Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-05

at AuO brluSeJ &C.
HURRICANE BRIDGE, Va.
Upon the remnant of secesh acCou
book, have determined to write Il f,
ines to you about matters and things i
general.
Five companies, including our own c.
6 J, were ordered, day before yesterday,
pack up as soon as possible and prepare I =
4 march to this place. This is the poll 3
you remember, at and around which wi
he theatre of the late affair which result,'
so ndvantageouslyt to our arms.
AN EXPEDITION.
The march was Il most disagreeable OIL.
as the rain-which began some hours III
fore starting-continued almost the who
distance, making the roads not only We.
muddy but, what was infinitely worsi
very slippery. But Major Franklin, wi
was iu command of the expedition, by :,
iicious restings ut different intervals alor
.he road, brought us safely through wi
Out one exception.
l believe the object of our expedition,
he first place, is to protect the Union mt
n voting tomorrow, some four or s
niles from here, at a place called MI
Bridge, after which we will probably 6
IN to Guynndotte, where that portion
,ur regiment now at Redhouse will jos
is.
This, however, is only probable, not ce.i
ain. The late expedition has had 81 mo
;alutary effect upon the inhabitants roun
about here. Many have taken the oals
lud submitted. while all, both gWoHda
Secesh and Union, treat us with resPc,
he most profound. The town havin.
,een strongly Secesh, is generally desertei
~ the inhabitants as a consequence
We have our quarters in the best houst
n it.
The people roundabout here may THANH
he cowardly Captain Herndon for all the'i
roubles, who, by the very chiYalrous e!
.ct of firing into small unnrmed steaml
II, brought them all upon them. TheI /
nay, however, be IL Providence in tbi
whole affair, as it has resulted in breaktn |
I'D ~ nest of the meancst class of traitors
Lud of an appropriation of large nmouus
# their property to the benefit of tht
United States. Flocks aud herds, horseS
ken, negroes, bacOn, tobacco, whisky
carriages and wagons, wool, dry goods
&C., &c, all taken from those in arml
.gainst the United States. These gentlcl
men will learn ere long, if they have mol
Ilready, that las Horace Mann said on on
,ccasion), sit is in decided bad taste for
nan to murder his own mother"
One incident of the expedition will ill
ustratc at the same time the cool courag
If our men and the dastardly cownrdice oi
hose in arms against us:
MATTERS AT OLD MoRRIs's.
The principal sufferer in the last exped;i
ion WAS a wealthy farmer named Morrisi
living some four miles from here, towar.
Iuyandotte AS the expedition approach
ID his house, and had attained to within
ihort mile of it, Major F. E. Franklin pro
POSED to Captain o. P. Evans, of Compan.
B, that they two should ride on as kin,
If cavalry, in advance. They accordiugI.
proceeded to within n short distance u
Norris house, before which stood six Sci
:esh pickets, who, upon seeing the tw
lorsemen, fed with marked precipitation
10 the woods. Just after this DR.. -
,on-in-law to Morris, came out of tn
house to where he had nefo.e fastened t'I
he front fence, a splendid Canadian pony
Seeing the two cavalry aforesaid, he Rpi
the animal so suddenly that Ii
,ecame frightened, broke loose and ra'I
lown the road-the man after him, tryiugI
10 catch him; but the pony, eluding him
zane running back to the Major and Cap
ain, attracted there, no doubt, by thci
horses. The Doctor Immediately com
nenced running q the top of his speed,-I
though armed with gun. The Majol
brought his deadly carbine to bear direct
ly on him, taking certain aim, which wonl
have sent him (where no doubt he had sen
many patriotl to "kingdom come" bu
alas alasl the cap missed fire. The sam
thing happened the second time. Eithe
time the fire wonld have been fatal, 70
the weapon was faultless, and the Major
dead shot.
The Doctor sprung over the fence into
corn field, and succeeded in making hi
escape. While this was going on, OIL,
Morris, with gun in each hand, was see
out of the back door, accompa
MED by five or six guests, whom he ha.
inst been feasting. When the Major ha.
zone into the house he learned from tn
servants that the old ARCH traitor had jus
finished devouring with his guests, sump
tuous dinner, and just before the alarm
had drunk the following humane and class
ical toast: THE damned Yankees, may nj
their throats be cut before to-morroV
night" The fine pony was captured b.
the Major, since which he has rode no othe
animal. The former owner has been hear
to say ''that he would not take FIVE hun
drcd dollars for him. As the old traitO
was in actual arms against the Govern
ment, we were not slow in appropriatin!
large portions of his immense wealth 70
the benefit of the United States. A gen
tleman living three miles from here, wh
has been in the Secession army, was in
vited yesterday to take the oath, which h
refused to do. The Major gave him unit
an hour to-day (Which is .'assed) to tax
it; he has failed to do so, consequently
party from our company has been sent ou
TO appropriate his property for Uncle Sam
ut least what they can drive on foot, 70
he is u flrmer of some substance. On
horse with II Piatt Zouave on his back ha
just arrived. What will follow we shul
soon see.
THE SCENE OF LATER AFFAIR.
/ yesterday visited the spot where GU
young picket guard shot the secession Ser