Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-29
ANOTHER GALLANT EXPLOIT.

CHATTANOOGA, 3PTli l, loGl.
EIito,s Appeal: Prssumins you would like
to know it, veHturr to glss You ~ acoount
OF the gallant UsptAin H. joan Mo:gan's last,
aud think best teal On leo0:d.
4 sa1r, time since, aud just beiure lie fell
back from Murireesburo, Capt. Murgar tuot;
one man, nj unusual thing with hun, and
went on n scout The Swo wearing Federal
uniiorEis on this Gccesiou, caino up 10 tHV
Federal pickots. IL take ami disaila these
vas an easy job whon tue captain lei. his man
in charge Of the prls0ners aid proceeded,
alono. Wills riding rapidly, ho caIuo to IA
sudden turn u the road where no snT Blk
Fuderal pickets d: house close bY. Without
tho slightest hesitation hu r0do up aid IuuaL
five men standing at the fence hulIlng their
horses, and one in the yard near tho duor OF
the house. On stopping, the Captain asked
a person Of he knew the Name Of the man Al
tho door, anu vas told it was Burnos -
He turned and called Burnes by name to
come 10 him, which order Was INSTANTLY
cb,y ID. Ths CaptHln then ASKED Burnes II
;hat g as Dis picket stand, 10 which he replied,
il was not Captain NJ: ssked ii that was :he
yay hs attended Eo his duties, 10 which Burnes
Captain If. then told him he Vas under ar
Fest aud took his pistols Ln1 sabre irum him.
Ho then asked Burnsa Tho names oi the other
hve, und called them up One al time, hnd
dissrned each as ne camc, pasiiag the subres
al to BurESs. Alter disarInlne the whole OF
thetn, he ordered them 70 noun! inoir horses
and proceed 10 camp wtloh they Old, ou; wore
thuudtrStrucE by the Uaptaih pointing south
WITH LIS pistol, aud at ths salna une saying
Men this IS your route am Jota Morgan. !"
They soon reached tho spot wnere the o:hcr
two bad been leit and l0rnd then ri! right
Here Uap,ian NJ handed his man a part oi his
loadof pistols, Bucnes still carrying ali the Cd
pres. From this point they marched in Or
der led by the Morgan SCOUT" aud followed
BY the gallant partiz.n himself aad arrived al
camp several hours alter nHht.
The trophies of the scout Wero eight Fajer-
al soldiers, oignt sa5rcs aud sixteen da:sd
cylindor Colts navy pistols Aid eight horses
with saddlss, brld!es otc., complete.
The next morning ohe CT the irihJners, 8
stout, hne .lnokiog islloT, asid 10 tho Captain:
Morgan, have often heard Of yoHc leats
and never believed them, nor did / believe
any cue man could take lie prisoner, much
less Ole msn lake six; shs;: % ashamed to
20 home again or acknowledge | Iei.a in tho
war, Tor profess to ba nshting aian think
/ oaa whip you, sure." to which Ito captain
pleasantly replied "0h, noVes mind, We will
take good caro- Of Jou; Sour psy will 30 on,
and YOU will run NO risk Of being killea."
We think, Mr. EIitur, that Capt. M"rs.h's
fsat of capturing forty neE and horses,
with twenty moIi, which hs brought in all
SKIS, a great lsat, bu. the one hare related
oaps the climax.
This is true, for tho capturing wAs witnoS-
asd nv Mr.. Jambs MorTel, III old citizen ci
Davidson couaty, whom should hsvo m"h =
tion.d was present. de Was passing at the
tina and wcs ordered by Capt. Morgan mol 10
lo,vo untll altsr he hsd gatton oi With bis
pa;tY. Iouis,