The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-09-02
MoRGAN's SECOND EXPEDITION.

A correspondent of the Knoxville Register,
writing from Huntsville, Tenn, under date of
August 18th, gives the following interesting ac-
count of Morgan's dash into Gallatin on the
morning of the 18th ultimo. Two hundred pris-
oners were captured and also considerable stores:
We left Sparta last Saturday, arrived at the
Cumberland river Monday morning, where Colonel
Morgan learned that Colonel Boone, with four
companies of his regiment (2Sth Ky.,) were en-
camped at Gallatin. 1t was at once decided to
attack them, and the column took up the line Of
march ard arrived in sight OF Gallatn yesterday
morning at daylight, without the enemy suspect
ing our presence Learning that Col Boone, like
sensible man, preferred lodging at the hotel with
his wife, Capt. 10 Desha, with a detachment of
twenty-five men, was ordered to inforsn him of
our approach, which they succeeded in doing in
the most approved style. AS soon as Col. Boone
was made acquainted with the condition Of affairs,
he surrendered himself with his command as pris-
oncrs OF war. There was no fight, not gun was
fired. Learning that a detachment Of his force,
with about one hundred negroes, were engaged
in building fort at the tunnel between Gallatin
and Bowling Green, detachment Of men under
Major Wash Morgan, was ordered there. They
! succeeded in routing the force, capturing some
fifty prisoners, and destroying both fort and tun-
nel-the latter of the utmost importance to the
enemy, as it will require several months to re-
open it; about $50 yards of trestle work was also
destroyed near the tunnel Lieut. Rogers, with
detachment of twenty-six men, were ordered to
destroy the bridge between Gallatin and Nashville
which they succeeded in doing.
The train from Louisville arrived shortly after
we had taken possession of the town, and VIC were
agreeably surprised to receive from the enemy a
most desirable present in the shape of 80 fine
horses, 1,500 sacks of oats and corn, and G5O
boxes of crackers, all Of which we appropriated
burning that which we were unable to use
The locomotive, and about 80 cars were also
destroyed, leaving a space Of 20 miles between
the two ends of the road without cars or engine
Thus we spent the day as Morgans men most de-
light to do-surprsing an enemy before break
fast to give them an appetite, and then receiving
the hosptaities of the place, which | can assure
you were rendered with hcartiness Of welcome
truly refreshing.
The prisoners, in all about 200 men, wcro
parolcd, and their arms, which were Of the most
improved kind, distributed to the recently organ
lied companies of the command At night the
command fell back to this place Sixteen miles
from Gallatin,) and to-day VIC have enjoyed a
delightful rest, much needed by both men and
horses, whilst the people of old Sumner-old and
young-male and female-have been vieing with
each other in acts of kindness to u.s. The people
arc all true and loyal to the South, and never
will submit to the rule of the Lincoln Govern
ment; they wait anxiously for the time when the
thieving rascals will have been driven from the
State. Tonight we were also reinforced by fine
company from Warren county, Ky, on their way
South, having left their homes to avoid being
pressed into the Lincoln army.
For the qualification of Col. Bailie Pcyton's
friends in East Tennessee, take pleasure in say
ing that he utterly repudiates the Lincoln Gov
ernment, and that his sympathies are with tho
South. His name to the call for Union meet
ing, published some months ago in the Nashville
papers, was unauthorized.
Our friends in Kentucky await us with strong
arms and brave hearts, and thousands Of her best
sons are ready to swell our ranks.