The New York herald., 1862-08-26
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2s 1862

message 90 confirm the inorms,ioh Gen. vi Wasu naa
oeved from Midway, and not knowing We eIn iIo
Frankfort TO Lexington could not send a sprIiM me
sage so, Appearing greatly agitaed waiteH Lhei =
circuit was occupied and broke in telling them -
minute, and commenced calling Lexington. no assv. rs
with as much gusto as called him. telegrapAed
follows
are Just driven In Great sxcitsme1 Pckes Me iocs
Of enelny must be two Thousand. OPERATOR
II was now two O'Clock p, NJ. and General Morgan
wished to be on for Georgetown l run secret tgfound
Connection and opened the circuit the Lexington end
This was to leave she impressions that tho Frankfort
rator was skedaddiing or that Morgans men had de-
stroyed tho telegraph.
We arrived at Georgetown about the setting Of the
sun. went TO the telegraph Office found IL locked
quired for the operator, who pointed out
the street. hailed him and demanded admission into
ing that his had bee@ rsoyad % Asked
where they were. He said that he had sent them 70
Lexington. asked him what time he had Lexington
had been down." remarked that II must be extra
ordinary line to DO ia working condition whom it
to Lexington when / was at Midway at one
O'Clock. This a scanier; he had nothing gap
Immediately tested the line by appying the ends Of the
nothing 70 him. but called for guard Of two n take
care Of Mr. Smith until got ready 20 leave town. did
not interrupt the lines TIL after tea, when put my
own instruments, and after listening hour twcto
the Yankees talking. opened the conversation fol-
lows, signing myself Federal Operator
Ons saw ma A0s.n men are Aere ca%gS e. p SsSO'
COOL don't be
LE1iseros-i dont know; did not notice As Nor.
him sent the. 70 Lexington. He said dn The luck and
70 GEoncrrowS-Be on hand, and keep US Pesssd
To LExrscros-J win do So Tell General Ward ri stay
up all might, II he wishes. GEORGETOWN
ToGEoRosrcwS-Mr Fuller wishes to know the rebels
To CISoIssArr-Ycs, Morgan's men are here.
To GKoRGBrowS-Hew you be in the olce and be
TO oNcIssArIohl am in the dark and leading by
THIS settled Cincinnati Question alter Question was
asked me about the rebels, and answereds 70 suit my
self
Things had been going on this way about two hours,
when Lexington asked me where my assistant l
replied, ''Don't know" He then asked me- 'Have you
telcgraphng could do in Georgetown.
then called on Mr. Smith, the operator, who under
guard in my roon and informed him that would furnish
him with mnie IN ilc morning, and should bo pleased
to have him accompany me TO Dixie, l
derstood he was in the employ Of the United States
thought had struck the young in the right place,
and remarked that had he sent his
Lexington should have taken them in preference to his
person. His face frightened, and idea struck him
very forcby from which he made proposition. IL
to furnish me the instruments if would release him.
: This agreed to, as such Instruments were or much
value the confederacy Yankee tcegraphers
accompanied him to the servants room, and there,
under the bed, in chest we found the Instruments. Mr.
Smith having given his word honor that he would
leave town for tho next twenty four hours he
at liberty TO visit his wife aud the young Smiths.
skedaddled. tested the wires and found fluid from
either Covington Lexington, nor the wires in
working order when left the Office next day.
At Paris the operator had made clean sweep. He left
the night before, taking all his instruments.
At Grab Orchard there was no office, and had TO put
in my pocket magnet which did at eleven A. N. The
nrst message received was the follow ing
,,. LOUISVILLE, July q. 1862
Pursue Morgan Hs sat Grab Orchard. going e sq%er-
No sooner had the Danvs operator recepted ior this
than the operator at Lebanon suggested tho following
and To- sr wv BE w for DsU Ws
they send or receive important George Ellis
wS 1s sS may be on tho line here
The operator the Junction agreed with him. and said
We arrived ut Somerset that evening" took charge OF
the Office ascertained from citizons that 1t had been
guard arrived in 1t just opened by the opera
tor from L0udon who to work the instruments for
the purpose Of catching Morgan but unfortunately for
Uncle Sam. tho operator and all concerned, he had
time to either send receive message, but he had it In
Ane working condition for had been in the Office
for time when Stanford called Somerset and sd
have just returned from Grab Orchard. where have
been TO the line The rebels tore down. left there at
arrived What time did you get in from Loudoni
To srAsroRD-Jus arrived and igo my Office WORKING ane
Orchard !. il 30 toaay. = ''' STANFORD. ~
TO srAsfoaD-No signs Of him a. yet. SOMERSET
would suggest we have YEA private @ signal what
TO srAsroaD-Good Before signing. we xi!l make the
This was mutually agreed upon
asked when Weolford would be at Somerset. He said
wooford bad eeeraphed Boyle that his force was green
Seeing there my losing nights rest Ito!d
Stanford would retire. that had made arrangements
with tho pckets to wake up In Morgan in
The operator at Lebanon Junction urged TO sit up but
declined, the ground OF beng unwell This did net
satsfy him, but, after arguing with him for some tne
JuIY 22-openod the once at seven O'Clock A. NJ, in
termed the Stanford operator that Morgan had not yet ar
everything in the town belonging TO the United States
destroyed, the General gave few messages to send
enc TO Prentice one to General Boyle and one to Dunp
They are hereto annexed.
then tesgraphed home, informing my relatives OF
my whereabouts, what was doing, &c. then trans
nitted the Generals dispatches as follows; 90.
George D. Pnxsrcr. Lonisvile:-
ass ali D. D. aR &
@ Under ny s : s iss f. s.s II
short time to pay yo rvIst and wish to know IL you will
0e At home JOAN nsd T. IoRaAs, R oon.od..s brigade.
Good %ornis jssy TINS telegraph Is great lnstIi,.
ss You ;ASa dsso, y M - ~ Keeps You 700 ml posed
tS o s q ID Sb 90 b. s - wh sas op- ''s "
hon e,.os sSaH HsAS aiss:n S:m@sudns brigade
just completed my tosr ,,roash Ken,assy-eapredi ID
gissd ss,s; opsvM ~ sssd an, .aFCpEs goSr sS.ny su'
pr- s:c join II if';s; r. soaaAs cemm.paus brigade
fouad tkess Yankee dnni.rcs-who no doubt wsre half
hoAlned TO pronounce heh somo spiritual freakbuL for
conceutrated susecty the following is unequahd:-EDs.
CorFxD
gFNERAr. cntER-No. 1.
HFApQuARHRs Tetyc IskfIH DEP aRrsESr or KHeHUcKv
COMPENSATE STATES OF AxERca
GroGGETowS, KY, July 10, 1853. }
whes sraretor posiuvoy in formed tha. ne a9ny
Ipaivrfc his satiul, he win immediately prUool
e sses as .: e aas al as wss , 81
dn tke par1 Of the al I7einnon, Midway, a&f
GssoryeSS~n VEL be scveseH dealt wifi. H ordsg ~
e~perai MA.sry supt G. S. ., graph Dersmeqk
sDhs AkInG uf MurfreesborJ by Forrest tnee dAy
ussrwapf~sn Nc l6th.-Eps. CoNFED :
MAILS FOR EUROPE.
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The Cunard man steamship Scotia, Captain JudAsns
will leave this port On Wednesday morning for Liverpool
The mans FOR Europe win close in this city at seven
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The NEw YoRE STANDARDIZATION for Enrope-win be
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tho latest from the Union armies virginia, Ten
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