New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-18


were recast into modern fed-peces, and are said
70 have made the finest guns in the rebel service,
on account Of the large percentage OF silver con
tanned in the metal Excellent batteries were
sent ont from a mandatory Of field artillery in !
Newt leans, under the superintcndenco Of
Northern and foreign mechanics. The city OF
Memphis supplied several pieces Of heavy cannon,
and a number Of PARROTS iron guns. A firm ~
Nashville turned out a largo amount of iron light !
artillery 81 every description. l. fine maehIne /
Cor rinjnq cannon WAS removed from Nashville to /
Atlanta, on the evacuation Of tho former city. |
JUDGED, every city Of the South, having icun-
" OF any considerable pretension, boasts OF
furnishing some cannon. In some cities every
church gave up It's bell. Court-houses, iactores'
public IDS. itutions, and plantations did the same
The people furnished large quantities OF old bass
of every description, androns, candlcsiicks, ga'
fixtures. and even door knobs. The "Now-
Yorker saw wagon loads of these materials W
ing at railroad dcpots. waiting shipment TO inc
found RES. No wonder be- concludes that y 'Ae
Reh.s are IN earnest" The best cannon, how
oycr. have been received from England. As To
small arms. tho energies OF ,he South have been
more funy exercised In their manufacture than Is
/ dreamed OF by tho North. Many OF the re4I-
ments went into ,ho field armed with every de-
scripton of guns, from tho small-boro squirrel
rifle aud donb,e-barroed shotgun To the ponder
ors Queen Ress inrskct and clumsy but effective
German wager. The regiments we're furnished
as fast rs possible with arms of one kind, and the
others returned 10 tho factories TO bc classified
aud ISSUED again. Sword-bayonets were fitted 10
double-barrclod shot-guns, making them a very
effective weapon. Others were cut down to
uniform lcn,th of about tventy-iour inches, aud
issued 10 the cavalry. Common hunting-nfeS
we're bored out t. carry MIME bah, twenty 10
tho pound, and sword-bayonets fitted to them.
ore entire brigade Of Tonnesseeans, under Gen.
| VIM. ". Carroll. vas armed with these guns
The famous guerrilla officer, Col. Morsan, Is
photographed in brilliant coor3.
Mo-gau az . citizen in times OF peace, maintained
the reputation OF generous, g-nhl, Jolly, hor-e
! loving Ind hOrse.racing keuuchlan. lie went INTO
IfLe E-hollion c'n Im0re, and Iursues 10 with bth
euioyn ent lie j. about - years OF age, sA lee. ~
,h III. well nude fcr strength and agility, and s per-
,fc'ly master Of himself, has q light conn i1Ni2n
andy hair, end generally wears mustache, am a
uftle lesrd N his shn. He ewes are keen, blnl5h
gray in color and when a. rect, have sleepy look
bit be sees every one and every tang around him
a,hough apparently unobssryani. lie is IN adm "a
DE horssman. aot good shot. Is l,adcr o. a
bgf lion of cavalry lie has no superior IN we f-'el
lrquks HIs command Of his men s supreme. While .
they admire bis generosity and unDlf ess sharing
rib them al ,ne harishrs OF The teli, by fer he
more Than Napol.onic severity for an2 depinuie I
from eti0ined dniv. HE men nlrate nj hin TILE
Thar uD0n ore o,ci.iou when eng ling ID bNue, /
directed orc Il ms troopers TO perform laz1id- .
o1s MISSION ia TIC f..c oi the enemy The nan I'D I
400, move. Morgan asked. in short quick words,
] e. DO Won uotcr-'a1d ny orders .!
! '' Yes. captain. her couuot Obey"
| "Iu,a good.bye, SAID Morgan, and IN moment 4
the cayairynan ieil dead from mr. saddle. forming
TO his mon tie addrd Such be the fats Of every
tnan di-oDe, - orders IN the lace oi an enemy.
