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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14
TaE lgatto,tdJ has recently been

9 THE Fairmont 1pdsIoadt has recently been
favored with a batch of correspondence
written by rebel refugees from that vicini-
", and sent ouejthrough some ms@bersl
Of Bill Jackson's COMMAND who, uhtortu-
natelyfor the correspondence, fell into our
hands at sDroop Mountains Among. the
letters is one from that facetious Irishmau,
poor Billy Macdonald, who used to be
Clerk of the Marion county court, and local
editor Of the Fairmont Vsrgiaian. william
has had comparatively smooth experience
of it since leaving West Virginia, as we.
should say by the reading of his letter, yet
even he signs for. the flesh pots of Egypt,
and wishes thtsl cruel war wasioEer. We
quote one or two passages from his letter
There is nothing wrong 1 hope, IL wish,
ing that this cruel war was over. 4 do
from nv heart Wish,it was over TO morrow.
Ii has become dull and wearisome, and
disgusting. / hate to read every day of
frnitless victories, unredeemed by partt-
Gle of brilliancy, This applies to both
armies, tothe north as well Us TO the SOUTH
I'hope and trust shall not end mydays
while this wretched war lasts. have no
fears, however, ofthe result. dc not see
the least aign of backing down, or snbmitE
ting to the foe quite the contrary. The
South still presents an indomitable front;
and though Charleston should fall, Ghattas
noopa be abandoned and Georgia ovetrun,
we are as far as ever from subiugation.
All the refugees here are we'll and doing
we'll, every. one of them. / see ppote 7. A!
Raymond every day. He is quite WE'LL
He was In the Legislature; and is still q
member, with S,-H. Morgan. Legislature
adjourned on the I'D inst, and did nothing.
They meet again 18th OF December. Al
iphens is now Major and Brigade Conn
tmissary, He, was in Richmond last month";
aud, of course, we had q good drunk toe
gether. Capt. j. N. Burns is in jack
sons command, Northwestern Virginia.
He was here last week TO give security on
being appoint ed Quartermaster of his !regti
iment, the Doth. Thompson is Lientenant
Colonel of the 10th regiment, sameHcom-
mand. In this command are to be tound
the great body of Marion county men. loo
The Thompson referred to is the high
and mighty William, better known as Bill
Thompson. ).
Everything 10 Rich.
mond, and, in fact, all over. the country,
is excessively dear. / pay at present 81
dollars per day board at q private gentle.
mans house, Bread, flour, meat aud pro-
visions of all kinds are excessively high !;
aud, as to clothing, whyia pair of shoes
costs $50, and a pair of boots 5000. Whis-;
BY, the standard, is one dollar q drink,
straight, and yet plenty of it is drank
How should like to be once again in my
old chair at Fairmont, after an honorable,
settlement of affairs. By the Lord when
think OF the good milk, butter. eggs and
bacon and coffee used to make use9of
here for So per week, at that,vagabond
Camps, / feel very. sick in ths.stpmach.
High prices are caused partly by search
., partly by over issue Of money y and part
Incident to war times. sdt
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14
EvERY county in West virginia canaPre.

EVERY county in West Virginia canlpres
vent draft taking place within its limits.
Each will have it's quota of men to furnish
and only that quota. The expeditioustway,
the cheap way, the altogether best way is
for each county to go to work and offer
Inducements to men to enlist. The gov
eminent bounty is $302per man, for raw re-
cruits. Two hundred dollars added to
this premium will make handsome in.
ducement, and will fill up the quota of
any county in short time. The county
that moves first will have the most advan-
tagas. and for the reason that its offer will
draw men from outside its limits. Why
should the levy, soon to be made in this
county by the Supervisors who are to be
elected, not include also this bounty 2
Say that our quota is a hundred and fifty
men. aud it is not likely to be that many,
Why is it not ths-ve best thing we can
do to offer extraordinary inducemebtsi9-
The ta1 to pay IL will come of lltaxpay
era alike-otf those who are loyal and
those who are disloyal IL we do not
want the draft, this is the way, and the
only way, to get clear of it. u i1.i
Few ofusare aware how slavery is melt
,.a as.sv - the border states. The able
,,adi.5 slaves -ore becomiue soldiers. The
o. Lonis Hn;on saws hat the owners OF
s,aves II Missouri arc. in all directions,
torwardtne Them to the railroad stations to
he enlisted. SO that the railroads are crowd
ed with that class of passengers. Five OF
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14
Prom the wsshiuEton, ID o. Republican,.
'meetIng OF the Old VII sstnta .s1glsla-
I tpre-nLessage %. Cow PIsrpoInt..


