Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-10

June I, 1861.
There was little excitement here last
night, occasioned by the firing on the sen
tiuel at this end of the bridge. The shot
was fred from the point of the Hill across
Three Fork, which emp!ies into the river Mt
the bridge. a locomotive was crossing
the bridge at the time, and tue glare ofthe
headlight falling upon the sentry made
him IL good mark for the miscreat who
was lurking in the darkness watching for
a slot. One of tile outside picket guards,
who WAS stationed abotu two miles to the
east of the town was missing this
morning. After careful search his gun
was found in pool of mud and water, bmt
no other trace of him could be found. He
was probably captured by lurking enemies,
though there is no reason why they shouid
have concealed and left his gun. lie was
an Indiana man. DISCRETION in the case is
very improbable. Double guards are post
ed and rigid regulations are enforced. No
person is allowed after u certain hour, TO
pass in or out OF the town, without Il pass
or the conntersign. Two guards who were
found drunk Mt their posts, to-day, are in
the guard house. The peurlty, rigidly en-
forced. is death. The negro who commit
ted the murder ut Phillippi, is also here in
confinement.
Col. Wiley was brought here to-day,
from Phillippi. lie was carried on litter
MS far as Webster, being very feeble. He
is suffering fr0m II fever and nervous pros
lrntion He will receive every attention
here that medical skill can hestOw, Col.
K.IIy has been worse during the day,
though he is resting easy this evening"
The tr,in that brought iCol. Wiley down
from Webster. ais brought down about Al
d"zpn boxes of the muskeis captured at
Phil ipDi. They are very hard looking
pieces, old rusty Aint-lOck$, such rs Wise
distributed the time of the John Brown
raid.
Information has been received here from
sources that cntilie it to consideration, that
Ben McCulloch has been ordered to this
part of the State Ivy Letcher, to take COM
mand of the secession forces now between
Phllippi Giid Stanton, Hdd TO raise recruits
and carry on the WAR in Western Virginm.
Although this hit OF intelligence is not
fully credited, efficient measures will he
adopted To meet any snch eXigency. Ben
will find II good deal of work before him
in this section of the State. He had bet
ter come well prepared,
Occasionally we hear of incidents in the
conflict going on around us that remind
one of the adventurous deeds of the revo-
luton. Of some such have been hearing
some outlines for ii dhv or two past. They
relate partially tn the Uniun prisoner found
in the jail ut PhillipPi and released by the
Capture OF that place last Monday. learn
that II man named Leonard Clark, who is
well known ;anh knows the country wc!l)
in the surrounding counties, rendered his
services at Parkershurg as scout to the
Colonel of the 18th Ohio regiment and was
accepted. He is. an athletic, muscular de-
tcrmincl and during man, and would like
nothing he;ter than the pcrilnuS adventure
upon which he entered. 1; appears that,
accompanied by Myers. who is young
man and IL German from Clhrksburg, he
reached the neighhnrhoOd of PhiIlippi on
the Saturday before the attack They
passed the outside Dickets without Obscr.
vatiou. aud were getting along very sue
ressinlly in picking M little bits of useful
information which they found lying about
loose. But holiness getting the better OF
discretion they approached too near the
town, and suddenly came upon party of
dragoons The odds were too great against
them, and being mounted they wheeled
their horses and endehvOrcd to Escape
The Dragons gave chase, firing at them Ms
they ran. The balls whislled around their
utsltlSS SShSEstl HtSSlU8 LHTullRl NSIirk mat,
but doing no other damage. They dashed
mndly on, pursuers and pursued. One of
the hOIsemen came close up to Clark and
he wheeled and shot him dead with rI-
vnlver. Another came up ard seizel him
by the left arm. lie Instantly turned the
revolver aud shut OFF the hand at the wrist
But another nndm0re appallinghanger was
upon them In the madness of the chase they
had not anticipated what might. be ahead,
when they suddenly came upon sound
Of pockets, who cOmpretemding the scene
lcveled their guns anl fired ut the advance
ing tugitives. The balls passed hnrmeless-
ly Ivy the men. Int Clarke's horse after
running about so yards reared up and fell
lead He had been shot ia the brenst.-
Clarke Immediately dashed INFO thirket
where the cavalry could not follow aud for
Il time elude'l his pursucrs. Myers WAS
taken, Carried to Phillippi and a council
held at once to determine his fate. Two
of his fellow townSmen who were present,
Bob johnson and GUurge Lurty. urgeL that
he should be hung ut once and without
mercy, hut Bill Cooper, another of hi,
tnwnsmen, succeeded in having it postpnn-
ed until the foil swing Monday morning Il,
! . o'clock Myers was at once incarcernted
\ in the jail, and nothing saved him hut the
attack and flight of Monday morning, at Al
moment which left but ahOnt half AN hour
intervening between him and the gAlIowS
A joyful sound indeed was the roar Of the
first gun on the heavy morning air to thn,
man, who expected nothing but that in a
few hrief moments he woull he launched
into eternity, AMI dangIe stitfening corpse
from the gallows tree. "Benutiful u6ou
the mountains" were the feet of those
who brought him delivcrhnce from so hor-
riblea fate! and what must have heen his
emotion of gratitude 10 his resrurrs and
an overruling PrOvidcucp, on finding him
SELF snatched Gom the jaws OF death.
After the capture of Myers, Clarke un.
dertOok TO make his escape by keeping the
woods. The cavalry could not follow
him, hut the pickets and party OF iufan.
/ Try which was Immediately sent after him
kept ups hot pursuit. He was known tc
them and they strained every nerve to effec,