The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-07-04


Gs5~Tho War Department have accepted
FROM the different States 100000 volunteers.
who are now ready for service, and 10000
are already under pay.
nca.Thc New York INion states that the
steamer Peerless. bought in Canada for war
purposes by the Confederate States, has
been seized and cmbargoed by the authori-
ties at Quebec.
Bss,'Thc Louisville Journal publishes
letter from Bowling Green, which shows
that arms are being daily smuggled from
Louisville via Bowling Green to the Seces-
s.onists of Tennessee.
Ftiy"lt is rumored that Ben. Wood of
New York and Clement Nallandigham of
Ohio, will, ut an carly day offer resolutions
in Congress for the recognition of the South
crn Couiederacy tories,
Clsy In all the hospitals in and about
Washington there is an aggregate of but -
bout three hundred and fifty sick men.
This distributed amoung force OF fifty
thousand, shows remarkable degree Of
good health
EHa'rhc Richmond Wing says that what
ever shame and humiliation may be involved
i'm The confession, the fact cannot be denied:
the Virginia forces behaved shamefully at
Fairfax Court House, and still more shame
fully at Phillipp.
G-5y"Thc Charleston Mercury has no doubt
thot parties in that harbor have lately been
allording information as well as supplies to
the United States fleet now blockading tho
port. There are some patriots, it appears,
still left in South Carolina
E-3"Twu classes graduate at West Point
this year. The class that had completed it's
! FIVE years course is already in active service,
and the next class will Immediately follow.
| 1t is probable that the course of study will
! hereafter hc only four years in duration.
peBrTho Empire State is worthy Of her
cscuichcon. "ENcclsior.' SXty-two full regi-
mcuts have been offered ard enrolled, be-
sides mcny odd companies. Over 10000
men are enrolled in these regiments, and it
will bc perfectly easy to raise 10000 moro
in the State.
Boz Among the killed in the Great Beth
ell engagement was Major Winthrop, Aid
and acting Secretary to General Butler, He
was u gentleman of fine literary talent, and
was the author of the brilliant article on
the Seventh New York Regiment i'll tho
June number of the Atlantic Monthly.
( y"It is contemplated by Government to
lay down the submarine telegraph between
Point Lookout and Fortress Monroe thus
shortening the communication between Cen
cral Butler and the War Office some / hours.
Sciutilc men think the project feasible. A
guard will he stationed at Point Lookout
to guard the station.
Bog One Of the leading families of ofVirginia
had a marriage in their family at Washing
ton, the other day. The bridegroom is in
the United States army. The usual conn
plmcnts were sent to Virginia relations,
{ among them are numbered the Tylors, Tho
cards were sent back with this endorsements
Keep your free ujggcr invitations to your
self, and not insult Southern gentlemen with
hcm.'
RaTynCol. Harvey Brown now command
e ing at Fort Picllcns, will be Immediately
s relieved to supcrntcnd the organization of
t the Fifth Artillery, to the command of which
t he has been appointed 10y General Order No.
+ 3D. One of the First Licutcnants, whose de-
= tachmcnt from the Virginia army, we no
:, ticcd few days since, will probably relieve
n him. His headquarters will be at the State
5 Capital Of Pennsylvania.
: BsB"Jamcs Redpath's paper gives the
whereabouts of five Of John Browns mel
+ who escaped from IIarper's Ferry. Over
: Brown is in Northern Ohio. The report
T. that hc had lost his hand in firing a salute
u is Incorrect Tidd was in New York a few
O days ago; Merriam is in Hayti. Coppi,
D has Joined one Of the Iowa military com
pancs. Anderson, the only survivor OF the
8 negroes is in Canada preparing to emigratC
y to Africa.
5rB'Thcro are still three hundred ant
!, forty Southern officers in the Navy. Only
: three hundred and twenty one have resigned
There were originally one thousand five hun
drcd and siXty-thrce men of Southern brit
in the service. 0no-third of the resigned
officers were midshipmcn. The Wabash
Minnesota, and Colorado, of the blockade
J. feet, have several Southern officers. Th
z Mississippi (steamer) is the only vessel il
~ the Navy that has none attached to her,
10 Rkgy~The Chicago Times tells good aneC
doto Of Rev. j. c. Richmond, Chaplain oft
2d Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, whicl
l. passed through Toledo last week. AS tn
1t story goes, in a difficulty which congre
% cation in Milwaukee, the vestry barred .th,
II Rector from his church. lie was equal I,
1t the emergency, shoulders a stout plank
1t and marching up to the door began AN at
y tack nstanter "ln the name of the Father
&, lthump) the Son (hang), and the Holy Cost
lc (crash), and the Rector entered amid hal,
is of glory and splintcrs. Such a man wi
IS never preach anything but the pluckies
fl doctrines to the Second Regiment of Wis
s, consip Volunteers,