The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-27


visited most of the regiments in and about the city,
at Alexandria and along the Virginia side. 1t
makes me feel proud of my country and country
men to witness such body Of intelligent citizen SOL
ders as are encamped here. The common soldiers
are generally well formed men, with robust and
hardy look-posscssing talent and high position at
hons. Many Of the common sold sffpossess great
wealth, and are in the service<or the sake Of the
good they can do do without much regard for the .
pay they may get. The army is under strict dis
cipinc and is being Thoroughly drilled every day
But there is at present great drawback to the e-
fcicncy Of this Gnc body Of soldiers. Many OF the
officers high in command have been taken from
civil life and arc entering service inexperienced in
military matters. This was proved in the affairs at
/ G,at Bethel aud near Vienna. At each place tue
soldiers behaved admirably. but their valor could
do but little while they had TO obey Generals who
/ did not know how to direct them. War has be-
come a great science, and the perfection Of that
science now consists in the accomplishment OF any
desired object with the least possible loss of lile.-
Gen. Scott is in telegraph communication from his
oficc to all the camps in the vicinity OF Washing
ton Prof. Lowe is daily practising with balloon,
ascending from different parts OF the city, taking
observations aud practising with reference to prac-
teal use in observing the positions of the enemy,
whenever occasion may require. He will carry
telcgraplic apparatus with him in ls balloon, and
will have Il wire connecting with an Office at the
head quarters of the commanding officer. have
seen the balloon go up sccral times. 1t is kept
under the control Of men who hold to four long
ropes fastened to the balloon. When the balloon is
sent up thcs, men hold to the ropes attached to
it, and slackcn ihe lines until it asccuds to the re
ouircd height ana they holdit in that position until
the observations are made, and then it is made to
descend by hauling in the ropes. 1t necessarily
has to be sent up at sufficient distance from the
D enemy to be on, of gun shots reach.
{ The public mind has been on tip toe for some
, time for fight without being gratfed, but it now
r looks like something would soon e done, unless Gen.
Scott amaugcs his plans we'll as to compel the
@ enemy to rctroaeas at II upcrs Ferry The lines
Of both armies are now being extended rapidly to-
i wards each other in the ncighborhood of Fairfax
Court House, and it is the general opinion here that
an engagement will take place in very few days
In addition to the force i'll that vicinity, three
regiments left here last night for the supposed scene
of action while all the other regiments are under
minute orders.
, Viewing the unhappy strife in which cur country
- is engaged from this stand point at Washington, i
looks more gloomy for the future than it appears t'
you in the free and loyal States. These southern
. shareholders are a proud and high spirited people
=. and used to command rather than obey; it looks a
though they would rather see their country destroy
. cd and themselves overwhelmed in its ruin, than
" submit to be governed by the Northern people. Th
", dly has gone by when the south can receive sym
~ patty from any political organizt ton in the North
I,, 4 pl,
=, Iiticul friends in the North and can never acqur
" new ones so reliable Us the old ones. This war
thoroughly abolitionizing all the Northern soldier
taken into Virginia and Maryland. They will re
turn home with settled feelings Of hostility to sa
Il very, and will make that feeling felt in future cIec
49, tons. These soldiers are net only being abolition
lied themselves, but will abojtionize the slavehod
crs where they go. In short soldiers wi
prove to slavery the most potent incRdaTy docamo'
!" ever sent South. They take advantage of their pc
" sition and speak to the slaves whatever they pleas
"' Let this war terminate as it may, and whenever
mav it will have the effect to elevate the slave an
al d grade the master Yours, &C., W. V. WAY.
th N1lyeIt is positively stated by persons il
ne the vicinity of the rebc! batteries at Vienna
ne that the South Carolina troops placed i
&c front of themselves one hundred and lift
AS newroes to receive the fire of the Ohio mel
bur that the former fell lat on their face
mo when tlc muslcts of the latter were pOintc
~, in their direction, and that thus the Shot
49, passed over them. and killed six of tn
- soldiers whom they were set up TO protec
,r- Gag~IIigh'y encouraging word is receive
-, from kcatuc!iy and East Tennessee. |
- both sections the Union sentiment is stron
NV and increasing. The Kcntuckiana are con