The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-31
Colonel Morgan's Late Exploit In
KeutuokY.

Kentucky.
Tho accounts hitherto pobaished OF mor-
rsn's gallant d. Oh into kentucky having baen
som swhct meagre, and in some respects er-
roneoue, we arc induced tn give the foiio''ng.
written ~ 81 gentleman who participated ih
the affair
EsRRTvaI ar CAvR 0trY XIV.
Col RI arrived at Gave Ci.y IN time to stop
. freight train--G splendid new engine anh
81 osrs-from Louisville. arrived SOON after
with our small army, when detell OF nA
men VIA sent up the railroad for the purpose
Of tearing mp the II ack after passenger tram
should have pa sed them, and which was soon
due from Louisville. The freight train and
engine we're then destroyed The passenger
trail soon coming In sight, ths engineer dis
covered something wrong and tried 10 pu.
back, out our men had performed their WORK
IN the rsar of the train, and they were obhReo
70 "ha,t." Major Cofss making his appear.
auce and firing at the boys, but bullet
Knocking splinters about hia head. convinced
the Major that trfiiDg would not DO Ihe
rain was surrendered ana ran iowa 70
the station. A scene Of h,sterios, coz fusion,
Ind excitement being enacted In the lahi.s
car that IS Iaors easily imagined inan de-
scribed, M ors Coffee, Albe.,er, and Lieu
tenant surrendered as prisoners OF war. Ar
affecting scene transpired at this J9ncture a
baIutiful young lady. the wife OF Lieutenant
-. ner eyes red with weeping, came up to
Col Morgan, begging nim to % kind 70 nor
know whether he should De doing her hus-
band an act Of kindness, but he was frse 10
accompany her The fair girl caught noid OF
Dol is hands, covering them with tears
and Kisses Other ladies cane mp, requesting
neir baggage 10 be saved. Morgan replied to
their solicitations ny sayinG tnat ne repre-
santed Southern Soldier and gentlemh m,
and that. although the engine, one passenger
and baggage car were worth thousands OF dol
lars to the Southern CoDfederacy, they should
nave lEem 70 90 back to Louisville. The sI'
preston OF gca .itude that caIie from ttir Fo-
men, VINO but shor. time before mad been
blinded by preju dice, was sutt Client comred-
sation for the engine and car.
An INCIDENT
Al iacidsnI aiao occurred of paiGta! Inter
est ,e Dol. ID. The conductor, ia iIsoien! Eel
low, approached him, not knowing that he
was Morgan, aad Commenced the following
co VetSattOn:
Unductor.-Capsatn,o ne OF your id rebels
is out OF tie way, thank God.
Morgan-Who do you aIiuds 10, sir
rsbels. He was killed at Lebanon, and hts
mother and sister, from Lexington, came 10
Louisville to-day IL receive his remaint
Morgan. you telling me- the TRUTH sir
Cond uctor -Yes, by Cd, l am,
Uol. m turning aside to hide his emotion,
one of our men came up and addressed him
a. Col. Morgan, askir & what he should 90
with the prisoners. the como uctor LOT the
first time Became aware hat Morgan was not
dead, but In propri0 persona before him, and in
great trspdatiun, asked what would o.come
of him. Morgan turned upon MIN, aLG i enc
Of his CHARACTERISTIC, sarcastic. ana seaIch.ng
looks when mad, told him that being Wofth-
less as prisoner and too mean and con tempt
ible 10 Kill, he was free 10 60 where he chose.
The CAPTURED TREASURY NOTES.
We took from tho express 1875 In Fedora!
Treasury notes, being the largs size note with
the army paymaster at Nashville. Note
Other pa pers please c&rrect.l All PR vnie III
dividual pagers were left with the Express
agent, after having destroyed hsty three cars,
one engine, aud some othsr Government
property, estimated in the aggregate 10 DC
worth over one million Of dollars Hearing
oy telegraph that the train from Eashy!!te
had been alarmed fsw miles below Gcd I.
back we comm anoed our march for rs,u
10 Spart- we'll s ti.fied that we had given lie
Northerners proof positive that we were G0s
very badly whipped III Lebanon
THx RETURN MORGAN AS LECTURER.
On our return through Burksviile. ne sur
prised and captured eight OF Wolford's cav
airy, and TOOK dinner with our soysi
friends, who seemed very agresaoiy surprised
TO sac Morgan and bis msn, whom they had
sGpposed dead or prisoDera Morgan deliv-
cred i shortlecture 20 the UniOn men, which
the Court session had drawn together AZ this
place when we resumed our march towards
Spar Ia, where We arrived ii due time win.
oct further iLc.GeCt. hlaJ1r kiDstte WA
paroiel here, Me- jor Coffee having beea p.-
City. One In ter sssinx Incident connected with
Major Elbette is worth relating. the I4onia-
Vile Journal, humber OF which We gol
from the same train that brought the MsJor
US q passenger, contained 81 article relauve
20 nsws bsiug that morning received that the
rebel Morgan had escaped, and his men were
then rendeZvouslng at Sparta, and that Maj
Elbstte had that DAY left Louisville to join
his regiment Nv olford's) for The purposs OF
capturing The id rebel. Instead Of captur-
ing, he whs captured-a siisht difference
Cne Major eviNRtiy appreciate me Joks
Stopping only enough In Sparta 10 feed
our horses, we matched for chattanooga. by .
circuitous route for the purpose OF misleading
the enemy, who were after Us III large force,
they having oeen at Cooksyi.te when
pesssd the White Plains, two and a half
miles distant.
PArRIoTIsA OF THE LADIas.
Aud now, having iabored through the rs.
cital OF SC much Of our rather exciting adVeG
turs, let me mention few incidents OF de
yeted patriotism and herOism exhibited by
our fair lady friends along the route AZ
LaWrenceburk and Pulaski We were greeted
with the wiides. demonstrations ofjoy; nand-
kerchiefs were waved from windows by fair
hands, bouquets fell thick aud fast upon us
Some came out t. shake hands with the boys,
while Others, with L. very cCmmendable fore
thought, came with their servants bearing
huge oasAs,s Of provisions, &c. at lebanon,
also We Wera Received much aftsr TIE same
co al al fashion, and when, on the 5th Instant,
the fight was raging hottest, ana IL ssil5s CT
destructtcu were nytn4 In every direction,
brave womeD came out on the street TO Chesr
as on exposing thsmselsss 10 danger with
much coolness aui nondUsiancs rs did ous
own brave boys.
AER.vs soy.
Ono little hriSht-ayed iGt, MT more thaIs
ten years u aga, rushed cut il 70 the thicResf
ottne fight, Gns.ched up gun, and resting At
upoE q renee, sent It's conleL It's crashing
through the brain of IN approaching Yankee.
Brave, Eobls boy. The next moment he mad
paid the forfeit OF his daring With his own
precious life. We saw him lay with his bright
sunny locks stained with h!soWn warm gore,
ana the eyes that sd flashed fort b defiance
now locked blank up into Heaven. Does mol
the d, pod of such innocent martyrs CRY RiOud
for ysugealceT And shall 10. lbs day OF
Reckoning he d teri Ole one foI our hem1esi