The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-04
[From the Wheeling Intelligencer, lst.1
Imnnrfanf from Western Virginia.

Important from western virginia.
The last two days have been days of
unusual excitement The news of Satur-
day evening agitated the community
very greatly. The feeling was rather one
of relief from painful apprehension than
otherwise, but still there remained an
anxious desire to know more of the final
result The good part of the news was
that Pope had relieved his complication,
and had combined and concentrated his
threatened line so as to meet the enemy
upon the Identical field of Bull Run, and
there save the Capitol fu
Later in the evening of Saturday we
had a new excitement, in the shape OF
the news from Buckhanon and Weston.
Colonel Wilkinson telegraphed to Gen.
Samuels, that the former place had been.
taken by the guerrillas; that the enemy.
we're in large force all through that coun-
try; that General Kelly, who was at Bev-
erly, had been cut off, and that raid on
Weston and Clarksburg was apprehend-
ed, and asking for immediate reinforce
ments. This added to the excitement
of the people, and was the prevalent sem
sation up to the middle of the night.
Tuseday morning the people awoke
hungry and thirsty for news. They awoke
also to find that preparations had been
in progress all through the night to send
forward the 18th Regiment to the aid of
our forces who were falling back from
Weston to Clarksburg. Capt Downing
So also had Mr.. Ford, the Superinten-
| dent of the Baltimore road An immense
amount of work had been done
After breakfast, everybody throughout
the city was on the qua rice. The troops
of the 18th regiment began moving over
from the Island to the depot. Their APP
pearance created great sensation The
people focked after them. At the depot
there was thousand rumors and ex-
| elements afoat about what had happened
in every quarter from which there had
been news 1t was confidently asserted
that another great battle had been going
on between Pope and jackson, and that
we had, in the language of the news boys,
got great victory" 1t was also said
that.Kelly was in great danger at Bever.
lev, that Buckhanon had been completely
sacked and that Weston, including even
the Lunatic Asylum, had been laid waste
and that all our troops at both places had
been killed or taken. 1t was astonishing
the credit which these exaggerated ru
mors obtained Our Office was throngeC
with people clamorous for the news
"When will an extra be out?' was the
universal inquiry. 1t seemed to be il
vain that we assured the crowd that M
news of any moment had been received
by the newspapers. "Giye us what yon "
got, was the cry.
1t was aseertained that the bank off
GERS at Weston and Clarksburg had ar
rived in the city with their. money ant
valuable papers. Of course this addet
to the prevalent excitement. 1t was a
serted that the enemy were in Ciarksburg
that they were tearing up the rails of tn,
Northwestern road, and that they woult
be in Grafton to-day. The friends of til,
( soldiers expressed apprehension that TIL
train on which they were going would b.
metsby the enemy-that some trap woul,
be laid for it by which a disaster woul,
take place. The wives and sisters an,
female friends generally of the soldier
inclined to the latter views
At about 10 o'clock the first train 90
off, amidst great hurrahs. The troop
were in excellent spirits, and fine
body of men never left for the seat ofwar
This last was the general remark of al
spectators. AT about twelve the remain
der Of the regiment got off. The Who'll
body left fully provided. ~