Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-07
The GuerrIIlasin Roane County.

Capt. j. d. SbOWulter WAS on visit To
our place on Wednesday. He has had
some very narrow. escapes among the
Fgaerillas, seYeqOf whom DC, brought With
him g prisOnefs; the mott prominent az
Nhom,Ner Sileott al I Hays, Two OF the
leaders He SAYS there are! more than $50
b1shWhaek altoget hsr, and, asswas sup
posed Here, the guerEtllas took advantage
OF the armistice granted By Col Rathbone
TO perfect their arrangements for further
deptedAtiOns. The captain aud his men
have been engaged for some time 10 guard
| ing sRagoa trains passing from RavensWo6d-
70 Spencer, and q every trip have .bsanl fih-
ed on 6y the Rangers, who take advantage
OF secluded places along the road, None
Of our men have been injured as yeti but
tR few days ago got into q very tight place,
some seventeen miles from Spencer. After
having been fred on al. several points. the
( Captain ran his train down into meadow,
ct the side of the road, 10 camp all night,
the'men sleeping on their arms. Knowing
the rebels to be in force at mill some
distance ahead, the Captain determined 10
send to camp for reintorcements, He start
ed Joe HershbeFger and daring cavalry
man to eut their way through. Coming
near to the mill, they ran their horses over
tue picket aud knocked him down; went on
/ 70 the bridge, ran over the party who were
attempting TO destroy it, knocking one of
them into the creek, aud then started at
I full speed. Opposite the mill, full
yOlley was fired at them, Knocking OF Joe's
cap aud injuring the cavalryman's horse,
which threw him OF. Joe started back, the
rebels still firing, got the cayalryman on
behind, and got nto4eamP with flying coll
Ors, the wounded horse passing them on
the way aud reaching Spencer first. Rein.
forcemeuts were procured, but the Captain
/ took the train round safely by new route,
without passing the mill. On the way,
they were fred on from a small rayine,
and our boys returned it with Interest, two
of the gnerrillas being left dead on the
ground, and 1t is not known how many
more may have been killed or wounded by
our boys during the whole time.
On Monday last the Captain, while
bringing on the prisoners, had q hair
breadth escape. While passing a poini
where the road was very narrow, The creek
on one side and brush-coyered cliff on the
other, the train was fred on FROM the hill
the balls whizzing past thickly, aud gIanc.
ing in the creek. One just grazed the Gap,
tain's forehead, raising large lump, and
as the Captain says, 'giying him severe
headache.H
Tbs bushes are SO dense 10 some places
that you can't see man ten yards distant
from him. The Captain says The UnioI
men are extremely scarce, and most Of them
will not dare to gtvean information against
the Rangers. he was 10 the guerrilla
camp several times during the armistict
and was treated very we'll by Downs
though some Of his men tried nnsuccess.
fully TO waylay him on his last return. fol
the purpose of getting his horse and trap
VI OinfyI Eunad nj ninataay, aTav,r,.,sss ~,
der command Of one Dusky, were not in
cluded in the armistice, and be and hi!
men were very abusive to Capt. ShoWalter
when Downs threatened to put.them unde
arrest. These were probably the men whC
trtnd to play the bandit.
The Captain says the boys are all vel
and 10 good spirits. Charley Eyster cam,
with the Captain on his home trip be ha
In his possession a tremendous two-edgeC
bowie knife, captured from one Of the prIs
oners, which is quite a, curiosity.