The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-02-01

"Nou shall Rnd | have; FOR whatever
money can procure or affection and graft.
tudc bcsiow for your heath aud comfort,
shall be yours from this hour, my dear
old master.
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Tho Position of Fort Fisher. ,,.
Thp capture Of Fort Fisher seals up VIII,
mmgton from ocean communication. The
Fort on the point OF low land rmmhlgp
down between Gapo Fear River and sthe
Atlantic cOast about twoutY miles belowr
Wilmington, aud gives us full command Of
tile river above the three ship channels TO
lie ocean. used hv Blockade runners. TlSo
main cham,el,is between smiths Island and
Federal Point. on The main land, some eight
miles below Fort Fisher. Fort Caswoil is
about ten miles below Main Channel. at the
head OF Oak lslahd, near which passes Ship
Channel, little further u? tho samo
ehaaticl is Fort Johnson, at the mouth Of
Elizabeth River On caps Fear River di-
reeuy opposite Fort FISHER, is Quarantine
Fort. This is the only Notification except
mproximity TO Wilmugton. just below
the city is fort 81. Phillip on the lower enc
of Eagle lsand, which stretches up past
Wilmington. Fort 81, Phillip is rated nino
guus. Directly opposite on the man land
below Wilmne ton, is Fort French, iron clad
with n mon lore are distractions IN tho
river recommended by Fort French. Below,
in the vicinity OF Fort Freuch, are light
house and Mater Batteries, Wilmington
is on the East sile of the Northeast
liTnnch OF CaIic Fear River, the rear OF the
city being nearly elpired by three mil
ponds and Smtl's.CrcelS There are bat
tcrics au,l 'fdrtihtutiuhs between the ponds
and the town. @,id "a Nc formidable. .aHiH'
The lossl of a urt Fisher seals the fate OF >
Wilmington sooner or later. Our leet eag
now move right into Cape Fear River. and
III spite of rebel IRON eiAds and british pi-
rates aud blaclSade runners, mnve on the
encuIy's works at will. Those in port are
| cuoped in, ond the rebels made their hyags
| that tlur hlotka 10 runners arrived the day
after tho Yankee failure to capture Fisher
! Like Savamf, Wilmington must Yield Ia
due tiule. Porter and Terry are just rs corr
/ tain OF the latter, Us Shennat and Dahlgrcn
were of the former. We trust, however,
I that bragg will not be able to make as sue
! ccsslula ske,laddle as llardcc. "'
| The fall of Wilmington will be most
crushing, 70. ;hc rebellipn. That city has
| long boon the port of entry for British sup
J plies Tor Richmond and indeed for much
| Of the Co,lftlcracy. Without it, leo mist
| Shake oil the grasp oftirunt upon his throat
| by cvaculting Niohnond, or submit to
f. Tue ,udtiOal Slrrondor." Tho Union
! men UtstlB Old North State c;n nav be.
! come more delermincl and outspoken, aud
4 viewed in any light tho c,l2ture OF Fort
/ Fisher is n far more potcnt peace argument
I tliau any Mr.. Blair could bring TO bear at
thc rebel capital.
CAPTURE or THE sTI o. " G.
A dispatch from Culumbus, lSth inst.
gi0csthc following account of the manner
in which portio,i of the Sth Ohio Cavalry
! was lately captured at Beverly, Virginia
4 The Sccesh got ppa ball, ITO which they
e4tcndeda general Invitation among tho.
4 Union officers aud men,. This invitation
was cheeuully, acccpted, and the attendance
! was large. When tha festivities were at
! thcif hight, the Coulederates sent some of
tlirir own nUnlGers, dressed in blue, to re-
j Iliwe The uliion guards They said to them,
T"We lave had our turn, now 50 and enjoy
., yourselves, " a privilege the tired guards
were by no means slow TO avail themselves
k0f, When all these arrangements were
! comp'otea, rpbfi troGns came into town
auJ took ptsjesSiln capturing. without iir-f
Il ing q shot, several hnndrcd pniol soldiers,
Our iQforWaut states. tlmt there was NOT an
olissr left I? eQm@at! the 8th cavalry, !.
4 TINS SrNRrOw wtkto$r urbS ruT ITorsEror.
\ "A bird not now steii III this country is
interesting 60 us on accouht OF tho place
which fto occui'iesF in holy Wfit It's his.
tory lis but ilttlc Known 70 tho world at
hree and It's identify ii supposed to bo'
SCALED in question ON account of .he name
y which it aoIleneNlsly bears. Tho bird is
tlrn passes 9seiiaiio u.s. The Psamist cx-
claims, II watch, and am az o sparrow
alone u,ion the hQnse7topi" have often
a
bydlily experiences, that ii could not ac.
n llu,liyl be the houses parr ow, for the house
j sparrow is not solitary inits habits. i dos-
i paired Of being able 70 trace ito character
sgIisraqtoriY; and Should probably have
lnrS remaued IN, ignorance of it. had q
" nat visited tho Southern part of Earope.
4 MS aiifyal at Rome Ted me at once into
4 ihI, secret. .''"f7'Af ~ = -,
! iTil9-birt IS a reAl thrush in size, in
shape, in habits. and, in songs with this
i difference from The rest of the tribe that H.
4 wasrenarkable throughout al the east f5S
sitting SOLITARY OF the habitations of man.
Itiis indeed u soltarybird, for it never as
/, soeiates with amy olaer; and only at QUO
/. season with lis own mate; andaeven then il
is often seen quito al0ae upon the house,
top. where it w;irbles IN sweet and painlivs
stains, an | continues its song as il moves
tary ihruSh is seen iluGd the countries Of
the Ess, lV to Syria and Egypt, probably
mucii farlh@r Oh = -fdiertoHs Essays on
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4 noS'r KNpw Muoa,--A certain green
ouslour.r, who was q stranger tolargs look
ping glasses, aqd who stepped into the cabin
OF odc Of onr ocean steamers. and stopping in
front of a large tniror. whichhe took tot 4
door. he said 81 say. mister. when does ,
lalhs uro boat sitt;' Incensel at the still,
/ sileut lsure he broke ut:"Go TO tlundsrI
yon darned oil sls Ifras colored, snaggie-
ttoothel. shock headed, ,kiioek.kneed, pigeuiei'
toed bull ea.ii you don'tlook as though yoa
i knQNei very mnCh, no how" fssr "a a Al /,
4 A sentIe,ne ~, long sihcc. IN ons Of hiSf
brides in 'Sathern illheais. sought to. o.iDiEksd
himself Interesting to.agoasl looking lnotlt-
/ r oil sweet baby, occupying the next sea.
I in tie car, Alter daly. prAising the llAl,y he
I remlrlajl to tl,s r.,fhef ''Ife is a real suck.
Is Suppose" I'M, sr,p said ths LADY,
Dlashhlg syeshsi ~ raise liza oil the bot
1 tie, sht gentleman resumed hls reading
gii has llCI b.a.se1 ~ any strange baby
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