10 ulu ever h,si,4led after thai % obey Any COM
maId.
Ba. Mor.on II not witlor' genero1tv 10 . Zoe. \ ?
Fe1e1l cv lyman r.. lael I'd me, tlce my e4-afe,
an unusual G,t iOr an enemy. LO-.g tac command I
OF bis wounded hJrs IS len golded by pain plugged
wildly or no was borne mo the midst OF N0r-Hn a
ior,c. don rbcJf Mmi cried Morgan - 90 q Izcl /
- iH zen VITO raised their pis ois " GIVE iln 4
IclaDcs iJr his lle. Tie pistols were lowered und 7
me IAN Sent back 90 biz own INES unframed. Few /
men bagc appeared o. either clue N 'nis ccne VITO
combine oHsu anu Oli9I II.IcliLty aud ct.mnc-'
bo, iuess o. lap, with -clilossesion 10 cXec1iiou
a. does Moran. The lelt re. orted 1 hlm in Nash
y 20 shorty after the cbel army rctrea ed through
H. ilisL,ea th's. Coming INTO the eity foil Oi Fed
.rl .siIl .rs iu tfc CARO- u ltiusr VI TOAD ~
,.ne J. Hs generously gives o. 20 tire 'omutr.ry De-
pi~,rert, fagi'g, in an urderore, ihit there hre
s9ac Union men on where be lives, bnl they have
70 80 careful 20 dcdre re Rsbel cavalry, and b. .
wi pee % iO'g iis lYye ff thc ca1so by ti- ltils
donation. Going the -. clio d to diue Dos sis -
The raws table with Gen. MoCook, since cruelty I
muri rcd, and f pJiuon ont - the Fe4efal ocr 10
the nj 10 rf-n who had made The generous Iilt 7
IN j. u-rs1 ded 20 take The value Of il ~ gold, aud
then, In private interview, tells The tedefal officer
nat u DgIi OF Mcfgans cavalry - camping near
him, and II one or Two hundred cavalry viii come
down there tomorrow he VIII show them Tow 20
take Moran. the caval y 3D. and are t1kea by !
5tprg4u. 80 the story goes. An equally sgcc-s-iul
u wac, 10 stop INTO TIE telegraph ~ 10 Gala
rn 1enue-scs, a. ater date, IA ne dii, dresscd AS
Federal OH er nd there irIn from the opefat0rtn the
ume when the down train wOld be in. ard arrest ~
securing many thousandh VI dollars y. nol iDes u
1el tiHe. Another anecdoie OF hi5 cool darns .
and rccklessne,s u ths. Riding mp to picket post
near Nashville, dressed in iull Federal UNIFORM, he
uarey reproycd tne sentinel dairy for not calling
Out lhe Guard % salute tho officer o. the day, Ys be
announced himself - be. The sentln-i stinnel I'd .
out a8 IN excuse, that lie oil not know him 70 bo
Tie Officer Of the day. Morgan ordered bin give ,
mp biz arms, because Of his breach Of duty and tbe
IiaD Ot eyed lie then Ied ont the remaining six
meu OF lle gnari ucloding the lieutenant WHO was
n charge ant p1t fhcn under hritsi, ordering them
% ,f,s thclr arms which they did. lie hen marched
.en dogn the roIda shor. distance where MS own
men were concealed, and -acured all Of tnen, ana
.aeir arms ana horses, without resistance.
lu 40 engagement Norg.l D. perfectly cool, and
sc, is fec gud action are ~ II snrcharped WIT
riecricy lie has he On knees Of tiger, ana t1e
sIcn2to Of Two ordinary mon. One cIu-e oil hs
suceefs is iCund IN re chaTIrcrOf msCiargcr. lie
has only the feet. aAd uJss enduring hores; aua
wnen one iaiis be soon finds another by hook or by
ronk. Nv ~. ne.s ID IL recent rlI into ke--