The national Republican., 1862-10-23
BY TELEGRAPH.
The War in tho Southwest.
The war In xentucky.

, LounvnLE, October 2O-In the recent rebsl
raid upon Lexington We killed from FIVE TO ten
rebels, and wounded fifteen, among whom wal
Major Samuel Morgan, Of Nashville, cousin Ia
John Morgan, who was shot through the neck
and will die. ..ts-r-. ..-.-.
We have also esptursd and paroled lsc
rebels.
John Morgan left Lawrenceburg yesterday
with about 1900 men, closely pursued by Gen
Dumont's forces, which have captured 80 to
At three o'clock this morning 800 or 400 Of
Morgan's men, at Cox's Creek, elk and q half
miles this side Of Bardstown, captured Union
train Of 81 wagons, 81 Of which were loaded.
They carried OF he. wagons and those having
charge of the train, except Lieutenant Barr, Of
the 24th Ohio, 10 command, who escaped. The
wagons belonged to Gen. Woods division, and
were coming towards Louisville.
Morgan then went towards Bardstown, and
about daylight captured another Union train,
the number OF wagons In which is unknown,
two miles from Bafdstown. qua -i.iN
Thence Morgan went to Boston, with the
supposed intention to burn the railroad bridge
:. The rebels sho. Thomas NARROW, Of Nelson
osunty, Kentucky, sater oapturiug him.
Gen. Dumont, yesterday afternoon, was near
Lavrerceburg, In pursuit Of these rebels, and
only 'orty minutes In their rear. w.
Th,re is nothing from Gen. Busll's or Bragg'p
force, tonight. IT.. a ,nvsg 'sSt1
49,. LnhTT3
gM Davis Released from Arrest-Ssor-
saA's Hen WserAng Federal Uniformss
LOUISVILLE, Oct, 81, mIdnight-Gen. JEFF, O.
bun arrest, and ordered 10 report for duty q
(ncinnau.
Gen. Dumont passed through here this even |
3, on route for Indiabapolis.
One hundred and nfty rebel prisoners from
isnkfort and Lexington, end three hundred
Iroled Union prisoners from Cox's creek, |
rived here TO- day. They left at three O'Clock |
Monday morning, and up to two O'Clock |
Is afternoon had had nothing 10 eat, Morgan |
living destroyed all the captured provisions |
ht he could not carry away.
Morgan's men changed clothes with many
I our prisoners, and bis band are now said
the clothed 10 Federal uniforms
Doubtful rumors says that the bridges over
Bling Fork and Bacon creek have been de-
soyed by the rebels.
Eight commissioners, sent by the Chicsgo
shitary Comm scion, who were captured near
TEX all their supplies. ,.
rhe rebels at Cox's creek captured Captain
TB. Lewis, postmaster of Woods division,
VII all his mails, containing several thousand
laers, the money from which the rebels took,
al then destroyed all the letters.
Lieutenauts Neff Fourth Ohio cavalry, and
Oate, Fifth Ohio cavalry, arrived en- route
nrhward. They were captured near Bards-
ten on Monday, and paroled, while proceed
IL to join their respective regiments, alter
hsipg been out on Government service.
| JAesls had two commiaalpns for Gov. Tod
fc trsnsmissions, one whereof was for Colonel
Adefson, Sixth Ohio infantry, on the back Of
wich Morgan endorsed Approved, John II.
Nrgan, October 10, 1862" These gentlemen
% that Morgan's men entered Elizabethtown
olMonday, broke open the post office, and
We then driven out by two Federal regi-
mots. His force is at Lebanon.