, 1862-08-08
The Excitement at ParkerHbur2., Va.
An Apprehended Ratd--Splr{t OF

[F1om the Parkersburg Gazette, Aug.
During tue past week there were various
statements calculated to create anxiety an1oug
us. afr. Beatty WAS shot near Burning
Springs; another mans store vas robbed
near the head Of Tggart's Greek. It was cur
rent1y reported thar gquad Of twenty fire Of
Capt. Pierpoints company had been killed aud
captured at Webb's Mills, and the mills
burned. On Sunday ne had direct statements
that someryille had been taken, with $50 sol
diers, together with the fact that some twenty
Of uur secessioni51s had left here for rebel
dom.
These things, Of courfe, created sensitive
feeling here, especially as We had but about
eeVenty-fVe soldiers here, and the city was
but poorly supplied with arms. About 2
O'Clock on Monday, Judge J. ] Jackson, jr.,
United States Judge Of the Western District
Of Virgins, rode rapidly up street to the
court house, stating that there were 400
gutril1as mounted within six miles OF town,
in Tygart's Valley. The whole circumstances,
the high position Of the one who stated this,
aud his declaration that it came from reliable
source, of course, inspired confidence in ths
truth Of the statement OUT military COM
mittee telegraphed to Marietta aud to Athens,
Ohio. At the former place 200 men were at
once collected and armed, and about getting
on board the cars. Then a dispatch was sent
for them not to come. At Athens more than
100 men volunteered at once, aud some came
to the river before they we're stopped. In
Belpre, across the rlTer, q committee was sent
over, offering LOO men if they could have guns
and ammunition, for which the committee
Offered to become responsible. One OF the
committee was ME. George Dana; the other
We do not know. The people of the couutEy
came in with spirit We love to chronicle, f.
P. dis, q. Il. Dils, }. J. Fulton, 7. 7. Dayi-
son, and good many others th2t We cannot
name, left their teams in the field, took their
guns and came in. Among others, Mr. Nor
gan, over eighty years OF age, shouldered his
gun and came In, saying he must have one
Shot at the enemies Of his country.
As to our own people we have but few
words to SAY. Tneir conduct was what ne
expected. Men, boys, and even women
wanted guns, and some Of the latter prepared
| to supply bullets. There Was no face upon
which we did not see perfect determination,
and we now say that we are perfectly conf
dent TINT no force less than 500 men can coma
into this town with hostile inteot. We no9
know that we are able and willing to defend
ourselves. We never saw men in better spirits
or behave better. Yet We have no occasion
here for the actual display Of military spirit.
We have clear means Of reformation, and We
| ale satisfied there are not over 100 gueti1as
Or rebels low In arms west of the Allegheny
| mountains.
| Judge jackson owes It to himself apd to
! the citizens Of Parkersburg to state explicitly
the source from which he derived his informl
| tion on Monday that the town WAS to be as
| sau}ted- There are those who believe, and
| will continue to believe, until he explains,
| that it was gotten up By his f4ther aud brother
| that they might, by the expense Of 8 little
| horte-fesh and money, bring themselves out
| Of the cloud In which they no are We dc
| not believe they are mean enough tor that.