Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27
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ar1Tyrg ScccEsjFuL RAID BY MORGAN.
a,urc.o GRAIN CAPTURED IN EENTucKr-Tos.
TT EIdur CARS ASD a LOCOMOTIVE DESTROYED
-GtHEnAL MITCHELL REPORTED IN DANGER.
Yesterday, at about l2i or O'clock, when
In. carr: from this city for Nashville had got 10
Wooi!awn, !To r.iles this side OF Cave City,
they were stopped by Col. Jonn Morgan and
! bis men, Numbering about tao hundred.
II ;. Coffee aid an lrishman tired st the
Reo.is, wharcupan u considerable number Of
shots were fired, chiefly BY the Rebels, who
seemed to DO aiming principally at tho engl-
neer. bu. nobody was killed or burt.
M,,s,n took possession OF tho train, which
rhica i,aAsed on to.Oave City, where s6out
Is freight cars, throe passenger: cars and one
locomotive we're destroyed. One passenger
car and tina express car were permitted {" re-
tara 10 Louisville. Msjar Coffee aud Major
! II ,iveti vera captured and c,rried off, and
SIS oG0 or $4,000 taken from the express
agent.
Tho special object Of Morgan Was to rs1aps
:urc tho lS3 men, including his brother, vino
were taken the other day by General Dutaont-
The prisoners, however, were not on board,
bsinr stil detained in Nashville Morgan
sworo to s,ne gentlemen on the cas- that no
wopli have the prisoners al all hazards that
oy SATURDAY. next be would, if necessary, havo
4, 1000 men together for that purpose.
We arc .o;d that, but for the ernest intcr-
position Of Mr.. Moses B. Morrison, this route
aS1u,, aad our fellow citizen, d.. Bush, both OF
wnoin have been felow-tow nsmen and init
mate arquaintanceS Of John M!gla, the re-
manning lnconctise passenger c:1, add cypress
Car would i:ara haen destroyed. The msIls
were e..arct!, ard this forbcarlnce, va have no
lGub., Yas due 10 Mr.. II Irr:s'n's ich1enee.-
Mr. u spaaks of MoTsiT's department in very
layo:abl. terms Thc Rebais didnt G.c till
attvr Mai. Coffee had fred, and :IoC then, az
II. stated, without his order.
Morgals offended raid, 40 are told, was
known al E.iz,bethtowa yesterday morning.
citizen st that place WAS about STARTING On
Tie cars for Nashyile, but frend or acqusih-
| ,anco warped him not to go, az, if be did, he
would bo captured Morgan Informed tho rail-
road passengers that Con. N. Mitchell bad
beai Cut off oy .'e rebsl5, but We earnestly
! haps and ,rus: .a. this WAS mistake.
When ;hc passengers returned from Gave
| City Morgan wa9 there, on iha look out Tor
! he Icui iron Nashville but our informant
Has able 20 send q despatch to Bowling Green
and thus prevent the carstrom coming this SIDE
OF hat place. We shall know soon.
How much longer are these raids of Morgan
to bn continued Can nc w.y bo devised to
tut Al end to thsmY Must all communication
between Louisville and Nashville be broken up
'iy them: Ii this bold partisan leader cen
cIn.o wi,h 200 mon from Corintb almost 10 the
e1sk OF (ireea river, T6at Is to prevent his
g!tuerlag 1900 uen, cutting tho telegraph
fIrcs, and making dash Some night ia!o
Louisville.
4 passenger Writes:
The Union soidcrs wsre eskon prisoners,
b.: such T7as The confusion that could not
learn Go1 many. think, however, there
sars ..rlv five or SIX on tbs train, an! one OF
tIat nu,lner vas permitted TO return in virtue
OF tho p!eadings oi his wife, who happened to
b. Oh b5ard. Among tho number taken
lsaru too names Of major Ooffac and Major
Ii .i-o.i. Cvlonel Morgan spared the mails
lor llle sake Of en- ole friend, tho carrier, Mr.
M1rTso,,.
/. Is said tina. anong those who we're Reen
and recognized in tho ranks CT john Morgan's
Rebel Cavalry Mt Cave City, yesterday, was
Thomas Brent, Ji:1es Graham aud Greenbucy
Roberts, we'll known in Louisville. Morgan
!D,brmed passengers en- tho train thu! returned
u.ra last evening !tiat BIS would pay Louisville
!. visit By " ,dnrsday ncX,.