Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-08
The Rebel JENKINS and His Inten-
tIons.

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Lieut.. Sam Adams, Quartermaster ofthe
10th Virginia Regiment, who was paroled
at Buckhannon the other day, arrived in
the city on Saturday. He confirmed the
accounts previously furnished by our cor
respondent at Clarksburg as to the sackiug
aud plundering of the Government stores at
Buckhannon. He gives US an account ofthe
manner in which jenkins and his men con-
Quoted themselves while they were in the
place. He says that Jenkins had the most
complete control of his men; that although
he cursed and swore terribly at them at
times when they manifested anything like
disorderly greed for plumber, which they
did, yet they obeyed him with alacrity.
His information as to our stores there
seemed to be perfect, even to miuutia,
and as fast as he exhausted one kind
of stores he called for the locality of
another and set his men to work on
the boxes and bales, carrying them into
the street and committing them to the
flames. Nothing was spared that they
could not carry away. 1t is estimated
that he took aud destroyed property to the
amount ofseveral hundred thousand dol
lars.
From this destructive raid of Jenkins we
here at Wheeling may learn u lesson. The
audRcious rebel has, no doubt, set his heart
upon being the rescuer of Western Virginia
from Yankeedom as he himselfwouldt term it.
He has large property down on the Big
Sandy andi is everything with him to re-
claim it and prevent its confsoation. He
has undoubtedly come into Western yir-
ginla, as Wise first came in, with plenary
powers from the rebel Government to do
pretty much as lie thinks best It would
be his natural pride under the circumstan-
ces to march into the Union counties aud
let up the pressure upon the disloyal, and
put the Union men to flight as far as posi-
BILE. One of his primary objects undoubt
eddy is to get mp general distraction
throughout Western Virginia and detain re-
Inducements from the Potomac, and in adj
ditiOn enlist as many men in his band of fol-
lowers as possible. BE has a commission to
raise brigade, and he already has over
thousand men with him. Ifhe meets with
many such successes as Buckhannon he will
soon have as many men us he wants. He
would in a little while become sort of
Stonewall Jackson, and would attract to his
standard all those who love success and
plumber.
The reports are up to this time, that this
embryo general has crossed the Ohio at
Rayenswood. We see no reason to doubt
this report. What is to hinder him He
can move with celebrity, and can cross and
recross the river at pleasure. One of his
objects is perhaps to keep reinforcements
away from Cincinnati, as well as to get
plumber in Ohio, and lay waste the re-
sources of the people as far as possible.
What will be the end or even the next step
in this raid no one can tell2 1t becomes us
of the country hereabouts to wake up and
mediate the probable consequences to our
selves. Nothing would delight jenkins
more than a successful tour up this way.
To get into the seat of the ''bogus govern
mem" as his secession brethren term it,
would be immortal honor for him in the
annals of the rebellion. Flushed as he is
with his own recent success and that of the
rebel armies almost everywhere, and ann
bilious as he is, what could appeal to him
stronger than the project of a bold push
upon wheeling. All Richmond would hold
their breath to admire such dash, aud
Jenkins would be eannonized as a Yirginian
indeed. No one need idly dismiss the idea
of such a thing as raid upon Wheel
ing. While there are many reasons
to makeit improbable, yet it is possible
thing. Its bare possibility should lead US
all to think of some precautions. It is not
necessary to wait and see whether jenkins
will attempt a tour up through the river
counties TO be convinced that it is possible.
Waiting has been our curse in Western
Virginia. We were we'll nigh ruined in
the starting out by the i'wait" policy. The
only sure preventive we have against
raid is in thorough organization and
drill. All along the Southern border of
Ohio the people are. organizing and prepa-
ring for invasion. The same is the case
along the Southern frontier of Pennsyl-
yaniA. The people are securing up their
muSke.s and shot guns and putting them
in the best possible order. They are good
enough to drill with and nine times in ten
good enough to fight with. 1t is doubtful
at last whether there is any more effective
weapon than the good old squirrel rife in
practical hands. A body of mon skilled In
thense of the common rifle, well provided
with. bullets and ammunition, fighting ON
their own ground, behind such works as
they can soon throw up, can not be visited
with raid. Twice Jenkins force could
be beaten back by five hundred thorough
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