Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-29

} time in ,the service. Dureyea'a men havt
been all the time on or near the Potomac
I making AN advance only Of thirty mile
) luring the year, and scarcely ever ccmins
within sight Of the enemy They hav,
been playing soldier for the protection o
Washington. Our Western troops hay,
driven the enemy out of Western Virginia
cleared them out of tho SHENANDOAH Val.
ley, meeting them in battle frequently, and
always sOundly thr1shing them, They
lave climbed mountains and wadcd rivers
marched without tents, sabeisted without
raItOns, slept in the rain, aud have every
q Rhere driven the enemies of the country
before them. Their colors, like their gar
ments, are stained and torn, bat there Is
honor and glory 10 every shred.
This portion of tho army of the POtOmn.
i excels in appearance, but military iustro
sheds its brilliaucY upon the gallant men
who have suffered hardships aud exposure,
and won the battles.
There is as strong contrast between
/ the officers as the men. General Duryea'a
| t9tnF officers and their horses are adorned
| with an immense amount of yellow. Our
| Generals are in working harness Jimmy
7 Paddy Shields" does not display single
I brass button. Gen. Kimball wears the old
Colonels coat aud cap in which he lay last
fall eXpoSed to equinoxial storms on the
summit ofGheat Aonntnin. The only ztars
havVi seen in this Division are on the
shoulders of Gen. Ferry, who is from Con-
necticut. The one prides himself ON his
tranpings, snd the other on bis service TO
the country. samoa
There is another ssroug contrast. AL
though Duryea's Brigade have bad nothing
to do but drill, while Shields have been
continually on the go, the thirteen rrri=
ments handle their arms and move with
mnch more accuracy. II is nm argument
that a months service in the icld, ia worth
six in the camp
/ As have informed you, General Shields.
to obey the orders of the War Department,
and reach General Mcdowell 10 time, had
to rob his men of their tents, and reduce
! transportation down to one wagon for
company. Sucn sacrifices are common to
the army OF the West, but here the thing is
| different, Duryea's Brigade has as much
bSggags as this whole division. Over the
roads this division has just travelled, some
times making twenty miles day, that bri-
gade could not go eight miles within twen-
tv-tOur hours. This explains, in "a great
measure, the comparative slow movements
of ;he army of the Potomac. The immco-
sity of baggage weighs them down, when
away from railroad or water transportation.
! The army of the Potomac sacrifices its eff
iictency to appearances. I make :his dec
larAtiOn on ths suppositi0n that Duryea's
Brigade is a fair specimen of the army Of
the Potomac. sa
.sl ~ RgFIrTISG.
Gen. Shields was ordered TO report at
this point. On his arrival here be was I'M
medistely ordered to joiH Mcdowell 1T
fredericksburg. Ho demanded rest Tor
i his wesriet troops, and time to furnish
them with much needed .clOthing. Many
Of his men are barelooieh, and there is no;
spare blouse, pair Of pants or shoes lin
the whole division. Last night reQuisi-
tioos were made for fun supply, and the
division Will be here untii the men are
fnrnished anew, and eau make an appea r
auce becoming tho army of the Potomac.
As | understand it, AcDowell will not ad.
vance until he is reinforced by this divis-
ion. ammo militray prophet, but ven
tnre to predict that this gallant Western
division will compose NcDowell's advance,
and will be scptfOrward to clear the wayto
Gordonsville, aud if so they will clear ihe
track. They are competent to teach Il reg
iment how TO "On to Richmond"
4 no rBSTs. 10, q
General Shields, after the experiences of
the late march, has determined to dispense
with tents altogether. He substitutes large
rubber blankets, which can be put up so as
\ TO shelter the men from rain. This will
enable the division to move with greater
ease and rapidity. The troops are so hard-
ened to exposure that they don't care
much whether they have ANYTHING to cover
/ them.
SHAN BATTLE.
Dureyea's Brigade had sham battle this
afternoon, using blank cartridges. For an
hOnr or two they kept up tremendous
rattle of ,nusketry, and roar of artillery
: 1t WAS splendid waste OF gunpowder. /.
uuI told that these sham battles occur fire.
quently in these parts, TO get the men used
10 the excitement of the field.
FOR wAsuGSGroX.
4 large number of our officers are going
up TO Washington tomorrow. IL is only
! about two hours run by car. i have half
notion to try.iteUn myself, il eau run
the Washington newspaper blockade.
am anxious TO accompany tho division to
Fredertcksbur2,s and am a little fearful that
III | 80 to Washington the rules and regA-
lations estab1ished' at Washington in refer
etce to the press may sever my connection
AS the divisloni is likely TO remove to-nor-
COW, 4 thipE will, for the, present, alloT
| Washington 10 remain lSyIsIBLE.
That ArmIEtIeo with the 5C3uerrIIIas.