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The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-07-27
Xxx s.ort.r, rI.yd-H.ue..

Ths pap.s say that Gov. FLoYD has pre-.
sbntsd u ps,t Of IN ,gnidcsnt horses 10 JAR.
DAVIS. 1ne GIseuir, since his opportunity
OF stealing by tue million. bgs bad the 'nsGna
Of dHurir x pretty extensively In the way OF
gifts. but wa dOn's believs the old rascal
would pay hi, csbts even A. his stsAings were
five tiUss ~ hue 10 amount as 'hsy arc.
We presume that 'hs t-o bor.ss which
FLOYD has given 20 DAVIS ara lot tn, sam,
two that hs sto's from SAN BJRKE Of JEFF
erson county. KY. h'tesn or tweity y,Ts
sgo, for th,ss must bs gstiing 4 lutte
old by this tina. Porhsp' soma OF FLoYD'S
a tmifsrs would liks 10 knou ho~ tho
Old horss-th'sf managed his littls opra-
iioR 9TH B0RKk Well he Law sick 'or
ssvsrsl veskt IN BgHKs's nsiknyorAood aud,
Whsn hs rscov-rsd ana va, Ab,ut 60 STAT
f,J hls rone 10 VlrVtuia, hs heard BuaKE say
that he proposed ssllag . vsy ina par a.
horses. :" Oh, don't fsu tbsu, bers," said
FLoID, "lst me taao them 20 Virgins, ana
can inmsdiately ssll the n for y"u % twice
What thsy would bring here" BgHkI gave
bis eonssut. and FLoID made of With the
horses. BUkKs waitsd and wAitad and waited
and got tired u W dtinR. At tbs and Of about
six months he wrote To FLOYD, ask ,pg whether
he had 10. sold tho hor'es. fLoYD wrots back
that ona of them hao .ssn for soms time iudis-
poe.d, and he had tbsrsor thought ig boat not
TO hurry ths sals, bat that the Invalid horse
" - Ret1tH IN HOOu COhut'tOn hnd Nouu no
doubt be very som ht for the mIkst. B0HKB,
not quite tatiz6ed tha, all wsA right, made an
svsr that he Wsnisd ths hlrsos sold ins
10, ,diasly ard the money ssnt In him
even n It shOuldn'E be more than five dol.
Lars To that, FLOYO made no reply vbst-
sVar. Burke n,v,r received An0'hsr line ON
Tin, bu. mssiog wt.h ons Of FLorD's nssr-
s,t nslgh sOrs year end hsf or two yea .
Aftar~ ards hs uArtirnsd "a hin the e'rcum.
stance u FLoID's having carried of his hors's.
"Whv, my dear sir, said the esntle nan "
so thoss horrss every dav thsv ars FLOTD 4
carriage borAss And con,icersa tbs finest IN III
9, unty" We understand that p.or BJHKE
rave a very energetic expression 10 ,hs enc
iio 3 Of his heart,
We might give other and sqnSlly curiouI
rccounts Of Gov. fLoYD's oDsTstio in thi
ns, eh borhOod. Csrtsia vc'mi u oils yer!
peculiar 6rabciL ski ~Toto 70 hin wnils b
va Secretary VI the TreasorV, hAving tatn
hopo that, % he had nssn IN position, be Ii
| slto rs.n m psrsorL integrity or At least
personal pride, but thsy wsrs not able " a.
tr, CT biz at,sntion, No donpt he was nv IA
| 90 busy with bis ns stsHlings 10 Be sllin
I 20 have his thoughts diverted from them b
| bis old onss.-LouisiILe Journal.
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A good story is told Of the wife Of Capt.
