The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-11-18
LATIisT MEMS.

The Nsw York Herald has adviccs from General
Banks expedition which left New Orleans Some
time sincc--up 10 the afternoon ef November 4.
The expeditions had landed in safety on the Texas
shore a the Rio Gramdo after lrsing oae or two
vessels ina northcr, butno lives. 4 boats crew
and soldiers, however, were drowne6 while dis
cmbarkiug. The rebels evacuated Fort Brown
setting ERE to the works there. Brownsville was
also set fire to by fcw rcbch cavalry, hut the I'm
ion mcn turned out 10 exngrish the sames, when
the rebel cavalry we're ioinrd by tho scccssionsts
in town aud terrible street fight went ON with the
houses burning around them. Tbe tih Maine Reg
mcnt was first to Land on the Texas shore an
Iowa regiment was sent almost Immediately after
them, their rcgmental flags being boistcd almost
simultaneously.
TliCnrws from Charleston is encouraging. The
rebel fr' does little dawogc A sure method u
clearing ont The liarbur distractions is said b.
have been discovered and the capture Of the place
is predicted before Christmas. Three ordinary
shell have b.cu thrown into the town by way oi
experiment, but general shclling viii not be at
tempted until nearer approach is gaiucd.
Considerable Union feeling is said To exist in
the cuuu,ios Of North Carolina north of htbcmarle
Sound, though they rrc not within our lines. \
number Of recruits have bccu gathered from them,
Wilmington, 50 long almost unguardcd, is uoS
cln,'ly blockadrd. The fruits Of this arc begin
ming To appear in the capture ot -four splendid
steamers, from which were taken thirty thousand
Eufrld rifles and great amount of clothing
stores. ratpctcr Sc. Tho value of one cargo was
/ two hundred thousand dollars While the block
] -. n
qucrtly that the State debt Of North Carolina
amounting to ono million dollars, was pail out d.
the profits
! A Washington Dispatch states that consuta
ton was bed in Washington ON Saturday be
tween tho President Starton, lIallcck aud Meade
II is sad that llillcck and Stanton favor the
Army rf the Potomac going immediately int,
winter 1parters, while tho President ard Mead
proposed ,, 'ak" advantage of the completion y
Rarpahlnncck Bridge to rndeayor to force
fight on Lee NJ the point rcarcst to the Rapidan
The bridge will be finished tho first of the week
\ dispatch from Washington, SUNDAY evening
SAYS:
This morning there was considerable firing ~
our rvrrmr lct, between our cavalry and ,h
rebels So far 40 aSccrtlinod il did not npouu
10 much
Our position has not changed for thc last three
DAYS, but shall not long remain inactive |
is well nscrrtaiurd, with exceptions Of dctach
ncnts oC cavalry, the rchrls have moved TO thci
old strong position south of the Rapidan. Re
ports about a general engagement being nmi
ncnt, are premature. The rebels could have bee
accommodated at any time during the rs's, week
but they fled before our advance, leaving thci
comfortable winter quarters. They do not wan
to fight north "f the RaridOn. General Meade
master Of the position north of the Hupidan, all
will no doubt give the enemy battle when It wi
be advantageous Ia do so.
Fourteen more miles Of the Orange and AlcN
andria Railroad is rebuilt Including the hridg
over the Rhppahannock, which is $50 feet long.