Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-04-03
By TELEGRAPH.
FOR THE JOURNAL.
CONF DEBATE COHGRESS-FEDERALAN AND CrNreS;
RhATE LOSSES AT wINCHEsTER-TBE FEEDER AZ g
ADVANCING ON YORKTOWN

EhATE LOSSES AT WINCHESTER-TBE FEEDER ~"
ADVANCING ON YORKTOWN
RICHMOND, VA. March 18th 1890
The House has adopted resolution of adjournment
first Monday of April.
The Senate has passed bill allowing the PresideO. ~
additional aids on his staff The debate was of such w..
not the conclusion that the President ipts
taking command.
dispatch this evening to Gov. Ietoher, from StanDt
says that Lieut. Judkins Williams and Capt Morrison ~
taken prisoners at Winchester by the Federals
The Confederate prisoners have been sent to BsinO,
The enemy's loss at Winchester was two thousa,d =
killed and wounded. They depressed and badly wo,
ed. Our total loss in killed and wounded ia four buna
and sixty five.
Heavy cannonading has been heard, and battle il a.,
pected. Cur confident Of the result
There is Union sentiment in Winchester An No.
quiet last night.
About nine o'clock this morning Col Ashby had ,i,,
brush with the enemy, and drove them back killing twp
At Yorktown the enemy advancing in large fooo
During a skirmish Thursday, Lieut. Wray of the C
ederates vas killed.
TEE YANKEES REPULSED AT NEW SMYRNA
AUGUSTA, GEO f1arch 29th lss9
TIE Savannah Republican of this morning, saws thai ~
Saturday last, Federal gun-bost, dispatched to N
Smyrna, Florida, from st. Augustine, bages win
6ftytmo attack troops.
Capt Owens, with thirty horsemen, opened FIRE On a.,
and took prisoner mine escaped.
The negro pilot who brought in the barge was cap+H3
and hung.
The Yankees sent in flag of truce to bury their d,s
which granted condition that they would srrerd
The negroes they had stolen They gave M seven.
Gallant C"p'' job" III. M"rg"" *g"i"The Nos,
The newspaper fraternity heavy debt Of graft
tuie to thai gallant partisan leader, Capt John II
Morgan, OF ktnucky, Tor furnishing them, during the
past few MONTHS such abundant material for the most
spicy paragraphs and nteresin, articles by his manv
dashlng exploits against tie Yankees He is iuces
sanity on the move, appearing suddenly and unexpc
eddy at one point and within the next tweuty-four hours
quite as suddenly and unexpectedly at other place
more than "a hundred miles distant. He is perfect
terror to the Yankees and has pired them with great
er fear than all tue army of General Johnston besides
HIS last feat we are just apprlsed of by gentleman
direct from Louisville aud is the most daring and sue
ceSsful We have yet recorded.
On Sunday, the 10th lust, Capt. Morgan with FORTY
OF his men, suddenly appeared at Gaatin, Tenn, Is
miles the other side OF Nashville. After Catching all
the Union men il the place and cOuGnng them IN
guard house, Capt. Morgan. dressed in Federal uni
form, proceeded to the telegraph Office at the Railroad
Depot, short distance from the town. Entering the
0lhce the following conversation took place between
Captain Morgan and the Geographic operator, a bus
tering fellow
Capt. Morgan" food day, sir What news nave
your"
OPERATOR" Nothing sir except it is reported that
that id rebel, Capt Ohm Morgan, is this side OF the
Cumberland with some Of his cavalry | wish could
get sight OF the id rascal I'd make hole through
him larger than he would fad pleasant
While thus speaking, the operator drew fine navy
revolver and h0urished it if to satisfy his visitor how
desperately he would the instrument in Case he should
meet with the famous rebel Captain.
"Do you know who am p quickly remarked Cant
Morgan, continuing the conversation.
" have not that pleasure" remarked the operator
" Well, am Capt Morgan" responded that gentle.
man.
At these words the operators cheeks blanched his
knees shook the revolver dropped from his hands and
he sunk to the floor, He literally ," Ved"
After the frightened individual had recovered himself
sufficiently, Captain Morgan required him to tlg aph
some massage 10 uisvile, among Others one to fcn-
tce, OF the Journal politely Offering to act as bis escort
on his proposed visit to Nashville. Then taking the
operator with him prisoner Capt Morgan with Lis
men awaited the arrival Of the train from Bowling Green
| tor Nashville
In due time the train came laundering in. Capt Nor.
gen at once seized it, and taking five Federal Cfc rs
who were passengers ana the engineer Of the train p
sonels he burned to cinders all of tie cars with their
contents and then filling the locomotive with turp1n-
tine, shut down all the valves and started it towards
Nashville Before it had run eight hundred wards he
accumulation OF steam caused it to explode, shverug
It into Thousand atoms. Capt Morgan then larted
southwark with bis prisoners and made his way safely
| TO The Confederate army.
The bridge over Barren River beyond Bowling Green
has net yet been rebuilt and the FeCrals had Only one
locomotive aud one train Of cars with which to 90 all
| their business between Bowling Green and Nashville.
The serious damage Inflicted upon the Federals by this
dashlDg exploit may be appreciated from this fact
atlanta COnfei:rdcy.