Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-21
Another sherlG oenturod.

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E3eB zgfL 5weI February 4 /. 1868. !
Editors IntelIgencer.!iA IL ~ edUJ
The rebels are still pursuing their old.
game Of arrestipg and carrying of peace.
tul, .unoffending Union citizens Of West
Virginia, and in the humble opinion of
Union men, in this part of the country it lis
high time that some protection Was va extends
ed to themZsome, military organization
put on foot that could succeed in making
it little less safe than it is now for noun.
ted rebel guerrillas to venture so far with
in our lines. 1sss: aie!grii 5sf s5I o. :.
q About ten days since Benjamin Morris.
Sheriff of Putnam county, returning from.
a sale, was captured ten OF fifteen miles In
the rear OF Putnam Court House, by a por-
stiouiof Hiram Kirby's mounted guerrillas.
On information of which Lieut.. Col. Hall,
command ding 4 .deta aohment of sl3thRirRin-
ia, sent out a hpRrtYiWith instructions to
oVertake the rebels, dispense them, and RES
cue Morris; or failing in that to seize a
number of the leading secessionists of the
neighborhood where the capture was made.
The guerriIlas could not be overtaken by
infantry soldiers, SO seven prominent seL
cessiouists were brought in by the party
and are now held by Col. Hall as hostages
for the safe return of Morris. Nothing hast
siuce been heard of Morris or his fate..-i
But this is not all Some tWo.or.three days
ago; John Winkuy, resid ling neaT this place,
while going up the South side of the Ra5
Onwhn a nhnFf ~
captured by about twenty iguerrillas of
Herridon's band. His horses were taken
and himself stripped Of boots and
money, and forced to "double.quick" for
several miles in front of the party, and
then set at liberty to fud his way home
barefoot ted. Fsss- r, ,{E -'.f5'7
The rebels have also captured and car
ried of, within short time past, fourteen
horses from the lower end of this county,
and am safe sinaasserting that they will
continue to carry off men; horses, and
whatever else suits their pleasure SO long
ias!we lhaye3nothing but infantry TO meet
them with. y . & Is
Perhaps the authorities at Wheeling are
not aware that the success, of the new
State is seriously endangered by the very
considerable force of rebelsa now lranging
the country between the, Kanawha. and :,
lyi unless vigorous aud etectual measures
are taken to prevent it, play an important
part in the general election soon to- be 1
held. Comprising it we know there are
Capt. HerndonE b. Co.. Capt. Kirlty & Co.,
Capt. Morgan b Co., Capt. Carpenter & Co.,
Major Wicter with three Companies, Major
Gun With four Companies, and Col. Clark
son, is said to have nine or ten hundred
men, These forces are yariotisly estimated
at from eighteen to twenty-five hundred
men; andafrom captured secesh letters,
whichiI have seen, have mo hesitation IN
saying the estimateis not far from correct.
Gen. Jenkins has, agreeably " to the bestin-
formation | eau get, about thirty i've
hundtedS Sdismouuteds Cavalry in Roanoke.
county, which he is drilling aSiInfautryII
with the. view, Of using them ID the SprihS' A
either as Infantry or Cavalry, or both.
Their horses have been Eent to North Car.
olina to be kept through the Winter. Alt
this force, We are told, is TO be used to bear
upon the vote at the coming election I'M
that part. ofs,thesneW. State South of the
Little KanaWha river. What is flikely to
be the result Z. The prospect csEtainiy is,
anything but cheering. And IL something
cannot be done to prevent the threatened 4
armed Interference, and q. humble the dis
loyal ginhabitantstofsthe country our sue.
cess ~ securing q vote 10 ia t0p!Of the new
State will be very much jeopardlzed.F {, Iu-
deed those who have the bestfopportuni-
ties OF Knowing aud judging, bay It will de-
feat thea new State altogether .gts3s
an of theseLmsn have been raised in that,
portion of the new State referred to. they
thoroughly know the people, and. every
road aud h Within the boundary,
and are Peculiarly we'll qualified for the
work laid out for them and success in the \
Iaccomplishmentof, their object (the, defeat
of the! new StateIin th e counties below the,
Little kanaw wha) is morally certain, unless
the Goyespment, can be induced to mount
and equip. four OF Eve Of our Virginia regi-
sments-say7 sth. 9th, 1Itht and. 18th.
They also arc peFfectly well acquainted
With i the country, the roads and the gpeo-i
pie, and could aud would do more to sup
press the ebounding manifestations of dis
Loyalty, and Observation-Disclosures once more
70 the Onion men than twenty thoqlsagd
infantry. sIaiu NJ fssaa p : 81
The rebels have been threatening Lieut.
enant. Colonel Han, 8 command, at Winfield,
for some time pasts but.the Colonel is pre-
pared totrentler.a good account of himself
should he be annexed You may know
ttheldanger isreal and. Imminent when Gen.
Scann1O n oFTleFpf1 him sitf1s fasfai n f0rcAd