Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-27
letter non, camp Lander.

- CAMP LAEDER,
NEW CRlEE, Feb. %, 1852 3z-4
EdiiOrs IntelLlgeaeer:
will now give you Il brief sketch of our
camp here, the condition of things In gen-
eral, aud the kind Ofweather we are now
having, &c. ] see by the lnteliigencer that
my Wheeling friends were making preps-
rattons TO celebrate the birthday Of NVasli-
ington in more becoming manner than II
has been done heretofore, and owing To
the late good news four union Victofies) /
suppose it was celebrated in "A Jealous and
becoming manner By the Wheelingites.
The glorious news that has lately arr
rived from Our army in the South, caused
some excitement here In camp aud sent n
thrill to every patriotic and Union loving
heart, and the boys have forgotten their
trouble and hnrdships, and have been in a
lively and jovinl manner ever since the news
arrived, aud we are now anxinusly await
ing the arrival Of the Inielligeheer for later
news. must now tell you what kind OF
weather we nre now having in camp, It has
been raining, stotciNy, clustering aud Elow.
tEg at terrible rate ever since daylight
this morning and the mutl is so deep that
there is great danger of being swdmped or
nttred If you donot walk In the right course
and step very lightly. While the wind to,
day Is almost int0lerable, it has been play-
ing thunder with the roofs of L0uses, trees.
fences, &C., about here. And the gable
end ofthe brick building that ls occupied
by Capt. Showalter's. Company was blown
down IN gale this morning, andift leaves
tue poor fellows almost out of doors, they
Will either have to weatherboard the end
OF the house or else board the weather
which Is sometimes Vtry unpleasant
boarder. Ea
The weather here for the pIst two months
has been very ehangeable indeed. Scarce.
" three days alike In succession. Now
yesterday was q beautiful day with ,ls.
while to-day Is just the reverse. Yester!
day the sap of the sugar maple dtipped al
most q stream from the tree, while to-day
you could get nary tlrap IL you'd squeeze
em. Bustt is better to stick It out. tax
the weather 6s II comes without murmur.l
ing. and We will get through the campaign
with less trouble. But nothing more about
the weather this time. There was lre.'
port came into camp early this moruinp
stating thatithe rebels, about one hundred
tn'number (the supposed SheetE cayalryI.
had come within three miles Of our. camp,
and had stopped Atthe house of Mr.,
Pares, a Union man taken SIR p. a mis-
onert Eansackedtthe premises and carried
of every thing valaable ihey could lav their
hands upon. Ontle evidence ofttis .boJ'S
report, MlJor Tomlinsou sent out detaeb-
meats of tue 5th Virginia infantry. COM
tnanded by Capt ShowAiter,f and q portion,
OF Capt, Shaw's cavalry, to try and snare
some Of the robbers if they could be- found
at all. The cavalry and part Of the jnfsutz
~ have since retprneds and -popoFt5 Ibat
there had been rebel cavalry 4hete,t but All
had fed four hours before our b6vS GOT
thtres Capt. ShoWNIter has concluded tot
remain ont there believe with some IF
the men, for he hasnot yet returnei.s The.
The Captain Is brave fellow, and IL any
Of the tbteying seOnndrels crosses his pat1
he'll stop thetr wind 8as =.
q 0nr company is getting along ,remarka-
IblylEFFell We are enjoying as good health
as any set of men in the service: n rsi
only had q little spond1lik Circulated
amoDy yus By tie P. NJ WeiW6uid be better
satisfied. Bnt.opr Colonel was here iyes--
,terday. and he told MS that the man viti,
the rocks would be around in about two
weeks from now. So gsel
belieTe 4 have given ,yOu- -ailths news
from Camp Lander. Ths ,Eeather d SF
Wild qs ever ont OF doors, 50 / viii NOT
venture ont now. W. NJ NJ
Company K. 9th Va Regiment.