Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-22
r O r c E S T f R:
TUE DAY. july sc. 1865.
Tl.r Western GuerrilIas.


ing bands. encouraged by recent events
around Richmond, and hampered by none of
the CONSTANTS of ordinary warfare, have al
ready fallen upon several weak points along
the river, and at the last accounts were carry
ing on their rayages without check or impede
ment. Cincinnati after the affair at Cynthi-
ana. less than a days march distant was eX-
cited, as its papers say, "to condition bor-
dering on frenzy" Militia companies and
volunteers for temporary service were at once
in requisition and an army officer assumed
military command of the city. The two city
regiments of home guards were recruited to
full ranks. Covington and Newport, over the
river on the Kentucky shore, were still more
intensely excited, and many secession sympa-
thizers were arrested and thrown into prison.
Of the capture of Cynthiana by Morgan's army
the Cincinnati Commercial of the 10Th says:
The fight commenced about o'clock
Thursday afternoon, and lasted about thirty
minutes, the small force under Lieut. Col
Landrum being overpowered by Morgan's
horde of Texan rangers. 1t is said the rebels
poured two destructive volleys into the ranks
of Capt. John Arthur's company, of Newport,
after the surrender had been made. Morgan
disarmed all the prisoners and then paroled
them. After sacking the place, he left in the
direction of Lexington. If he goes far that
way he will be bagged sure. The number
of killed in the engagement is supposed to
amount to about seyenty-ive on the federal
side. The rebel loss is not exactly known,
but is estimated at fully one hundred. Still
later dispatches from Boyd's station state that
Col. Landrum and forty of his men escaped.
Two of Morgan's cavalry regiments moved
off in the direction of Lexington yesterday
morning. The death of Capt. Glass, of Gin
cinnati, is confirmed by aparoled Ohio soldier,
who arrived at Boyds. No bridges had been
burnt this side of Cynthiana up TO 3 O'clock
yesterday afternoon. The guard at the Fall
mouth bridge, thirty nine miles from Coving-
ton, were thrown into great state of alarm
last night. in consequence Of report brought
in that heavy force of Morgan's men were
approaching. The dispatch stated that it
difficult to keep the guards from dispensing.
1t was thought that the bridge at Robinson's
Station would be burnt last night, as ii was
unprotected.
Other gangs of guerillas have extended far
down the Ohio through Hancock and Hender-
son counties. The Evansville, Indiana, Jour
nal of Thursday last,-directly opposite Hen
derson, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS its dispatches con-
spicuousy, alarming Intelligence" The
Border Abandoned" Union Men Leaving
Henderson" ''The Line of the Ohio Threat
ened by the Rebels" The Union troops had
been withdrawn from Henderson by the mill
tary commander in Kentucky, which COM
PEELED the Union men to fly. The Shelby,
Kentucky, News, has the following account
of tbn nf in hot
: county.
oA&8ylig by qPft9 eEaPP tfo wa foG int
Eden, that Tom. Allen, a brother of Jack AL
len, and also captain in the marauding band
under Morgan, had boldly visited his wife at
Taylorsville, remaining all Saturday night
and on Sunday morning took her out to his
camp, near Bloomfield. This information
was confirmed, later in the day, by a citizen
of Shelbyville, who had been to Taylorsville,
and returned Immediately home, he having
been informed that Tom. Allen had stated
that Shelbyville was to be attacked on Sunday
night. AT once measures were taken to de-
fend the town, and ere midnight they had
company Of men amply sufficient to give the
murderers and robbers warm reception In
the afternoon band of marauders were en-
camped at Rough and Ready, in Anderson
county. The number of the band was esti-
mated at 1900 to 1900. On Sunday night and
Monday morning portions of the companies
OF the home guards from Jacksonville and
Mount Eden came to Shelbyyille. having re-
celved information of the threats made by the
marauders against Shelbyville. The Simson-
vile home guards also came to town At
noon on Monday couriers came i'll from
Mount Eden and stated that one hundred of
the marauders had attacked Lieut.. Elder and
thirty of the Mount Eden home guards at or
near VIM. S. Vandykes, between Mount
Eden and Rough and Ready, killing Lieut..
Elder and one or two more, and capturing the
others. On hearing this the Mount Eden
guards returned home
In the evening frightened persons came in
town, stating that the marauding bands had
burned HarriSonville and Mount Eden, killed
fifteen men, and were marching on Shelby
vile, 5000 strong, within eight miles of the
place This caused panic among most of
the Mount Eden and Harrsonville Guards,
who had remained at Shelbyville, and they
left in any direction except the one in which
the enemy were reported advancing. The
panic extended to many of the citizens, and
was increased by several citizens of the coun-
ty of known reasonable proclivities and SYM
pathies, avowing their perfect belief in the re-
port of the three thousand advancing, on the
ground that cousin of Tom Allen had had a
conversation with Tom on Sunday last, and
had the facts direct from him. The panic got
so high that all arrangements for defending
the town appeared to be abandoned, aud by
sunset many of the citizens began to remove
their families from the place. Despite the
reports OF the panc-stricken panic makers,
Monday night passed quietly, and not one of
the marauders, as far could be learned, was
within twenty miles of the town.
On Thursday morning letter from Capt
VIM. NJ. Burnett, who left Monday evening
in nprn Il nf .nft l,n Il,
for himself what were the grounds of the va
tious reports that were sent in, stated that the
fight with the home guards, under Lieut. FL
der, was near Camdensyille, in Anderson
county that two of the guards-Thomas Hall
and James Gunter-were killed, and several
of the marauders were wounded, and, it was
thought, two or three killed The traitors left
IN the direction of Lawrenceburgh.
Gen. Curtis March.
The movement of Gen. Curtis command
from Batesyile, on White river, to Helena,