The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-05-31
LITERARY NOTICES.

The Field, the Dungeon and the Es-
cape
The above entitled work, now in press by the
American Publishing Company, Hartford, Conn,
is from the pen of Albert d. Richardson cores
pondent of the New York TribuRc. The book will
soon be issued and will occupy an important place
in the library of American History. From the ad
vance sheets we publish, on the first page Of this
issue, spirited sketch, descriptive of the ESCAPE
of the Tribuae correspondents, Messrs. Richardson
and Browne. II will be read with lively interest
and from this, the graphic an descriptive charac
ter of the work may be judged, which embraces
Mr.. Richardson's experience for four years, in the
following order
|. Travelling through the South in the Secret
Service of the Tribune, at the outbreak of the War
H. With our armies and fleets. both East aud
West, during the first two years Of the Rebellion.
Ill. His Thrilling Capture while running the
batteries the Mississippi River, ut Nicksburg
where more than half his companions were either
killed or wounded.
". His Confinement ror Twenty Months in
sevcu different Rebel Prisons.
Y. Ills Escape and almost Miraculous Journey
by Night, OF nearly 4l0 miles, aide by negroes
and Union mnuntaincers of North Carolina and
Tennessee, througa the enemys country our
lines.
In view of the authors rich mat rial. his we'll
known trustworthipess, and graphic descriptive
powers we feel justified in predicting work OF
unusual interest, containing more of the Fact. In
cidcnt and Romlnce of War than any other that
has yet appeared.
The work will be ssucl in the highest style of
Typography, aul illustrated by spirited sketches
wood and steel. 1t will soon be rea Y for de-
livery, and will be sold only on subscription. For
IA;
county and township in the United States. Par.
licuars can be obtained by addres sing the AmcIi
can Publishing Company, Hartford, Connecticut.
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lie in its future issues. The present number con
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abounding in stirring aud instructive scenes and
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"0ur Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens, are
continued, while many other sketches of the high
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