The New York herald., 1862-07-27

ttrOm Tile EvaNsvIio journal, July II.
By the steamer E1g0no, which returned from Nowburg
saturday morning about two ococs, gather tho fol
lowing particulars in addition to those published In Sat
The Eugene, with two companies OF convaescent SOL
dsrs, and section Of the Union artillery, left stated
in sa urday g Journal about haifpast Ave O'clock prs
coded by the and Commercial On coming sight
Of Grcon river the Courier and Commercial wore dis
covered yng and soon 10, Of sme ko from Iittls
swivel the Courisr's sorccastle Indicated tha. she
firing at object on shore. Tho Engonc up
Green river about mile ane landed Of The compa
MES who were dcplcyed across tho narrow peninsula
the skirnishers. Dat the birds had
fown. The ferryman NhYse VIE informed oar boys that
placed IA charge Of the urisr, which returned 10 the
city, wh!lc the Eugeno passed on TO Nawbu.g.
On arriving at Se~enrs ! was found @ TX 70 DC nearly
from tho surrounding contry TO drive the narandcrs
from the State Colonel Foster after short consaita
with or the citizens who had seen robbed b.
tne narnadcrs Immediately passed over the rivor with
The Eugene and took possession oil all the flats and skins
that ho coll dscavcr t,c Kentucky side. Some
scutled and othcrs brought Ncwburg. We then made
careful inquiries Of sevcrai VI the citizens or the town,
who gave US tic particulars Of their humiiiaou as fol-
lows
Several citizens Of Tho town supposed. have been
in communication with the gucras for many days lu.
deed i've Eoi cto.oro living ~ Newburg, known
10 have ioiae1 tho rebels. their names Robert
slaughter, VIM. LuSin, Andy MssIrd, Jun OConne and
Charles Aqplegae Thcy are outlaws, AMI every citizen
is justihabo IN siootn. .hcin down whsncvef an!
wherever he them. The gueri las
tho hly posted both To tine dscnccsss condition Of
the and tho carslessncss OF its mha5. tants.
On thursday one o the two niea who wcro shot 1--WE
think IL M-iordj who had been absent for several
days, returned On Friday he went across tho river
and held consultation with johnson and bis ratc gang
About noon on Friday, whcn most oi the cltiz,ns
away from the landing and at their dinners, the
Iarauders placed their IA the ferry boat csoceang
them well ls,rs BIO ad r5wcd rapidly the
RIVER On landing in Newbarg dash wits m iLe ut the
hospital and the roand there sccrrcd fickcs
guards thrown out in every directon an the cii
given TO understand that their only chance of safety
keeping quiet Johnson, the scadcr Of this pre-.
pick thieves Informed tbs oitizc3s that he had
battery planted The opposite eide OF the river, and
any resistance male 10 bis dcnisnis he would i'm
mediately Shell and destroy tho place. TLe fellow
pr,icient IN lying ms wol rs stealing.
With cool audacity tho leader OF the gang oi freebooers
then made out paroles Of sor lor all The soldiers In the
hospital, which be signed as A. L. J~tnson :. A. hean
while his meh guided oy u the citizens Of tho
Town, commenced pilasias. Horses were tlScn out o
their stables dwellings entered and searched The hospi
tai was ransscked and overy this sacia;ed u be OF
any service to them Appropriated. The doors o the
dweiNg Of Mr. Union BetleI broken opsa. aud toe
whole house ransIcked. The horses u several gntciuc:
ron the country were pointed ont and tlscn. In one
stable the frocbooers tle pJt u taking all tho
huses, When pointed - ~ sna@ tln pro- cr:y
o. Jesse Fuller, Of Bonneville, iet ss,s passod, the
sc0undres rcfnarking that Jer was ns rglat" jenso
equally fortunate ia scG,rinl ro;cs that the
thieves we're about TO ap 'rolfats Z tis'f - uss
several o. the citizens OF h5 liiu .rti freely with
'ohnson and his gang, uran. ,,, u... and seemed
highly gralled al having inin.r i,u. nit.ncc. As
u these men are under ar. proper no;
10 criticse their coud ict too scSs -, .rGsclt.
After remaining in the town four the free
bo,tcrs departed with their l-gpitn Andrew
Huston resdcat Of Newburg, helped c.rs the sccsn
drcls across the river and ycry busy IN carryirs
that they had stolen from the hospital TO tho boat
lie arrested BY Colonel Foster and brought " this
| city. -,
Aitor the robbers had departed two Of the crcns-i
II. Carney aud Elliott Mei rdwho had boon particularly
a3tivc In pointing out property tor seizurs, were ~
tackled by OF the ctizons tarrsy was spot ceae
n the street, and left lying there f ssvcfst honrs n'
afterwards thrown into wagon. Mchv'a was shu
and bayoneted but was still alive w,s, Tie DIAL isf
We learn that be was shot again ON SATURDAY tnerii
/ and killed.
one or two others VINO ware suspected Of sym,rsthz
ing with the rebels the extent d giving t5ca at
comfort, narrowly escaped with their lves from The
4 aspcrated citi2ens
| sld Warrck was in . blaze. From every car; &c In
county the sturdy ycomanry camo pouring into town
and by nine O'Clock N the evening SIX hundred
i hundred armed men had arrivod.
The Eugene LEFT at twelve o'clock, having bourd Il
following prisOaers-Androw Huston Sol. Kvkcr Jol
| Iiusk, wm, lee, Joseph Fuller and GEORGE W. byrc
These ma viii DO disposed Of as Governor srton MS
] direct,