The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-02-03
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Especial Correspondence to the Cincinnati Gazette

Especial Correspondence to the Cincinnati Gazette.
KNuXvIILr, Jan. 81, 1854.
Our entire force has crossed the llOlscn at Straw
berry Plains, and is falling back to a new position.
Woods aud Shcridan's divisions have been passing
through here all day. and crossing the river oppO-
site the city. A number of men were set to work
this morning on the Notifications, and three bate
rics brought in by cars yesterday, and placed
in position The advance ot our cavalry reached
SevicTvile to-day but did not meet the enemy.
A detachment OF Longstrcct's cavalry ha,rlsSed
rear when falling back from cambridge, but in
ficted no damage worth mentioning. Lieutenant
VIM. Brown OF the 93d Ohio, was taken prisoner,
and private Gc rye Cummns of tho lst Ohio killed.
All kinds ut cXtravagant rumors are ailoat as to
Longstrccts intentions and movements. | have
met number of officers to-day who pronounce the
whole thing huge scare on our part The gen
cral impression, however, is that LnngStreet IN
tends to give MS another siege. Whichever OF
those opinions be correct, it is very certain that
matters here will not remain long in their present
quiet condition,
Longs.reet has n strong and well fortified position
1t Bulls Gap, where the Tennessee and Virginia
railroad cuts the Says mountains, Making this
base, he can with great facility throw forces into
the valley on either side.
KNOXVILLE, Jan. 22d, Noon.
After crossing the llnstcn yesterday at Straw
berry Plains our troops burned the bridge and ev-
erythng of value which likely to fall into the
hands Of the enemy. Among other things, con-
siderable amount of new clothing, which had just
been shipped up WAS destroyed. Tho current I'M
preston is that this was wanton and uncalcd Tor
destruction. Our men are suffering for clothing,
and had these boxes been opened and the boys been
ordered to go in and help themselves, but little
| would have boon left for the flames or the enemy.
SKIRMIsuINd
Was kept up nearly all day yesterday, between
our troops ON this side of the Holster, and the enc
mvs ON the other. The Latter has u battery on
College lIll, near strawberry Plains, from which
! he played on us while croSsinSho river. Com
l., a .l.NU,, hatno
not over halt doz'n woun led. 1t leaks out
that our falling back is very much like a skcdad-
die although but y small force of the enemy was
in sight Yesterday, The two divisions of c
Fourth Corp, which crossed the river ere yestrt
day evening, had orders To continue their m 'r' h
this morning in thu direction ot Sevcrre, but at
o'clock that order was countormtnded, and hence
SheTid ms aud Woods Divisions are now lying
just outside of town.
SKIRMSIHlNU NEAR TIE CITY.
| Early this m Nrniug the rebels AMI our sharp
shooters were SkrmiShing across the river, at Arm
Strong'S Forty, which is only siN miles above
Knoxville; and tho news has just come in that a
SQUAD Of Lougstract's men have como down
within four miles OF town
The movements Of the enemy are evidently moi
clearly uuierstool the impression continues, how
ever, that We are ON the eve ota siegt.
Our streets are crammcd and jammed with strag-
Cling soldiers flying refugees, demoralilcd contra,
bandS, all cdgng and surging through. You can
not stop moment On the street without being be-
scgcd 10y mob of questioncrs.
TlIE MAILS,
Which for SNmo time have bcen sent North ON pack
mules, through Cumberland Gap, will 60 via Lou
don ant Chtttlnnngl We get papers here from
ten "a twenty days old.
any Just informed hy an officer (rcm the Gclt
that our loss in stores at Strawberry Plains, wac
quite serious. Several cHiSSonS were blown up
aud loss than 2lo Of onr StrASElcrS Wcrc picked
up by the rchrls.
\ scout Just from the front reports that very few
rcbel trops have crossed the Frcuch Broad a
Dandridgr.