nIeetIng OF the Old vii Esinta glsla-
ttpre-NEsssege. OF Goy.i PIerpoint.s Z
6 The old Virginia i gislatnre completed
It's Organization af Aiexantirfa yesterday,
Mr.3y. n. Downey, of Louder. county, was
elected SPEAKER, George Tucker, ESQ OF
Fairfax county, clerk, and Messrs. Thorn
and Lewis, sergeant farms aud door.
keepers Of the House OF Dslega ties, IS. 3 {.
The message of Goyernor5Pierpoin was.
delivered TO both Houses It Contains the
most foFetbls exp osttfon of lie legality of
the restored government of Virginia, an
;unanswerable argument against secession,
and another equally convincing In favor Of
the iemancipat of all the slaves in the
State with Recommendation that the
Legisla ture should call convention Of the
people 70 secure the alteration Of the Con-
stitutiep %, that end 81
Governor PieIp gives o complete mar
ration Of the manner in which the State
officers attempted to transfer the allegf..
ance of the people and the military power
of the State 70 the government of the so
called ederate States, and of the action
-
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

GEN. LEE Roy KRAMER, Of Monongalia,
and Judge soper, of Tyler, are both spoken
ofasi candidates for the Speakership Of the
neg. House otDeleGates!. q
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

TnE next Legislature meets in this c
on Tuesday, the 18th day of January.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14
Fourtll page.

Interesting reading matter will be fount
on the fourth page of this paper.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

1T seems to be difficult these days to
publish communication in which either
honorable or dishonorable mention is
made of any names in connection with any
military movement. that does not i'm.
mediately breed whole train of counter
communications concerning the same tran
sacttou. It now seems that the capture of
Yost, near Glorer's Gap. was made under
the lead of sergt Ralston and not Ser
seant somebody else as a. first reported
We have long card on the subject which
it is not necessary to publish. We wish.
that some of our correspondents would not
enlarge at such length on small matters
State the facts simply, and let side wipes
and conclusions take care of themselves.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

that may be required for the use Of the troops
the United States serving in the Second OtVtsfon
Department Of West virginia. and now gtatlonod 1t
Springfield, Petersburg, New Greek, Grafton ClaFks
burg and PaEkeFsbuEg, West Va, aud Cumberland,
Nd, as follows, viz:
For 8 (hvel months or such less time as the Com
proval on tho LIST day II January 1854,
and ending on the 9lst day Of May, 1854.
Said Beef TO be Of Steers mot Balls stsRA Heifer
or Cows tSgT year. 9ia ana over % weigh net eaen
The Beef 70 be sound and wholesome, with neeksI
shanlSs and kidney talIoW expluded) In equal pro.
portions OF fore and hind and TO bein snch
quantities. (nsually three tines per weell a. may
be designated by the Chief cOmnlissaFy Of the
Division. -,lg
With sufficient supply Of Beef Cattle, constantly
within suppl wing distance Of the trOOps.is
bond In the penalty OF "a, COO twenty th0uandl
dollars whl be Foquireds with two good sdFeties,
whose Individual for the Above sum
must be shown BY the oHelal certiheatoaf theClerk
Of the nearest Court OF Record or OF the United
States District Attorney. -
residences Of all persons composing IT. and each
po8aI must be accompanied by the oath Of alle
OF the parties or party; also by certificate Of the
responsibility above returned t0s also bya written
guarantee signed by the party or parties making
the bid; the whole making four al BFpRFRte ptper5,
for which forms will DO furnished on application by
enveloped, sealed, AID endorsed aProposlls for
Fresh Beef" and directed to the undersigned it
Cumberland, I'D.
reject any or all bids Considered worcestershire
Payments 70 be made in Treasury Notes or such
other Government Fluids as maj DO on hand; II
u0ne on hand 70 be made a. soon e received
The bid oath Of legtance1 certificate OF roSp0us,
bility, and guarantee, must all be In duplicate.
All bids not complying strictly with this adyors
tisement viii be rejected.
t Wlf. II. HoSAoK. ~ ~
Captainap O. 8. Vols 80
+ deee1s.td Chief o. s. Dept. West Virginia,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14
! Beefi Beef

