The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-12-07
WAR NEWS.
From Genera, She,mnn,s Army


NEw YoRK, Dec. 2.-Files Of Georgia pa
pers up to the 25th and Richmond papers
TO the 10th are received. While Sherman
is no doubt steadily advancing across the
State Of Georgia in full accordance with
the programme which he prepared Tor lnm'
self before leaving Atlanta, If judgement
was formed Of his movements by tho rec
ords of those frightened rebol newspaper
men, we might consider his force very or.
ratio. Hs army il omnipresent, an then
again il is nowhere. 1t is hero, there and
everywhere, stretching it's terrific lines
across the State, and again il has vanished
entirely.
Richmond papers OF last Tuesday say
the rebels still occupy Macon, und that on
Saturday last Sherman had not approached
Augusta.
It is claimed, for tho fiftioth time, that
Kipatrick's cavalry was ropused at tho
Oconeo River, on the 2lst ult. The Angus
ia Chronicle SAYS that ON the same day the
Yankees left the limo of tho Georgi, Rail.
road, going Southward. which means that
General Slocum was marching his column
TO form junction with that Of Howard.
Shormans movements have cut Governor
Brown off from the interior and the Elst-
ern portion of the State, an the President
of tho Senate, Mr.. Wright, apparently do
lighted in one respect at least by this oc-
curance, has taken advantage Of il and as
sumed ex.oiiicio Gubernatorial control
over Eastern Georgia. and issucd from
Augusta proclamation, reyoking the
Governors orders regarding the militia to
report to him, not 10 Cen. Smith, as Brown
had ordered.
Gen. Wade anil II ,mpton, from Virginia.
and Bragg, from North Carolina, are roin-
forcing the Georgia rebels
The HeraLFs New Orleans correspondent
furnishes additional confirmation of the re.
cent report that Allen. the rebel Governor
of Louisiana, had organized 10 regiments
of negroeS at Shreveport. Atpresont they
are employed in strengthening tho defenc-
es Of that place, but are instructed in the
regular military drill, aud Allen expects
soon TO receive authorization from Rich
mond for putting them into the rebol army.
Tho Union General Lee in his official ro-
port Of his lato successful cavalry expedi.
toff into the interior of Louisiana, says
that he had strong fight at Liberty and
captured 200 prisoners, including 20 otiicorG
3 pieces Of artillery, between 600 and SOC
horses and number of negroes aud 'des-
troyod immense rebel army stores on the
railroal.
10000 VETERANS CALLED FOU.
The following order has recently beer
issued Ivy tho War Department. There il
little doubt but tho favorable conditions
offered will be accepted by the number o
Of veterans required:
WAR DErARrr AD'J GENRRs OFFICE.
Washington, November rs.
GENKRAL ORDRRs, No. 2S7.
Ordsrsd--That for raising and organ
ixing new volunteer Army Corps.
First That an Army Corps to consist o
not less than 10000 infantry. and enliste'
for not less than O"e year, to be designated
the First Corps, shall be organized in tn
} DistriOt Of Columbia, commencing the OF
5 ganizAtioB on the lat day Of December, 1864
and continuing until the 6rst day OF Januar,
next Tho priVatss to consist OF 0ble-bod
led men, who have served honorably no
less than two years, aud therefore not sub
iect to draft. The officers to be commits
stoned from suoh as have hOnOrAbly serve,
not less than two years.
, lSeo0ad. Recruits will be furnished iTans
porhtion to Washington, and viii be ere
i. tied to the district in which they or thei
families are domiciled, and will be paid
bounty Of $500 fronl the substitute fund o
being mustered into tho service. Each n
a eruit who preserves his arms to tho end Q
the term may retain them as his own. upo
being honorably discharged,
4 Third Details oG organization viii
a prescribed by the Adjutant General. tn
n heads Of bureaus will detail competent .
iicsrs for the prompt examination and o
, ganiEation, arnling. aud eaUipPing aud SUI
plying the corps.
F6Grth. Major General Hancock iS q
signed to the command Of this corps. wil
= headquarters az Washington.
BY order " the Secretary Of War.
q 4. n. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.