The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-10-10

rebels for immediate advance movements,
unlcss they may intend one from Columbus;
but rather for looking out for defensive
positions. The Gazette cries out for a
prompt aggressive policy by our forces in
that State, instead Of that Of protractcd pre-
paration and inaution which distinguishes
the East 1t is time that we had in this war
trial of what daring and vigorous gen.
cralship will do. without waiting for superb
or numbers, and protracted preparation; and
we have an idea that Gen. Sherman. who on
account of the i'll health of Gen. Anderson
Kentucky, is the man to make the expert
ment with success. We have Napoleons,
but we want something little Napolconic
in action.
Southern papers, which are so much in
the habit of manufacturing their defeats in
to victories that they ought to be regarded
as reliable when they report defeat of
their own side, give an account of the defeat
of a regiment of Missouri robel troops 10y
the forces Of Lane and Montgomery. They
also state that the troops OF Lane and Mont
gomery are committing horrible atrocities,
which means, we suppose, that they may
have mildly rctaliated some of the Secession
practices. This fire in the rear scenes to
have excited great alarm in that quarter
The urgent call of McCulloch for more men
show that the number of rebels troops has
been greatly exaggerated This, we suspect,
is the case everywhere.
The Commander in-Chief of the United
States naval forces in the Gulf of Mexico
has expressed officially his appreciation Of
the conduct of the officers and men attach
ed to his flagship, who were engaged in
the attack on the Pensacola navy yard, in
which the United States dry dock and rebel
privatcer were triumphantly burned. He
says; at is by similar deeds of daring that
the proud position of our navy has been
won; and proof has now been given that
there has been no degeneracy in the spirit
of her sons since the days of Decatcr, Nor
ris and HULL" ...
The British steamer Bermuda, with n
valuable cargo of arms and munitions oI
war, has got into Savannah, having cluded
our vessels, several of which were in pur-
suit after Intellectual efforts to stop her in
England by Minister Adams and others.
Part of the cargo were seventy tons of
powder, sixty thousand pairs ofarmy shoes
six or eight thousand Enfield rifles, several
rilled cannon, large quantity quinine and
morphine, beside number closed boxes
and crates, contents unknown. Mostly cloth
ing, probably.
Col. DeVilliers, the instructor ofCol. Ellis
worth, who was taken prisoner by eX-Gov
Wise at Scary Creek, in Western Virginia
has escaped from prison and made his way
along the James River to Newport News
He escaped along with twelve others who
were arrested and taken back. He alone
by Disgusting himselfan affecting lamencss
succeeded in escaping He described tn,
suffering of the prisoners as great, and thc
treatment as barbarous. One of them hav
NJ been shot from'the window by woman
He is gone to Washington with much i'm
portant information CLEANED from his jour
ncy.
Information is received confirming tn,
taking of Ship Island in Mississippi Somc
by Federal force, and asserting that on,
or moro of the Chandelier Island opposite
Ship Island have also been taken. Whcthe
p, this movement is with view of command
ing the passage between New Orleans anC
Mobile or only to secure eligible points fo
, our fighting expedition against Southern
cities, is not clear.
A. J. Morey, the editor of that venomorl,
but now defunct sheet the Cynthiana News
is tired of being prisoner at Camp Chase
He processes to have been thoroughly con
verted to Unionism about three weeks since
and to have never been sincere Secession
: ist. According to his own confession Ii
thus adds hypocrisy to treason, and w
trust and believe he will not be released
Just yet"
The report of Ben McCulloch's death iron
a wound received in the battle near Spring
field, is renewed and upon authority tha
gives it considerable credit. 1t is said tina
> he. was thoroughly disgusted with the rebel
of Missouri. To cover up the fact of hi
death as long as possible, his troops wer
placed under the nominal command of hi
son, bearing his name.
The opinion prevailed at Jefferson Cit
. that Price was making for Arkansas. Tn
last heard from him his advance guard wa
at Clinton, about 40 miles South of Lexing
> ton. Gen. Fremont was understood to b
after him, with the determination to Civ
him battle wherever he could find him.
News has been received at ST.. Louis con
. tradicting the reported treason Of John Ross
of the Cherokee Nation, and ascertaining thc
he had called 5000 of his tribe around hir
, and declared for the Union; furthermore
: that he had battle with a force of sccess. o
), Indians and whipped them.
We have report of the capture of til
Federal steamer Fanny by the rebels betwee
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\ armed expedition sailed from Fort Monro
on the Sd for the relief of the Fanny an
! our troops captured on her.
Judge Munroe, of the U. S. District Cour
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