OBEloE CHl4g 9. s, pEPFs OF WEsF ymeIHIAs
Cumberland, Nd, December 12ths 1853.
cvRALRD PROPOSALS will be received from Atst
- hands citizens loyal 70 the GoveFnnaent Of the
United Statos,l until II n, DoeembeF 2Sth, 1858,
only, Tor fnrnishtng all the s5s
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14
ApPatnEsslox OF DEsHR4Ens.

General 10 arr and procure recruits, who
shall deIlyer deserter from the Ary Of the United
Gtates Including deserters from the late draft Ssee
section 18 enrolment aet,l the sum OF $50 shall be
paid aAid paynent 70 be made In aeeOrdaneo with
the ruleS now governing tho payment of reward for
No expSnsss Of apprehension OF delivery Of de.
serters will be allowed. - silssls .isif
HD0seFteES must BIO delivered to the Provost Mar!
shal Of the District in which the arrestis mades
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14
WANTED,
Notice to Enrolled Men.

HRGpQUARTEBs PBoYosT MAASHAts
III. III F';f7iy : % DISTRICT WESR Va
,s5 rts b GRAFTON, December 18th 1861
I'm ORDER TO AVOID MIsAPPREHkNsION.
| IL IA hereby announced that claims for exemp
fion from military duty on account 81 unsuitable
nsss Of ago can only DO considered with references g
the lage OF the applicant on tue ntst ug " SsS'
Persons claiming exemption on account Of dlsa.
bility viii says much expense and trouble ~ tels
tnotisa that NO examinations will be made before
draft, except in case Of mantle. and gsrgIs'seHt
d' dsSiasst Pres.. Board q Earollaeat.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

-MNor about the SD Of Noyember last, i enclosed
" in letter issued by =, b. French,
end Auditor, No, 1852 for $40 payable to Alex
Rnd6t M6Neely, rs fhther and he'll r. Nc.
Neely, deceased alRto private In Capt. Cassady's
company G. Of the Sth regiment Virginia tyoiun
teets, and placed the same In the Post ONCE Mt
Wheeling. West Virginia. directed 70 the said Alex
ander McNeslys at West vfrginias which
he iuforms me has not been ~ that place
has right to collect the same, hence give this
win pay IS for theretuFn of the certificate to me-
GREEN BURY SLACK,
decu-3tt KanAwha Court House, Wv.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

In ths FIRST District or this, State, Recruiting
Ag6nEs hre to make week. reports 10 the Euperin.
tendent OF Recruiting Service OF wheeling. and IN
the Second aud Third Districts, 20 the ProVostAlar
6hals OF said Districts. 4f.yt .s
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

TAG stock in National Bank, to the
amount OF. a hundred Thousand dollars, has
been nearly all taken at Perkersburg. ac-
cording to statement in the Gazetts.-
One is to be started over the river at
Bridgeport, opposite US. In the mean
time no movement, or very feeble one,
has been made here in Wheeling. Isn't It
about time we were up and doing in the
matter2 81
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

In the Second and THIRD Districts, tho RocruItIng
Agents arc To notify the Provost Marshal OF che
District that transportation e wanted for recruits
and thR ProHost Marshal viii Immediately see that
they are brought to his Head Quarters; OF, as be-
fore, tie Recruiting Agents aye 70 pay tho trans
portation and be reimbursed. II r
The following e the form Of receipt to be talIon
by RseFaittns Agents, from pablo eaFrisFsi
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

