Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
From the Louisville Journ u. Successful Raid Of John Mcrgan,

Yesterday, at about half-past twelve or. one o'clock, when the from this city for Nashville had got to Woodland, two miles this side of Cave city, they were stopped by Col John Morgan and his men, numbering about two hundred.
 Major Coffee and an Irishnan fired at the rebels whereupon considerable number of shots were fired, chiefly by the reoels who seemed to be aim ing princrpally at the engineer, but nobody was Killed or hurt Morgan took possession of the train, winch passed on to Cave city, where about forty hVe 1relght cars, three passengers cars, and one locomotive were destroyed. One passenger car and the express car were permitted to return to Louisville. Mai. Coffee and Maj. Helveti, were captured and carried off. and eight ten thous md dollars taken from the express agent.
 The special object of Morgan to recapture the one hundred and eighty-three men, including his brother, who were taken the other day by Gen. Dumont. The prisoners, however, were not on board, being still detained i'll Nashville. Morgan sWore to some gentleman on the ears that he would have the prisoners at all hazards-that by Saturday next he would, if necessary, have four thousand men together for that purpose.
 We are told, that but for the earnest interposi- ton of Mir. Moses R. Morrison the route agent and our fellow citizen, pr. Bush; both of whom have been fellow townsmen and intimate acquain- tanceS Of John Morgan, theremaining locomotive, passenger car, and express car, would have been destroyed. The mails were spared, and his for bearance, We have no doubt, due to Mr. Nor rlson's influence MT. M. speaks of Morgan's de- pertinent in very favorable terms The rebels didn't fire till after Maj. Coffee had fired, and even then, as M stated, without his order.
 Morsan's intended raid, we are told, was known ot Elzabethtown yesterday morning. citizen at that place was about starting on the cars for Nashville, but friend or acquaintance warned him not 10 go, as, fhe did, he would be captured. Morgan informed the railroad passengers that Gen. U. M. Mitchell had been cut off by the rebels, but we earnestly hope that this Was q mistake. He and his pathfinder Ferguson sent to us their kind est regards, an1 the former vowed that he would yet mahe us his prisoner, but we hope and trust that this was another mistake
 When the passengers returned from Cave city, Morgan was there on the lookout for the train from Nashville, but informant was able to send dispatch to Bowling Green, and thus pre- vent the cars coming this side of that place. We shall know soon
 How much longer are these raids of Morgan to be contnued2 Can no way be devised to put an end to them? Must all communication between Louisville be broken up by them. If this bold partisan leader can come with 200 men from Cor inth almost to the bank of Green river what is to prevent his gathering 20O0 men, cutting the tele- graph wires and making a dash some night into Louisville.
 We have received the following statement from a passenger on the train captured by Morgan: To t!e Editors Of the Louisville Journal:
 MAY ll.-When the morning express train of the Louisville and Nashville line got opposite to Woodland, quite a commotion was produced among the passengers upon seeing company of ladies and children running towards the train, hal loong at the top of their voices and making mo tiOns for US to stop.
 When the train stopped amid the din of confu- sion, we could hear the words ''run back for Morgan and hrs men will fire upon you" We could see ahead of smoke and fl tme, as if Cave city was on fire, and the cars immediately tJok the back track, but had not proceeded far before ob- sructiQns upon the track stopped them Here were several moments of anxious suspense, not knowing what our fate was to be. Wcwere mu relieved when M0rgan's men emerged from the bushes and took possession of the train. When we got there We found the village untouched, but 4 train of cars OH fire.
 The train was yariously reported at from thirty three 10 forty nine cars and l locomotive. Our train was then parted, and three of the passenger ears subjected to the torch likewise. After taking from the express agent large package of money -the amount not knOwn-COl. Morgan magnani- monsly permitted the balance of the train and pas sengers to return to Louisville. When we got back as far Woodland, we found six more cars in flames Most of the cars, 1 think, were loaded.
 Morgan's ostenslble object in paying Kentucky this unexpected visit, was to rescue his men taken by the IederalS some days ago. We do not know whether he succeeded or not. He was anxiously looking for the tlain when We left. The number of hls men is yariously reported at from two hun lred to one thousand We did not see over forty or fifty.
 At the first of the excitement we heard several pistol reports at the head of the train, but no one was hurt and no private individual or private prop erty moleste1. The federal soldiers were ta- ken prisoners, but such was the confusion that osald not learn how many; think however, there were only five or six on the train and one of that number was permitted to return in virtue of the pleadings of his wife, who happened to be on board. Among the number taken l heard the names of Major Coffee and Major Htlyot. Col. Morgan spared the mails for the sake of an old friend, the carrier, MT. Morrison.
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 Of Gordonsville, Ky, on board train