Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-03
IRooPs were started from this az last

TROOPS were started from this city last
night BY steamer TO guard against an sp-
pretended raid into theviciuity of BarkerS-
burg. Who the raiders were, where they
come from, &C., We did not learn, but we
presume they belong to several Of the bands
that have been lowering alorg the line be-
tween the old State and the new for
months. It is we'll known that in Nicho-
las, Clay, Bra1ton and PocahOntas coun-
counties, the partisan rangers come and go
almost at will AT the mouth of Birch
creek On Elk river they have q famous
rendezvous, and it is almost as common
theresbouts to meet with graybacks on
furlcugh, or scout, as it is to meet blue
coats heresbouts. They have regular
communication with Richmond ViG Green
brier and the Covington road, aud along
this line they forward their prisoners and
their contraband goods. We have for
sometime back been looking for bold
dsshe5 on the part of these guerrillAs-
Their entrance into Cumberland is but a
specimen Of what we may expect every
where in the interior this summer, or at
least as lODgas the military situation
about Richmond is not radically changed.
A desperate enemy is a dangerous enemy,
and the rebels everywhere are impressed
that they have bat one policy to pur-
sue, and that is to boldly press home every
opportunity for dash or strike at An
uDguarded point. We think it altogether
probable that West Virginia will be more
annoyed and perhaps more seriously, in
jured By the guerrillas this summer, than
ia any one season since the war began
The waning ires OF the rebellion are very
capable of such fIful scintillstion. 1t is
we'll known that even in this city the pos
sibilty of q sudden dash, or, what is worse
the stealtby Concentration of force Of
men in citizens clothing, has been dis.
cussed with. some feelings, of apprehen.
sion by citizens. Men with strange faces in
these days Of Gil excitement, do moi
occasion great deal Of remark, and
yet the number Of such lately,
and the ebaracteristics manifested by
them, have been noticed time and again
by many persons. Some days sgo our
attention was called to the fact by two
persons, and since then gentleman dc.
sired US to. make some public mention OF
his own observations in the interior, in
relation TO the influx of people claiming to
be deserters and refugees, yet who could
give no proper account Of their business
Intentions. A gentleman called on us last
evsning, just as We had begun this article,
and in the course of conversation on this
subject told us that two days ago he was
about to begin Communication for our
columns expressive of his own sense of the
public insecurity here aud at adjacen,
points. All these feelings and suspicioDs
on the part of citizens may have little OF
no foundation. They exist, however. Per
haps they owe their rise to the dash into
Cumberland, and to tho discovered plot tc
burn Chicago aud New York. We darr
say that until the fires broke out in 8,
many places in the same hour a
the latter place, very few peopl
expected such an attempt on the par
of rebel iuCendiaries, and perhap
would have laughed outright at the idel
had it been suggested only day before
The Greeks had prOverb to the effect tina
''the wise hear everything and dsspis
nothing" Let us all, here and elsewhere
remark everything that may be said il
reference to the public good or the publ
danger at timo like this, and despis
nothing. There is just a possibility, hardI,
probability, that what was attempted a
New York aud what was planned at Chi
csgo, may be both planned and attempte,
hero. A few hundred rebel rangers coul,
easily come scatteringly into the interio
and agree by q certain time to concentrate
at some point, which would enable then
at a dash to destroy the railroad aud tele
graph wires aud do great deal Of dAmag,
before effective pursuit could DO given.
We mention these things to. day as +.
matter OF talk and alleged observation. 1
grOundlsss they can do NO harm. 1t maj
be Of service to stir up public wAtcbfulnesl
from this time on. 10 view of what MAY
be attempted it would seem as if We coult
not suffer by being on our guard.
DO A CARD.