Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-02

debt on the first day of June, 1861.
On motion Of Mr.. PAXTON the Conven-
ton then adjourned. -
From Romney-
CAMP KEYS, RoslS BY Va, Nov. 2e.
Eds. IntslGgencer: AS writing short let
tiers descriptive of our travels and situation
appears to be the order of the day,
thought would give you briefhistory OF
our little travels since we left Camp Car
lille. Our first march was FROM the town
of Parkersburg on the Ohio River, to
burning Springs, Knuawha, Writ County,
where we remained the short space OF hye
tlnys, scouting and searching in every
possible manner, for the notorious re
ter Lourbourn, Captain of u set of des-
Deradoes that infest lhatregion of country,
numbering about one hundred, (more ia
miIiarly known as the Moccasin Rangers
but our search was in vain. We succeed
cd, however, ia arresting twelve persons
living in TINT neighborhood, who we had
every reason to believe were Secesh, and
sympathizers with the aforesaid Lour-
bourn. We left that place and proceeded
to PArkersburgh with our prisoners. Alter
having arrived there, and handing our
prisoners over to the proper authortties,we
partook of a hearty supper and sound
nights sleep. After we had eaten our
breakfast next morning, and the cooks were
making preparations for dinner we received
mnrching orders for New Greek, TO join
Gen. Kelleys forces, but by some mistake
| or other we was Just soon enough to be
too late. Gen. Kelley had taken the place
from which now write before We arrived
at New Creek, consequently, when we ar
rived we went into Camp Immediately. We
remained Mt New Greek three days and re
ceived orders to proceed to this place. The
weather has been exceedingly favorable and
as well adapted to the mode of living to
which soldieris compelled to resort too,
as any man could expect; in short we have
had quite pleasant time. The men are
all in good spirits, aud Gen. Kelley has so
arranged the liquor question in this place
that the spirits never get into the men.
When we first arrived here the sight OF
female was IL rare thing, but rs soon as
they were convinced that we we're in real
ity humun beings, aud in human form, and
had actually appeared to them in that
shane, and not rs monsters of some indes-
cribable form and appearance, as they had
been led to believe, they returned one by
! one until we have ut last succeeded in
getting back qnite fair proportion
of bright eyed, intelligent looking females
in our town aud, strange to say, they have
got tirmness enough about them to dare to
venture their sweet little forms to church,
aud what is more remnI kable, they can
compose themselves long enough to hear "a
good old Methodist sermon, and sit in the
same pew with US uncOuth, rude and ig-
noraut Yankees. But they still persist In
saying that secession is right.
| It is quite Imaginable to SEQ the male
portion Of this community. They go
| struggling around from one place to an
| other, and look as though they had II
sheep on their backs, and they can
| no more look one of US soldiers in the eye
than jeff Davis l. Co. can stand the fire
of our guns when we attack them at Win
chester, which can assure you will not be
| very long. We have very considerable
force here now, and will have reinforce
ments before Saturday that will make our
force double, and equal to any emergency.
| We are still living in our tents, but have
| succeeded in making them quite confortR-
bio, by means of flues which run though
our tents, under ground, covered with
stone. A furnace at one end and flour
barrel Mt tue other, which serves
as chimney, and you would be astonished
at the quantity Of heat WEI derive from
them. Our tents areas com Portable as any
PERSONS parlor, or any other mans. We
| have received our full complement of
clothing, have plenty to eat, and want
nothing but ii fight, and fear we will be
| disappointed in that.
| Our company has been exceedingly for
innate in the way Of sickness, and it is
| NIL owing to the interchangeable efforts OF
our worthy officers to see that the company
| is we'll provided with everything to make
them comfortable; and with the assistance
of our no less worthy surgeons, Doctors
Bagley and Stidger, we have so far snccee-
ded in keeping the health of our company
above paF. There never was a health
icr or hnppier company congreSated to-
rether, under the same circumstances. We
are, in fact, 6 Pluri6Gs UHum.
| Your is much looked after, and
when the announcement of the mailisheard,
the first thing yon hear from u dozen
voices, is, "What does the Inteliigencer have
to say1p "Let me read it when you get
through 2" and SO it goes all through the
lines. IN,
The troops, in a military point of view,
are progressing finely and all are highly
pleased With tue untiring efforts of our
worthy Colonel, Jos. ThOburn, to make
them proficient military men.
There has been several rumors in your
place, in relation to our troops being bad
~ cared for in the way of provisions,
which l can assure you without the least
possible shadow Of truth attached 10 them,
and the prospects are, that it will never
be the case as long as we are in this part
of the country.
If my communications are acceptable to
you, yo4 willhear from me again, II not,
will forever hold my peace.
PA. B.
Soldier, Go. a, LIST. Va. Regt-
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