The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-30
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GuE1,RhhLA LETTER.

HENDERSON, KY, July rs, 1862.
EDs. JOURNAL: l was quite amused at
your account of the "erpedition of the In
ion Rifles n-their visit TO Newburg and
Green river. 1t appears from what you
say that they "steamed up" "but saw no
rebels" then they steamed down-saw no
rebels in their downward trip. a. The boys
were in fine spirits" To show their great
courage fred their guns into the air, then
raised the Lincoln yell, Truly the New
burg boys are as brave as Julius Caesar. .
will show you that they are brave
people. Col. A. R. johnson, "a boy who
has not seen % opening spriugs), at the
head of thirty raw young men, armed with
old. shot guns, captured Newburg, village
of about two thousand inhabitants, where
they is $50 Lincolnite soldiers, well armed
with two hundred muskets, pistols, swords,
&C., and an abundance of ammunition. No
sooner than one gun was presented by Ad-
am himself than Tie whole fort became as
pale as death and surrendered everything
into bis bands. He brought away with
him about $4,000 worth of government
property
This was a pretty good hall for boy %
years of age, and will help to make up for
some ct the property that A. L. Robinson
(your Surveyors), of Evansville, stole at
different times from some of the Kentucky
boys. 1t will be but little while before
Evansville will have to fork over to the
tune of some thousands. Mark il welll
The. steamboat Storm and boat load of
Kentucky jeans, that the notorious aboli-
zionist, Robinson, stole, must be paid for.
Weare determined to be reimbursed.
Mr.. Editor, perhaps you would like to
know what the Lincolnites are doing in
Henderson. Well, will tell you. On yes
terday they stole twenty fat beeves, twelve
mules, two yoke of oxen, and seven negro
men, from VIM. S. EIam, besides a great
many horses, mules and wagons from differ
ent persons-seven head of cattle from Col.
McLain, one barrel of whisky, and about
forty dollars worth of whisky from W. n
Thompson. They are doing a smashing
business in the way of stealing. When they
came here they said they intended to pro-
tect Us, aud put down stealing. What
strange course-put down stealing by steal
ing, robbing by robbing. ~. -.
Last night the Lincolnites went out on G
stealing expedition, and they caught Tar
tar. The Lieutenant was killed, the Colo
mel was shot through the palm of bis hand,
four horses killed, and four soldiers wound
ed, So much for stealing.
Just at this time, while | am writing,
Captain Bethel is seen coming up Main
street, at the head of thirty as sorry look
ing fellows as ever disgraced Kentucky
terra frma. Surely, they must be nothing
but the sccUengers of old Warrick county,
This same Captain B. wrote you a wilfr.
lie when be said that be had killed OF
guerrilla and taken twelve of them prison
ers. 1t is true he and his thieving guerrlll.
hand took twelve boys from their plough
who had nothing to do with Adam Johi
sons company. Capt. B. was tull of mea !,
whisky, and looked like he had been stea
ing. ...-. .-..ft
The day of vengeance and retribution E
close at hand. We will paint hell upo
their carcasses before the moon walks o.
time around the earth Mark the EXPIRE.
sion. More anon, ..i,7a
A CONSTITUTIONAL HOMO.