Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-05

over their places Of rest, Feeling that
they are worthy. OF noble destiny con-
nected with the fortunes otithe Great Re
public, more than.eyer, they will come 20
reverence its fiag-mere. than ever will
they be ready to- defend every right at
home or abroad assured them under it,
And4s it is, we say, that things at last
look suspicious, hopeful, glorious 70 him
wholoves his country. let all then cher
ish these reasonable hopes aud auticipa-
Itions; let all educate themselves aud their.
lchildFen never to despair Of the Republic.
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Visit OF jacob iHornbEOok9 TO the
West Virginia Regiments.
"a. His EzeslteneyF Gov A. l. BoREMkH,
SIR SIN accordance with your request,
Ileft on the evening Of November 9th to
visit some of our troops. Twas detained
one day by an accident to the. train.
frst proceeded to Springfield, where /
found the 10th West Virginia aud the Up
shur Battery, with health improving by
theechangeof location
Major Doddridge was there to pay them,
but was detained two days awaiting the
return of portion of the troops from q
scout. They were then paid and We came
back on the 18th to New Greek. On the
arrival of an escort we left on the morning
of the 10th for Petersburg. We found the
forces had Just returned from their march
to cooperate with Gen Averill's troops
The Let and 14th West Virginia Infantry
are in general good health, there. being.
abont twenty sick in both regiments, and
doing WE'LL l fonnd two of the Moorefeid
wounded in the LIST West Virginia regt.
iment's hospital. VIM, Chapman, 90. O, is
Improving, Jason Booth, Co. A, is very
low, also two wounded from Averlll's com
mand. They are under the care of Drs.
Baguley and English, of the ist West Vir-
| giuia Infantry, who care for them as kind
" as III their power. They are in need Of
various comforts and luxurfes, which our
eSoldiers' Aid Society" will Immediately
send to them.
Major D. paid the LIST aud 18th West
Virginia Infantry, and Itook charge of the
money which they wished to send home.
On our fetutn on November 10th, when
about seventeen and hal miles from New
/ GfeeE, we passed the wreck of the wagon
train destroyed by the'rebsls on the 18th,
The loss was seven whgons b1rned, part
containing hospital stores and blankets for
the LIST West Virginia, six horses killed and
two hundred aud twenty seven captured j;
but more heavily falls the loss of West
Virginia, as three of her sons, Lieutenant
4 Hardman, d brave aud efficient officer, Ser
| geant 8. d. Morris and VIM. Gardner, all
good soldiers of the 14th West Virginia,
lost their lives nobly defending the train.
There were Eve others of the 14th wound
ed, aud a number of Transfers aud soldiers
captured, among them VIM. Gilchrist Of
our city, returning to his regiment, the LIST
West Virginia Infantry.
The neglect alluded TO before, of the
muster-in department is being attended
to, and hope next pay day will End all
officers and soldiers mustered for pay.
The amount sent in by the lat, 14th aud
10th regiments, was about thirty thousand
dollars, the payment of which to their
families has kept me SO much engaged as
to defer this report until now.
J1oos HoRsBnoox.
The Army ana the Temperance Re
FORM movement.
Editors Intelligeneer:
The petition forwarded from company e,
Sd Virginia cavalry, by SergsantJ |, H. Grif-
/ fin, son of Benoni Griffin In the House of
/ Delegates, came TO hand by due course Of
mail. All honor to the company for their
UNITED petition sent up in favor of temper
ance.
The army of soldiers now in the field de-
Tending our county, are shaming the pro-
fessed christian churches. We are Feceiv-
ling more petitions from the army than the
church, asking us to pass law. suppTebs
ing the maunfacIure aud sale of spiritous
4 liquors In West Virginia, Why Is this q
Is It because so many professed christians
at home love to iRdnlEe in q s'wee bit of
the precious stuff Iwonder how many
professe6 christians in; West virgfnia, are
dram drinkers How many are engaged
directly and Indirectly in the manufactures
! and aa1a GnirffHnF1 Ifn,slnpo 'kt,a5