The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-10-24
THE JEFFERsONIAN DEMOCRAT.
army corps is further south, in pursuit Of

army corps IS further south, IN pursuit ol
Bragg.
Ii is supposed that the reoel army are
desiring to cross into Tennessee by the
Big Creek Gap and Wilson's Gap. Blu.
ell is in close pursuit, and it is believed
he will force the rebels 10 fight or oap.
ture a large portion OF them before they
reach Cumberland Gap.
The Perryvlle battle a, Chaplin Hill
was brought on prematurely, aud against
the orders oil Genera Buell., whose plans
for enveloping the whole OF Bragg's army
were thwarted, and his pursuit Of the
rebels delayed by that circumstance.
LOUISVILLE, Oct 20.-In the recent
rebel raid upon Lexington we killed from
five to fifteen, aad wounded fifteen, among
whom was Maj, Sam. Morgan, of Nash.
vile, cousin to John Morgan, who was
shot through the neck, and will die. We
also captured and paroled 1870 prisoners.
Johu Morgan left Lawrencebarg yesier-
day morning with l,sU0 men, closely pur.
sued by Duponts forces, who captured
from 30 to 100 prisoners this morning.
There are 400 ol Morgan's men at Cox S
Creek, six and o half miles this side oI
Bardstown, and captured and burned a
Federal train of eighty.one wagons, fifty
Que Of which were loaded. They carried
off the wagons and those having charge
OF the train, except Lieutenant Barr, 24ih
Ohio, who escaped.
The wagons belonged 10 Woods di.
vision, thirty being empty and coming
towards Louisville. Morgan then went
towards Bardstown, and about daylight
c,pLured another Federal train, number ol
wagons unknown, Two miles from BarGs-
town.
Thence Morgan went TO Boston, with
the supposed intention 10 burn the rail.
road bridge there. The rebels shot Thos.
Maston, OF Nelson county, Ky, after cap
turing him.
Dumont, yesterday afternoon, near
Lawrenceburg, was in pursuit Of these
rebels, and was only forty minutes in
their rear. Nothing from Buell. or Bragg's
forces.
JEFFERSON CITY. Oct. 2O-Tho rebels
that crossed tho Missouri river and soZud
tho steamer Emile at Portland, wero under
Porter. aud were afterwards Intercepted at
tho California House, near Waynesvile by
Lieutenant Colonel Sigel, and scattered
No particulars of tho affair are received
Moro robelS arc said to have gathered at
Portland, and measures have been taken to
attack or intercept thom in the meantime,
and till Danger is removed.
Several steamboats, arc detained hero and
at Hermann.
All robel lcadera' remaining in Missouri
seem to be endoavoring to make their way
out of the State in tie shortest timo prac,i
cable.
CAIRO, Oct. 2l-The steamer Catouhala
was fred into by tho rebels Saturday morn.
ing, thirty miles below Memphis, and one
man wounded. Tho same evening the steam
or Gladiator was attacked by band!of rob.
els while loading cotton twonty- five miles
below Momphis. Two persons killed, ard
seven wounded. The rebels then fred the
boat. but tho flames wore extnguishod with
out doing much damage, and :he boat os-
capped.
the rebels continue to burn the cotton
in tho neighborhood OF Memphis.
1t is said Price has been reinforced re.
Gently by fifteen thousand Texans. and
moro arriving daily.
A steamer from Commerce, Mo-, reports
all quiet Tho robols sacked tho town and
carried off three thousand dollars worth of
goods and a number of horses.
There is a report in circulation hero to-
night that tho rebels attacked and captured
Island No. Ten. The report is not trace.
ablo to any reliable source.