MoGILvEsr, master Of the ship N,ry GoOdsll,
and subsequently released, and arrived at Port
land. Mrs. MCGILvEkY was on the voyAge
with her hubbard, and when tho ship was
boar dsd by the pirates, she wed ssked by them
kr q supply Of small stores fr Their use, as
they were rather short. Ste Imnso lately rs-
piled that shs had nothing bat arsenic, and
could have nothing else from her. n eing The
pati raj n AZ near at hand. they star ed to 80
cure Il, whsn she sprsng forward, Snd graspir z
tb. Gag threw IL INTO a cheat. and placing hsr-
sslf over II, declared they thould not have Il
unlsFs they took her with II. Finding the lady
Tather too spunky for them, they retired with.
odt further molssting her.
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81 FOR 16 MONTHS



The tOllosing affecting 8 ;ory was rslst,d bv
VI. DuDLsY, an AGENT " tho British and
go btols 5c!s'y. a. The a,utvsrsaiy OF
ths Brminghsm 90 udsy School Uoioa -
10 the souhtv Of Amt lives, OF lived q clsr.
UmAn sed nis .d', sho TO very &C i've
part IN the Sandsy sc1od connected with his
church They had IN ths school a bsy, Ia.
only eon OF wioov, Nbo vas nototiouaI,
| wicked, desp pisins all the sAvp.st praysrs .nd
admobidcns Of ID, clsrgytosn, who, ou, OF
pay Tor his psoe widowed mother. ksp, him
a. ne school eighteen months but AZ lsneth
bund it absolutely nsceS ary to diseis the
lad - . warning 70 others He coon aft,r
spiistsd 90 . soldier IN q regiment that "a,
toon odsre1 TO Amefioa IL bsiaR TIE
Last Amsrtsan war. eomstims after. the poor
.tdnw called On the clsSpyman to bsg .
e'b!s OF tbs snAlss' s'ss Surprised at Iuch
r'queet frrm an Individual who was ou the
verge Of o'ethity, and who he knsw had on.
OF ioore Biolss of large priut which sps hs1
Leg used 70 good purPcss, he inquired what
she wanted tt for. Soc answered; "A r.gi-
m,nt % going out 70 Au.ric., end ran, 70
s'So ps, !. to ny PGcs O0yi and obi 'ir, who Knows
she cent the Bible which the ciere ym.n
gave her by pious solder. whn, upon bis
arrival at their destination, iouAd the cid ,-'s
son he ring leader Of ths regiment In every
o.torp'ion dvi,e After the spld,.r bad mad.
him'e,f kn,wh hs a. d, 'Jsnss, your mo,h.r
"Ahi' he rep,isd m careless maoner. ia
.b' gone ct lsst2 | hops she s,ut ms 50 ne
cash
1be pious soldiq tld him he b.li,v.d IN,
por widov was dsa'; "but, said he. " che
has mt you come b NJ Of mlrs vu us than old
or silver, (prssontiog him iha ID ,ls) aid
JsME-. II vas her 4, ing 'equs,. that ytu
-ouli Rad oos v.rs, NJ N tat every day, and
en- you r,fusa h-t dJicy ebsrg- 2"
we satd JnM-s at u uut too much 20
ssk ('-~n,pg tho B,hleN % here 40 a."
He op n'o tbs ISi ,l- A. th,Rs worda - Come
ONO tns all ys th., boz aud are heavy lAdon.
ard ! sil R've you r,s'."
wei said no 'tna.S very odd. have
oprned 10 th' only vsr.o Ia ths Bibla that |
q" uln lean by b'srt wren I wss m the Sunday
= tot; never cJuld to- the Ire Of me commit
annihsr u 10 vsiy strange; but who Ia Lhis
me 'hti 70 men iorsd In the v,r,si'
he p pons so dier ask'd n ho did not know.
Hs replvd he did not.
The good man then eN lain.d IL 10 him;
spoke 10 him o Jesus and on i,itsd the trutb
snd Il yi'stiops OF the Gospel. Thsy walksi 70
the house Of tn. ch ,pl ain. where they had fur
thsr cIDvsIsitinu; the result was, from that
hour h becane q cpanRed man apd vas no "a
Ter sx' mplry conduct a, before he had bssl
Tor wickedness.
