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THE REBEL RAID IN WESTERN WEss1TIkkin
VIRGINIA. 4
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An INTERESTING sTArEMENr FRoM a M1tITA,
BY oFFIoER.-
WISoHEsTER, Va, May I'd, 1863.
Editors LntElhgtnetr EgGIy3E ~
hrzWe at length have news of the long
Threatened and long expected raid of the
rebels into Western Virginia, but as YET
have very meagre and unsatisfactory ac-
counts of its extent or success. We are
told that the rebels penetrated, as far as
MorgaptoWn, but have heard ; nothing OF
their doiugs in old MOnongalia, We are
therefore left to infer what we please, and
conclude at the very least that they have
rifled the Bank and robbed the storesiof
all their clothing shoes, hats, &c. and
that they haveliberallys supplied themselves
with good horses from that county. I'VE
have also heard that they destroyed the
bridges at Fairmont and Mauuiugton and
were on their way towards Clarksburg.
This is said to be jones' force We have
information also that Imboden was on his
way to the latter place, via Beverly and
Philippe and was aiming to effect a juno
ton with Jones. How much much of this
is true we know not, but one thing we have
beeniloIg advised OF, and thatis, that the
rebels have been making extensive prepa-
ratiops for a.yWestern Virginia campaign,
and that for this purpose they have been
concentrating forces and supplies in this
valley. The knowledge of, this fact has
kept our Western Virginia troops in a state
fofafeverish anxiety for when they were
aware of the fact that Jones, Imboden and
jenkins, and we have also been informed ID
Judge VIM. L. Jackson, were organizing
the Western Virginia rcnegades into regi-
ments and brigades for a Western Virginia
campaign they could fully appreciate the
danger TO all their material interests. and
could not Danish from their thoughts that
home, family and property were threatened
with destruction. That the aforesaid lead .
eIs are all preparing to take part in the
Western Virginia campaign there can be
scarcely doubt, and that they will coon.
crate in their effoSts for the destruction of
Western Virginia is also certain. 1t is
4 we'll then to look the danger full in the
face, to ascertain the extent of itand make
adequate preparations to sayert or over!
come it. Then first asto the extent of the
danger. To estimate thisswe must consid
/ er, lst, the character of the headers,
2ndly.B The number'and character of their
forces. 3dly. Their purposes and 4thly
the animus of all. Then first as to the
leaders. Jones is:.a West. Point graduate,
Im6oden is a man OF decided talent and
a military turn of mind. He is moreover
a man of decided character, having energy,
will and frmness of purpose. jackson
aud Jenkins are we'll known to our people
as politicians, and neither of them have
manifested: any great military. ability, yet
they are both possessed of talents OF a
peculiar character, are aftful and cunaing
and having, staked their all of eartbiyhope
in the rebellion, and thus far being disap-
pointed iu its results, they may be fairly
set down as being in that state OF mind
which we call desperate, and viii prove to
be ugly, troublesomeacns 5cAs to
the number of. troops which they can
bring into the campaign, we can only make
an approximstiye estimate. It is. probable
that their forces will be, made up from
West Virginia rebels that have already
Joined them and that will yet do so.
Jackson, Camden, Russell & Co. some
time since published a statement intended
to vindicate West Virginia 'FRONT.' the sodium
that some people in the G6nfederacy. were
4 wont to attach to 1t in which they claimed
that West Virginia had furnished ten
thousand troops TO the rebel service, and
that there were three thousand more held
by secret organizationsE ready ito 90 into
thelserEtcea at the frst faVOfable 6pportu-
/ nifty. This statement having been gotten
luP for the purpose of Rindicating West
Virginia from the charge of dtsleyalty, to
the rebel cause, aHdsby those who were
deeply interested, rs politicians, in that
Vindication, may be fairly set down as an
exaggerated one. Indeed we knoW it to
have been such. That several Regiments
were organized at an early stageot theWar
from West Virginia volunteers, we know,
but that these have been greatly reduced,
in fact almost wholly used up IN the SER
vice. wei also know. Jones Has IA
his command cayslfy known as the
Maryland line aud Ashby's made
4 mp OF volunteers from Maryland and yolun-
teers and E61sGFi Rom d Falley ys.5f the
Shenandoah, aud s. Branch. .Imbodep has
volunteers md c6nscEfpt Is tfro1 both tue
above valleys and the mountai tainousregions
from Cheat mountain to the Blue Ridge.
Both have companies from the various
counties Of North ,WAstern Virginia, jack
sons command Is probably made up en-
titely OF ~ Western Virginia troops whilst
those of jenkins are made up from the
Southern counties Of Virginia, and from
the valiey. Think We may Iasafely conDlade
: that theiroops infhese1aEfou5c commands
. Whoahail from the New State win not mum.
her more than six thousand at the present
time, ana that the whole strength OF these
commands viii not number more than ten
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