The Weekly Perrysburg Journal

Brilliant Cavalry Expedition in Mississippi—Rebel Cavalry Defeated—Railroad Bridge and Station Destroyed—Railroad Track Torn Up, Cars, Locomotives and Manufacturing Establishments Burned—Immense Amount of Property Destroyed.

Cairo, July 29.—I have just received the following from Jackson, Miss., dated July 28:

Colonel Bussey, Chief of Cavalry of General Sherman's army, has just returned from a most brilliant expedition to Canton, Miss., and beyond. At Canton, on the 18th, he met Jackson's rebel cavalry division—4,000 strong, with three pieces of artillery. After a severe engagement he drove him across Pearl River.

Our force consisted of 4,000 of Bussey's cavalry and 1,000 infantry, commanded by Col. Wood, of the 78th Ohio. They destroyed the railroad bridge over the Big Black, one mile of trestle work between the Big Black and Canton, burned Way's Bluff Station, burned six miles of the railroad track of the Jackson and New Orleans, and Mississippi Central Railroad, five locomotives, fifty cars, thirteen large manufacturing establishments and railroad buildings; completely destroyed the Dixie Works, and burned 10,000 feet of lumber. At Canton they also destroyed two miles of track, burned two locomotives, twenty-five cars, the depot and a large lot of cotton. At Calhoun they burned a pontoon bridge on which Jackson crossed his division over Pearl River, destroyed the ferry at Grant's Mills, and burned several bridges on the railroad.

We captured about 100 prisoners. Our loss is 20 killed and wounded.

The value of the property destroyed is immense. The railroad is completely destroyed for forty miles. Johnston's whole army is demoralized and in full retreat to Meridian.