Stm.ume after this conversation the rsRi
mem, Ia which he " Is, engaged ths enemy, al
tue Close of which tbs p'oua soldier In walking
through the field of blsod hsheld under q large
epreAding oak ths de,d body ot JAMKs hia head
rsclinirg on his Bible, which w.a opened at
the passage, Come unto me, all ys that are
weary. &c. Poor jams had gone 10 bis
eternal rest.
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PolI,icaI saAs cit, Of e.x..r.

Ia 1si8 Count CAvoUR declared In q nsvs-
paP~r -ith witch be was than conn. ctsd. that
the ultimate result OF the rsvolutiOnary mnvs-
ments In Fiance would be 10 place LOUIS Ma
roI RON en- the throne. He thought that 10
held which, II peacefully developed, vo Id
ripsn into scientific progress. A party, how
ever, hllsd with ehinsricL hoses a. old as his
tory opposed itsalf TO mans wsll-bsing
and tho fundamental laws OF the race, aud with
= living tai b in revolutionary means to attain
ns o. as, rss sure d v'c,9sv, whereas ths re-
Dlean country.
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War Items.

THE UHToRMs OF TIA 1t Maine regiment
ave- 30 dilapidstsd that most Of them "slu
soof carry 1igs OF tue flying In the rear"
TH< WAR DRPARIMEsr has ordered the
puruaas, Of 20, ,O0) honsa RsglmsntA Of cavl-
~ will be organized forthwith.
1HSAE ARE AIHE uncondi, iopal Union compa-
nias in COv'BgtOn, Ky. Ii is intended to form
a regiment OF those nov In the city.
MIR RussKLI, OF the London TSmes, Is with
he srny Of General MCDOWELL, now upon
the advance towards Richmoud.'
The VRomAns COMPLAIN BITTERLY Of the
outIssSs ctmmittsd BY the LouiAiAnA Zou-
aves-
TGE FOURTH PRnssrLyAHIA REGIMKNr
Of r~srvs, ldt Camp Curtin for ChAmbsrsburg
at IL o'clock on Thursday night.
INvAIID SOLDIERS -Ths hospitals lifted up
AZ Hsgsrstown, Nd, for the sick aud wounded
Federal toldisTs, now contain over TIVE hun.
dIed occupanta
TIE IRIsa BRroADs, Col. MuLnoAN. Of
Chicago left that city for Quincy on Tuosdsy
AZ ernoon. 1hs regiment numbers about l. 0OO
msu. and 10 snunsratsd as the TWsaty-thiId
GicRtmsnt.
WusOA's ZoUAN Es.-Nsar Fort Pick ,us the
otbrr cay, whsn fur OF WILsoss Zouav,s
were In hathina. 0u immsnss twelve foot
shark esms padding AloGg. Ths lanbs mad
| aIusa At Tin, and Gstu-''y -EoVS him ~ In o
de- p GAttr.
THH 4TH Wnopssta RHorMSHr passed
through Ch,osgo on MoGdAy. Chicago papers
| tps.k very highly Of the proacispey and N !.
| ary bearing Il the regiment. Toy number
1 100 men, and are on their way " Harris
| buts.
| SEvKaAL sol DIEss who arrived In Wheel.
| ing after the sns segment at Laurel hui, tel
| s,iss amusing incidents hat occurred In that
,iaiIi.y while on picket duty. Toe isdsrsl
s1d rebel scouts would frequently come within
sps. king dis ancs e each oth,r, and indplgs
in personal sp'' hets, tuch "a Traitor, ,"''Abo
hi, MIST" dBluS bsli.d YAnksA" etc. II
u,sDy Instances the pcksts, sftsr abusing saei
otc. Tpon sy %1 Sa ooSs.at S.,. s,oSnd as ss%s
log, thsy would run back. pick up thar gun
! and ars at each othss, ths asstslt nAA stAAd
iaS ths bvat ehAaos VI ssstikg ths aras sssS
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Tho siaus., Amb......,, A,.,,

Thi 'ectpion Of th- Siam,,s Am IL. sador,
by the hDp'rof aud Empissa Of IN, Fen III
81 Fontiss1'ssu near r ,ris. feE -ssks a.o
~as ss targ' affair. tn, Anra-s IRA, ~nen
theN arrived a. thr or trAH1o OF tho lArge h all
IN witch the ibroBe vas n'ua,ed, felt upoo.
