Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-09

and fine, and non est in the pontal Uorcnal
| region, Wears q SLOUGH hat, is not very
i fastidious about his dress, and is never idle.
4 Is member of the Committee on Humane
and Criminal Institutions, and exercises 3
good deal of influence With the members
from his end Of the StateA .Is IrePuted
man of most upimpeachable lel rectitpde and
high moral tone, and is in q general way
one for whom nature seems to have done Q
great deal and education in the Gonven-
tional sense, very little. sgo &;
Gen, AveriIlss Brigede-Mareh and
battle ut White SulPneF springs
Editors Intslligeneer.: "a - g,s,sssa ,iiA
Gen. Averill's command consists Of the
End, Sd and 9th Virginia Infantry, the 18th
Pennsylvania cavalry, Gibson's battaliops
Ewing's battery Of four guns, aud two sec
tions of Keepers battery. laa- .i-
On the 9th of July the brigade started
on march from Fetterman, through Gum
berland and Hancock to Williamsport;
Cherry Run and Hedgsville. Here our forces
skirmished with EWePs corps for three
days, captuting about $50 men. Our loss
was not over 20. In this.hghting the Third
Virginia took a brave part. From here
the forces fell back to Cherry Run, by or
der Of Gen, Kelley,then back toiH Hedgesville
then to Bunker Hill, Winchester More
field and Petersburg. Here we remained
thirteen days. August 18th, orders are'fe-
ceiVed to march in the morning; three
days rations In the haversacks, and grain
to be carried for the horses. August 18Th
at an early hour, coffee is over, men in
their saddles ut o'clock; the order Is
given, forward the long train starts eve.
~ man looks like he was on pack horse
going to market. Soon We are on the road
to Franklin. The question now comes up,
to what point of the compass are we steer
fng7 tits whispered among oar men (who
are not always asleep,) that We are start
ing through the enemy's country, WIN
very limited supply Of ammunition, horse
shoes and nails, oil indispensable to sue
cessful campaign. This was known to the
authorities. Through dust and heat, on:
ward we marched. Night finds Us camped
four miles from Franklin. August 18th,
start early and reach. Monterey.in'thea after
noon. One of the boys in secesh uniform,
entered the town.as a rebel scout, was ar
rested on suspicion, disarmed and placed
under guard, The advance entered the
place on a dash. Court was in session
Lawyer P. NJ. Auvel, of Phillippi, was maxi
ing q speech, when to their utter discom.
lfiture, one of the YANKEES boys (of the
Third) stepped in, andlwith the independ-
ience of soldier, cried, halt ~ TINS
brought things to Ristand.H The court ,ad-
journed without ceremony, terror stricken
at the sudden. approach OF the Yankee ar-
my. The speaker and others were soon
arrested Salt, tobacco, letters, &C., we're
captured at1the Post Office. Articles were
divided among the men. = Here letter pa
percosts 40 cts. per sheet, envelopes IL cts:
each, stamps 10 cts. Flour is selling at
$40 per barrel. We camp for the night.
August 2lst, in our saddles at 6 O'clock
Sharp skirmishing during the day. Two
rebels shot aud one horse, one wagon
burnt, six of our wagon .horses killed and
one wounded; three of our men shot, one
mortally wounded; three wagons destroyed
and zone disabled; commissaries saved
Our men burnt one largs frame house,
about which theirebels were concealed
In this section the boys swept spring NOUS
es, cellars, kitchens, &c. There goes one
Yank on his horse, drinking cream out
of q two gallon jar, his long beard
isl we'll besmesred. There another
with tub of pickles standing on the
front of his saddle dealing out to the boys.
Another with crock of butter or honey.
5Yonder are others going at full speed
looking for horses, capturing, &c. Soon
the General is apprised of the soldering
in the rear. Now you see 3 squad with
drawn swords at every gate. Soldiers DO
not pass seminal he lis respectedb by the
whole army, Night eomes,. and We camp
on a Union mans farm. His hay, rye, oats
and corn are literally devoured- Such fam
lilies should be remunerated!l D. q;
August 22.-Reaeh Hunters7llle. Here
we halted for coffee and corn. While the
cooking .islgoing on. an alarm is raised
Gen!IBilll jackson had left the place q
short time before. His rear was fighting
with our pickets.7 This >, we don't allow
rebs to do, SO the ,sth Virginia pursued
them holly capturing Eve. z During all
this, the Fhitd was drawn up IN line Of
battle. The 9Th proved suficisnt and we
camped for the night. Here we remained
over Sunday. One sof the l4th PA. was
shot, and his leg ampntat - -, 4
August 24-Started early for Warm
Springs. .Jacks0ht was in our 'front.' eyi'-
IDENTITY trying TO keep respectable dis,
tance, fleeing In great confustOns leaving
saddles, brides, gupsi sabreseiend gray
clothes all along the road. AS we entered
Warm Springs in the evenings Jackson's
rear guard passed out, our men skirmlsh-
lug with them. Mrs. General Lee left the
tht,t Sne Il Rankses would XIII heF, = and told
the CiaTkies that they would cut OF. their
fingers, hence Important 70 keep ont OF
their way, (all ofrwhich they kneWsto be
faIsel. One Of the idarkies told the writer
that his master sent him to the woods 70
hide from the Yankees. When night came
he found his way 10 camp and reported 70
Cant. Fleming. The Captain sent squad
with Mr.. Darkey, and soon they returned
with five horses, his MASTERS property. :
August 25.-On the march. Passed the
Hot Springs, and some Of uslentered the
enclosure. We plugged our hands into
what was called the boiling spring, and
drank cold water bubbling out of the earth;
not more than 90 yards from the other
Quite a natural curiosity. These springs,
once the resort of the rich aud fashionable,
are now almoss entirely q, dessstsa.s we