Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-10
LErrER FRoaI WHEELINC.
General FremOnt--DIvIsIOn OF the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF the Sit
0aIlon--CSenerNl RoseerNns.
nEFlRrHENr OF TnE NorXTAlNs

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WaEErISG, Va, April 5, 1852.
GeuerSl Fremont is stopping az The
NeLGre House, IN this city. He is look
ing much better than when last saw him
on his return from The Hundred DAYS iG
Missouri.
This Mountain Department is divided
into sections, That under Gen. Cox is on
The EsnsWha; that Of MiIroy in the region
Of Cheat MouutAius that Of Gen. Scheuek
about Cumberland; that of Gen. Kelley is
called the Railroad Division, as he has the
care OF the Western branches OF the Balti-
more sad Ohio Railroad. Tho later is
now here, living refutasion Of the old
A6@ge, The man who is in the battle slain,
may never live TO fgh; again" he is.
certainly, she best preserved specimen of
killed General that oae may expect to
lad
Ifany persons At distance are iacliued
10 impAtiesce AZ any seeming lack of activ-
ity In this Department, certain things
should be boTue Ia uliad. Its impossible
they should always knew, beforehand, how
much depends upon the motion of certain
eircumiocuiiou officers at the seat of Gov
eEnment-shat, for instance, OF the Adju-
tAut-General of the United States Army.
Gen. Fremont is popularity supposed to
be here with his stat, preparing to take the
field; whereas, in fact, he has no stat off,
GERS here save one, a regular officer of the
United States army. A few Others, to be
SURE, are here, aud ATE working without
pay, not having as vet received their com
missions; others sIill, whose commissions
have been ordered to be made OUT bv the
President, prefer not to come until their
commissions are received.
Besides this, the whole of Western Vir-
ginia Is without railroads or telegraphs-
is very difficult to get speedy information
from so many distant points, and even the
peofeSsedly Union men are siuguiariy in-
ciined 70 be shy in communicating what
| they know or believe Gen. fremont is
very prompt to extend telegraphic commu-
nication wherever practicable but much
remains TO be done by special messengers
Gen. ROSecrauS Is here, but being re.
lieved Of his command, will probably be
called East soon Whatever his merits as
an officer. he is no doubt popular among
both citizens and soldiers, and his reteu-
ton here would meet with general favor.
hear on the street that there is some
talk OF Gen. Fremonts headquarters being
removed TO Cincinnati. Whatever foundS.
ton there may be for this, it will doubt
less not occur until that city. or possibly
the State of Ohio is added to his Depsrt-
ment- If the main object of Gen. Fremont's
command Is simply to hold possession of
the region at present occupied, his compile.
ment of troops is, no doubt sufficient. But
ifimpoFtant aggressive movementsare con-
temP!ated, he will need more troons and
transportation, beth of which Ohio could
supply in any quantity. 10 fact, / hear
complaints on every side, of the unfair
manner Ia which Gen. Fremont has been
started in his command here. Those who
/ SneW the old Department of Western Vir-
giniar are amazed that Buell. should have
removed Garfield. and his welI-knovn fue
body OF men, just outside the Mountain
Department, thus leaving them quite use
less, and Fremont almost without available
and mOTeabie force.
hear the new officers complaining that
somebody is Withdrawing nearly all the
good officers of the General Staff" who
hare been here and learned the Depart
ment routine.
DE-. Whitney, from Brooklyn, arrived
here yesterday, and was this morning
sent Of TO Clarksburgh, Harrison CouukT.
with commission as First Assistant Sur
geon. p
The following is also a dispatch from
Wheeling to the same paper.
WHEELING. VA, Monday, April !.
Telegram, just received here, informs
as that the rebels are retreating before oDr
forces undes Gen. NilroY, who has adj
vanced from Cheat Mountain, and nov
holds Camp Allegheny, lately evacuated
BY the Confederates.
The rebels have also fallen back from
Monterey and Huntersville, and seem to Sc
aiming for Stanton, where they viii have
a railroad escape
The Mountain Department IL in motion
All the OuIpOstS which have been held
during the winter are being still held Sc
cure, while a general sOutheasterly move
ment of the main columns has com
meneed simultaneously with the retreat of
the rebels over the mountains eastward.
Bands Of BUshEhHekers are appearing
"a me eastern counties ofthis department,
LeteheSs Legislature has encouraged the
tSislng OF large force forseguerilla opera
nous IN western Virginia, and tay or so
since some thirty or forty of them SpDear.
ed suddenly At Bull Town, BraItoo r,o1H-
~ They shot courier, seiEed the ann
telegraph operator, took all bis persOnS1
effects, cut the wires on both sides Of TIE
town, sEore him not to reveal anvthfnS |
ana then rode aWaT. There are reports Of |
large force raising in that county. An
saeh Will soon be driven fro,u the noun
talns By the vigorous measures inauRura-
ted oy Fremont, who, although still With
out relntoreements, is stirring up his pe,-
erals to push ahead as fast as can be doe /
safely. I