Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-23
December "A, 1861.


Correspondence Of the rutSlssnssrl
wIHr CorRT EIOu,E, Dec Ia, 1901.
Ner, Eittors:
Again Sit doWn to pen you few jot.
tinEs q! the campaign On the l4'b ortht
present month, the troops Of Uncle Sam,
lllih Regiment volunteers was fOrtunIte
enough to get another wipe at iht notorious
Gurrrlllas, thai had cusrOnred ,hrmsrlV
at the Bag Bend in an old tau house, ior
the double purpose Of quartering frthe
wInter aud shouting down in cod blood,
men, whose only aud most hriuous crime
was love for ihit dear . d flag, under whose
shadow they first saw the light Of -
Col R,tbhOHe Oi thr llth Virginia, having
received uiuru ,tiuu Of their nimherJ, and
Intentions det rmiued to attack the place
aud capture the gang. But the nature If
the building was such aS to render an as
sault with small arms useless. Major Trim.
ble OF your city was detailed 10 90 u
Wheeling, and procure asnIll mounted
howItzer for the purp 8" of Shelling the
rascal. out Of their den. Before gnS9 to
Wheeling, Captain B,ggs of the renowned
Snhkers. WAS instructed to keep close
wNlsh upon the rlseais, and 10 attack them
1t they mndeN mOvein any direction. A.
cOr,iiuEiy. word wns brought to the Cap
tain that the MoceAslns were about u erdc.
aats ths place with Ill their stolen prop.
erty. Capt BGggs Immediately ordered
Company o, Capt. Simpson. from Smith
vile, Lieut.. PAtrot,, from Elizabeth, Writ
lllass anli ding Gampany B. from
i5 baF6thg pEiags, stlFted for Big Bead
a6pal eight O'Clock, so as to artiVe Al the
spot about fur o'clock A. NJ, and as the
Captain expressed himself to make q full
dHy "dNm EN-
Everything being in readiness, the exps
diIiOu left, aud arrived at and surrounded
the "0ld Tan House." In the bead. and
squatted down to await until ii WAS light
enough TO see through the sights Of their
rifles They did not wait long, however,
for daylight. Now and thea n slight stir
would betrny the impatieuce Of the troop'.
"Cuss me, ef can't knock the top knot
ofn Ole Pete SNurbOurnc," gruuted one Of
the men. Sand you'll git your top knot
knocked of il you open that mammoth
cave Of yours again" remarked Captain
Baggs.
Daylight broke clear aud beautiful, but
10! the birls had aown. They were out
on thievlng expedition, and SO mi'sed
tue snare LAID for them. Before many
minutes the hOld Tan House" was 10
flames. and another house adjoining. The
troops then formed, and pushed on to the
house Of Pete Saurbourne, Of the gttrtril-
las. Here they were agreenbly surprised
to find small lot Of the MoccasinI, of
whom five were killed outright, and every
one Of the balance wounded. Capt. Simp-
sou's men killed two on their march from
Snithyille to Burning SPRING., one of
whom iS reported to be the Veritahle Old
Pete himself The ttoops all behaved
with cOOlness and credit,
One more dash As them and they are
gone up community. Toe balance Of
them are now alta place called the "Three
Forks of Rsedy" We have got four.
teen OF them here in Jail. There would
have been seventeen altogether, but three
were released on parole Tor four dars, With
thS comforting assurance that iflhey were
not here in time the wholr Of the balance
would be hung, Crpt. Bnggs remarked ia
a very quiet way, just as they were going,
"Now Soys get back in tine, II yon don't,
| have got rs good pair Of revolyels As
ever YOU saw, and you'll get pill llfrom me
Of them just as sure as you live, Now
mind
To-day another expedition leaves 10 pay
their respects to the balance Of the gtng,
now about seventy strong One detsch.
ment goes from Burning SPRINGS uhier Col.
RHthhone; another frum Writ Court House
under Major Trimble. Capt. BaEgs goes
around and comes upthe Spencer road aud
Nll To meet at the Three Forks Of 3 ely at
q stated time, and then "Lsr justice be done
though the heavens ,h,ud tar
0ne old seresh come in aud glvehim.eIf
M, hut strong susplcions ofhIs being in
a,rttd fur murder bring,enitrtliped he was
very properly .juggrd" for safe keeping,
nut by some means be prevailed upo bis
keeper 10 allow him to go out for wax,
lie weat dowa 10 Conplny pa quarter
where ne happened 10 geta sight II Col.
Rlhb0pe, Major Trimbls aud Adjaaat
lSbertl, slowly riding into town, he cut
stick and run for ii. A squad Of Company
Dundtr Sergeant Bell gave chase aud xiii.
I'd him. This party captured ten fne hor.
Sea anil sir rife gun. all .eceih property.
Vcry R spscltally Yours, &C.