The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-08-16
Uor nlottcrs.
a Thrilling Acc0dnt OF Border War

iiy, etc.
The Princeton IN. J.) Standard has letter
from niece OF Rev. DR.. X. J. Brcckinritigc
of Kentucky. dated at Lexington. Kentucky,
July 20, 1862. The Standard Introduces it as
follows:
DR.. Brcckinridge was at his country seat,
about seven miles from Lexington and as
Morgan's cavalry were expected to make a
raid on Lexington, Dir. b. urged his female
friends who were then there, to go ont to Ills
place for security. They did so. One day
while DR. b. had gone to town, expecting to
return at six O'Clock in the evening. a COM
pany of mounted TcXan Rangers appeared at
his residence and planted a guard around it,
several armed men having made repeated
inquiries as to the hour when DR.. B. Was cx-
pccted to return from town. Several efforts
made by the family to apprise DR.. b. of the
danger that awaited his return, but the mes
sengcrs were all intercepted by the picketts,
except one, who by making Il wide circuit,
succeeded in reaching the road on which DR..
b. was returning, Justin time to prevent him
from riding into the lines of his bloody. thirsty
robbers. Prov idence thus delivered this val
liable Union man, whose services have been
SO cmincnlly useful to the national cause in
Kentucky and elsewhere, from the violent
hands vi his enemies and the enemies of his
country, who sought to murder him, or at
least to drag him into captivity worse than
death. Let God be praised for this deliver
ancc.
EXTRACT FROM THE LETTER.
When came home from the hospital. on
Saturday morning, heard the first news of
Morgan's approach. He was near Lebanon,
and the people here were in perfect panic.
Our last regiment had gone day Or two be-
fore, and fearing thar troops conld not reach
m rIS
were collected and thrown out on the Danvic
road as picketts, Morgan's approach being IN
that direction, and some of our poor fellows
from the hospital were put under arms, in
case OF an immediate attack. All over the
town, guns and pistols were swapping.
through hat day and night, everybody load
ing and getting ready for the worst, and we
did the same, turning the parlor into an
armory, for the detcrm nation was. if moth
ing else could keep the gucrillas out, to shoot
from the houses at them. The next day
uncle Robert came into town, and urged and
insisted that we, women and children, should
go out to his farm, (Which was u place of
perfect safety, in the opposite direction to
that by which Morgan was coming and lea We
the gentlemen free to join the Home Guards
aud close the house if they chose. | wanted
to stay in town. Ter | had kind of instinct
we should not be any safer in the country,
and then it wond be so dreadful to wait and
watch and wonder, and perhaps hear the firing
IN town, ana nave no news OF how the battle
was going on; but we were over persuaded,
and started oil on on Sunday evening. train
OF carriages. full OF refugees, some of whom
had come forty miles, flying for their lives, to
take refuge IN Lexington, where they thought
there were soldiers and safety, many Of them
tho wives and mothers of Union men for
whom, MOrpnu hnl a N linr hutr tar Ia;
activity and Influence, and had threatened
them, as he did uncle Robert, with hanging
as soon as he caught them. The night passed
quietly, but was IN no humor Tor sleep, and
so stood picket for the rest. There is some
thing SO terrible to me in being roscd from
sound s'ccp by an alarm, and when there is
any danger am more comfortable sitting up
ana listening even II they Gid laugh at me
the next morning. was thankful before all
was over that l had learned to keep awake
The next morning UEcle Robert insisted on
gong INTO town, saying, in answer to our
fears, that there was no danger, and that he
would be ont at six in the evening. We
were not very united family, for among us
had come out some Secessonists, connected
to us by certain ties, and in danger of some
unpleasant scenes in town, as all the Union
men were much reused, and many houses
were searched for arms, &C., but no mention
was made 81 our opinions now. Early in the
afternoon man came and asked when Uncle
Robert would come from town, aud a servant,
snspecting nothing, told him. Soon after
wards Three other men came, all armed, ask
ing the same 'hlhg. ana al ms time our
answer was very vague We did not Know,
he might not (Which was trne) come at all
There was evidently something wrong. 1t
cou.d not nave been many minutes after this
that as was sitting on the porch looking
through the trees at the blue distant hills, and
thinking OF you all, and wondering when
these stormy times would be over, and l
should see you all again once more, it was as
l was sitting so, that | was aroused by hear.
ing the servants calling to erch Other to
Sc look look ~ and then they all came run.
ming round the house, calling to me as they
went past, and ran down the hill in front of
me, and pointing up the road that lay in full
view some hundred yards, and then lost itself
in the woods. l looked as they pointed, and
saw what l never Shall forget. Up the road
as far as | could see, and coming on out of
the woods, where the widest looking horse
men, riding three abreast, the sun shining on
long steel blade at their sides. The ser
wants thought they were our soldiers, and ran
down to meet them. poor foolish things, lit
tie knowing, as we did when we had n nearer
view, that they were Morgan's Texan Rangers
What happened in the next few moments is
all confusion to me. j remember hurrying
into the house to tell the others as soon as
saw the horsemen turning into our gate, and
finding them pale and anxious. knowing it all,
and theu Watching group of ladies and chill.
dren (those who were in special danger)
creeping down stairs and out to some hiding
t1a I rpm ,lnr hocl- tc fhn