The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-10-21
'TisH; WAR NEWS.
NRNY OF TUE ForOMAr.

ARMY or rue POTOMAC.
Once more the army OF the Potomac com
mands the attention OF the country, We
are again on tho eve of great events in that
quarter General Lee, relying upon the
weakness of General Mcaios army, conse.
Quent upon tho withdrawal of troops to the
West, has moved forward hjs columns, the
Union army falling back toward Washing
ton. Loes movements last week were with
view to out-ilauk Meade and got between
him and Washington. In this ho was out
generated General Meade withdrew sue.
cessiully, whipping the rebels in one engage
ment, and getting of all his supply trains
Ga Saturday our army was at Contrevillc.
At the samo time tho rebel army was lost
sight of, and wo have of course, various
rumOrs as To its location. One OF those
had it across the Potomac moving to at.
tack Washington from the north. Another
had VI moving To Point OF Rocks or Har-
pcr's Ferry. 1t is probable that General
Meade knows great deal moro about the
intentions ol Lee and his location, than the
public. Bo this as il may, the indications
are that a battle will soon take place. 1t
was rumored that Lee had crossed tho Po-
tomac but this is contradtctcd. 4 battle
can hardly he postponed. and we shall not
probably have many days to wait for results.
Notwithstanding tho withdrawal of troops
from Meade, he may be made considerably
stronger than he was ut the battle of Get
/ tyshurg. Lee is no stronger, if as strong,
/ than he WAS then. Altogether then, the
/ advantages would seem to he in our favor,
aud the country will not regret the changes
that Leo's movements have worked In the
situation.
ARMY oF THE CUMBERLAND,
There seems to be a question al Chatta.
noOga whether Bragg ls Withdrawing. Thus
we infer from the report that he is in force
and the vunor that he IN building pontoons
To cross the Tennessee, these helng in the
shape of contradictions of the rumored
withdrawal In Wow OF lue'S movements
knSecranS' tlnc for striking would sean
near at hand I'm the meautme wa have re-
ports that there Ia to be diversion in ia
vor of Lee ar Bragg, OF both. by Buckner
, who, i, ia rumored, is moving into Ken
tucky from the southeast, aiming to strk,
the Ohio river at Galhpols, This last rc
port, we may remmk, is credited in othcia
p CIRCLES, This BuCknor force is the on,
that has heCu operating on the left ct Gen
eral Burnside Altogether. thvre arc indica
tlous oi stirring times before tho close q
tho campaigning season,
, \ dispatch from Chattanooga rcport
that the rrhols under Wheeler. who atcl,
. crossed the lounesNro river tur the purpos
OF DESTROYING iioSecrtus communication,
' have been driven to the south side, The
lost two thousand killed, wounded AN
prisoners, and hNe picceS of artillery.
n IRON olugW POINTS.
? The Memphis BV2sGH of the 10th has il
!. formation from Union refugee, lust 4,
, capped from the bloc ihouud, of couScrm
.. o,s, that Joe Johnstou'S torcc, except on
' iNtsiuW Vas Sout 10 TCulprcc Brag.
E There are mot over ten thousand rrh,
e troops in the State of MisSiSSppi Gel
, oral l.urjuS was at Canton ou the Sth, wit
5000 infantry
Richardson, Ross, Whitfield, Blythe an
, Chalmers with baud ot aboU, $40 cacl
d were va different par's ot the State, col
sclipurg and rohhiug. In three count,
around Alfalfa over loo hlooihounds WEI
being used 10 capture Union men.
De- The Confederate steamers Argus an
e Roht Fulton were recently captured
!. Rod river.
g One of the facts revealed ny the inform
7, ton collected by the Bureau OF Militia,
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