The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-12-07

Nsw YoRK. November 0o-The Til
hune'e Waehingtou special says it is AZ
drmed that she eecessionists here are IN
possession of important news from Sher-
man. 10 the effect that his cavalry bad
reached and surrounded Milan, and held
the place until his infantry sdyanoes had
come up, aud that they had relieved about
two-thIrdr Of all our prisoners who had
been conhned there. Tho remainder had
been removed further South before Sher-
mans arrival.
The Hersld's Washington special saya
the leaders oi the peace organization In
Georgia, Alabama and Mlssiss.ppI are in.
10 -mally In communicatlon with our au-
thorities, and will probably receive en-
couragement In their enterprise from the
forthcoming message OF the President
They clrim the Southern States, each for
ITSELF has the same right to negotiate
terms OF settlement and rctrocessiou as
they had to secede from the United
States, Sud they aim TO control State 90
tlon through their Legislatures to this
end.
The Heraid's City Point special says
that nothing OF general interest has oc-
cured beyond the concentration Of all the
colored troops under Gems. Meade and
Butler, into one corps. Tn be commanded
ny Major General weitxel. and the sink
ing Of our eteam dredge by the rebels In
the Dutch Gap Canal. The former has
been contemplated for months The lat
ter was accomplished two days ago by q
shell exploding In her hull
The Herald's Second Corps special
gives General Hancock's farewell order
/ a. his old command
! A dispatch says the troops are build
| Ing huts for the winter but no order
have been iaSued for going into winter
xaarterp.
The Hersid's Fortress Monroe special
gives the particulars or the destruction
Ot General Buffers dispatch boat Grey
hound. The account contains nothing oi
msterisl Importance beyond the facts al
ready given,
rhe Herald's special with Sheridan
says the army has remained undisturbed
since Early made his last half way ad-
vance, and now II appears very probable
that we have seen the last rebel army for
this year
General sheridan has sppoiuted Major
J. &. Stewart hts Chief Engineer Stew
art IL . West Point of1cer. and graduated
in 1896
General Sheridan has opened the rail
road to within four miles Of Winchester
In case Of interference by the guerrilla
he has ordered the arrest Of all male ne.
cessionists in the counties adjacent and
their confinement In Fort Mchenry. anC
the burning OF all the hay. grain and sub
slstence OF every sort. ana the removal O
all stock belonging 70 such persons
BrigAdier. General Stevenson In charged
with the execution Of the order.
The Wilmington papers of the 18th saJ
the blockade Ia more strict tnan ever be
fore. They convey iutimstions that sew
eral blockade runners are awaiting thell
chances to run ont. They add the loss u
their vesse,s during the last four month";
hiss been so great that one leading houS'
J Is about to give MP business.
|, A convention of delegates from the to
bacco trade of the principal cities NJ tn
Union will be held in this city on the III
OF December. The object IL 20 reques
Congress Co lay tax solely on leaf to
= bacco going into consumption IN the Uni
/ ted States, thus exempting the producer
and devolving upon the purchaser tn
payment Of the tax.
The Richmond Whig of the goth has al
article on the worthlessuess OF RichUont
to either army. 1t says there never wa
greater anxiety than the Yankee heiie
that the capture Of Richmond would rui
: the Confederacy. The moral effect In 1t
7 fall would, for awhile. certainly be gres
: hut there would he c0uDtervailiug advar
tages that would more than outweigh q
: It would relieve Gen. Lees army, wh
: then. having no capital to defend, coul
maneuvre aa " pleased.