Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
am, respectfully, your ob't sely't
 GIDEON WELLES.
Col. Morgan's Fight at Lebanon, Tenn

The Atlanta "Conederacy' gives the following account of Morgan's "brush" with the enemy at Lehanon
 lie went out by Lewisburg and Pennington. in Marshall county, and from thence to UniOnville, OH the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad, which is perhaps some ten miles above Shelbyyi!le, and a few miles above Waltrace. There he cnt the telegraph wire, and having operator and bat tcry along, he teleglaphcd to the federal cOmman der at Nashville that Morgan and his rebel cavalry were advancing Oh Shelbyyille, and to send all the cavalry they had t0 that point. The object ot this was to draw the cavalry down this way, while he made tracks in the other direction 10 some point where he has an ii4Douant work to perform. This would no doubt have been successful, but by some lneans-most likely from some of those whom he paroed at Pulaski, the enemy at Nashville had some clue to his further igns, and were not led atray by this device, which proved very unfortunate afterwards.
 After sending this message, he pushed on by Versailles and Eaeiesville, in Williamson county, leaving Murlres1oro' some eight ten miles to the 4eht and crossed the railroad at smyrna. some eight mics above MUrireesb0ro', and from theme pushed oh to Lebanon ill Wilson county, some p
 miles to the east of Nashville, arriving just at night
 lu all their travels they passed aS Union men, Lc0aaiuE to the Lincoln cayalry, and found no difficulty in doing 50. At l'nlonyile, one old gen tlenan-a 10oI aputhcrner bythe hy, qaid, " ou nycJ not tell thlt lc 70 me; I've seen you before; you're Morgan, mcu''-hnt nc one believed him, till he was about leaving, and they saw that he hal cut the wires.
 At Lebanon next morning he was attacked by very large cavalry torce-three times that ot ms owm. Hc0rdered lis men to Lismount in the streets of the village and post themselves behind fence and wait, with -o3d aim drawn on the t0e tt he should give tile word. He let them approach within fifteen s.ens, when he ordered his men to fire. It is told us by gentleman who was in the action, that he never SAW ls many men tumble at one fire in hi, life. Every gun brought down Hes sian. They turned and lied preciptateiy.
 Just then the keen eve Of Morgan descced in the distance on the top of a ridge, what he guessed was large reinfOrcemeatS ot the enemy, but could iiot certainly make out what 1t was So he sent for ward one of his men to reconnoiter, who quickly returned with the information that oyer~ heimlng numbers of cavalry and infantry were approaching, the cavalry at full charge; and as the word was spoken they were almost upon them. Morgan told his men tO save themselves as best they cOUld.- Those whose horses had not been killed, mounted and fled How many Of those on foot escaped IS not known-tlousl some did, as they have since joined their chief. There are some sixty or se1er- tv missing. few of whom are known to be killed and wounded. Tne greater part of them went oil in a body, and escaped to Sparta, White county, Tenncs- ee.
 As Morgan and his men were retreating, they were met by q party oi federals. who mistook them for their owh men, and inquired where Morgan was, and why they retrcated. They were at once called upon to surrender, which they did, hen they found themselves in Morgan'3 presence. Most of thsn, however, escaped, as they could not be well kept in a ret,eat Among them was Gen. Dumont This Morgan did not know (he had represented himself as a colonel) till after he had escaped.
 Morgan lost that fine dashing black mare of his, which is by no means small loss. She fell with him in charging down steep place and was dis abled.
 He soon collected sufficient force at Sparta , and is non on his way to--some place. Before ln,,.r rrn slnll hnAl. nI him anNin.