Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-16

more and Wheeling, to prevent any part
of it falling into the hands of the enemy.
Delegations of citizens from Wheeling,
SteubenVille and Wellsgille, arrived in
this city yesterday, aud were in consulta.
ton with Gen. Brooks relative to the com.
mon defense. @.E1 dI
Carriers have been dispatched to WASH
ington, Pa, and other points south of us,
to arouse the people, and put them in an
attitude of defense.
Two lines of fortifiGations have already
been marked out in this city, by Gen. Bar
nard, aud two thousand men are called for
to work on them to-day. All wishing to
volunteer for this service are requested to
be at the Mouougahela House at eight.
o'clock this morning. -t
Prem the Dispatch.
A lever of excitement prevailed in the
city on Sunday evening, caused by the ru-
mora of very important dispatches having
been received by General Brooks from the
War Department, apprising him of the
very Imminent danger of an incursion into
his department by the enemy. variety
OF rumOrs, some of them entirely ground
less, prevailed, and the excitement momeu-
tarily increased, and continued without
abatement until late in the night.
The substance Of the despatches receiv-
| ed by Gen. Brooks, as far as we could
learn, were, that Lees army, or large
portion of it, was in motion up the Shen-
andoRh valley, that Winchester and Mar
tinsburg had been occupied by force,
supposed to be thse'advance guard. Gems.
Schenck and Milroy were in the vicinity in
considerable force,
The,opera;or at Frederick City, Nd, tel
egraphed TO Gov. Curtin last night that
sharp firing was going GU at or near Mar
tlnsbnrg Gov. PeirpOint also telegraphed
that Wheeling was threatened by large
force of rebels at Charleston, in the Ka-
nawha region.
Gen Halleck advises that Pittsburg aud
| Wheeling be placed in II state of defense
as soon as possible, as the danger was most
! imminent.
We have been handed for publication the
following proceedings of meeting held
last evening
| 8 a meeting of the manufacturers and
business men of the city, assembled at the
Monographs House on Sunday evening,
Thos. Blackwell, Esq, was called to the.
chair. aud G. Il. Thurstou requested to act
as Secretary
The object of the meeting having been
stated, it was then resolved.
WHEREAS, Major Gen. Brooks has in
formed meeting of manufacturers aud
business men, held on Sunday evening,
| that there Is an Imperative necessity for
two thousand men to commence work upon
the Notifications OF the city at eight O'Clock
to- morrow (Monay) morning Therefore
ReSolpea, That all. business be tempora-
rily suspended, so that there may be a gen
eral rally of able bodied men in front Of
the MlOuongahela House, at 8 O'Clock on
tomorrow (Nlondayl morning, for the pur-
pose OF placing the city and neighborhood
IN proper state of defense against an in
Vaslon Of the enemy, now honrly immt.
nent. ~
RESOLVED, That Thomas Blackwell, Gen.
Thomas NJ. Howe, S. f. Won Bonhorst, and
John Harper, Esqs,, be committee TO
urge the President to instruct Major Gem
eral BROOKS to declare martial law forth
with.
Resoloed, That the manufacturers and
business men hereby pledge themselves to
stop their establishments TO- morrow Mon
day,) and that they will obtain and place
at the disposal of Maj. Gen. Brooks ali the
men they can from their different estsb.
iishments, for the purpose OF terrifying the
city; aud further that they pledge them
selves to the persons eogaged at their es-,
adjustments, that they will keep an &C.
count of their time aud pay at the rate of
one dollar and twenty. Ave cents per day
for said labor s
RsSoIped. That the Directors of the Pitts.
burg &;Steubenville, the Pennsylvania aud
other railroads, be requested to transfer
their laborers and implements to the or.
ders of the Commandaht of the depart
ment. " zE.E
Resolued, That those manufacturers Dre.
sent inform those not present tonight of
1 n :.
desired to conform to the resolutions
adopted. -,
ResOtosdr That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the morning pa. !.
Pers. THOs. BAKEwELL, Pres't.
G. H. THURsToN, Sec'y.
The committee appointed for the uuI
pose telegraphed the President at a late
hour last night to declare martial law 10
city. =
Work will be frst commenced on torti6.
cations on the south eide of the Monon.
It will be seen elsewhere that a mass
meeting Tor home defense has been called
% assemble In Allegheny city. This e
right, aud one shonldlh have been snmmonefl.l
10 meet also on this side of the river
NUN 6ers OF our community seem to be vet
inGrednious that there is any danger Of al
rebel visit to this district Bnt whether
there be imminent danger of one OF. aot. /
would 1t not be the part ofswortlly wisdom
and prudence to be organized and Dre-
pared In season for whatever NAV come
this way Otherwise, if the time for ia
mediate action arrives all will be manic /
furry, confusion and iueficiency. Let tbe'l
whole of Western Pennsylvania be- tbors.
oughly prepared for invasion, and ready
to meet large force at days notice ami
all will know their places, be ready tn
render effective service, and PITTSBURGH /,
could then .'laugh siege to scorn "a
We wish to excite no alarm here What
ever, but merely, in view of an invasion If +
our State, which issaid, by men wholknoW
tar better than we, to be imminent. and
the most probable direction of which viii (
De this way. to roQsa our people from their