The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-16

yesterday morning some excitement was
produced by the appearance of a steamer
coming up the river crowded with armed
soldiers. 1t has been SO long since soldiers
have gone up the river, that the appear
ance of these seemed mysterious, and null
titudes of people rushed to the wharf boat.
1t proved to be the Sir William Wallace,
having on board 148 of Morgan's Banditti,
guarded by detachment of 200 Union SOL
ders, under command of Capt Braden, of
Gen. Dumonts staff.
Through the courtesy of Capt. Braden,
few citizens were permitted to go on board
the boat and see the prisoners. They are
desperate looking set of men, such as would
find the guerrilla method of warfare in
which they have been engaged most congo
NAL to their natu res-men who would de-
light in cowardly assassinatiOns ard rob-
berry. Among the number is brother of
the Bandit Chief, Captain Harris, who
advertised in the Memphis papers for blood
hounds with which to hunt down Union
men, and Capt. Gus. Fowler, who spirited
away the Dunbar, and placed her in the
hands of the traitors. We could not help
but feel there was fitting, as well as poetic,
justice, in his making his first appearance
at our wharf, after that reasonable trans
action, prisoner, not even entitled to the
consideration of ordinary prisoners of war.
We saw large number of the prisoners
upon whose broWs nature had stamped the
word william. From Capt. Braden we OBJ
ain the following particulars of the fight
in which these guerrillas were captured !:
Gen. Dumont having learned on the night
of the End inst. that Morgan, with his band,
was on his way to Lebanon, started from
Nashville with force of only twenty-five
men, but by Sunday afternoon succeeded il
getting together go cavalry, with which
he pushed on rapidly and surprised Morgan
at o'clock on the morning of the 9Th
Morgan had 500 men and made a desperate
fight for an hour and half. The citizen;
also fred on the Union men from theii
houses. For time the result of the fgh
seemed doubtful, but decisive charge by
Dumont's men broke the rebel ranks anC
sent them flying in wild confusion. Twenty
Eve of the rebels were killed in the towI
and eleven of the Union troops When thu
rebels broke they were vigorously pursued
by the gallant Dumont, and forty more wer,
made to bite the dust, besides large mum
Der wounded, and $50 captured. Two
hundred horses and 800 stand of arms er,
also taken.
This was, perhaps, the most brilliant
@---,l--- er,ht oF tho war heinr euuaH- Iu
more important results than the celebrated
charge of Fremonts body guard at Spring
field, Missouri
Gen. Dumont commanded in person, anc
calamity sustained his own enviable repu
tation as an officer, and The honor of hi
native State.
These prisoners were at once started
North by rail through Bowling Green ant
Louisville, which led Morgan to make hi
foray on the Louisville & Nashville f. R. a
Cave City. Fortunately he missed tn,
train containing the prisoners which hat
not left Bowling Green until the officer
were advised Of Morgan's presence on tn,
road. They were therefore returned t.
Nashville and sent round by water. They
are ordered to Camp Chase, Columbus, o
AS the boat was rounding to at SmithlanG
tne prisoners made break towards tn,
DO" OF the boat as if they purposed rusb.
ing on the guard. They were met nv Cant
Braden who told them there wopId h. :,
trihing, and ordered the guard to sboo
down the first man who took another ste,
forward. The prompt action and determine
bearing of Capt. Braden had the desired ef
feet, and no further insubordination WA
manifested. @
"a From information received, we have goo,
5zFsasoa to believe that Gen. Dnmont will i,
few days bag Morgan and the balance o
his plundering Bandilti.