Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-20

these peeezssties hare at Lac. to be sup
Piled from This side of tbe mOu4;sIns-
There IS doubtless no other Department
Of the army IA The Union that Is aot amply
supplied With an able and eEPerieEeed
GeneEAl STAT. Of Ubieh EEo o. more Of
each are reqGired-Ose for the Department
Headquarters asd one for he army in the
fed. Gen Fremont has, AZ Presen;, only
the following. TO vii: Assistant Adiutsnt
Geaersis-OEe n Wheeling; one has been
ordered away QaarteEDasieTs-Ooe in
Wheeling; one here, aud good oae, TOO.
WseelzaE5 none here. EsEiae=s-One IA
Wheeling, sick; tVO ordered agsyT none
hare Ordinance OEeers-Nore 10 be lad
"a seTi0us defect Mastering 06eers-
Oae ordered away none here Medical
DireetOss-One ordered away none here.
SurYeons-One ordered away nOae here
Gea- Fremont goes into the feld, there
fore, unproTlded with these reeessaEF IS
siztAsfs-those Who we're here under Gen.
Raseenaas having beta ordered away.
while none others we're sent 20 supply
their places. Some of these aIe filled
te-pocariiy from the Generals private
StAH, who attend TO these IN addition 10
other oneroUs duties RAquixiiiOa has
Z
pAEtment forthese Indispensable assistants.
and they are supposed 10 be coming. Bat
so IS the end of the war, and the BIeukFr
division. Which WILL come drst, OF when,
Who eaa tell? Had Is been deliberately
/ planned 70 cripple Gen. Fremont 70 a most
damaging extent, no one could saw il baz
/ not been successfully accomplished Should
/ he. therefore, achieve success in any ina
Portaut engagement, it will be in spite Of
difficulties and Deficiencies such az no
commander of 50 army Is expected TO Gu
counter. Should he, on the other hand,
+ fail Of slceess IN any great battle, the pub
/ Queuee of obstacles and defects in the or
/ ganization OF his command. for which he
ceyr4iuIy Is rot responsible.
| Petersburgh, in Hardy County, Virgins,
| Is filthy, Uretched little b1miet, such as
/ re might expect 10 6ud Ga the remote boz
ders OF civilization. rs general character
IS sufficiently Indicated by the fact, that
( three taverns of the lowest origin, close to-
I gether, comprise no ineouSidersb.e portion
of the whole town. grist-nilI, and a
small store With no goods therein, appears
/ to be the only other public buildings. This
squGlid, starTeliug place is in striking con.
4 tEast With The lovely valley 10 whose bo-
/ som il seems 20 nestle As might be ex-
i
I exceptions, are SecessionisLS. The men
/ folk are, believe, mostly gone to the war.
( Since We have been here some reliable
! Onion meu have come into camp, giving
important information in regard % the
| leading SeeeSsionists 10 this and adjoining
! counties, Ibeir names. residences aud VAri-
| OBS particulars identifying them end their
acts. They are men of property and Of con
| siderable standing and influence, perhaps
a dozen in all, who DO uoi take up arm
against the Union, but stay at home, and
Uith their influence, their protection and
iheir mopey, aid and abet, and encourage
the rebel mArAuders, hoEse.thieves, guer-
rl.as, and the like. who iufess this part d
tl.e country. Some of THESE leading men,
if caught, may be convicted, and the con-
1 sequences, perhaps may be exceedingly I'M
pleasant.
The evacuation of Yorktown and con-
segment change Of programme in EIstera
4 Virginia has materially changed the aspect
of affairs in the uouatsin Department
The reported withdrawal of Banks toward
StrAsburg, has emboldened the rebel Jack
son in the Great Valley. 70 turn with
Johnson back uoOn MilrOy, and a SHARP
skirmish has taken place near Monterey
IN which our loss Was six killed and some
seventy wounded. The rebel loss is lie.
/ AteheA 10 ud6e Vetu MUCH gTeAEeC. IN
wouted activity prevails here since We ar.
riTel. This is regarded rs a couveuIent
and important point for receiving and for
Warding troops and supplies, and loads O
the latter hare been sent forward II
Franklin, in Psndieton county. a sual
force of cavalry from Gen. Kelleyrs Diyis
ion, has reached here. Ii seems eTiden
that this Department may 6nd something
to do.
One Of our young clerks in the Qusrter.
: masters Department was sent to MoorefelI
yesterday on an eIrand, and remained a
the hotel over night. His bill was 81, anC
: he offered SlO United States Treasur,
Note in payment, but it rould not b,
ehanged, except by his taking Confederate
scrip, which be declined. The seeesl
landlord replied that many persons in tina
town preferred the scrip TO United State
bills. The young man then produced
fac FiN1ile of Confederate note printed il
Wheeling, and sold in the streets there io
ive cents, and offered 1t TO the landlord TO
his tavern bill, and it was taken readi
~; the landlord shrewdIy remarking. i
was on much better paper than theirs
The yoanZ man says he could have had tn
change $50 in genuine scrip, but he ha,
not the conscience to take it,