last, principally
/ from the Baltimore rioters who had left
the city to escape punishment, reached
this city. They had escaped from the
/ rebel ranks and came 20 our lines to dcliv-
er themselves up. One OF the number is Il
! Young Bal1imoretn of good family and ed
nca,ion. From him have obtained
An INTERESTING NARRATIVE.
Though belonging to 81 strong Union
| family. aud Il Union man himself he fire.
/ Uuenllv visited HArper's Ferry while the
rebels were there tor the double purpose
! of seeing friends who were in the seces-
/ sion ranks. and for the excitement of being
| i'll tiic midst of camp life. Whisky was
easily accessible, and many visitors were
/ induced To join the ranks while intOXi-
Gated. His position saved him from i'm
portunity until the day before the bridge
/ was destroyed, when all straggers were
given the option to be held as prisoners or
! enlist. Thinking his opportunities better
to escape from the ranks than from the
| gunrd-housc. he joined ais "A private.
The Maryland Regiment numbered 500
men, but it was subsequently increased by
/ the addition of two companies when nj
Manassas Not Il few Of them are persons
Of good education, and accustomed to
move in good society. They were conSe-
uucntly more clc;tny in their habits in
camp, and as Il result, have suffered hut
! little bv disease The regiment numbers
now nearly seven hundred men. They
| followed the movements of Johhston's di-
VISION and were a part of the force brought
up by Johnston to retrieve the waning Cor
tunes of the rebels at Bull Run.
ruE TURNING POINT AT BULL RUN.
lie states that only Que brigade number
ing less than i 900 men, beside the c'tral-
rv, tmrarl the tide Of battle. They were
started at double quick from the railroad
and run III this pace IL distance of six
miles On their way they met large NUM-
brrs of ncn bearing off the wounded, with
the uniform statement that they had SUI
tered defeat They arrived at the battle
field nearly exhausted, hut their presence,
aided by the panic among the Union troops,
decided the day in their favor Their de-
feat ut three o'clock was nowhere disputed,
and the result was as unexpected to them
as it WAS to MS.
THE REBELS UNCONSCIOUS OF VICTORY.
After the battle, rumor came that 6 en-.
Patterson had made AN attnck on their
rear, and at once two brigades were march
ed leu miles to resist the supposed attack.
Be"uregard dtd not follow up his success
though lie anderstOod It's Importance, ue-
cause he was without the necessary means
of ansportation.
THE REBEL ouTrosrs-THE ESCAPE.
r,,.:-a,,;.,,..r,, ror,oi,,od ar Manassas nm.
~ -. IL :, ia. or3nrnd forward
,Si,.t.o, ,",-. Tj,sy We destined for
49, ~, Vnson's IIiII ,h.. latter q
i'.;'.i,I ~ ,H.r- tbren ,,ii.. south nj
.ie,,-t'.-,.. - With - in fnII yi.w of
-. C,rt;E.,tinn. il, m. vi,in-
80. ~ iI.va.,dri,, When ,,hnnt rnur
Ill nil. si,Ie' NJ E,irf,v Cnur, .bouSc nv
;.,i,,r,.,.,nt I,I I'll, from tho rig;mrn, mn.
nrr,.ciy.d Win a view to eScnpe n. ac-
..;i,rtoIIv mot 3, ron,u,nion who had left
the ranks for the same purpose, and, though
they walked together, neither dared to dis
close to the other his res" purpose. 10
avoid the rebel pickets, they followed the
grnic OF an uncompicted railroad until
they sIwt path leading through the woods.
Fmis they followed until they reached
our pickeis, back OF alexandria, oy wR"m
theT were ElnI'y reeelneu anu eu
- s, ,-1,-, 49, -, .,,,. 80, So
DISPOSITION Or TUE HNNAf fo''.h
OF course nothing had been oihcl"liy
disclosed as to the intended movements OF
the rebels nor the strength ana DISPOSE
ton "f their forces, nevertheless my In :
torinant expresses his OPINION confidently
based upon his own Dissertations anu inc
current conversations of Intelligent men
in camp, that tn main body OF the :, rebels