thttr kntos elbows and in tots iud orcu,
P'sui r ap1fc.cht their MAi.attsa Ths
pr'nc,pai a nbas'.dor to n, ska hii loco mo ion
ttIll mora pa,tfol sore on mis- bead an i'm
me'to hasvv H. es c,rnsrst nat, and held be
iw'e' bi, tSo hs ds = n agree worked Euldep
va.-, In ~hich vas conysinsd the iattIs Of th-
kinss OF Slsa 60 tho tmpern HAPUt soS
Whsu tho party h,d arrived IN frous ~ th,
t1rote Ia this p'osuats CONDITION the dr,t
am 1sssador read biS fprssh, Witch wai trana
lA'ed % tho Lmtcfor ~ to inter .r,tcr, A
Hnsisniry Catholic tri st. Tbs EmprOr 10
pl,od In a ioE extsupOrs 1snus ssatsuces, and
thsu III, Ambasssd r c'mpcnced ths mast
difficult and most luiictous psrt Of his p,r-
forosncs the cl, b ny Of the sep, o, the
tbfona 0n his hsnds aat k-e,s, Tn prss,ut 60
tho I'm tbs goltea vase. - tha, h. might
take ffom " tho two iotsrs of the Ktog, (, {
SION, ubtouchtd by Otner hands than those
which psnn,d ihsn
The EDpr,ss, dur 'pg thIs gymuas ic per.
formspce, cas- obliled 20 Oil her mouth With
Der haDdkei chief, In order TO preserve tho i'm.
Iorial dignity in presence Of the grave q ian.
tails. The ppe'or, TO prsvent breach ot do.
eorum on hts part hurried 10 meet tn, CT no
ing Ambassador alf way, and t. take from
ttsvsse the precious documents. The smbas-
.ador then backed on his elbows and kue,s, 10
his place in front OF the throne. when tn, Em-
psror and Empr.ss descended ordered ,h,m
rise mp (Which they deemed great coaiascsn.
sion on the part OF their M.ies los and sntsr
ed Into Conversation wi h ih'm Ths r. nprss'
apprcat he'd iheEn Of he siluclpal Am q sad n,
b.y OF twelve Jeat,, and kissed him an act
Witch pleased the party Immensely, and dr-w
from tue delighted ia 'ber the exclama alton
"a here, my 200, YOU sill be hsppy for the rssl
Of your dsysl" rhs Ambassadors retired back
ward. and In the sane posture In which thsy
had entered. 1hs Emperor was dressed IS q
general Of division, tho Empress bad pat ou
all her dia nodds, 30 as to dszzle the 0rle ,tsls
and, It Is said, looksa superb In h.r rich A.
tire. Ths palace W "a dscoTs'ei vith unusut
msenihcsrc. aui tbs whcle @ urt was pres 4n
dressed ia the xsui,sst r.ppinss possible, " n
to give grandeur to tho c.rswony.
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PrOdue'ng deeper If cs.. som,toisg TX, .as
sap IN the eprins u ss,ur. aif.s the compua.
tive sttlln'ss II winter. We have s-.n a ID
proved toe sam. thisx IL the Uaissd States fls
tnfe. Yeas back; and the same tssiu 10Y is
lstd, Septlsn5, sud r gland. We porpoue
th' r.piy TO ootsotiOn, belis ring IL ussfai. Ia
the htst instance to give these obi lions tim,
10 producs themsslvsiiqs co1plsts torn. W
will st.r-srd do our Bot to sas ~sr th.a all
with tbs ts,thfalnsss the impsrti dtty, and
the charity that We pray Gsd TO pat In our
M IL
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Psiicy GAnbh.s In New York.
