Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-03

There IS nothing left for the papers in
Wheeling, as elsewhere, but to follow suit
in the general advance Our wholesale
rates to- News dealers will be advanced
iiR a day or two. We shall try and keep
from advancing on single subscriptions to
the daily as long as possible. 10 Fiita7i
From the 14th and 18Th Regimsnts.
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Editors Lntsihgencer: .hsi8iu
n For the purpose of letting the friends of
the l4th apd 10Th Virginia Volunteers
know how we are getting along In camp, |
have eoneluded ito troubleyou with q com.
munieation which we hope will prove sufi- :
entlyinterestinglt ito se0nre place IN your
valuable paper; andtO make il more accep-
table to your numerous Union -logiug read.
ers, Rillibegin by giving you an account
of one Oflthe most thrilling events of the
war. It was such at least to the hero of
the affair. Gen. Milroy has in his employ
one ohatfeld 4HardaWay, but more COM
monty known in camp as Clarence Clayton,
who acts as chief scout for his General
Said Clayton is a New Yorker by birth, but
more !recently from st. Louis, where he
distinguished himself as a member of Fre-
mOn'ts Body Gnard in Zagoyni's celebrated
charge ateSpTingdeld. He was afterwards
engaged as a SCOUT for 3cn. Fremont, and
finally at the commencement of the present
campaign offered his services to Gen. Mil.
roy, who, on or about theJlOth inst, sent
him from Monterey via Mcdowell TO Warm
Syringe, in advepce of Capt Rowand's cav
airy, with instructions to make a dash into
the campjf possible,, osioai T. sflo-s
When within about nine miles of the en-.
emy'S camp, and about half a mile in ad-
vance of the company, he discovered a
light in n house some forty rods from the
road, and upon npprOaching the bars of the
fence surrounding the house WAS challenged
by "a picket. Upon being Iuterrogated by
the, rebel sentinel with the usual F'who goes
there ~ he Immediately answered ga
triend, " and followed his answer by asking
the picket who he was, The picket told
him be belonged to Col. HarnRss' Bath cav
airy, Blythe time Clay ton had learned who
he was, Col. II. and niue of bis meI had
sprung from the house to their saddles and
Immediately. confronted him with cooked
reyolvers and carbines. Upon being inter
rogated again by the rebel Colonel, the willy
scout informed him that he was a short
distance in advance of Captain DuTal's cav
Rlry from Staunton, sent 10 reinforce Col.
H., WhereuPon he was told that Col. II. was
before him. Clayton then told him that his
Captain Dnyalr) would be oyeEjoyed to
meet him there, as he supposed be was at
the Springs, At this moment the cavalry
cEme along the road, aud while the Colonel
aud his men were covering the breast-of
the scont be called the Captain down and
Introduced him to Col. H., at the same
time letting down the upper bar, when
over went horse and scout followed by the
cavalry, who Immediately surrounded the
Colonel and his squad and very cody
asked them for their arms, at the same
time the scout aPologised for, practising
the ruse in order to save his life. Il is
said that the Colonel asked for knot hole
to crawl into, FemRFkiHg that he '.had been
sold too cheap 5e,t,l -.r
In regard to our situation. We are
at present enjoying a good degree Of health
and spirits, Although we were a short
time since suffering from bad colds, rheu-
matistn, dlarrh6l, yellow iapndice, and
a host of other ailments, and our spirits
were depressed by the iuactiop, or NO ac-
.tton, Of the Grand Army of the Potomac.
We have been relieved by Or, Whites Balm
of Life, tho best medicine for q soldier
ever used, 1t removes the rheumatism
and bowel complaints tue quickest of any
thing we have ever known. This fact We
wish our families and friends generally TO
know, so that they can call on DR.. Logan,
il Wheeling. and get it. if they need it.
We have been relieved Of our depression Of
spirits By the appointment of Gen. Bum
side 10 the command of the Potomac army,
and the removal of Gen, Buell. from the
Southwestern army. We have some guar
rautee now thai, there. win be something
done besides guarding rebel property and
protractipg the war in order 10 make fat
job, for a few head officers, Our opinion
Of things in general upaer this head Is that
we will represent the sentiments of not
only our two regiments, but of a large ma
jority of the troops stationed here, num-
beFIng III dare not say how many. r.
We have remarked that our spirits have
been revived by, the promotion of Burnside,
and consequent removal of McCleilan but
what sstonisbes us the most of all is that
Mcclellan, sMeDowelli aud Buell. were re-
tanned in office SO long as the were, for
from the testimony Of parties in the en-
| gagements on the Peninsula and Bull Run
il is evident that Mcclellan, and Mcdowell
also, were more interested 10 getting Pope
defeated than they were in capturing Jack.
! SON., This little, uppRtriotic, niggardly
| spirit that stoOps soloW.as to enYy brother
officer and jeopardize The best interests OF
the country, rather than that another
Should have theeredtt ofgaining Victory,
we hope is now puEged out of the army,
| hence our spirits are revived. .s5le I
We can now eheerfuny follow our brave
lcommapders Kelley, Milroy aud Mulligan
| 10 the Aeld OF, combat, and glory. They
have all shown fghtr proved their disinter.
ested dpatriotism and consequently command
our respect and confidence. We hope eve
~ other, department, of our armies aIe
| bIest With as brave, nnsel6sh and patriotic
commauders as We are. and If so we would
soon make an end of this ,aceursed- rebel
lion,s We have heretofore suffered more
from the bad conduct Of our own Of
ticers than we have from the, enemy This
tSet had become 20 ,p4lpabls that men of
the pnrest patriotic principles were deferred
from splisting, fol, while they saw men At