The enlistment for recruits totiIIup old volunteer
organizations will be made in duplicate upon blank
forms furnished to recruiting agents. Upon the
back ofeach copy the enlistment sha be endorsed
the regiment for which the recruit enlisted. The
oath will be administered BY the Provost MaFshal.
The enlistments win be signsd by the Provost Mar
sha as recruiting oeer, and by the Surgeon Of the
Board Of sEnrollmeut as Examining Surgeon: The
Of the recruit will be witnessed by the
Recruiting Agent. II the recruit be minor, the
parent, guardian, or master must sign the consent
%. his enlisting. ~ ifi 1a,llt
iments which, however, must DO old regiments IN
the field. ~ .,-+u
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

III MOTIVATION for Reermtihg Agents appointed
by the Governor Of West YtTgihla, and Provost
darshals Of Districts approved BY the Provost Mar
shall General. ,si
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14
Notice to iPaiyJlIinaste rs and others

ID osEWooD AND GILT FRAMEsfo for sale cap
III atiG decl4 WYKES q BROWNS.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

Persons deputtEed as Aforesaid to arrest deserters
aud reeFuits presenting to the Board oil Bn
rollEhent man acceptable as . recruit, according
to the present ruling Of aceeptabity applied by
the Provost Marshal Gener0lS BureAu, shAl receive
'pFemtums a. follows, to.Wtt: ty55,
For al accepted recruit, who may be shown % the
Board to hsveserved at least nine months Is sol
Of SOS, II
For an accepted recruit, without the military
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

AcF. Assn PnovosF ii ARsHA1. 9Es'LI's EEIcE,
s'''a 'wHEEIISo, WEsF' Va, Dec. Lat, 1858.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

The payment Of the premium, will be made by an
oficer desgnated for the purpose, at ------ when.
ever the person who tuTnished the recruit shall
rdllmenE that the recruit namedS and for whom he
claims premium, was accepted and regularly enlisted,
aud n certificates from the commanding oteer Of the
General Rendezvous atlwheeling, that the recruit
WAS aetually received ut his rendezvous or o copy
of the certificate from the commanding otcer of the
regiment ia which the recruit enlisted, that the
recruit was actually received In his regiment, Ger.
tilted to by the Provost Marshal OF the District.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14
J TRANSPORTATION OF RECRUITS.

In the First District OF this State, Recruiting
Agents are to notify the superintendent Of Re
oruiting Service when they require transportation
for enlisted men 70 the general rendezvous at
wheeling, and e Will be furnished by him. or the
Recruiting Agents will pay the transportation Of
the recruit &C government rates, and the amount 60
expended viii Be refunded by the disbursjpg ofiser
here, on proper vGu6hetss when the Recruiting
Agents roeSiVelt the prepum for the men enlisted
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14
Hydraulic Oenient.

YNHss brand. A superior N tieie for al terms,
44E&c,s always on hand, and Tor sale low. q. :
5 IN a. " q / Sd iAIET0AIES& BURE
AuglI ..llat ,,s.ts. = = Sc Main street..
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

Hereby aekpowledges to have received from
- Recruiting Agent, the sum Of - Dollars
and - Gents, for transport ton o. - recruit
for Regiment of - from - 49, 10 - -
per mile Per Railroad and - cents per mile, per
River. g q
ION the hack, OF this form the Provost Marshal Of
the District receipts for the recruits when delivered
Vouchers for ranspprtatiop by private Conveyance
must state that the prices charged We're the current
rate ~ 1Hs me a "a
could NOT DO obtained s4sssis lAssses 3 i
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

NIoW Is the season to kill your Rats and Mic
Seo i'm o'S'At sA EDMUND BOOKING.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

TTSHE fnest assortment Of HOLIDAY GOODS Ju
il received at tho DAD Fellow Hall Drug Store
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-14

