Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-08-22

Federal Infantry. A few cavalry once
passed through some time before, caus-
ing great fright among the Southern
Rights" community.
In this scout we captured 81 head OF
cattle, some fourteen horses, plenty OF
hay, corn and wheat, and brought to
camp twenty-three contrabands.
These latter constitutions were mol
hard to capture: They intuitively fol
low every "blue coat they come across
1t is laughable to hear them talk after
they come among US. One said
s'Massa told me Sunday to get ready to
take load Of bacon to Gordonsville,
and leave de team oar, and den he
would send me down south TIL de Yam
KEGS was drove back, then I might come
home. He said de Yankees was trying
to catch all de niggers dey could, and
dat dey wanted to saw dar legs Off
He said the Yankees would whip us
and make US work harder than dey do
South. I went to bed, and when any
body bout de house was done gone to
sleep, got up, bid my wife good by,
and took de mountains for the Yankee
pickets. [ guess when massa got up to
call dis niger and tell him to hitch up,
dat he didn't find him."
The ignorant chattels are very much
deligh ed when they are safe inside of
our lines. By late order from Cen
eral Pope they are employed as teamsters,
cooks, &c. They work cheerfully, and
seem very happy in their new relation.
Gen. Pope, the only live General we
have, except Butler, reviewed this corps
of his army to-day. He looks fine, and
inspires confidence into the whole com
mand. am proud to be under the
command Of man who understands
how to deal with rebels, and who has
TIE "grit" to do what he thinks is right,
notwithstandin the terrible wincing g
and wriggling of rebel sympathizcrs in
the North or South.
His order, requiring the citizens to
take the oath or go South, causes a
shaking among the aiders of JEFF. Davis
and Southern Independence. Some
naughty spirits prefer the latter alterna-
tive, while the great mass of the people
are coming forward and taking the oath.
They go away from the Provost Mar
shal's office with light hearts, feeling
that, notwithstanding they chad griev-
ously sinned' against the Government,
and justly deserved death, yet they are
receiving that mers11IhaE do little de-
;::':s.:' ;::,:: ;; - = oath Of al
Gen. Banks corps moved past this
place yesterday, on its way to Culpepper
Court House.
We subsist, as far as practicable, from
the country, according to recent Gen
eral Order. Another good order forbids
rose,cater officers from guarding rebel
property. Many a poor, weary and
hungry soldier, who has had to stand at
the door of rebels who would murder
| him at the first convenient moment, and
this after hard days march, will thank
Gen. Pope, with earnestness, for this
humane order.
The army is enthusiastic in its praises
and alterations Of our Commanding
General. He is the man for the times,
man who comprehends the wants of
the loyal North, the magnitude and ma
ture Of this rebellion, and the best and
most speedy way to crush it.
This corps moves tomorrow or next
day for Madison Court House. We ex-
pect an attack from the rebels when we
get there. [ see from the papers that
some supposed we would be attacked
here; of this there seems, at present, to
be no probability.
The country here is beautiful, and
very productive. In favored times the
people have an abundance Of everything,
but now-O, what change; starvation
stares them in the face, and has already
laid its skeleton fingers upon them
Soon the Government they tried to de-
stroy, will be called upon to give them
bread, that they may live, perhaps to
continue their work Of treason
[ regret to learn Of the death of
John Rugg, of the 9th Va IT'S sad to
know that our comrads in war, one after
another, pine away and die. Those who,
by their treason, brought about this
unhallowed war, have laid at their door
the blood of hundreds and thousands of
innocent ones. Vengeance is mine, I
will repay, saith the Lord
DIXIE.
For the Pomeroy Weekly Telegraph.
BowERT LANE, CAMP BANNING, !
H.RpEPS Ferry Va Am