The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-26

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brought to their defence--that Is, IN nobody pur,
sued Morgan, and be eas alIowsd bis Own time IA
prepare an attack on them. In the neanti,ne Mor.
| gan moved nj his leisure through The rsuutry
Mergans forces have been greatly Ss4.suxted.
lie has not, or had not al Layvrehesbure, MORE
than 900 mep. Not than su0 esaid be colzu.-
cd in body by intelligent scout nnd allowing
for the piskes aud scouts. J. .0Q H6nid be klarga
estimate. II Is mistake to sprpse he n fsesriug
larse accessons from the people Of ksntncky Isas
raid il not scale Of sufficient Eiaeutt1e 10 In.
spire confidence. II lacks nailsary character. -
There is evidence in Il TINT h~ interd remain
long IN TIE State. He cares nothing aheut bis lines
OF communication, and moves acrsHs tbs Blue as
region with the independence and frvegpm Of He
douin Arab across the desert. HIS obtained but
twenty five recruits in Henderson, county, aud net
ma3y in Versailles bear that he hat received
considerable acressions from owrnacrunty 8, dne VI
the most pesient holes in the Sass, but there In
no general rising
The idea Of q horse. thjeyrg and rluYdgtiu6 ganS
Of scoapdrels luarrhing through their Eiffu State
with in,pnnity is something they eAepat tolerata
with patience. Even the Guad sreess'eaists openly
disappruve Of hs raid, and have otfrd their set.
vices defence Of their ctiss aud hebscs ag auks
such lawiess ou;rsges This was tlis csls hi Trunk
fort and several individual cnsess Of rr-n Of xtsnd.
ing and influence. came under my nptics There II,
therefore need 70 apprehend AyfslHr IN tc State
against the Government. few whus stsSye not hing
tn lose, animated by hope OF plundef, Hnh regard
less of remote consequences, will lola III this raid
upon their neighbors. jr John MeEgAa Is a7cwsd
to remain in Central kentucky attaxk TON after
town defeat their defenders in del rapture cti-
zens plunder houses, burn bridges. rob Sank steal
horses, and the like, he may becoEe 6 sass,ic, Ia
its military character, his raid is eiits sle 4H:.i,
in its dash an.i daring, il is adlni:<sy 81 IL
What Morgan has eo:,srgeEesstts Attain nay be-
come revolution, aud il will unless he is checked.
What il being done TO put u stop to this misera.
BILE business, do you ask . Very little 1t seems to
an observer, ~ il should be done. A defensive
is a.Iu IL
Ii he can keep the forces that should be pursuing
him busy defending towns for fear he might slip
in a. the back door. lie gains everything and
risks hing. And that il what is being done
in kentucky While forces sufficient, if massed
to pursue, rout and disperse his gang, are
squaTted down on the hills about Frankfort and
Lexington. John slips be,ween destroys bridges
and interrupts Communications. Why, when at
Versailles, his men tagged out that they slept
in the streets, with their horses brides on their
arms. not movement made simulta-
neously from Fraukfort Lexington, and Nicholas
vile Al the frstnanled place We're the Eighty
fifth Ohio, Col Sewers; the Fifty fifth Indiana bat
talon, Col Mohen; two or three pieces OF artillery,
quite body of regular troops. and mounted men
sufficient for scouting and auking purposes. Brig,
adler General Ward was at Lexington with force
of not less than 500 men, probably 20G0 and there
were 300 nj Nichoasvile, irregular troops, it is
true but men in earnest in defence not over four
teen miles and ears might have been employed. if
necessary to transport troops portion OF the way.
1t was proposed aud might have been successfully
executed on Monday night But while it was being
discussed the hours slipped away, aud it was found
too late to undertake the enterprise.
4 golden opportunity to put Morgan on the de-
fensye had passed. Next day were not
prised 10 hear that Morgan had left bis encamp-
ment on Eeb Wards farm, from which be took a
large number of biooded horses. had moved north,
aud occupied Midway Station, tearing NJ the track
on the Lexington and Louisville road. IL does seem
that the bridges the road might have been saved
| by posting infantry in position TO defend then--
| Hut there sueh 'eiacity to the defensive sys
ten that il was not done. II was eemea more i'm
rortant 10 endure an Interruption of eon,,nnnica
ton than 20 risk the safety ot town. The place
fight Morgan at the city gates; besides, " In
could think of marching infantry under such sun
When left Frankfort, cavalry. artillery and III
fau,ry were pouring into the city by every train
Brgadier General Clay Smith bad arrived 10 take
| command, and as he s said to be q man of spirit
| with daring aud dash jn lis composition, and mill
| tary capacity, perhaps something may happen
There art regular end slaT troops in and about
| Lexington and Frankfort 10 eat mp .Iohn and bis
| thieves and furnish bali raous at that. 1t viii
be h!irterug shae ii be is allowed to escape at
tay having iuEitre and dei?oiied the tairesi ror
| ticn of Kentucky
The people are willing eecond the enterprise
of military Chieflrin All they want is direction
| Companies OF mounted men were being raised
horses impressed and every means taken TO out fl
! au expedition formidable in its proportions and
swift N lis movements. But there is much wait
ing so much preparation much desire TO make
b.g thing" of il, lhat by the sinie the Eede.ais
| are ready Ia move Morgan will be on his retreat
and hundred Or two hundred miles fscm 1sre.
THE RAInstOF TIE GUEERuLLAs.
CAIRO, July la.--4he steamer General Anderson
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