The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-08-13
WAR NEWS.

III mas prODaDly DOS entereu tne minus oi bhe J
majority Of our readers that even now the draft /
or three hundred thousand troops - the second 4
evy we mean may he either entirely avoided /
jr materially reduced in extent. 1t Is under- |
stood that If any State in response to the call !
for 100000 volunteers shall raise more than its /
quota, the excess will be placed to its credit,
and the number of men drafted for proportion
lily decreased. But little time remains, yet
enough TO do much.
THURSDAYS dispatches announce that the Army
of the Potomac has driven the rebels from the
South bank okJamss river, turned the houses
Of the tEai,ds who afforded the marauders shell
ter. Malvern Hill is reoceupied by our troops
The bands of rebels who met our advancing de-
tschments were routed or fled prec'ptately.
THE Castles correspondent gives an interest
ing report of the trial of Colonel. now General
Turchn, at Huntsville Ala, before a Court
Martial. The trial was concluded on the 29th
ult. He writes under date of the S0th, at
which time the decision of the Court had not
peen made public. We notice, however, par
agrsph in the Louisville Journal, which states
on what authority we do not know, that the
Court found the Colonel guilty, and deprived
him of his commssun. The sentence is sub,
iect to the re vision of the War Department.
THE Memphis Bulletin reports that fight
took place on the 2Sth ult., seven miles from
that city, between 1000 of our troops and JEFF
Thonpson's 9 men, in which the latter were rout-
I'd.
GEN. PoPE's Order IL is being carried out
gainst the Secessouists of Fairfax. They are
given the alternatives Of taking the oath OF al
egance or going beyond our lines.
The advance on Richmond has been COM
menced. Gen. Burnside is reported near Fred
ericksburg designing to move on the rebel cap
hear, been REINFORCED.
GEN. PnLow was alarmed about his negroes
a little too late. Our readers will remember his
letter to his brother on the subject. Gen. Cur
tis has con6scated all the slaves some 272 in
number - and all the other movable properly
on Pillows three plantations near Helena, be-
sides about = 900 other negroes who worked on
rebel Notifications. The Great Ditch Digger
cannot be very easy Pillow just now.
The war meeting at Washington on the 3Oth
ult., was splendid success. Never was the na-
tional capitol so thoroughly aroused. Never were
its secession sympathizing inhabitants made to
listen to stronger or sounder Union doctrine.
MORGAN is reported to have left Knoxville on
the 3D. to inaugurate new raid into Kentucky.
His force is stated at 900. There are also ] :
! 500 rebel infantry at Cumberland Mountain.
| OHIo's quota is about full, with a surplus in
some counties. Prominent gentlemen from this
State at Washington say it will raise it's second
quota by October lst without draft If so allow
ed
ALL the Indiana Regiments are full and there
are enough men to make up three or four reg
ments beside. Conuecticut's quota viii he fllet
in few days. Michigan has filled her first
quota, and if little delay, is granted her, viii
fill her second without a draft. Twenty-Five
hundred men have been raised in Allegheny
county, Pa, the quota of which was only ffteer
hundred. No draft will be needed there. In I,
linois all is excitement. The Springfield Jour
nal says the rush 10 arms is wonderful. The
Adiutant. Generals Office is besieged by mel
of applicants for authority to raise comp 'nies
and still the work goes on. Depression hal
passed away, and ell now feel buoyant an,
hopeful.
IT is rumorcd that the rebels are evacuatins
Richmond ana taking new stand on the soutl
side of James river. The exhaustion of sup
plies and the pestilential atmosphere arising
from the multitude of recent burials, are nance
among the causes of this movement The hop
OF getting better Strategic position is, how
ever the controlling motive. The rebels, it i
said, are determined to keep open their con
nections with the Shenandoah Valley, their mai
dependence for supplies. The troops, of whom
there have been 100000 about the capital ar
said to be suffering greatly.
VARIOUS unconfrlned rumors of rebel at
tack on Pope and OF sharp fighting in his De
partment agtated Washington Monday.
The rebel authorities of Richmond are en-
ragged At General Pope's earnest way of maxim
war. They, accordingly, announce that he all
, his officers will not be treated as prisoners c
t war, but closely confined and executed if an
bushwhackeys are hanged according to Geners
Popes proclamation.
, WE have, from rebel sources, the importan
news that the rebel ram Arkansas, which re
ceotly left Vicksburg to join in an attack o.
Biton Rouge, broke some of her machinery o.
the way down, and while disabled was attacke
b. our guuboats The officers and crew the
, blew her up and escaped to the Shore
GEN. PoPE, Mt last accounts, had marched hi
troops across the Blue Ridge, and effectua
ley. The cavalry under his command has mad
some of the most dashng charges of the war