Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-07
CAPT MORGAN AND his LATE EXPLOITS.

correspon lent Of he Nav O.leans Picayune gives
the following paIticul Of interview between the
celebrated O4ps John Morgan and tie Federal General
Buell. at .shv H., which is worthy Of record part
of the history Of the times. Tho exploits Of Capt in
Morgan arc more like the romantic and daring feats Of
the DAYS OF knghthoo and chvary than anything else
We can compare them to.
II seems that CAptsin Morgan, having learned that
General Buell. bad determined to hang four OF hs
% out lave who had been uken prisoners 10 bis mem
orab'e 20 luB OF March he prote with hlg Of
uuce aud ten Of bis TO Nashville. On bis way he
met Gen. Nj ehel with large fore, Of the enemys caval
ry an to Eh)n b made ti' ohjs tkloHu. Mich
4 said be jus. gong out TO search for Morgan and
egr tied 70 meet with him under the protection OF
alg o uucs. Morgan, with nearing look not 10 be
sund rs ocd ed the Federal General that one
more then hGsf shared bis regret and his dsappoint.
Ut and hoped that opportunity would soon t,r Of
M e. ng HIM under mere favorable circunsts1>r.
tchsll then g4Vs Morgan an escort, asd Accompa.
MED him 10 Balls qlarters Bel was greatly surprs.
ed at meeting with the bold partisan face 10 face, and
evincing no little ureasness asked 10 what Circumr
stances he vas dsbted Tor tho honor of this visit
Morgan replied that his errand was Christian one !;
tat rs had been informed that Gen. Buell. had threat
s1ed TO bang 70 Of ki uel, who had been tsk'n ps
ers As on lavs in violation of the rules Of war and
evil Ssn; ihA be mad te'Fy S1 fsderai prisoners IN
biz pOss, sion and that II SUCH sss Buels deermini
;iOg DO stold rsalAie By hanging nine Fsderas Tor
every one OF hi men.
Ba n diselaimed any such intention, and s,id be
should violate the usoges Of ev,fI warfare.
Morgan then proposed eIchAnge CT the thirty-si{
Federal prisoners Tor his four men, saying that the dt
ference in nuubsrs blt fair Vsluaon Of the
vices Of bis brave troopers.
Busl! replied tia, he was compelled to decline he Of
fer 10 could not negotiate win an tficer inferior to
his in RANK.
TIA, Il unfortunate, sir replied Morgan, "ss the
"a III = -. A
re interview then teImnat'd. Il vas after this ths
Morgan learned that one OF hs msn named Love, had
eeen shot after he vas t ken prisoaer
have also been pot In possession OF the particulars
Of aReher most gallant tf ir, which occurred on the
lOth Inst and Of which mention has yet on made
Ol tha; day Lieut. BAse Duke the adutsli Sad brother
illaW of Capt Morgan, aud equally as brave and dar'
ing, proceeded Nth eighteen 10 within three-snd
bali milCs Of Nashville, and half mile Of Gen. Nc.
Cooks GIMP where concealirg themselves they ds
mounted leaving the horses IN charge of three OF their
mso uhile the 6ts@r tos POSITIONS tE ffou the turn
pk', ava s'eoeeded 10 hrihg tueB,y-lhreS Of the
mys aivlrcs guard Gmorg Vbou were three lieusnsn'
snd e,P,-l. T4ree % CD; msR being ~. 0s from
returning IkeiT bOrsss forced to the
u lines by old 6,lf, and passed within thirty step.
O; their picket, Who them from he PIKE aud who
allowed them 10 90 by, srpposrg there was large force
and that they would clpture Tho whole command. The
three men, By making circuit o. BAH nils reganed
heir bore IN safety and .ae pheIs eonmA.d escaped
sishou. ths loss Of u'n
TIE same journal has teen furnistsl with the !oloW-
iag lee Of letters addressed b, Lisut.Ol Wood and
C,g, Morgan, # the ne Ter Ge Army TO Gen. BpeI
Of the Lincoln forces Mesh tad 70 The editor Of tie
Louisville Iour,A. Capt Robert o. Wood, IT,, is q
grandson oil "Old ZACH and young officer who has
doae du in Il The lsttss are certainly mod.s ID
their way
d,LLarIS rSS., March IL, 1882.
GsS. BIsN-AD Opportunity Cdaring here OF commu
nic4tug duecly vi you, We gladly avail ourselves oil
iI 70, purpose OF thanking you Tor the kind coure
Gus and mAnlJ reception wJn uhich you honored but
fe4 days siace. We lock back TO visit TO the Asv
Ian to Of the oa agreeable of 'be
sar.
IA s,,sn,ng scae doao, 10 the accuracy Of the IN
formation given u.s. reg udng the aspect Il airs Sener
ally in the West ue have ridden over to ttis &C TO
obtain the la'es advioCs Il Aoy hiet hAs been con-
mted here, property destroyed, We beg leave to as
sure ysn it Occasoned By military necessity We
had intended paying you visit Ni.hil The reXt few
days but upol 4 ion, conclude TO try some ices
udeAwaks comm nj. We shoud he Z n. Buell. 10
NOV that saossh nave ptssesSoa Of this city, tbs
eIz ms will not b, in the sig tsI dsges inerferred
wis., or prevented from pursuing their ordinary
tons
Before We adva C, upOu Nashville, We purpose re-;
flag G,n z T. in ofd>t IhSs 10 mSy make such pr.
VISIONS ;sr tie saity o. the women and children as eu
RcBr G. wooD in,
JonS II. hORGAS,