Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-05

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AnA totloWit 20 Death q Faas-s-.
Srn ShOEe--The CondItIon q thimS.I
IN Aeeomae and aorthAmpton COua-
During the last day or two We have
converted good deal with the newly ar
rived gentlemen from the Eastern shore
OF this State, the counties of -ASeomac
and Northampton. With one OfitheSsI
gentIsneu, DR.. watson. the Senator, We
had the pleasure OF an acquaintance last
spring at Washington. He was then as he
is now, most devoted Union man. He
was educated at Washington College, Pen
nsylVania, and auoug his.eIassmates were
Hon. Sherard Clemens, Col. Crothsrs and
other gentiemen, we'll known heretbouts.
The Doctor is man of large property and
resideS near DrummondtOWu, the couuty
seat Of Aeeomae-she same place where
Gov. Wise used to reside He received
about one thousand votes at his Toeeat eIsc-
tiOn, majority of the Totesiu the couuty and
this, too, Notwithstanding this couuty was
carried for the ordinance in Nay last Ac.
edmae1 however, vas never secession by
choice, The people held out there under
the lead of WIN. II. B. Curtis, until over.
powered BY the terrorism OF tie secession
rufiians under the lead of the nephew and
other relatives of Gov. Wise. At the
earliest opportunity given them, they have
returned to their allegiance. Gen. Dix's
staiesmaniike proclamation acted like d
charm upon them, and all the people want
in order to be as demonstrating for the
Union as ever they were, is to feel that
they will be firmly protected against Sc
eessiOn invasion from the Norfolk side.
II, Dr. Watson, hi@isif Was put, through
the aint mill by the ruffaus when they
collected their. force to meet. the Fed
iera9 troops last November! The Doc
tor-was made to turn ont in i'll health and
march twenty one miles with musket on
his shoulder. BE refused to go. At the, first
Summons, when detachment was! imne-
/, dihtely sen! after him. ;. Large numbers of
.i,Uni6n men. wstelt AihianPresstd into
the service. He.was under command of
CoElGsPtss YhoIFqs afterwards made a
prisoner BY our troops and is at Fort Nc
9ente5s force consisted in all of
tW5ThPs md, and they were nothing bat
an-Arms mob aud very poorly armed at
that TRsy all carried flint lock muskets
orelSs fash arms as they had about their
homes. The Doctor was armed With a rus.
y musk thathAd not seen even militia.
service t6ssa long time, and as he
himaeltGtETI be .senqld not have shot
frog With it" tfsn. Di1's proelsma.- :.
tiqn. Was sent IN among the rebel! rabble
there was a,tearfui quaRihg In their boots.
They had come up to meet the General and
: have eight, but as soon as he drew near
and Eas eOmmehefng ID 'fdthhi ID line Of.
.battlS for them, the! rebels ofdeFei a re-
treat to some halt way place where it was
igSen=opt thsl Vo6l make sss6snd. But
never. q. stand. did they .malIa.4 They. ken.
on Eetreatiug' and branching out as they
did retreat. The leaders broke for the wa
tar that divides The two counties from the
Norfolk side. Col. Smith, the Combnsnder-
in-Chief Was roKed. across the bay I'M
the disguise of "a woman, and his
subOrdinates followed him the bhst way
they could. When Gen. Dix men pur-
sued and got to DFummondtown tdere was
no body In arms to receive them. not ti; even
to 1.-THE extent Of receiving tie ;Geuersrs
dag Of truce calling on them to surrender!
Like the army Of senlae6srib the rebels
bad melted away. Everybody wss limo.
Sspt 81 sPs Fe6slIiOni 9Pd nObOdgtn par
tic9Iar Fss found hunting for his 4ghts.,,,
The Doctor gaye us pamphlet written
>. BY man in Drummondtowu-a painter.
man without much edaeatfJJn.. But d M man
Of good hard sense and .. most devoted
Pattiot- His namesfs T.. G.. Potts. aua
his pamphlets is addressed ltto the
people Of the counties Of .AeCOdhae and
Northampton in general. Sad par particularly
to the mechanic tenants aud Iabosers.q
4EsstFst pages are devoted TO = reeital-ofi
local incidents of the reign Of terror
through (which the neaple, of 4enomac
have passed under secession ruIl II ia
6 Eseoeaed hoy EdilaFa 3 ,S6ksst Drori.. |
neut lawyer was knocked in The head. Nv
John J. Wise. The brdta1ities; that Wy2sFs
praetieed upon Mr. West, arc also ri
corded So also is the burning In ef 81 II /
Of Judge EdE!ard' Pfts5 (RBJ Was hersa |
,, day ytHe ego,l aud Of Abel I. Johnson
.SsAd " 8. B. CaiGGse lfthSs SsndEgnitiss |
MAJ q, were vented Upon 1ft. 7Veasey and his
wife, aEs also related. and many Other cir
/. 4, s93m .i which No have not space
notice IN this eonnec6on. Atess Feeding
his own experience and the tr..ttTf.,Sts
which Id N! pals rln6lEssI
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