The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-06-06
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The war okssAsg wsmava.
McinrsdayN Dishatdlana.

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On Monday afIernoolA ct about o.
clock, Gen. Nc Clellsn ftceiyed at Camp
Dennison information that two bridges
had been burned neSr Pennington, on the
Baltimore and Ohio rs ilroad, end that al
rangements had been made to burn the
others between that point and Wheeling
The General had been occupied in max
ing arrangements 10 move on Grafton in
force, but his intelligence caused him TO
hasten bis movements. He retulded al
once TO Cincinnati, and issued telegraphic
orders for an advance The column was
directed to move from Wheeling and Bel
lair, under the conn AID Of Col. b +.
Kelley, lst Virginis volunteers another
from Marietta on TN RaIkersburg, under
Col. Steadman, l4iA Ohio Volunteers
These officers were directed move with
caution, and to occrpy all the biidgss as
they advanced. General Mcclellan will
shortly have under his command and con-
troll over 10000. lie is great favorite
in military circles at Washington, and al
SO with the administration. Ii is nnder-
stood that ex-Gov. Banks will accept the
Commissary Generalship rendered him.
Daily arrivals of troops are reported at
Fort Monroe. An effort is on foot to cut
off the retreat of lebel troops from Harp
er's Ferry. The President has appoint
ed MIR. Srongman collector of the port of
Alexandria. Thrty-eight companies of
the Ohio regimenSs have reported them
selves for the wsri Col. Shut is to occu-
Ply Birds PoinSS9Pposite Cairo, in Mis-
ouri, with one regiment.
ThursauNs Dispatches.
The news from Western Virginia is i'm
portant. Grafton has been taken posses.
sion Of by Federaltroops, the rebels hav'
ing evacuted it late Sunday i, hit, in an
ticipation Of an attack from the west. The
1st Virginia and l6th Ohio regiments
have gone to Grafton, and the 14h Obi.
regiment is at Parkersburg, on the Ohio
river, Virginia side. 1t is thought tha
the plans for cutting off communication
from Harpel's Ferry have been so effectu'
al that the rebels will soon abandon it as
they have Grafton. Gen Butler has made
no hostile movements from Fort Monroe
yet, and will net until he receives rein
forcements. 1t is supposed he will bav,
the required number IN few days. Th,
rebels are actively engaged in planting
batteries on the James river and at it,
mouth, within sight and beyond the rang'
of Fort Monroe. Arrangements are near
ly completed fer stopping all connection
between Harper's Ferry and Richmond
The Manassas Gap Junction Of the Or
ange and Alexandria and Manassas GaI
railroads will soon be taken, which vii
control the movements of the rebels for
large extent of country, and be especia'l
adval tageous in breaking communicate
between Northern and Southern Virgins
Since Gen. Butler declared Slaves to b
contraband of war, he has had plent
of calls from them, asking to be confiscat
ed. They like it, and the general don
find it disagreeable or inconvenient. Th
first and second Ohio regiments marche
across the Long Blidge, Wednesday, an
are near Arlington Hights. The Borde
T State Convention is failure; but few ar
present and some States are not repre-
sCnted at all. What few have collecte
together are talking about "Crittenden
Compromise" as an ultimatum: poor souls
Lieut.. Semmer has arrived in Washing
ton. The Government fully endorses th
late action Of Gen. Butler in holding tn
slaves Of rebelious southerns as contrt
, band of war. Four additional Illiuo
regiments have been accepted into th
} re : ular service. Several bridges on B.
o. r. R west Harper's Ferry have bee
destroyed by the rebels.
Fridays Dispatches
Col. Wilcox, of the Michigan regimen
and commander at Alexandra, has il
formed the inhabitants Of that place tn
they can have peace or war, at their o.
' ton, but if they assault his men the col
> sequences will be on their own heads.-
, A department for Kentucky has been e
tablished; the headquarters being locate
y at Louisville. Col. Anderson takes cor
7 mand. 1t is thought the blockading file
/. will be in successful operation in evel
> port of entry throughout the South,
the Is III inst. A large number of trool
d are to endezvous at Cairo. The ST. Lou
i regiment of Col. Blair has been order'
e to Fort Monroe. 1000 rebels are repoi
ed at Centerville, 93 miles from Alexa
r. dria. Large numbers of Ohio troops a
Il said to be moving towards Baltimore.
Henry Winter Davis made snoth
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