The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-05-27
Army Correspondence.
WEBSTER, WEST Va, u. s. A, |
Man 22d. 1868.

Dear Monitor: After one of the
hottest rides that have experienced
since the day we fought old Long
street at kelley's Ford Aug. 2lst,
lSG2--I have holed myself in the
New State capitol. c. WEBSTER.
Did | suffer? Of course | did Soon
after leaving your old, dry, dilaplda-
ted, used up, run down, played out,
pious, gossipping, grapevine tele-
grapic, "candidatea' village, | was
collapsed by a severe attack of fever,
Of the Spring type, which proved con-
tagious, and my man Friday, (who
has followed me through fifteen hard
fought battles, to say nothing of nu-
merous little skirmishes) commonly
called "Joe,' was also taken with
the same complaint, and from as it
communicated to Fanny and
"John, "-them's my bosses, and
we were all sick together In this
dilemma, weknew not what to do; but
having a good memory, I thought Of
you old friend BAILEY, whose sur
name is Harry, and commenced
hunting shade !" Oh! Messrs. Ed
itors, You have no idea how cooling
aud agreeable the preparation was.
| took-or, we took-one dose, and
in one hour-from 3 to 4 p. n.-we
were able to ride to the capitol, which
point we reached at - well, in time
to get our supper.
Well, l am here, but not quite able
to 'tgo ahead" The fact IS, there
is noting to do The rebels have
all skedaddled over the mountains,
and now We have more troops here
than we know what to DO with. The
18th and l4th Pennsylvania cavalry,
and don't know how many infant
ry, are here, ready, willing, and an
xious for - a fight or foot-race ! Our
forces are now in Beverly,-the I'd
Va. Inf having arrived there this
evening. | know not the situation
of the West Virginia forces; perhaps
It's best that it be not known. If I
were the great Mogul of the U. S.
A, | would have Staunton in ten
days, by which means I would cap
ture all the horses and cattle that the
thieves took out of West Virginia. 1t
can be done, aud now is the time to
do it. The 'sooner the quicker, and
the quicker the better
We have new General in this
Department. not General Starva-
ton, neither--but Gen. AvERILL.
He passed here last night, going to
Clarksburg, to take the place of Gen.
Roberts,-so report says. He is
fine looking man, with fire in his
eye, and if | mistake not, be will do
something.
Just say to your readers that the
mountain passes are firmly guarded
now, aud that they need not fear an
other visit from their particular
friends (?) of the east. The rebs may
succeed in making few raids into
West Virginia, but to hold it, as they
profess to desire, is out of their pow
er. They cant do it.
Very little is said in this section,
about the election. The State Ticket
takes very we'll, save one. That Bey-
erly speech won't GO down. Mr..
SINSET will get good vote in this
county. for the Senate; the vote for the
other Senator will be divided. Sue
cess to the man that gets the most
votes; you know I am "Hinglish,'
Il am neutral
Yours, "muehly.'
n. n. H.
P. ST. have just seen Lieut..
PENTECosT, of the ID Va. Inf, and
have learned the gratifying, glorious
news, that J. f. PHAREs, sheriff of
county, who was shot on the
gath Of April, is not dead, but living,
and doing we'll. May he live to re-