WHAT IT Is, ITS EVILS AND HOW MUCH THERE
=. 10 on II.

Widely spread over this and all other great
bansfnl iIauenos Ia too vast almost for concsp.
tion, and before which the La seems powsrlsss.
Daily We ses it before Us on every side, fire.
quently We hear Of those who have besn ruined
through Its agency; the police recognize II on
almost every beat yet mona raises q hand
against II, none at least sffsciive.y. OF II We
wish al present to speak. 1t Is Policy gamb-
ling. oh 10. not gambling, msrsly . little
amussment, or q trial OF hs AZ answer the
thousands VI respectable people whose faces are
90 well known 70 the agents In ths little "Rx-
change" ofiic's. 1. certainly has Its evils
bat We cau fI no evidences TO convict any.
body" chimes In the worthy member OF q
Grand Jury, before whom by some strange mis-
chance an 'sgent" has been brought, as he re-
cognizss in the eulprit the teller Of the tickets
hs now holds in hi, pocket.
The hungry women ~ho hurriedly glancs
OF the little window with Its red lettsrs Eek
change, ss she returns from an unsuccessfui
tsarcn for aid for her needy childnn, rsmsn-
bsrs that ss the place wrsIe more than half
uoi AAsb eS>HNJ o@A "sa' sSA'"n e"eJ u"
illutor, hops Of fabulous amounts from the
.saddi,sr and .eios" which r,.li.,d moth MO
pn. Iii IN e1S6o,har nl,ss sssaL ~ ~.
Iii. Il, ns s,st sss -S., ia 'r ~ ''
epl,"" nI..;ss ts r,.,.,y = sr.o;a, ~ Io,,.,v
,ha La, =, hs,..an ~ hs;n,, Ins, Nh =.
n' io,,.s,.. ho,'rs =, ,i'la,s rns., az. -
So ushN.. s..n,,.t ~, az. d..-ss =, -.
ia,,..a =. S"noi. h.fs s,,s, ,Ioh,,o ,as
.s,,n1. ., ,h. n ni,nv IN ~ 80 ,bsis
t'cs',s =, hs, a. 80 ,n : go, - w.v. 20
49,, ,Isn' ',s,v.S ag-,n io,t.r. ,;oL.,,1 ~
ttai, t,sft, ,s coa'9sn3 6x.d nr;sa mncs
oys iho meas of ,i.sss. xbpss noSsr,v
~ sL,s In, soe,,r ~ tenn, t,ytnns xhiIs ~ 7,
;,y.ntor ct ,,p',cv 4" m1. the gam. 40 Ibat
",sL. ,,ol, ~. CO... 20 ,snns..S ~
=, uIth .o Al c.cjIi ~ ,,sIsd "a
-. - " @"N
.o ,o,,,,Io, each dr,wr ,w,;o. ma, dsv nm.
,r,,s's.S,v ~ c,',,no,on Ksn,nn - ,ss
r. w =, ,,,,n, n.I.su %
h.ra "a a. sC;nc. TO- ,h. h..,s 80 ~.
rns no,hsr W. Iisv, n, Io,,.ra !. Ia
4. ao..sS shon. ha, 49,. o,h's ns. .,s,
.,is. g.. x ,hs -. .sSnoi".n 20 ri. ~
.sp,,.r,,, "a s",,srn rnsins. ~, ,h.o, ~ .'.
~. ,.std,;t1 Ia nSns. 'Lsss..,S.s s 49,
~ n ssocncv Tbs IIno 49, ds. r,.,s 81 ,hs
A. r,y,n,,onsJ a.. ts2y,,, a ..,a..., uS va
sshort" .coording to vhstnsr III 10 "a ID or
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Tao AwaksaiaG In Paris


The A rcheues du Chyistidnisme Of May 30th
sta ts that, though the authorities have bssn
uv,Iturod on the subject, permission 70 bold
neftDgs In tho great public halls has not bean
grsntss, AId they have continued 70 take lace
N n 10 little chApels at the Wsslsyan CasrGh.
