Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-01


received large number Of their recruits
from Ohio and Pennsylvania, but it is
believed by those best informed here, that
twO-thirds of the men composing those
regiments are Yirginians, and that Vir-
ginia's contribution to the army, amounts
to fully eight thousand men.
When il is remembered that at none of
the elections held in the last year in the
State, was there more than 1000 Union
votes cast, it must be conceded that the
Union men of Western Virginia are not
behind their brethren of other States in
devotion to their country One-fourth of
the .oting population is as large number
as any section of our country has given to
the war. The city of Wheeling alone has
given about 1000 volunteers to the army.
Some of the Virgtnians, like Gen. Kelley
and others, have rendered valuable seryi-
ces in contests with the enemy on the
field.
GEN. BECKLEY.
Gen. BeckIcy Was sent to Camp Chase
to-day. He is not from KRnawha county
as enormously stated yesterday, but from
Raleigh county, south of Gauley Bridge.
Becky @. H., the county seat of Raleigh
county, is named after him, and he owns
large property and exerts great influence
in that county. He is graduate Of West
Point aud served thirteen years in the Fed
eral army after graduating at West Poiut.
At the time of the secession of Virginia he
held the office OF BFigadier General in
the State Militia of his section. Pursuant
to the order of Gov. Letcher he Joined
Wise's forces with his militia on their ex.
pedition down the Kanawha. On the re-
treat of Wise his forces disbanded and he
retired to his home. He remained quietly
at home until recently when our troops
occupied his county. he surrendered him
self into their hands, and asked to be per- \
mitted to take the oath of allegiance.
to be loyal to tue Govern.
ment.
Some of the Union State officers here
who have known him we'll have entire I
in his sincerity. He has good !
and would not be taken for
bad man. He willlhaVe to remain, how
ever, for some time in custody at Camp
Chase.
The latest accounts from General Mil
roy's division are that his advance forces
had driven, on the 2lst inst, the rebels
through Buffalo Gap, within fifteen miles
of Staunton, and six miles from the Cow
ingtOu and Stauntou Railroad. The rebel
force retreating in front of Milroy, finding
that they were likely to be cut o e by Banks
at Stauntou, turned Southwark, and are
now making their way toward the James
river, through Bath and Allegheny coun-
ties. Their force retreatiug in this direc- !
tion is about $500. s...f.. siraI
A company sent by Gen. Milroy north |
ward from Monterey into Pendleton coun-
ty, captured eight rebels, including a mo-
torious guerilla by the name of Barnett.
Gen. Schenck, who commands one of
Fremouts divisions, has been advancing
southwark for some days, by way of New
Greek, Romney aud Moorfield. Twenty
eight of his cavalry were attacked before
daylight on tue 23d inst, by rebel force
of fifty men, under Col. Parsons, why were
concealed in a private house. Three of
our cavalry were Killed, aud n number of
the rebels were killed andwouuded. Gen.
sent forward reinforcemeuts,
burned the house in which the rebels had
been concealed, and secured the country
for miles.
1t is now believed that the rebels will do
nothing but guerrilla fighting in the Virgin
ia Valley. Their main forces have crossed
the Blue Ridge, and are concentrating At
GordousyiIle, on the Manassas and Rich
mond Railroad.
A gentleman who arrived here yester-
lay from the Virginia Valley says that Con-
federate bonds are now not taken for more
than five cents on the dollar. A guest at
a Winchester hotel gave $50 Confederate
bondin payment of two days board bill,
and considered himself fortunate. The
same gentleman reports that runaway mig
gers are very abundant in the Valley
They are seen -scampering in all directions,
and nobody takes any notice of them.
The rlyeris now falling rapidly here
1t was so high for some days that the lar
ger class of boats conld could not pass un-
der the bridge.
Yesterday the Stephen Decatur, in pass.
ing under, struck her chimpeys against
structure, and the former fell with a tre-
mendous crash. One was broken off close
to the hurricane deck, but stamp of the
other was left standing, MA 5gr 90. y
A dispatch was received here yesterday
announcing that the Government steamer
Eunice was run into by, the Commodore
Perry Thursday night, near Ashland, and
sunk in thirty feet water. No lives were
lost. The boat is owned here, and was
loaded with Government freight. @
ma 15s ETA
The Campaign in Western Virginia.