7OIOUGH sYRUPs4Ths best ia the world can Al
" ways be found at the odd Fellow Hall lrpl
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-10

sf standardization Bang ebsfdsssd ~ well as tsAssF'
ous M. MaEse, British 0dasA at Mobile, Wss asked TO
take charge Of the specie aud ship it TO his Country
men, to whom it rghtfuly belonged. Mr.. hagee con-
ssnted and on his request the commander Of an Fog
lish ship of war near Mobile received tie money on
board his vessel and sent it forward until il reached is
destination in safety. For this act OF good faith the
State Of Alabama highly cOmplmented by the Lon
don Times Indeed, that journal was rather profdse in
its compliments aud stated that IA commonwealth that
would maintain Its public faith unbemished under cir
cumsauces that would excuse if they did not justify,
failure, was entitled the highest consideration in the
present and the largest latitude of credit in the future
Whether the act of Alabama in paying her just deots
rritaed the English Ministry not, we are unadVlsed
but certain it is that shortly after Consul Aagee Was
removed from his oi,e in Mobile in consequence Of his
connection with the affair." and the British naval officer
who consented at the request of the Consul to receive
the specie on board his ship, was officially Informed
that the-promotion which was bin had been with
drawn because Of his course in becoming party to The
transmission of tho coin to It's proper owners.
As the EogIsh Ministry is popularity supposed to rep
resen. the English people, the infereGce naturally fol-
lows that the people aforesaid offended at the pay
ment the part OF Alabama, Would Do dehghteu Win
IA lures to pay by other States. Strange as Il may ap
pear this is not the Because the last diVdendon
the Virginia State debt was not promptly paid 10 Eng
land the London Times is hugely offended. and talks
venomousy and savagely. What an incoustant and in
e1plicabe pcope If We pay them, they fly into pas
sion and dismiss aSd degrade the innocent agents nno
Gently employed in the transaction, and thus put it as
far out Of power to gay as possible in the future
and if VIC fail 10 pay they get as mad as March hare,
aud stigmat;ze us with all sorts of ugly names.
Well, we will have to stand EIgllsh censure as best
we may. Having got along in the past, despite Elg-
lish opposition aud gish hatred can afford to be
equally Indifferent whether England praises or de-
nounces in the future In the meantime let no Cre
delude himself with the idea that the payment
payment of dividends anything else we can do, can
stimulate English animosty, or enlist English friend
ship, The is bitter it be- and the other it
Is impossible obtain
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-10
The Trials tn Come.

It is not improbable that the coming winter months
may test the courage Of people ishas been
tested before The enemy ia determined to exert his
whole power in spite Of wind and weather. and there is
reason to fear that he may gain important advan
tages points, which either impe rfecty de-
Tended or left TO the care of commanders who have
failed to display the ability required by their position
Then again, uaoces in deplorable state. The
whole country alive to the dangers which threaten
in this quarter and the people willing and ready 10
submit any remedy the may require; but t is
question whether the doctors in Congress and the Cabi
net have the resort to that course of
treatment which affords the only hope of cure Strange,
after many trials the people should for moment be
doubted.
But the of the enemy and the inAItion of the
currency are not all the evils with which we shall have
to contend during the winter. The COmmis.ariat both
for the army and the people, is already in bad plight
and threatens to become with each succeeding
day. Oar foes count more upon the rayages which
hunger will make 10 ranks than upon the success
of their Unfortunately they reckon with some
thing than their WOnled accuracy yet by no means
with that mathematical certainty on which they plume
themselves. There are reserves of meat as well as of
men, which have not been computed in their calcula-
tiOns-perhaps not In our own.
The tripod of evils on which the Confederate cause
appears to rest may, therefore, be defined hus-Yan-
KEGS, Reputation, Starvation With the first we are
familiar, and have been these two years and more the
oher two are new foes whose power we have not vet
encountered, and need not, if we manage rightly. At
all events We do not intend to succumb to them any
more than to their parent the detesed Yankee. Our
Revolutionary sires Overcame the last two; be ours
the task to overcome them all The coming days are
full OF trials, but they winter daysdark but brief
Couragel tickle and uncertain sping will follow Il
winter days. and then.the clear, tranquil sunshine
type of peace