The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-08-15

of us, he must have been pretty badly
frightened to leave behind so much valua-
ble property. The march of our troops
thus far has been extremely praseworthy.
They have religiously respected private
property, and thus disabused the minds of
the people Of Western Virginia, who were
led to believe that we came only to plumber
and destroy. Wise robbed every Union
man of his horse and wagon, and even took
provisions which he did not need and will
fully destroyed them. was told by gen-
teman who rode down to sec our troops as
they entered Charleston, that he had his
horse hobblcd five days in the mountains in
order to keep the rebels from iinding it,
This was his first visit to Charleston since
tho election as he had made himself odioua
to them by drilling three companies Of
Union troops, and was forced to keep Sc
creted. Had we made our entrance into
the valley six weeks sooner, we could
have had the assistance of whole regis
ment of them. But the raid ofWisc and his
thicving hords, who stole all Of their ann
munition and every gnn, scattered the men.
and rendered them powcrless The destruc-
ton of Gaulcy bridge was shameful pieco
of vandalism. 1t was a fine structure, newly
painted and cost twenty thousand dollars,
and its destruction will dctain us buta very
short time.
The march hither from Charleston has
been almost without interest i'll military
sense, though to one with an eye for the
! beautiful in Nature, it has more than COM
ponsatod for it's imaginary perils and real
latigucs. After leaving Charleston, tho
character of the country undergoes n con-
siderable change, the valley becoming mar
rover, and the hills growing loftier and
more preoipitous as you advance, till here,
| ,,l. fl,, it,ul,Ny aud N,,V riyorS ,tnit. in,
forming the Great Kanawha, rugged noun
tain spurs, rocky cliffs and pyramidal-shap-
| ed elevations OF fwondrous symmetry, char
nCteri2o the scene. Two miles below are
| the celebrated Falls of the kanawha tho
music of whose roar can be heard for miles
around. The river hero is more than half
u mile in width, and plunges over success
sion of rocky prccipices extending across it
in an oblique direction vainly attempting
to obstruct its passage. Were the leaps
unite in one, the fall would be fifty or sixty
feet, and, of course, much more imposing;
but il is grand as it is and combined with
the majestic surroundings, has for me q
charm scarcely less enhancing than Niagara
itself. At the present juncture of affairs,
however, your readers can find no enter,
taiumcnt in the observations of tourist,
and are only interested in the movements
of the grand armies of the Union.
The distance from Charleston to the
Gauey Bridge is thirty-eight miles, and was
accomplished by the army in three days.
The first night out we elCampel in marsh
hollow, thirteen miles above Charleston.
. The selection was ono OF the worst that
, could have been made; aud when the train
came up, the night was SO far advanced,
[ and the men so thorO0whly cXhausted-for
it was late in the afternoon when the col
llmn was put III motiOn--that both officers
and mon dropped down on the morass to
snatch a few hours rcposo, with no cover
ing but the vanlt of heaven, and no seutines
but the stars, Everything was in the ut
most confusion on the arrival Of tho army;
and, indeed, during its stay at that point
! and have no hesitation in saying that five
hundred mon could, at any time in the dark
ness, have put the brigade TO fight. The
next morning msubordination was rank
Colonels threatened to march their regi-
meut out of the division and return, Cap.
tans and lieutenants swore roundly that
they would send in their resignation a.
once; and private, taking their cue from
those above them, protested that they
would rather be shot than go further under
such Il management, A meeting of the of
iicers of two or three regiment was held
aud a committee appointed to lay theil
: grievances before the General The resul
was, that all concluded to go on till they
met the division from AcClelan's column
under the command of General Rosecrans
when they would insist upon being trans
fcrrcd to his brigade
The weather at present is extremely hot
, and oppressive, and being in such close
proximity to the river tits Il decided luxury
We are just now on short allowance, but
the wagon train which was sent back tc
, Charleston two days since, is expected tc
arrive this evening with an ample supply
/. The 2lst Ohio Regiment left us at Charleston
0 being three months men, their time of ell
lstment having expired. They were ad
mirahle drilled and were quite loss,