Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-14

81 Low. Hall, Rdvenad, Portage Co., o.:
DEAR SfR-In great distress of mind, !
will attempt to recount to you the misfor-
tunes and troubles / have recently had to
enco onnter 10 Kentucky. am now a refu-
gee. The torch Of the incendiary rebel has
been put to my mills, my store and my
dwelling. All is consumed; the labor Of
twenty years is destroyed.
On last "Wednesday night the rebel cav
airy of John H. Morgan, to the number OF
eight hundred, encamPed within two miles
OF my place. Through the whole night
they were momentarily expected to come
upOnaus. Every person Lett the road and
hid in the woods. i could not do so; my
wife was near her confinement, and my
anxiety for her kept me near my dwelling,
but to allay her fears for my safety had
to appear to be absent. Nothing occurred
during the night. utlalF iggsat,
As the morniug davned, / went further
from my house, and took a view of the
premises and the roads leading to them. j
could see no rebels, and, determined to
see my wife, let the consequences be what
they might. as was near my door, eight
rebels suddenly appeared before me, with
their guns presented to my breast, and took
me prisoner. Soon the whole rebel band
was upon me. Morgan cursed the men for
taking me prisoner, saying that he had
ordered them TO shoot me down upon sight.
He then opened my store door, and told his
men to riffs iit of everything they desired
and then to set FIRE to it. Iimplored him
uot TO do so. as il was so near my dwelling
that it also would be consumed. inform
ed him of. the condition. of my wife-for
myself asked nothing, but begged Of him,
10 common humanity, not to destroy my
wife and little children. He answered,
with. n feudish oathi that he Intended to
burn everything had-he would put fire
to my house andlbprp my wife aud children
up in 1.-THE would wipe out the whole
Abolition concern. This threat was ap.
plauded by many Of his men, whoIsaid they
were in for killing ren. women and chill
dreps l Wasthen placed upon q horse with
out a saddle, aud conducted to the front Of
their column, and orders were given to
shoot me down If fred upon by bushWhack-
ers, as they styled them. INSURED them
they would be fired upon, &c the people had
any spirit, and Ibelieved they had. When
they saw the confagration Of their homes,
they would sWaylay and ere upon them,
even il their number was ten times greater.
After 6ring my property. he (Norgan) rode
past me aud said, pointing to the flames,
,.Fou find your loyalty TO Jour Abolition
Government pretty expensive, don't yoofl
Before we reached the woods, the Cap
tain OF the men that took me prisoner re-
moved me from my position in trout and
placed me ia his company, near The rear.
Immediately upon entering the woods,
they were fired upon. was surprised
was not shon Morgan rode past and de-
manded the reason WAS mot shot as he
ordered, They said they had not heard
the order. He told them, If fred upon
again, to shoot the prisoner. They ther
amused themselves by pointing their gum
at me aud saying they wished they could
hear a gun, that they might have the pleas.
an of shooting me. amer some time w
were ordered 10 advance, and were soot
again fted Upon Iheatdfshe kuhs slisl
behind ms. and felt sure that my lend Hal
right then at hand. Their Captain, JohI
t. Williams, ordered them net to ire, thA