Rue RacAls, ana In the ksformsd Evangelical
Church, Rue Chabrol and Rue du uoourg 6t.
Honors, Ia schools, in saloons, etc. Every avau.
able place has bean insuticisnt and fiom the 9th
70 the 26th Of May thsTe were fiftssn OF them.
N. MoHoD gees on 70 says; "rhs heart Is
Wrupg 70 see places more or less captciouA,
that Wsutd be fillsd every day, closed to i'm
mortal SOULS eager 70 hear from day TO day the
ords Of life. Bat those who tn Ank God for this
beau iful and good move nsnt are not th-re'
fore discourage; for they Ismsm Osr Gods
ways are not a. our WsyA" that In his hards
obs,s cles transform tLsmsIlvss Into means :
and that he usss feeble things TO cOnfound the
mighty. Joyful professions of conversion and
Of faith have contiDusd 20 taks place, bat, -
night have bssA aptis In less IN obsr b IN
when the word Of God could be Addressed TO az
tsubiss four or i've tRss more Dume'Ous.
More Ivsr, tn. general tff, ct produced by thsas
mseiinRs In Paris 10 very rama kEbls. Ia 4
| sphere large enough, aud which extends DO
yond PnotsstautiSm, they Ae the su 4 al
Of every conversation. eome a.pTs'
,hsni some r'joi0s n and desad them
| but none can r.ffAin from bsiag Occu
| pied with the n. This agitation 10 better than
death or sleep. From twenty seven TO thirty
| weekly prayer meetings have bssn Org,niz d
and annc uhc.d, and taxa place In prlva hous-
% on different days, ~ different hoUra and IL
diff rens qusrtsrl. IT. as ve prsy The Lord
tho children OF God should reilly unite ii
prayer with faith and love, God vii, we dout
not, according IN his promise, give his Holy
SDiit 70 th0ss who ask ard what we love h
call cur Frsrch Awakening, will live, viii sx-
tend its,k, and will 10 consolidated IN Paris IL
the y h lie Of France and IN the metz hbohp
countries. AIrssdy Mr.. RAToi TFFE has invi
tatlons from diffGsnt parts OF France 70 CO n.
and follow up ths good and holy work oo@
msnosd at Paris, vhsrs nsw HE psrvads
and tina sIBgiDg Of the praises Of Cd Thar,
aEs the saas sisasnta. but uoss lyia& sad
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rHRHE hoKz PABssEkA esptuSed near
HsE.Ssto~n Mo-, arrived 10 PhlsAslphis "a
TharsdAy night, and was tska 70 frs pslA-
EkS
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~ only ons o. two Of the four nuao oars are
drawn, Aetaipkh y Hsa lx ~ ketses
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Read the FOLLOWING. It is rrna

Read the Following. It is True
PARkERsDURo, AprillC.
wrote to you some time stncu for Bottle of
Brsntlinger's Fluid Extract of Sarsapara and Dan.
delion, and must say that it has acted upon me like
CHARM have been afflicted foranear two years
with Dyspepsia; two-thiris of the time 1 yynIto5
from one to three times a day. had given nm the
idea Of ever getting we'll and indeed my friends had
given up all hopes of my ever getting well again.
Added to this, suffered with the SerofuIa very
much. Since last September one side of my ne.k
was one entire composed of some seven running
sores The use Of one Bottle has much improved
me My stomach Is relieved and my neck has inn
proved beyond my most sanguiue expectations 1
teel much encouraged and think by the Is OF one or
Two bottles more shall be relieved entirely You
viii please send me two bottles 10y the boat
10nrd respectfully, J.W. HOMER.
The above medicine is prepared by Z. A. DRENT
LINGER Co. No. Ill Market street. Wheeling
and sold by most of the Druggists OF the CITY ap3
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-19
B8~LovE AND WAR-one wonld b.,5,..


