, 1862-07-22
FROM KENTUCKY.
gha Morgan Raid and AoW 1t Wa:
Conducted.


tStAS1l correspondence Vi luS tlEd5o A1AU4.4S ]
GAIT HorsE. Louisville, Kr-. July 10. 1sGa.
G!.e the devil his due! Bravo, Morgan:
He deserves it. He deserves SUCCESS, aud
since my last regarding his movements he had
ass edly had his fill Of it. II the ra=cal-
here TIC prefix the d-d to the ti-ie-ii ths
Gut rrilla was in cur ARMY and ia command he
would be called great straIagi5t, and the
President would make him commander-;n-
CHEF ricc Halleck and the young Napoleon.
And hs started on. to give the devil his due,
let lie admit Mat is perfectly apparent that
John Morgan acting Brig, Gen. G. 3. A. is a
better general than half the politicians in our
army. Look st his movements with an eyeto
the strategy displayed, and you will see 1t.
Ny last vas four days ago. The fellow had
disappeared sunk into the earth-between
Lebanon and Lexington. HI appears this
morning as the Pheoalx did-renewed and
stronger than ever. His journey was au un'1-
ter1upt.d and has eliminated IN SUCCESS at
C5n1Liana. How 1t was accomplished is as
follows: Dividing his force at Lebanon he
made demonstrations towards three points
shelbyvlllc. Frankfort and Lexington, while
he marched upon and took two out
GI 1QE Why lgMHH% WHITE uE UlcplAt-
ed unusual clemency. There were D.u-
viii AMI Harrodsburg, poiuts Which had
BIZ advanced TO Frankfort would have been in
| bis Tear TO be captured whenever he liked
| But Morgan had no idea Of taking Frankfort,
Lexington or shelbyyil1e. rhc citizens OF the
Iastsr plsve sent {; flag of truce twenty-five
miles 10 surrender, and tho guerrlil,s refused
| to accept it. By halting at Versailles, aud
throwing forward skirmishers towards Frank
fort and Lexington Morkau threatens both
places, aud forces Gen. Ward commanding At
Lexington to call to. reiuEorlcnenEs They
are sent to him from Cincinnati, and FransfoF,
prepares to spare few of its defenders, the
18th Kentucky iuf+utry going there by ra:l.
But Morgan desires that Cincinnati shatl relu-
force Lexington, and SO he pushes his Yer
sailIes force to Midway, on the Frankfort AMI
Lexington road and cut it. HI put himself IL
Communication with Gen. Ward j: Lexington
and 1eleeraphed him that Morgan had cut tbs
rad below Frankfors:lud he znust c Ill ou CID
cinnati for his reinforcements:: Al the sam:
time the Dauviil.. ft,rce moved uorthwa-d ant
ttlegraphed to Cincinnati, "Send all the togc'
you cam Aud 20 Cincinnati s+uds all be
home guards, and has nobody to defend ncr.
The Shelby county force aud the Versatile
ft'rce disappear simultaneously, taking til
| hack track, and all trace Of then is lost, an
. their individuality is swallowed up in the com
! pound body OF Morgan's main fhrce. We hea
t.,a1 he is marching On Lexington. The Unto
> p!ckets on the Georgetown road arc b.1n
! driven Ill anu CADUDHatlluE Is ueAru- l uCu 81
telegraph ceist6- But thu next morning there
anu1htT blas1, ard welearo that M:,rgau has CD
the railroad from Cincinnati to Lexington, Il
lacked and taken Cyn'hi+na. and shut up th
q Cincinnati home guards in Lexington. a
Cyuthtana, he kills large number, capture
= ono gun, aud large number ofsmail arms an
recruits, about $50 men and horses. An
moreover, ii hs " anted to retres:, he is tWent
five miles near his outlet on the mnnutain
hut, what plcases his faocy most, suspec
he is thirty miles nearer Cincinnati. One ca
not but admire, as he wonders at the imp
r lcEcc Of the fellow. Ons may CRY bray
L Johr,' but for heaven's sake, do not SD u
plaud as tn Induce the rascal to answer tae
| Of 'cncoret"
{. People guess, surnaise aud wonder, wa
f,,rce Morgan has. There ID no sta1ing
One must expect II IS river reporters wrtte
the rivur-so much Ia the ch 4n14el and 1isi1
3forEaue force is distinguishing rapidly. =
, he is concentrating for 3 f1ood-aud Cinci
~ ua!i and Louisville are iu dangerous proxlmi
to the waters. You may laugh 3. ali this, b
if Morgan, iu a week or fortnight, las not
army superior tn any VIC cau put into the II:
e. in two months, then am wofu1ly mistaken
the rebel syulpathizers Of this S'ate. W.. n
laugh at his proclarcations calling for 3d.
men, but there is no denying the fact II
they have locked to his STANDARD in surpl
Try numbers. Aud, moreover, they are spl
didls armed aud equipped, aud the upFia
: in this STATE is, and will he, in tho fu.ur..
| spontaneous aud as ETtat aS our anuctpastt
have led uk to believe the case will be lu E
IS, Trruessee. III 4 week, John M'r:5An will b
10000 men. and he will manage them i
u;auutr which win surprise the people Of I
good city who set supiucly here and wait
n issue.
L. Ycu have probably not seen the pnocla'
tjo,. calling for So GOO men. 1t is not IS Il
as Priee's furious call, hut it will be IN orc
4 ftctual in e, t'ing recruits. i APPEND it,
IL III design, cxecu ion and laLgu Wc:
skcn,uckians. I come to l:bcrase y,u from
~, | drspoti+nlof 1yr.Enical factinn, and to rc:
as my ne'1ye S:ate from the hand If your appEess
. Everywhere the co xardlr foe has fed from
ayengirs arms My hrave ar ny Is s1igmati.ze a j.
q hand Of .uc1rillas and IlarAudets Belf-y
- not. point with prld- to their deeds as a ref
TT | tion If this f,tul asperrinn.
- We come lot t. nt1est pc 'C.fui individual!
poa to destroy private property, hntI guara
W.T. Abrclute prof ectnn to all who are u In
A''o against uF. We ask only to meet the hi.s
& hsiuns nf Lincoln The eye. 1T your b1ethrt
- ! The South are upon you Your gallant Eel
AT. | citizens re hncking TO our standard Our a.
os,1 are rapidly advancing to your protection:
nng | greet them With the willing hsnds OF
8. thousand IT ksntucky's brave. Their adyan
a]ttA6y with you. Then
Nr "Sttike for she green graves Of your sires
N sksikc for ySnr Rltars and your Hresl
Gcd and your nAtivc laud!H
JOIN Il MORGAN,
I'll. 1crJ