The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-06-29

LATER .ssa'uts III the
imnlsumte vicinity Of Compauy +, remain in stotu
quo, and no "ch nge OF base Is regarded as pro.
ba To- before the expiration of our term Of service
The health of the Company IL good. With the
exception Of Emmons,-- who fell from cherry tree
but is now able To go around there is no m.mber
OF the Company in hospital here. ] ha &c, howey-
err failed to notice that Caleb Miller was soma tme
since sent to the hospital at Relay Barracks he
having been unwell ever since we left homo.
IL Is my opinion that we are enlnying mitch bet
ter than the average far1 OF alliers Ia camp Our
duties are light, an at their lesure the boys have
"recsnnoitered +" the surrounding opuntryou "pri.
vate account" aud been rewarded by tae disc,v.r,
ct an abundance of cherries aud mu, ,rr.s of
which We ara welcoms to all We Shoes, TO pick
iho consequence H. that soine of our Company
Keep up a continual stirmishng with tho cherry
trees up t the present Tins, the ADVANTAGE
has invariably been 50 much In our favor tina. wa
nave MI the frait we can eat which hy the wav.
Is M sn'all amount. There Is also any quantity of
e'aekoerrcs anl Auckleberries within "easy range
o'"or camp, which ara already beginning to ripen
peach and apple trees in this locality arc also head
ei with fruit. Tuers need, therefore bs no fear OF
our suffering FOR want NJ the nscessares Of III, "
ThuFsday evening last President Lincoln and
party pissed ibis place, ia special train Cor Phil.
ate.phia-but the train did not stop, However
Wien 10 returned, on Fri lay. tho train was detai
cd dneen or twenty minutes, when the Pres,den,
appeared On tho platform of the car, bowed TO the
er'wd, but didut "make a speech /"
On Sunday last collision occurred on the
Washington branch of the Baltimore 4 Ohio Rail
Road, about half a mile from eur camp. Tho two
locomotives wlro considerably injured, tho frunt
end of A.passengsr car broken in aud a lieutenant
seriously bruised; two fr light cars Oiled with cav.
airy horses, were cOmpllt,ly wrecked the platform
Of one being raised on its trucks and sliding on the
platform OF the other, unesrem .niouSly scattering
the horses out either side, yet, none OF them
were injured, with the exception Of few slight
scratches.
| On Thursday morning last. IN company with
Lieut.. Tyler anl Ssrgts, Avcril and Bates, vis-
tied washinstoni and very soop anor our arrival
we commenced an exploration OF the euriosites a.
the National Capital. Time aud space" forbid
that should attempt even The brieiest description
ef what to US was interesting aud sccmsd worthy
Of mentions yeti cannos fcrbear brief geperal
alIasOn to the most important objects Of inter,
esL"
OF course, the arst thing which attracts the at
tenlion Of assrangos is the Capitol bailding- the
sxtent aud grandeur Of which surpasaed even the
idea had formed Of it, fron, thsmany description
which have been 30 freely circulated by the news
pspers, The Capitol Of Ohio Is tne bailliag, and
an honor tn the state, yet Il would appear like au
una,trae,ive psmy, II placed beside the Capitol Of
the Nation.
Among other public buildings which We visited
were the Treasury Department Post Office De-
partment, Presidents Mansion, Smithsonian In,
sti,ute, aud Pstept 0aiee. RAe two latter ar,
truly, in the fullest sease ~f lh, term. Ngula,
"euriosi,y establishments AZ she Smithsonian
may b. s,sn sp eimsas Of al nast every kn,wn va,
rlety of beasts aud biris-"so soRsA.p of eourse-
|. oking mneh m,re natural aud liie-like than Il,
siekly specimens to be seen ia travelling. mensge
RVS alsn, specimens ol fishes, reks. minerals dc
In fAst slmost everything to be ioohi mair. ca nh
OF water. Our visit here was short. AMI 90
glance at the sarious specimens hasty one, We
We were convinced that the /" Sniishsonian " wa