Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-19

aud uniform of the Government as soldiers
The Hunter rRaId--DePIoTAbIe COndI-
tIon OF Things IN tho KRnRwhA
Valley.
CHARLESTON, WEST VA, July 12, ga.
Editors IateLhgeHcsr:
The difficulties in the way of navigation
are too great even to transport Unite1
States troops aud supplies, much less
United States mail .'Ou timsi" but | hope
this communication will reach you 'in the
course of human events"
bad expected to give you many addi-
tioual details of The Hunter and Crook
raid on Lynchburg 10 this le,ler, but eE
perience teaches me that while the "IruJh
siIences the lies." il also eIcites he ire of
certain incompetent and drunken military
cavaliers. Ny letter OF some few weeks
siuce rom Gauley Bridge, commenting on
Averilrs absurd ordert2) was charged by
him first upon Col. S. aud afterwards upon
Mai Il neither of whom ever saw it until
1t appeared 10 your paper.
CHere follows some Information as to
the movements OF troops, which we strike
out-EDs ISTEL
Gen. Hunters .'brief authority" IN the
n
bin 10 the estimation OF all good ti5srs
and with the soldiers aud citizens be has
eutirely "playPd out" The uubridled Ii
ceuse giveu The soldiers has not exalted
him in their minds one particle and the
wAuton and iudisCrImInare destruction OF
proper =, aud the utter disregard Of the
trur Uuion sentiment, has awakened the
scorn aud contempt of alt aud every hon
oraole man and woman, and brought forth
the bIsses of the home traitors aud con
temptible sympAlh Z.r5. The Interest OF
this military department demands a CON
mauder OF some prOPTiety, prudence aud
maniuess.
Robbiuy, bv the Wholesale and retail,
has been gorug on for some time 10 th's
valley, 10 uearIy every department of the
service. notwithstanding the stricCesr su
pervisIon and seVerest punishment by Gen.
Crook The country is 10 "a mot laments
BILE condition, aod will be 10 - worse. un
less we soon commence shooting aud hang
ing traitors and thieves in high position.
We still have gOoi force l-ft in this
sectioa-soUe hundred days meu aud some
rrguars-q1srtered AT different points from
GaIlipoIis 10 Fayetteville, under the con
maud If Col. John O.ey, OF the 7Ih. wa
Cavalry.
Mir Rucksr has been ordered by Gen
CTOUk 10 assist Tue OOFtTuOT III W AulG ~ :
Home Guard companies in ali couutits Ia
the State where no such orgauiz 'tions are
yet found. He has ALREADY four cOmprlie:
on foot, and is likely to rai-e sutficien
nnmber 10 a short time. Il is SAID that
Thurman and his gaugs are using Uniou
frmttrs 10 Monroe aud GreeHbrier coun
ties in the most barbarous and Fl .udIst
manner, and we must look TO the Cover
uor's HON. Guards TO give them protection
Ii gives me pleasure to oe able to SPEAK
10 the highest terms of comueudHtiou o.
Capr.J C. Wheeler, Provost Marshal and
EarolIing iii GER Of this district His busi,
| ness is we'll aud puuctuaIly conducted, and
he is now prepared to furnish West VIr
ginia's quora OF five hundred thousand
fresh troops whenever the President IN y
think proper to call for them. Tne CaPtAIr
has some busy enemies, and what honest
earnest, przcucal nan has not?
The prospect OF Governor B1remAn's re-
election. So tar as the vote OF this part o.
the States goes. Is beyond all manner O
doubt No other candidate for the office Il
now spoken o.
You may expect short add hurried letters
from me nov aud thea, aud I must b. al
lowed to call tLinEs by their proper names
! and spe k Of men as they deserve.