Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-26
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II BATTLE Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BRAVE
ahSs STRIKE rLLIAETIy FOR ,ouNTRY AND
LIFg-!TEI iA9ECILlFY NacoTaSDIGEo or scME
10 WHOM 0rR MILITARY AFFAIRS .AaE 1LM-.
NITTgD.
a srtrEaIE.'T o." FACTS fklnR NJ AND cuXI:i;- THE
HATTLE.
Serersl days before the battle Col. MetaA.fe,
with ouch Of lis mrn as were around. were
ordered 10 Lexington. This LETT sonls 10 OF
his men here, who We're without arms snd
u~ndisciplinsd rrocps. About thu: time the
advanced guard Of Morg0h's nen were sup
pos;d to msrch OIL this place. THY "rE.
about $50 strong, under Major Dick Gano.-
For four laTH ard nights our people were
kept in Il state ri csns:erra:ion. Tho toTn
waa PLACED nraa' martial law, and ell Of cur
citizU1,s we're kal{ upon their arms. By Thur
daytime 18th, wotnd received sid in n COMPANY
Of 80 Hume Guards, under the cc:ainsG.i o.;
Captain Arthur, vi Cnsinglon. i company
Of 40, under Command Of .'pptair Pepper, of
Bracket, and e company of Ohio convi-
lesceut soldiers, Under command of CT lain
Wright; alsa, u piece o. cannon Under com
mand oi Captain Glass, Of Coviug,on. In 81,
our forces did not exceed four hundred s,1oug.
ThiS includes Of Cur own Houe Quarts u
Harrison, uoler Captain Joseph McClbn.oca,
Captain PJe:s, aDG Captsin Lafayette Vii
son, who fell upon til, feld. The whole
cpnirna nd wGs plecsi By ornfnon tQnstGt
under Lieut.. CT. LsudriaG, Gi tho lsih Eg.
Regiment. Notice had hesh given 20 tho
military authorities ot Paris aud lexington ci
the wlsreshouts Of Ao:san'e advance guard,
under GEna. Cooperation for Ills capture
vas asked, bur none could be secured On
the morning Of the 18th, Colonel Lsndrun,
under udYissment OF !rio-ds here, hhd de-
tsrnined to go out to Gaa"'s camp, 90 the
farm OF Hill, With II force. caficient to capture
him; but when about tn start, intelligence:
rather indefinite. CAM thar Morgan was nov-
ine upon Cyuttian2 Tith z force Of 1900
men. It vas theu Two o'clock il ,be day
Suddenly >ir H,er sprang % rrns, md e2a
ouc lines could be formed, O: position ;EE1n:
the enemy IL force were lpoL Us.
G; nurAadiscipi;Usd forces & caUrSSnaTJ
were panic stricken; but tha bulk o! taess
men fought with 5 courage ana desperation
ursqual!ed by veterans. For two hours and
4 half The battle ragid With firy and fearful
Garbage. Al enc time falling back, st another
| driving the enemy before them. Several
times it was doubtful whether the day wss
| ours or not, aud tits 10 the facs of a force
numbering 6va 20 our unc. But re wsre
defeated. Cur loss is about thirty k1led and
twenty wounded. The loss of The snenY.t IS
not less than forty Ailad, sad, probably,
fifty wounded. Among these Col. Morgan
lost soale Of lis best officers and men. The
enemy's fJTca does not exceed two thousaod
men, with tTo mourtain howirzers. AS t.
details Of the fght, Of the kijed-aBd wound-
ed, and of'tEe cares of our ofhcsrSlaD men,
who displayed E gsllant1y inspired only by
thu righteousness OF II: ir ssuse, il their at
.empt to Ielsi licensed murderera and plum
Gerers lynn our homes, these We Omit.
wGY ,vas IRss ALLOWED?
