Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-06-27
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Ghere until a1tef the Foarth OF July
He has been reinforced by at least fifty
thousand men, taken from points in
tended to protect the City of Washing
ton, and prevent the rebels from reach
ing Maryland. ..
The rebels are also being rein
forced, and it is said that very large
portion of Beauregard's s army will be in
Richmond in a very few days. 1t is
also stated that the rebel Cen jackson,
is largely reinforced, and apprehensions
are felt for the safety Of Fremont. If
Richmond is not to be attacked for two
or three weeks, it would not be strange
if Beauregard, whois now there, should
send out "a sufficient force to destroy
Fremont, who has been weakened by
the heavy reinforeements sent to
Me6l 13an.rFf. therefore, the army Of
the Ike, with the reinforcements
ssnS to is at the urgent demand of
Mac1sllap should lie "quiet before
Ri6}dhrd, untilthe rebels have con-
censszssd aficient force in the rear
10 ssakk remont, and which they can
,psrta u week, we viii have
anot aE &SH to sprotect the sCapital,a" !"
sitH aehance for its capture before the
paoteetors can arrive. The troops have
Been sent to Gen. McC Clellan, with the
understanding that the rebel Capital Wa $
to be taken, and thus remove the last
possible danger to the Capital x
Mcclellan must know, that to permit
an Overwhelming force of the enemy to
overcome Fremont, after his forces
have beenlsent TO reinforce the armyat
Richmond, would be viewed by all the
world ,sassan act. of observation-disclosures
on his part. He will not, therefore,
permit such a deadly blow at his country
and his own reputation. We do not,
therefore, believe that he viii wait un-
til after che 2th pf July, and thus give
the rebels the OPT portunity to accomplish
their purposes.
- Gen. Pope has been ordered to
Washington. and he eaad his staff passed
through sCinci q day sor two since,
on his way to the Capital. tbs not
known, of course; on what service he
is wanted. But he has won a name in
the war, SO far, which fits hila, in the
popular confidence, foI any position TO
which hessmay be called. saye most
confidently believe the Union army
would celebrate the 4th Of Jaly in
Richmond, if Gen. Pope was in COM
maaa-we hope it will anyhow. But
the call of Gen. Pope to Washington,
we believe, means business.
! Col. Elletsissaead! He died Of
wounds Teseived IN the great naval bat
Ale before Memphis be being the only
lpersoh injured on tie Union side. Col
Ellet made himself eemewhat unpepas
7lar in the earlier stages Of the war, by
"a pamphlet he wrote, severely critics.
ing the protracted inactivity of Gen.
Met Clellan, who was then in command
of the whole army. He urgently inS
sistcaSupon4the. building ofgunboats, as
the only sn,eans of opening the great
rivers, and sHectuall y sappressing the
rebellion His proposition was ridi-
culed, and the whole power and inau< fig.
enee of high officers of the army was
used to crush him. But when defeat
followed defeat, and there seerhed to be
no prospect. of a suppression of the
traitors without, he was, at last, author
ized to transform lot of river boats
into gunbeats and rams. He did it iii
short order, and the result has been the
sweeping of the rebels from all our Vest
ern and Southern rivers. His name
will be one of the brightest in the list
of those who have given their lives for
the country. 7.,.z
IA terrible calamity occurred on
the gunboat Mound City, at the battle
ataSt. Charles, in Arkansas, few days
ago. A shot from the rebel Fort, struck
the boiler, causing an ex xplosion, which
killed 125 out Of 10 of the crew on
board The Fort was taken with all Its
munitions, but the loss of the brave men
ON the exploded boat made.it a dear VIC
tory.
1sThs papers are full of rumors Of
skirmishes and strategies, which we do
not care Co publish until their truth is
confirmed. It cannot be long Until
events of the greatest magnitude win
startle tie country with q thrill of 10y
or shock of disappointment. Until
they d6peEar, tits better to hive in the
apatiencs Of hope than 70 feed OH tlIs
s'sepsationn reports got up chiefly to osell
thasaaily papers.
Both Housesrof Congress. haye
passed, and the President has approved
ia~forsssr prohibiting slavery in the
Territories of the q. S. This. brings
back the policy Of the Government to the
pdrsr day Of Washington aud ] eferson
Of course there will be a terrible outery
over the act. The pro-slayery press