Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-03

for obtaining from the commander of the
guerrillas (who is none other than the mo-
torions JenkinsCa stipulation for the pro-
lection of private property. No Outrages
upon houses or families are known 70 have
been committed, hut in addition to destroy
ing all the government property, the guer-
riIlas Quilted all the stores in the town,
except One-there being ten in all-and
after stealing as much as they could carry,
took the goods iato the streets and burned
them to ashes.
The Quartermaster is blamed for refus-
ing to distribute the Government arms to
the citizens without they were all recsipted
for. The result was they had to fight Tor
run r.ther) without them, and the guns
were captured and burned up. Red tape
is good thing in its place, but there seems
to have been no time for it ;heu aud there.
The guerrillas are represented rs being
well--armed and as being all mounted
travelling ON horseback and lighting on
horseback or afoot, according to circum-
stances. Ther all carry breech loading ri
fies and side arms.
They did not remain long in Buckhannon
after completing their work OF destruction,
but moved on to Weston, sixteen miles dis
tant aud twenty-three miles from this point.
The citizens are returning to Buekhaunon.
Many of them are here and intend to go
back to-day. Others scattered into the
country around, and have probably return
ed to their homes ere this. All was quiet
there at tue latest advices, the guerrillas
having abandoned the place almost as sud
denly as they took it.
About daylight Sunday morning they
appeared at Weston, coming in by three
routes and almost surrounding the place.
Our force there consisted of two companies
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| tingly and Fisher, both of whom were alb
sent. They were encamped on little
knoll, short distance up the river above
town. The morning was very foggy, and
their retreat was nearly cut off before the
danger was discovered. Had they been n
quarter of an hour later they say they
would have been surrounded. have talk
ed with several of the soldiers of these
companies and their story, while it agrees
| in the main, seems rather exaggerated
They think the rebels numbered not less
than 1000, consisting of cavalry and in-
fantry. How they managed to see so
many through such a dense fog cannot
conjecture, as they appear to have kept a
respectful distance. Probably the mist
maguiied the number of the enemy some
what. The troops fell back to this point,
abandoning everything they had, tents,
camp equipage, &c, and leaving two sick
behind, named Franklin. Shear and f. Safer
field. One named London was captured.
Lieut. Hoy, who had been under arrest,
and whose flithfulness was more than sus-
pected, is said to have gone over deliber-
atcly to the enemy, and Joined them in the
work of plundering the town. This they
began before the fugitives were out OF
hearing. Although it was so foggy they
could not see, they could bear them break
ing open stores, houses, &c, amid the
greatest confusion and Uproar. 1t is said
that the stores of Union men were plum
dered, while those of the rebels were spar
ed. How the information is derived | do
not know, but give it as 1 heard it. Num-
bers of citizens are doubtless killed. One
citizen, who was running across the bridge,
gan in hand, was seen to fall; and numer-
Gus shots were heard after "halts" had
been ordered by the robbers. Jas. Tread
way, of Co. g, on picket, was killed, aud
Peter Dis, of the same company, was
shot through the hand.
There is nothing from Weston or yicini-
ty to day. Yesterday the pickets extended
to short distance above Jane Lew. What
has taken place there since, is not now
known. My conjecture is that the rebels
have retired, aud gone off for fresh mis-
chief, at some point, probably along the
railroad between here and Parkersburg.-
They are very clear of coming down in
this direction, and probably have not con-
templated such a thing. A force goes in
pursuit of them to-day, but it will be too
late, of course.
The fears for the safety of this point
were undoubtedly groundless, unless in
deed the rebels have the very large force
some profess to believe they have. II
they had had such a force, they would
have come directly here from Buckhannon,
instead of coming around by Weston. But
they never aimed at this point. They only
aimed to destroy the stores at Buckhannon
and get the money in Bank at Weston, Zone
of which they did and the other they didn't,
and then strike at some other exposed
point.
must not omit to say that tho Z" Bully
Twelfth arrived here at midnight last
night, without serious mishap. 1t began
hard, steady rain about that hour, and
! the men remained penued up in the horse
and cattle cars, like so much live stock, till
morning. This was not SO bad where the
cars had tight roofs, but some of them
leaked like seive, aud the men in them
had to sit and take the rain till daylight
about which time it Stacked. fear some
of them will be the worse of it All this
time we lay within fifty yards of the depot
and numerous other buildings, said to be
empty, in which they could have been
comfortably CHARTERED. They pitched their
tents this morning on high ground, aud
are now "pretty well, thank you"
Since writing the foregoing report has
gained currency here that the rebels took
Vest Union last night, and destroyed the
fine railroad bridge over Middle Island
Greek. Hope it is not true, but have mol
time before the mail closes to trace it up.
It is not credited.
Very little is known here of the move
ments of Gen. Kelley. He is believed,
however, to be all right, and will be heard
of shortly.
From the National Intslllgeneer.
The Four Days, Struggle.