The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-04-09
CAPT. JOHN H. MORGAN AGAIN.

The newspaper fraternity owe heavy
debt of GRATITUDE Z, that gallant partisan
leader, Capt. jain n Morgan. OF kentack,.
for furnishing them. during thr past ie"
months, such abundant material for the mn>t
spicy paragraphs and interesting articles. b,
his many dashing exploits against The Yam
KEGS. He is inct SANITY 90 the m"ye. APP
pesring suddenly aud Unexpectedly At one
point, and within the neat taents four hoers
quite as suddenly and unexpectedly at some
other place mare Than handrsd miles dls.
taut. lie i q perfect terror 20 The Yankees,
aud has inspired them with greater lear than
all the army 81 Gen. Johnston besides. HIS
last feat we are just appraised Of by gentle
man direct fr.an Louisville, and IS The most
daring aud successful We have yet record.
ed
On SUNDAY. the 10Th inst. Capt Morgan.
with forty u his men. Suddenly spprarrd at
t;sllatin. Tennessee. tsenty.right miles The
o,hrr side nf Nashville. After catching all
The Union men 10 the place. and coniining
Them IN guard hnuse. apt. Margan, dress
ed in a FeJssAl sris-.".. proceeded To the
telegraph office Al the Railroad Dept. a
shnri distance from the town. Rn'rring the
heiween Cap. Nnrg.n aud the teiegrapbic
operator, a clustering fellow
/ Cap,. Morgan" Go"i day. sir! What
news have YOU Z"
Operator -" Nothing. sir. escrp, u i r..
ported that that I'D rebel, apt. john
Margan. j. this side 81 the Cumberland with
sumo nf h. cavalry. eish could get
sight of the ID rascal. III make hple
through him larger than he would find pleas.
at.
While thns speaking. the operator drew a
ine navy revolver and Hour,,IIel IL a. 4 &
satisfy BE-, visitor how desperately he ~onld
use The instrument in case lie should meei
with the famous rrbe! Captain.
Do W know who am :" quietly re-.
marked Capt MMg.n. Continuing the con.
lyvrsation.
II have 20, the pleasure" remarked the
operator
Well. ! am Cap. Morgan" responded
hat gentleman.
4 AZ these words lie operators cheek,
blanched. lIls knees shook, the revolver drep
ped from his hands. aud he sunk 10 the floor
liz literally w,lied."
Alter The frightened individual had re.
covered himself sufficiently, Captain Nor.
gan required him to telegraph some mes.a
ges 10 Louisville. am"ng others. one 70 Prem,
tice. Il tbr Journal. politely offering To- &C
a. b., escort on ms propo.rd ,I.ii 10 Nash.
Vile. Then taking the operator with him q.
q prisoner, Gapt Morgan with his men a
waited the arrival Uf tue train IRON Bowlin.
Green foe Nashville.
In due time the tram came laundering in
Capt. Morgan at once seized Il. and taking
five Federal officer. WIN were passenger,
and the engineer Of the train prisoners. h,
burned TO cinlers all the cars with their Gun.
tents, and then filling the locomotive with
iurpentine, shut dawn al the valves ant
started II towards Nashville. Before il had
run light hondrei yards the accumulation o
steam caused il 10 rxpl.dr, shi,pring u int,
a Thousand atoms. Capt. Morgan then start
ed southwark nth his prisoner. aud mad,
hi way safely to The Confederate army.
The bridge over Barren River hesond
B"nlin Green, Ia noi YET bren rebuilt, an,
the Federal. had onl. me 10, omoiiye az,
one train Z c,rs. 9Th winch ~ 10 sll ,hri
business between Bpsllng Green and Nash
Vile. The serious damage inflicted upof
The Prdrr'Is y, this da.h,ng erploIf may b.
appreciated irom this lsri. NJ -,
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