Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-08


line "0K said nothing 10 him. but called for guard
Of tWo men to take Of Mr. Smith until got ready
to leave town. did not intenup, the lines till after tes
when put in my own instrument and after Is enng
hour two at the Yankees taking, opened the con
versAton ss follows signing myself Federal Operator :"
ITO Lexington: Keep mum; am in the Office read
iDg BY the sound OF my magnet 10 the dark. crswled
iu vixen no one saw me. horgans here, camptd
on DR.. Glno's place. GIoRaRfovN"
ITO Georgetown: Keep cool DON. be discovered
About how many rebels there!
LIxUoT)H"
ITO Lexington: don't know did not notice.
As horgans operator was askng me about my insru
ments, l told him sen; them TO L -Ingtop. he said
d-n the luck and went ou,. GIoRarfowH"
"ro Georgetown Be on hand and keep u. posted
LIxnGroI"
ITO Lexington will do 30. Tell General Ward III
stay up all night if he wishes. GIoRsrrowx"
80 Georgetown: Mr.. Fulton wishes 10 know Il the
rebels are there CINCINNATI"
go Cincinnati Yes, MOrgans men arr here.
GIcRGiroux."
$40 Georgetown: How can you be In the oil e and
no. b. arrested OxcIsSArln
"rO Cincinnati 0. am in the dirk, and am re,dirs
This settled Cincinnati. ieston after qa, sion was
asked me about the rebels and answered TO eu. my.
self.
Things had been going this way about two hours.
when Lexington asked me where my assistant vs.. l
replied, "Don't know he then sskld me- Have you
seen him to dayt" replied, mo" This was the last
telegrsphing could do 10 GEORGETOWN
then called on Mr.. Smith, the operator, who
der guard in my room, and informed him that would
furnish him with mule in the morning, and should DO
pleased to have him accompany me TO Dixie under.
stood he was in the employ Of the s. Govt. This
was anything but agreeable to bin. / though. had
struck the young in the right place. and remarked
that bad he not sent bis instruments to Lexington,
would have taken them IL preference to his eerson His
face frightened and al IDEA struck him very torciby
uhi ho to G,rp
the ius:ruments If would release him.
This | agreed to- as such Instruments are o! much
value to the Couiederacy than Yankee telegraph.
accompanied him 10 the servants room and there,
under the bed in chest, We loucd the Instruments
Mr.. having given me bis word OF honor that he would
not leave town for the mex. twenty four hours he was
sat at liberty to vs! his wife and the ycu"g Smiths
sIvxRE ENGAGEMENT At crsrHIAxA
The command then moved on Cynthilna, 10 Harrison
county, fifteen miles TO the Northeast Of George
tom, aud abou. twenty from LIDgtcn, the line Of
the l xiDgton aud Covipgton railroad. Here another
battle occurred, which ragged furiously for time.
The fight las.sd FIVE hours and was the hsr lest or D.
tested fight we have ever been engaged in. The emery
stood their ground well aud fought desperately bu. were
at length forced 10 give up Of their great lose
in killed and wounded and the desperate charge Of our
The enemys les; in killed and wounded vas 1874
according TO their own showing. Our loss vas killed
and 29 wounded We captured and p.roled 40
Including abou' 20 Home Guards. Their cess 10 killed
aud wounded is remarkable they fought from be-
hind stone walls and fences and Erred 10 from build
ings we charged through the streets. The enemys
force in the fight numbered 9S5 men.
Here, again, untold quantities Of quartermaster and
commissary stores and ammunition were destroy
cd by Between three and four hundred mules and
horses into our hands One piece of fine artillery
taken which IVES brought away, and will yet send
death 10 many Yankee invader. 4 splendid team Of
egat horsss-belonging to the Cincinnati Fire Depart.
III lad AhaAf hara r.lx. f.
ousy, taken. These horses we're gsyy ospsrsoned
having Due white patent leather harness. OF the most
elegant pattern AID finish, and 6aely ornamented with
silver mountngs and other Aishy trsppngs. The bridge
tho Licking river was burned and the track torn
no. Here, again, Southern were forced into the
Lincoln ranks and killed by men in the fight and
the same heart rending scenes witnessed Of Lebanon
were again beheld by our brave men. large number
Of Southern men, who imprisoned, liberated
enough at this place and Georgetown to make full
CT osny, who joined Morgan and are now in service
Ca arriving at Cynthians Mr. Ellsworth found that the
operator had tkedadded He tested the wires and found
no fluid from either Oovingtou or Lexington.
THE RErRoaRADI xovxrSr
We proceeded next morning 10 Paris and we're met on
the road by tho bearer of hig Of truce, CT ring the
ulcond local surrender Of the place. and informing Us
Of the evacuation Of the town by the Federal troops
on our approach. We reached Paris at oototk P. Il
AT remained there that night, and started towards
Winchester neIt morning As the command was cling
out o. Paris on the Winchester pike, large force Of
Fsderals discovered coming towards the town frc
the direction Of Iipg!cn. o. discovering they ion
msdistely countermsrched thinking doubt that our
aim get in their rear. This enabled cur entire
Command get Of without molestaton except two Of
our pickets who probably surprised. We arrived
ct Winchester in time for dinner, and remained there
ill P. n. We found a number Of arms here, which
destroyed and then left and crossed the ,ntucky
river, and reached Redmond ct Ia o'clock that night
al fraip of 4 Oh AZ.
way to Cumberland Gap. On the route We captured
number Of Home Guards guns pistols, 81, which, to
gether with the wagons, we're brought through 10 xe
by US. We remained It Richmond until o'clock p. n.
the following day. W, then proceeded to Grab Orchard
met the mail carrier examined the mail returned the
private letters. and released The carrier.
At Crab Orchard there wss 10 Cffce, and Mr.. L Rad
10 put in his pocket instrument which he did ct IL A.
n. The first message he received was the following
LOUISVILLE, July Il.
ITO Col Woolford, Dsnville:
Pirsus Morgan. he is at Grab Orchard, going to
S, mrset. BoYLr"
No sooner had the Danvlls operator rec.ipsed for
this than the operator At Lebanon suggested the follow
ing:
40 Lebanon Junction Would II not be well for Du-
vile 6nd Offices below here 10 put their ground wir,s
when they send receive important messages Geo.
Ellsworth the rebel may be the lire between
here and Cumberland Gap? LIBLsoS"
said it would be good idea but it was not carried into
Effect
TIE COMMAND REACHES soxERsKr.
We reached Somerset rs miles Distant sunset took
poss So OF the telegraph oce and countermanded all
the previous dispatches that had been given by General
Boyle to pursue us ard remained there In perfect
curly all that night and uah 10 o'clock mex: morn
ere found large lot Of commissAry Stores cloth
ing, bats cars blankets, boots shoes, axes, ha.chets
aud loi Of guns, tog ther with oil the guns 81;
captured At ii hing Greek and train OF wagons horses
and mul We destroyed such property did noti
bring with ia. We obaned great deal Of information
from the wire ard it the Inst place in their nes
operator informed the operator ~ L9usvle Who be
vs' and that We lad pnsS sion Of the plscs.
We sutj,in Mr.. Elsvor his report,
ascertained from ciz,ns that the telegraph Office
bad i:t been op ned by operator who came down %
work the instruments Ter the purpose OF sssisiing to
catch Morgan but unfortunately for Upcle Sam, the op
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