The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-28
MORGAN LEEaE0N. Ky.

The louisville Joarnoi. CT the 18th gives so,ne
Extraordinary accounts Of Morgan al Lebanon Ky
Il says:
Morgan tool. possession Of ihe town near three
4 clock ia the morning. lie detained 1T New
market bridge nearly two hours, bv thirty taen and
failed to force lis way tbs bridge until lie
brought bis artillery TO beai upol Il, During The
engagement he got two bu!let-loies through The top
OF his hat. lie AWARDED great praise to Lieutenant
Cd-in and DIsn for ieir daring and accuracy ii
shooting Tie Leutenant and men made good
their escape, and lay cut il the woods unt Sun
Gay last.
When Morgan tool. possession of Lebanon be de.
ciTe6 fha; he would respect private nrni,erfv Hut
Lis failed TO do it, and he failed to make tho,n
do it when his attention called 10 their inisde-
loeanors. The solaiery stole ho-ses by TIE whole
sale. 1t is s. low estimate 70 say 1hat Marion cou,-
- had $50 horses stolen. HEY wanted shoes and
took $50 worth from Eirlonis Brother. Indeed
whenever !hey wanted aAy thing fiiey went and
took it--sopioiimes profeTng Confederate scrip as
pay. They took the expires wagon aud pressed
Uncle Ben Spaldings buggy into service Indeed
they did 81 ythine Ou5 respect riyate property fis
respectful 10 ladies, and ,t generally In.
sulting TO citizens They seemed - be Of taf ciass
10 which apply the term sporting gen,iefnen ="
Although the incn profess to lie kepuckiaux fonnd
thai they had from ell the southern States with
tie,n. n vast minority of them were keatuchia,is
He az first reflsea 10 parole the citizen and Home
Guard prisoners, Genounciug them dis guerras and
deserving death.
Morgan himself severely InsJised Mr Hastings
after he captured him. sticking his spear in him in
haif dozen places from tie -If1 els Of which he
has not yet recovered! he afterwards begged bis
pardoa Tor IT,
While tbs majority at tile gang we're as Kind as
could be expected, aoavorseA freely with citizens
without insulting Them treated the prisoners very
properly, yet many futiians of the loves: east
deserving TO be hung as high rs HaInaD. They Che
rnfena) cared neither for feelings person nor pro.
poriy -gorad in insulting defeucsess Old I1en
and iii stealing h0lser All Of the had the suost
implicit confidence in Morgan, lie does rot appear
10 care much for discipline permitting his men TO
90 AS tLey please. The men had general rni-
form, ana were armed 10 s'lt their osya taste
They ali had adailss ps=toat ais Shooters an Eng
iish pistol received they said from En- gland short
time since. Many of them hal shot guns; few
only had satces or bay oneis 1hey icit many Of
Their guns here afid took United STATES guns With
tarn. They had two pieces OF artillery here--tFso
sAiait hoy,itzprs.
The same paper, Of the 2ist Inst, say;
Early on Sunday morning Gen. Green Clay Smith,
with caYaify Iorce G1ach Inferior 70 Iurgan's.
attacked the latter aegr Paris. deea:ed him, put
hin, 10 flight. ana at the last accounts, was pur
suing him, aided in the pursuit by Col I.eor.iiai
Matealfe aud Col Maxwell We have strong hopes
ot ing that his gang has been eaptarei or, bel
ter sill auitA l.ted