Why should. our suthoritics have lsft {
handful OF her gallant cons thus to ire sacEi-
feed and their hands tied under the parole Of
a guerilla chtsf.ain. This Morgsn's band Lay
tor dsys within ten miles of Lexington
They wsre advised Of his approach and a plan
submitted for the capture Of Morgan ard bis
men. This plan which wisdom suggested vas
submitted, hut through intecility Ut owar-
dice was ~..jrct~l. The strength and location
| Of Aiurgau's uien has never been known
since hs entered Kentucky, until asceriained
! n tie loyal Ecns Of Harrison in their attempts
to repel mir. from Our uliist. II Is tiEae tn&t
ui-Il oil lsrv. ALd cO'trsge TAKE The corlmsri
| Of our forces il Tie f<!d, and it is a burning
shame thut Morgan should hsY We been allowed
to come upon ug Esre and thus crush 1ais
handful Of gallant men.
TIE STRATEGY u- LcL. m1AG,H.
Neither he 8o7 his uen, We arc persuaded,
will 6gnt, unlegs mo auE osrs ere oyeTpower-
ing. He csrne to rynit:anG Informed TIA,
our force was shout four huni,ed and Ms
undiscipi!ned Cien, aud he ezy:ctG ~ resist.
anrf. be did not ssnd 4 Tag of ::1co. La-
cause he expected TO surprise Us alj haT7 d.
fight. he has admitted this TO Es he aver
est battle he has been in since tha var 30.n-
uencsd, and had be expected :hs -es:i,encc
he. received, hs would nevc7 he.s visited
.Gyurniuus. ShsEe 10 cur people cf R.e1-
lucky that be should have been allowed &C
pass frcIa Sparta, Tennessee, tTo haairsi
rules through kentucky, and novtaro re-
cairc Resistance Until hc reached Cyn.h:sNd.
Though overyoTeTsc, every oae OF Hsrr;-
son'a loyal sons is covered With tho .iue5 e,
gallant veterans.
Has strategy ii &c make ieints ;;pou cur
strongk.Id5 ty hid advanced guards and then
strike for exposed points, HE main b4ds,
wsich lay e: Caorsetowi., aud advanced 4ls,ta
gs boin.s ar0u2i, were Concentrated SOME iol:
niles from tyntni.ns LII receive orders ior 81
tack deiEcnIu5nts Trre ordered ~ attack
the Iown al different points, and ali coucen-
trsted uptn the tonn. The numbers oi r.U
men through the skill Of their commander
and activity sad discretion of nis loen were
concealed SD uegniiel, So thst ~ The ti,1s
tho force OF ons hundIei and Gty shat Lid
been previously dsrpatshed from O~en u
Georgsio~u reached teIe or Friday morning
10 form his fear guard il c. nthiana, his Iaain
bodT wis !eo mics distant from tns place en-
rox:e to Paris. Ilis spl-a 50 before him 81
fora, dspots ior corn ior Iii norss. AID icci
for mis- soldiers, ard thus Ii. =; IapI;r ezra or.
notified OF lis apprGa.h gE0 he - notIreI y!
their readiness AID oiou ~ ~2GTativa IL Tsn'
CT SANE.
III 7tIf0SEs OF THIS I:T.si0S.
l.. For notor,ety Of Col. Morgan. Z Ecl
.epieuislipg his stock OF horses. 3. Tcr ~
ceiy:ng ~recruits- tin this d~sap2oinl@j) 4. 70,
destroying u.uitary stores and railroad coru.
municAtion. 5.For demoreiizuug TIE reopir and
binding the hands OF loyal men by Capturing
tteir arm and p~aroiing then.
IL d. tine thst the loyal people CT EsDtuckJ
should arouse. II il time Inst our military au.
thoIi;ie5 should awkks TO s .ssos. Vi ,hs:r
high responsibility. Shsl liaSgsu escape
Viii LIE IT allowed &c join 1}iscshsI, and the?
together form al advance of Brsekip-i5se
Where is Buell. and Thomas ard ths vas,
hrny Of the Mississippi keatuckisns
awake! Your homes and farms will b.
r,upiered. I've know what dssclet:on enc
ruin Morgan has lett behind MIN Drive hlu
from Kentucky, and prepare yourselves |;
keep him oat- Gen. Soyis, the TINES, .he erDe,,
g~encies, present ltofs which one man csn
no. solve. CaU 10 your al, ;o- aavisensnt
those in whom you have confidence, that they
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