Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-22

capped to the mountains when we ap-
preached.
The next day we invested Burlington.
where the Yankees had constructed II tort
impregDaGle TO an enemy armed with
merely small arms.
Here again they set fire to their fort, and
took TO the woods. We succeeded, how.
ever, in capturing fifteen or twenty of them.
Geo. Lee then sent his cattle and dis
abled men toward Romney, and with tho
rest of his command, now reduced to little
over 400 men, proceeded toward Ridge
vile, where he encamped. The next morn
ing ut o'clock, we took up the line Of
March for New Greek, but by the time we
reached the top Of NObby Mountain, within
seven miles OF New Greek, the weather be-
came SO iutoleruble that we turned back,
and coming on through Romuey, thence
through gOrges aud over mountains of ice,
toiling for several days, we reached the
valley.
The object of the expedition was, be
lieVe, to get cattle. Six hundred Of these
and about 900 horses, 30 wagons and 800
mules-uot to mention about 100 Yankees
were the fruits Of this expedltiou.-
| When it is remembered what natural OBJ
| stacles were encountered and overcome,
what "A Siberian Icebergian spell OF wealth
NAANAEANA huAAuE AuC "ADtG kIlpI II Will
be II matter of surprise that the trip was
made at all, considering the importance OF
its results. DR.. Johnson said 1.-The
wonder is not that the bears dance so
well, but that they dance at nll." So il
may truly be said of this expedition; that
the wonder is not that it WAS ione 50 well,
but that it was doue at all. BRUTUs.
GEN. MoRGAN.-HIs RECEPrIoX IN RICHMOND.
On January 9Th Gen. Morgan had re.
ceptiou by the authorities at Richmond
Mayor Mayo welcomed him, aud Gen. J.
E. b. Stuart made one of the speeches.
lie spoke of his own and Gen. Morgan's
position in the service. Some people had
gotten up the idea that they were rivals.
If desire 10 harm the enemy most and
advance the Southern cause could be call
ed rivalry, then he expected they were
know that The sleepless blade of the GAL
liant Kentuckian would soon again be
flashing over the enemy in the West, with
greater power and terror to the enemy
than ever. Speaking was not his FORTE
aud not HI all IN his way. The field, and
not the forum, was his place. But, while
the citizens of Richmond could not expect
Il speech from him, he could not do LEES
than TO express the qualification he felt at
th" honor done the gallant Morgan. He
was worthy OF that honor, and it was not
unwOrthily bestowed
Gen. Gordon, of North Carolina, was
next called for, aud followed in some re-
marks suggested by the occasion.
An INTERVIEW WITH THE PRISONERS.
Gen. Morgan made "a visit to Libby |
Prison, which is thus described
Gen. Morgan, on arriving up stairs, |
where the prisoners most do congreguie,
was Immediately conducted into the pres
euce Of the 'LuihOr of the Maine Liquor
Law the whilOm Drigadier General Neal
Dow. An introduction took place, when
Morgan observed, With one Of those inim-
table smiles for which he is SO noted,
Gen Dow, am very happy to see you
here; or, rather, should say, since you
are here, am happy to see you looking so
we'll Dow's natural ustutcness and
Yankee ingenuity came to his aid, and be
quickly replied, without apparent embar-
rassInent, Gen Morgan, | congratulate
you on your escape; | cannot say that
am glad that you did escape, but since
you did, nm pleased to see you here.'-
The conversation then became general be-
tween the two, during the progress of
which Dow admitted that bis views of the
South. its people and their treatment of
prisoners of war had undergone material
change for the better in the last few
months.
Gen. Morgan also hud an interview with |
the notorious Col Sireight, who had seve
raj days previous to his visit been released |
from close confinement for attempting to
escape from prison, and restored to his |
old place among the other officers. 1t has
been conjectured, by persons wise in read.
ing the motives Of men by their actions, !
that this man hoped, on his entrance into |
the prison, by taking the most ultra posi- |
ton on the questions dividing the North |
aud South, to become the leader aud host |
OF his felIOw-captiVes II such was his |
desire, he has most sigualIy failed. as it is |
known that he is by no means popular
among them; 'on the contrary, quite the |
reverse Sreight is a tall, raw. .boued,
broad chested, sandy haired, big g-whisker-
I'd, uncouth looking man. with arms swing |
ing like the wings of windmill in the |
doldrums. He has acquired a cOnsidera-
BILE quantity Of 1isjOinIed Information on |
variety of topics, while pnsturiug in the
literary fields OF Yankee land. Knowing |
a little OF everything aud not much of any |
thing, has made Kim free thinker aud |
ready adherent of all the isms peculiar to |
his section. lie does not, it is said, be- |
lieve 10 God or Devil, which is not at all
wonderful, considering the locality from
which he halls. Gen. Morgan said TO
Streight, in his interview with that indi-
vidual, that it was his desire to ameliorate
the condition of all the prisoners in our
hands, and he would do SO as far as lay in
his power, despite the fact that some OF his
own men had been tied up by their thumbs
and subjected to other, crueIties abbOrrent
to human nature for en1eavOring TO escape
The interview between the two seemed to
be mutually satisfactory.
An APPEAL FROM MORGAN.
HEADQUARTERS MoRGAN's CAVALRY, |
DECATUR, Ga, Jan. /, 1864.
SoLDIBRs: am once more amoug you
after long and painful imprisonment.
am anxious TO be again in the field