The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-10-24
the Grcnt Rebell.on.
Progress Of the Work of supprcssI

| ity Oi washington lnuiCatcS tlOt anOtuCf
great contest is indeed close at hand. The
rebels are reported TO have abandoned their
positions al Fairfax, Vienna and Ccntervilc
The Federal rckots were at the former
place, aud were advancing cautiously 90
wards the latter. Notwithstanding this re-
trogrado movement before Washington, the
robols manifest no intention Of leaving un-
molcstcd tho approaches by water. Their
batteries on the right bank of tho Potomac
are daily strengthened. Our war vessels
are roughly handled, and merchant ships
have been compelled to euspcud their trips.
rhe traitors Oh tue Maryland Shore are grow
ing bodcr, oud evidently expect the pass
age of tho river by BcaucSard's forces.
Tho Wheeling htegigeacer has aivices
| from Gen. Rosecraus which statos that he
mad fallen back from his position west Of
S2wcll's Mountain, threatening Floyd on
the cast eide Of said mountain TO Dogwood
| Gap, Mt gap 10 miles northwest of the
! base of Stwclls Mountain, near Locust
Grove OF the lcwshurg and Charleston pike
'fhisrctrograic movement was made because
! it was deemed inadvsable to attack Floyd
| in his cntrcnchmnnts. he having been rcccn-
! tlv reinforced with some 10000 mon. and
also to- seek a more healthy and moro de-
| rensibn position, 10 await rcinrorccmcnts,
which Rosccraus will undoubtedly on lie
should as soon ~ possibly receive. Now
! Rosccrans has 10000 men az D1gwood Gap.
few companies at Cross Lanes, near tn,
mouth Of Meadow river, which cmptcs in
to the G3ucy, and some Mt Gauley Bridge.
besides those of THE place in all not over
| 10000 mcn, while Floyd has over 10000
mon at Scwcli'+ Mountain. Dogwood Gap,
whore Gen. Rosccran's army ia, ia about 40
miles, and Floyd's command at Scwelrs
| Mountain but a little more than 80 miles
| from Charleston. IT, However, Rosecraus
wero not to he reinforced as soon as he
should be, he could fall back upon Gaulcy's
Bridge, there would then, still as nov, be
no possibility Of getting around him, he
could clIcctually prevent Floyd from advauc-
ing any further west, as well as take good
care Of bim3cll. There ig 10 doubt ,5lt
! Floyd has been reinforced rs wo stated
above, aud caa be still further reinforced
f necessary.
a battle hotwccn our fo:ccs and the fc-
bcla, near lTarpcr's Ferry on the l7;h inst.
lasted from to . o'clock, p. IN. 1t was Il
regular skirmish with varying results, the
rebels, when hard pressed retrcatng into
the woods, and at other times driving the
Federal troops back into Bolivar. The
main fight being beyond that town OH the
road to Charleston. At 2o'clock Col. Gcary
advanced with thrcc pieces of cannon, VIII ch
soon slcnccd the guns of the enemy. put
| ting his entire force to Eight. 4 chaplain
Of the rebels who was taken prisoner says
that before he was captured cghty-scvcn
killed and wounded had been carried from
the field. There was nothing positively
known az to Col. Ashlev's being killed. An
officer supposed TO be him was shot during
the final retreat Of the enemy. The Federal
troops remained on the field all Wednesday
night, having brought across the river the
the remainder of tho thousand bushels or
wheat captured from tho rebel military dc
partment which they were about transport
! ing TO lccabUrg. An order was given for
! the whole force to retire 10 the Maryland
aide. The priso lcrs admit that their force
was 20C0, whilst the whole Federal force
was AGO. The change that has taken PLACE
in lIorper's Ferry and the thriving village
Of Bolivar, is represented as most sad and
shocking; ruin is everywhere s,ble, and the
inhabitants are bowed down with sorrow.
Con. Wogl, commaulns at Camp Andy
Johnson, kyr reports that SIX thousand re-
bells are advancing upon and within twelve
miles of Grecnsbur5. Fifteen hundred
roops have gone to his ass,ntaucc. Rebel
papers announce that Gen. Twiggs has re-
signed on account of i'll health. Gen. Mans
field Lowell succeeds hm. Travel from
New Orleans iB under strict surveillance.
\ bloclaaing steamer captured a schooner
Of Charleston on the Sth, 4 rebel battery
/ thcro opened Oh the steamer, but its shots
fell short. Gen. WiSc's health is improving.
PWson Brownlow supports the candidates
for the Confederate Congress, but sevoraly
sGtirt2cs tho rebel authorities. Breckinridgc
| and Preston were at Nashville on the 1th.
Tho Louisvilo Courier was to he revived
at Bowling Green on tho l4th. Gen. Hlrdac
il reported to he in command at this place,
with l0,0U0 rebels,
Gen. Fremont was after Price with a shar,
stick. The latter, with 10000 rebels wero
10 make . stand in Cedar county, 30 miles
from Osceoa Our wounded. transported
from Springfield to Rola, report that a sharp
SNirmish took place ON Monday morning,
twcnty miles this side OF Lebanon. bctweon
two companies of mountain men of Major
/ Wrights battalion, attached to Gen. Wy
mans command, and some l30rcbol cavalry.
Major Wright surprised the rebels 10y an
attack in the rear, aud completely routed
them, killing about thirty and taking the
same number prisoner. Major Wrights
loss was one killed and one severely wound
led. Very Lido firing was done 10y the re-
bells. The report that Col. 1aylor's regiment
Iotrebols, which has been stationed at Spring.
field, since the battle of Wilson's Creek, has
marched North, is confirmed. They have
probably gone to join Price on the Usage.
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