Bes Low AND WAR-One would hardly
suppose that any of the tenderer emotion.
ever inhabited the bOsoms of the deligb,s
ml gang of seceshers who were met recent
iy at'Phillippi aud routed by the Federal
troops; but so it was. Mr.. Roby. ~ A
Of FOedhOntas county, left behind him when
he went for soger, II damsel to whom he
was much attached. She feeds her fathers
hOcks mp in PocaLoutas county. The dav
before the route at Phillippi, Mr.. Robv
wrote his love letter" which, owing TO
circumstances, with which our readers are
familiar, and over which he (Robyl Ind M
control, be did not mail it. He hadn't time
He left the tented field and took TO his feet
neeis- One of our boys picked it up and
desires us to ventilate it, We do so. The
hrst paragraph is intended to be descriptive
oil the condition of things at Phiilippi:
June The 1861
Dear friend and Hquainmnc this blessed
oaoath morning haunt to he in seryis m
al hive o'clock this euyiuing and Know The
>lhurch bell hav rung fur church bnt tim
haint room fur Que third of the peopl. and
am tu hlIiPpi AS yet but don't Kao how
long we will stay hear on last Kaignt tn.
alarme Calm in at one a clock that The
troop from grafton was in too miles oy us
you really aught to scan the troops A
PerAialng SOME was Sick and the builauC
was was mot well hour pUca hontus resru was
tue nrst on Peratd And the GENERAL giy us
graft credet fur hour bravery hut ibe
troops sean SOME ov hour garG that was
out on hurs back and thout that we was
gong ii hoal troop upon them and tia fed
ina was too shots at our troops and tina
returned them foAr fiers don't kno wbetb
err enH one was killed or not one ov honr
men was shot thrOO tue hand was ali The
u'hag don mud we Captured one hors
from them but we will hnv hot battle
near near yet fur we air Ihretinged with
daluger think that we will Cum back too
beverley anu THAR tina cant tuke the advan-
'"se oV US ike tina can hear und when we
get THAR tina will Cumin this place aud
then We will take them like tina think tb,,
wants to take US.
The letter beeaks of abruptly here, as if
another alarm or a call to duty had occur
red, but ut later period he (Roby) seem
ed TO be in ealmer aud tenderer frame nf
mind, and inserted the following post
script:
Dear mis- matt i haint mulch to rite to
you would like to sea you very well but
cant hope that you air well and h.trty nnd
hoping that we will sea- on ii mother again
anu my best love to you and my Affection.
ct thou art aud KuO other one doc "a
team SO by Kno other one doc low so
dearly and SO WE'LL think that lha haiot
no other one 50 sweat aud so fair so virtu
Gus aad SO loving as you air no other one
can APPLAUD SO by or SO dearly as you
DO remains yoar troo lover until death
Excuse my bad riting and spelling
A ROby to Mat rodgers
Mis- mat Rogers.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-19

: GRAFTON. Juno ls-A gentleman reach
ed here to-day from Richmond, after long
and tedious JOURNEY through the intcfior +
the State. He reports that the general i'm
preston along the route, and tits claimed
to be founded on reliable information, is
that large achievements to the rebel army
IN Western Nnginia, would be Immediately
sent. They Were impressing all tue men
into tue ranks.
Report was brought here yesterday that
Ex-Congres man Garnet had superced, d
Col. PortcrfeId in command of the rebel
forces, aud was then at Huitonyille, about
sixty miles from here. 1t is also rumored
THAT Gen. Wise is about strengthening tile
forces at that point. The truth will prob
ably be nscertaiped tomorrow.
The rnmored march on Cumberland by
way of Rumney is asceriained to be feint
movement, their destination being evil
DENLY further west.
Col Wallace, with the Ith Indiana reg
ilncnt, is still ut Cumberland.
No movement of Federal troops from
this point is, as yet, indicated.