Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-05
LETTER FROM WHEELING.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette!
WnEELISG VA. April 20.

WHEELING va. April %.
A rebel prisoner named DR.. Herioy was
brought in last night from Clarksburg, and
placed in custody of Provost Marshal Ma
jor Darr lie has served as surgeon in the
rebel army, and WAS taken iu the vicinity
of CIarksburg. 1t is Believed he had come
up into that country as spy, to take back
information which would be valuable to
the enemy.
The Commodore Perry, the boat which
sunk the Government steamer Eunice, was
seized by the military authorities yesterday
morning. This is the same boat which,
| some months ago, ran into n skiiR on the
Kannwha river, filled with Federal soldiers
causing them all to be drowned. It is be-
lieved that the boat has not shown proper
care to avoid injury to life and property.
General Fremont has ordered his staff to
hold themselves in readiness for departnre
at any hour. The General has been de-
tanned at Wheeling much longer than he
had expected. He found great deal TO
be done in the department, in properly
equipping the troops, securing thorough
organization and discipline of the regi-
ments, and in making ample arrangements
for forwarding commissary stores. General
Blehker's division was ordered from Wash
ingtOn to reinforce him some weeks ago,
but has not yet reached his department,
and his movements have been delayed
waiting for these reinfOrcements.
General Fremont has made favorable
impression on the people of Wheeling
during his stay. The constant attacks
upon him in Congress, and by portion of
the press, had created strong prejudices
against him; but they have been general
ly removed.
Instead of being so inaccessible and
III L. rs -,
resented to be, everybody in Western Yir-
ginia, who had anything to communicate
in regard to the condition of the country
in the Department, has found patient
hearing. His time has been precious, and
he has no time for useless conversation,
but no man who does the same amount of
business could have given more time to
those who called upon him.
Mrs. Fremont, as usual, has been sharing
in the Gene ais labor, and relieving him
of much severe labor. As he departs for
the field, she returns to the East to spend
the summer on the sea shore.
The Mountain Department embraces a
large section of country, the most difficult
for advancing an army of any in the Uni-
ted States.
1t is bounded on the East by the She
nandoAh Mountains, and on the West by n
line running North and South through
Knoxville. @
The following divisions of troops are
embraced in the Department: Gen. Car
ter's division, at Cumberland Ford, Ken
taciky; the forces left ut Pikeville, in East.
ern Kentucky, By Gen Garfield, now under
Col. Cranor; the regiments which have
wiutered in the KSnawha Valley, under
the command of Gen. Cox; Gen. Milroy Is
division at Monterey; Gen. Schenck's divi.
sion advancing southward BY way of New
Greek, Romney and Moorefeld, aud Gen.
Blenker's g division, if it should ever reach
the department.
Gen. Fremontis noEiu telegraphic COM
municatiOn with Gen Carter's or Col, Ora.
fact, independently. Bat he is in instant
communication with the divisions of Gems.
Cox, Milroy and Sche nCk. -laAl
These forces cannot all be concentrated
in one army for many months to come.-
But rs the roads improve they can advance
and do good work in their respective sec
tfons. lind
There is great work for the Kanawhs
force, in suppressiDg the pestiferous secesi
south of the Kanawha and New rivers, de
stroying the guerrilla bands and gradually
advancing over the mountains to the Tenn
essee and, Virginin railroad.
: The forces under Generals Milroy ant
Schenck will be within convenient distance
( of Banks division, so that if ordered, tue,
can cooperate in driving the rebels on Il
D Richmond by way of GordOusville. Emo
needed there they can advance southWard
cleaning out the country, holding the Gov
} ington'and Staunton railroad, and strikfn
/ the Tennessee and Virginia railroad ives
of Lynthburg.
i At the same time the Kanawha force
might strike that road farther sonth, Ger
: Carter cooperate at the same time, an
: some two hundred miles of the road be. oC
cnpied simultaneously. know nothing I
: counsels to himself But from the estima
tion of the forces and the country, til
$ above may be regarded as an outline of ii
T campaign.