Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-25

TAs Bright gSIdSicfEAs GuerilIas-MosBy,
a. Described By. his .Friends-WA the
Rsssts say af ESsI. &C., q. 90. "a
A young.mAnIWA9f for some months,pas
has been employed at Fort Warren, in q
position where he had free communication
Fith the rebel prisoners, has given us some
Information respecting them. he seems to
pc rather favorable impressed5By their ap.
Pearance, and his account seems to be al
most "southside viewno Of the men who
IRE unwillinglyl enjoying the hOspitali.ies
Of the Government.
He sAyg the6Mhola number of prisoners
1t the fort is about $50, embracing guer.
Alas, blockade runners, rebel officers and
disloyal citizens. The number of Ruerril.
as Is nearly 200, most of whom belong to
the command of Mosby, and when captured
Fere sent here Is dangerous men. Our
informant. says they are most of them
9oung, Possessing more than ordinary in
telhgeaees apd generally from what they
call 'good families" Quite number of
Them are from Maryland and Washington.
They ate perfect aihenGbfs to The dtsci.
Pline of the place, and sUr officers have no
trouble with them. Among them isiG ybuhSl
nan named Hiskell-a good looking fell
loW OF about tWSnty years, and a private
n MosbZ's command-who claims to be a
krsuds6nI 6fIPrestdehi MonF06.A A9Eda
When President. Lineplp was killed ma.
~ of them seemed to regret 1t very much,
end there were no expressions of joy among
Them. They say 9hat IiBcoln'Ras lenient,
4nd they had no reason to expect faYora.
pie trs9tYeHt 7Fom him. Some 1tlem
have 4add4 And they receiye the Bnskon
papers daily, and are well posted up in the
pews Of the day. They are generally in
fery R66d health. .iRseeptIys dne of=their
humber died, and about $3.50 was sub"
Scribed TO purchase q metallic coffin, in
which Rts Ee9ains were sent home 5' 20 q
0urinf0rmanti heard them speak fre.
auently of their commander Mosby, eGnd
from th6ip statements he wf6te ran aceount
Of him, substantially As follows: " a1's'7t
'The future hist6ffan will accord to Mos
by9i Bravery and saga city worthy to place
him beside Marion and Murat. he began
1t the foot of the ladder, having at 6rat
enlisted, or rather he took up arms on his
own account, as did many others who were
IN the first battle of Bull Run, where he rem
dered good service. His thorough knoWl.
edge Of the country, soon after Attracted
the attention OF JEFF. Davis and he Was pro.
NOTED, and ven aid 6s, earn the rank of
$olone1; ~hieh he, slbs eda entity bsld..53.s His
command, (which atnostime exceeded over
500 neh : AAtFasbsd us moretban any other:
10 900 rebels s! ,s ii g,;,,, ~, -. 81. -'.'' =
"Ever since ths first year of the war his
fafds hgve been A7terf6r TO the Union peos
pie In Tho upper part of Virginia. Though
unsafe for g Union meps there to AvoW his
sentiments, ~ he did SO, all his horses,
stock, household goods, &C., were sure t6
be gobblsd' up. Nlosby entered our lines
with ofmpu1it3 leedtf6g what he required,
Apd Ietufned IN satety He hung, suIlen,,
defant=and dangerous on our rear in asrezi
treat, driving back and bHfnfnR our u Wapon
trains, and destroying all the forage which
vas likely to fall into our hauds.ii He
fought To- Rtn, and rarely entered into an
hngaRemant Without good chances h6 adG.
cess. Nc. prisoners. we're treated hsrshIy,
but all Wefeimsde toagiVs up their money
and sWop clothes, il his mea were ytoshe,
benefited by the trade. aa2E E3T
"On one raid he eaptdred two of our
Psymasters, and, as the term is expressed
by the prisoners they went through them
On q division 'mGds7 8moug those who were
bn this f&Jds each. ones share was $2,16s
t4nperson Mosby IL not tOrmidable. He
is not over I'VE feet seven inches high, fs
thin S;knd ,spafeSg and can clasp his body
with his hands. His age is about thirty
Seatsg He's ihssnsible tesfGtigue, knows
no speh word ss fear, has thesplsFeing eye
Of an q gle, And In mpresse psrs6A with
/ the idea that be can fattntd his hi eernosk
thoughts. Though genikl b6sts e5acting
BE is . skillful horsemah andsa 4dsid shot;
drinks no intoxicating hqnoss and 1ts fas
t6fffG beverage 10 stson he
] allowed no men of his eoEdmaEid 70 te
hse 6fAatdedt5 spirits ana f6S Id iaA
thRto9me within his reach teey y q
no myth With him.
1Odbn8 OGGhbidn, 6eii6 I6EIerelS W0lnds
ed by our men, he ordered his aid to strip
his insigniaz0f rank from shis shonldeF and
leave him TO bis, fate. The Federal SOL
aiers appr6Sched 4iim, stripped Rfm of his
i boots, aud LETT him. seemingly yFiu1 the last
throes Of life, little dreGqipgtAat there lay
one feig9i9g pSrtA wounds whose death
would have been worth thousands of men
4 70 .Qpr cause But "a HIM this was o6ly
Il AnOtheHG1pl0tkss ,sA ~ - ss.I - -. : =
ssOn another occasion General Lee wish.
ed'to deal with man by ths nSme 6tiDea
lSnie5i'WhO had leffs the Confedefacy and
II come within our Ines &c AleGandfi6, aud
he detailsd M6s6y TO capture him! Ih'ths
4 EVENING" attended By . single oFderlyIhe
81 made Chs Wy through ourtines to De.
lanie1s house, add Knocked ct the dbdf
| L Uo1 OeraoD HIo 'u = I = S-9s S3SEsfeo Oy him
.SM6s5y Informed him that hswasa = 5ris.
opsR, took him thro1gh the streets Of Alex
4 andris, passed the, ptckeEs In safety ana q
q due tine dsliGsted the man In RichEond
''EheEe was mo dangerous missions d
Eatchihs ordered hisrnsu which he-Was moi
willing to shAre with them. Not No
who Ea8 II his66dmand has 9 word 10 ~
asStsk hiildS ma thsyy me opinion