Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-22
John Minor Botts.

usAtd lpalrsctly the osber day, from
Ar. Bolts, at Richmond. He stands firm
Hnd mistaken tor the Unfoa. He is a
prisoner, be says, on his fism, scarcely
sser going beyond II, Hei9ialenseiy sus-
pisioned and disliked bS theirebelIe4ders.
They fear his influence wtiai The people,
ind are expecting th.,t at tie first oppor-
tunity, be viii lead on ia a onion upris-
Ing L would not be the str4ugsst thing
If his death were coulrived 8hea matters
get little warmer around the heads Of
The rebels,
Imagine what the utter ileAeIiness and
scFroB of lneh man as Mr. Bolts must
be In his situation. He has not a sympa-
ths=7pes The shade Of oussiu common
With tte 5sebslliUn. around hin. He owes
4 aetlllne lint bate and detestation.-
When be the hgaT co oaesi II his life Is spared,
hs viii rouse the people q Vengeance omit.
aEoFe Abe9titRs H:xprtIIti3 stoB1oOm-
r cry si,7ss-5si5
Paw Paw TuNNEb, Feb. 10.
AsalitoEs {ple2ifgenesr
s Having a few leisure moineais 1 embrace
the 0pportunity OF giving yodr numerous
readers q short sketch OF our trip t. Bloom-
HcFy. Some four or ave Regiments left this
point as four o'clOck Tiursday, evening
lust We marched through mud from one
10 six inches deep out to Big Carnpon.
wbetewc bnilt camp fires, took n Gun Of
coffee and rested some four or fiYe hours.
AttEree in the morning VIC stkrted again.
crossing Big CHcapon on bridge of wng.
ons. The road We travelled was q common
country oneSnnl ran through sparsely
populated region cover high mountains.E
Ne telched BloomeEy just At day;ight.-
Every one appeared eager EoE Il fght, and
we expected the action to commenco ev-
cry minnle but tAfteriadraneing more than
BALI u mile down the rlyinU below the
town'HO enemy could be found The order
was then given to about fncegnd march np
above the town iuto a eld;,Vhere rails
were plenty, for breakfast; but just ,ts that
Order WAS given, u ScOnt cama in md re.
ported tho enemy up rsiYitie tp the Lett
Phs order was at onco giren 10 3nIfeh the
I'm Virginia in advance and the I4ti
lndiaua following. on we q 6nt ON tho
double quick, Nnd soon the boom of mus
kerry was heard. Tue boys threw off their
.blanketss overcoais, cantceus, htveFsacks
and everything that would impede theiF
progress. The rebels soon broke and run.
scattering in the woods and bills. We
pursued Ihcni some four milesnp the WIN
chester road, when party 6f them were
discovered On y high hill covered with 1,
dense growth of timber. Col ESanslg4l-
hntiy ted the Seventh to the foot OF this ]
hill aud ordered taem TO scale it. The
boys did not hesitate, but-atz once started
up, theiriGolonel at theirbeAdsy 0a it they
GhFtdretl nn AdJutRut-Gsuerslt.i Al Chaplain
aHd eight or ten others A3t5gethsr We
captured fifiY.seven aud k0lsdtisbout thir-
" rebels We lost two kilisft hnd three
W6sHdsdl 5sss==-ey SSls-,ss -,ss5 !
The troops engaged in the action were
tue lst Virginia cavalry, Ith Virginia in
faulry mud Che l4tli Iniinua infnntry. The
oiliesrs of tie Tth Virginia, Without "a sim
gle exception, acted brayely aud did their
duty, and all honor is due tile brave men.
We relurnei to Bloomsry, took our dim
nrrs, and then marched buck to this point.
The Bloody Seventh is terror to the
rebeis. OSR OF THE BOYS.