Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-09
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Editors Intsllgsneer; as I'm. ~
Not having seen any published account
OF the movements in this countrr of our
BrigadetI thought few lines from an old
subscriber would not be unWelcome
Gen. yCluseret's command arrived here
via Moorefield aud Strasburg from New
Greek on the 23d of December Arriving
here we found that the rebels, as usual,
had skedaddled, aud it was not necessary
to send flag of truce to ask for surren.
der. ua5 olI
On Christmas evening some 800 rebel
cavalry and two pieces of artillery, COM
manded by Gen. Jones Ia Marylauder,l at
tackled our pickets on Strnsburg pike
Alter skirmish of about an hour thev
| (the rebels) were driven off We lost
'snSry one" and suppose the secesh
| done likewise, as We did s,not find
any on the field Our troops were all up
in line of battle, and expected a iight, sure.
AS our men passed through tho town TO
wards the place of firing, the rebel women
became very "obstrOpolOns," aF7Nict Whif-.
! hes would say. They said they". hopeJ
We would all be killed - .sthat heiy bows
were coming" hurrnhed for JEFF Davis.
SC, &c. And while am speaking of the
rebel women of this place. l cannot help
saying they are the most contemplate, un.
lady-like set of bcings that ever wore
dresses. Among the tricks they perform
is, if a Yankee passes a door where one
is, she is sure to slam it ia his face, or
turn her back till he passes. If you meet
them on the street, they put their wells
over their faces until they pass, turn up
I their nose very scornfully, and look about
as hateful as they possibly can. l don't
say they all act this way, for some are
more of the lady; but the majority are of
the KIDD described.
You would naturally ask, are there no
Union ladies here? Yes. there most assn :
redly is, and some as loyal and as pretty,
as can be found anywhere in the North.
happened to be at party the other night
where there was twenty. Eve unconditional
loyal ladies l think l never met with n
more sociable set of ladies in my life. 1t
would really make your heart ache to hear
of The sufferings their families have gone
through, and for what2 Simply being lov
al to our Government
have seen many pretty women, but l
mnst say that Winchester leads any have
yet seen.
would like to publish tho names OF
some of the Union ladies here, but it would
not be policy. One of the young ladies
told me her father was actually put in a
miserable guard house for days, on ac.
count of her having waved our flag when
/ General Shields' troops were here. They
have all more or less, stolen from them;
some to the tune of thousands Of dollars.
These are facts. -..,... ..''.....-
Geu.s .Milroy having arrived with his
forces assumes command. The troops here
are now known MS "Milroy's Division"
Gen. Cluseret now commands the post,
and all passes have to be issped by him
Gen. c. has made two or three reconnois-
sances for miles around, and each time has
brought in number Of prisoners, also reb.
Ell mails. The General is very popular
among his troops. There is one thing GER
tain, he will fight.
Capt. Alexander, of the 10th Ohio, is
Provost Marshal for the place. aud transacts
the business of his Office we'll.
Garlin's Battery, (WheelinE boys,) as is
Rowand's Cavalry (also Wheeling boys,)
are here. The boys as a general-thiug are
well. EgDTrTI7g I,FEr EFryfa4 ; ~
The Presidents Emancipation Procla-
I nation was read here to-day. It creates
little or no excitement. Of course the
Union people are very glad to see it. A
lgreatmauy darkies have already taken ad-
vantage Of the times and gone North,-
rebels are beginning to feelit very much
around here There is no Labor either
field nor house, to be had, ,.
e l stopped and talked to farmer who
liYesso eight miles from town, who was
at the time plowing. He was one of the
ring leaders in getting Virginia CEastern
part) to secede, as they called 1t. He is
worth good deal of money and of course
has a. good deal of influence. He told me
it was the .fr5t day be ever worked in his
life, that he had had fourteen slaves but
they all went away with Banks army
That his wife was then at the wash tub
and'she never had Workedssny before
He said he did not know what to do.
told him was glad to see it all, that I
thought he was "getting his rights,n sure.
He said he was.willing to come back into
the Union with the old Constitution
thought so. Cd q .a.-it
We have been having delightful weather
ever since our fval-setdom sec "such''
weather this time q year about old Wheel.
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