Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-03

der.a vile secessionist.a We want this re.
belitonFput down 80 low that secessionisti
will know that it is their place to submit
TO the laws administered by loyal citizens
ltfeel assured that this is the true senti
Inent of every loyal citizen in this part o
the county. afa 57eisai .iaUNIoY.y
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A Narrative OF fPersonaI AID venture,
by a .Returned fPElE0neS OffYVRr..
Life In Western Virginia and II
Notes mt PrenlI um ln Rich m OndG
Amusements OF Prisoners, etc. =. -
EDS. CoM.:-I have just returned t.
Beckley from scout, and was making ny
report to Major Comfy, when man wa.
brought in from one Of the outpOsts, and
reported without pass. "What do YOU
want 2" asked the Major, turning to the
man. al was comm to take the! oath,i
said the man. "What nameH" TNewten
Shum6te.m ftOrderly'!" An orderly came
in. t'I'want the officer of the guard. ~
The orderly disappeared, and ina short
time'retGrHed with the officer. tsTaketha
nun to the guard house." "What charge
shall Il enter against HIM" es'He is a
spy" ano o-sniqg,is :su9ilHo9 ua.
He was man who commanded a COM
pany of ''BushwllackerS, :" we call them
LuCy ChIL It1GllSGlNCds Nc lLVs
ed about eighteen miles from Beckley, and
as We had been there but a short time, he
had supposed he could come aud take the
oath of Allegiance as'imany of them do,
and go away with all' the information he
wanted, without being suspected. jag gm
That night ne escapedtf from the guard
house, Willie the officer of the guard was
making rounds The next morning for
age train was sent to bring in his corn, of
which he had large quantity-leaVing
enough for his family On their return,
as they were winding around the footof q
high bluff, the escort was suddenly fred
upon. Shumate had gathered his compa-
ny together and attacked them. e'Iz H-35 14i
They discharged one yolley and odisap-
peared before a shot could be fred in re-
ply, One Of our men had eight shots
through his clothes, another had four; an
otier had shot through tue bteech of his
gun; and one through the leg of his pants.
Several had one or more shots through
their clothes; but almost miraculonsly, not
a man had blood drdpn. Two of the hor-
ses were badly wounded, one of which
died. iA12 'ftAa9q s7EHp iHE,iqG5L 1.f
. On the return Of the forage train, an
expedition was Organized to effect the
capture of the guerillas, if possible. The
force consisted of parts each Of n COM
pany of; infantry and cavalry. / was
ordered to act as guide. We. left camp
at Beekley (Raleigh G. II, on the 18th
of january. We reached Shumate's ,du.
ring the night following. lie had en-
We captured his brother and
several others, and stayed at his house
that night The next day we started up
toward Flat Top Mountain, after q COM
posoa - RI ~ boon isFt +bers h @ NV oS tSo SoS,+
ar; sgT,>1H = trooTs ~ Tba covoIrv, get,,rnoJ ~
n mn '+b5 [bo5 ha;no. imnrocticabIe ,fSr
horses On the third night / secuted nm
tii nearly three O'Clock. Next stlav Tos
Lnsv assistino with cattle. hut having
haogd IF tFe c6m f1 mn nv iof Encr;lIas I bove
mentT,ned I Obtained nern,1is-
sion Will n corporal and, two otSeFE to
scnnt nm &, the direction of tbair on
camnment we left before Hssnndow1ns
ali Of "us mounted on horses cantured
from the Secesh. I, / had been too hnsv
olI dav In ant much and abont dark ws
went fnt6 n house o,little off the road ~
see II we could not oct something to eat
There WosrnoIhne there lint two women women
and .threK children. .oi Ono of the women
coy,3nSenced crviHo5s and hepged ms not
~ J;s+,%E her. so9;rs. t She Ss$os ~ no,, nor
lone Il w;dow I've Knew she was the wife
of n Southern voInnfcero We iSssnred ,,Id
SoIr &ITs onIv5 No Nod s;ometbino. To-
and would INV nor for Tint Sbe sSij
shef ca1Id not Ien1e her childrcn IN. sJSt Il
ready for Us. we told 5Ter f6at Ne SS2onid S2
helm .onrseIyes.. and nav her 5iibera1ly Far
what VIC TOOL, Sic Then went to w6rl
ycry sulkily to cook for us. We Ind al.
ready picketed, our horses near the hIo5In1se.
and given them some corn-fodderWtIle
onlvforape, We could find for them One
of. our men was I,yery uneasy. y.fand kent
rnnning to the door every little while "a
see five wore all safe. He told me be
had presentimehti that something was
,Cinf, IN honuen, tOnsI d FinolIvT he, his.
eeoysEed 4 nan creehin,, nm Sto tba b61;se
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