Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-30
The Morgan Raid.

From tie CnciHI,djt Commercial
BoYD's STATION, Sixteen Miles North
of Cynthiana, X, July 18th, l o'clock
a. MA messenger from Cynthiana has
just arrived here. He. left there nj about
s p. NJ, and reports them stiIl fighting
when lie left. \ party Of ten Of our men,
actin" as pickots, were cut OFT from the
main army, and rctrcatcd this way 10
Berry's Station. He says Il good many
had been killed, but did not know what
number. He says they are out of am
munitiOn, and that they want all the forces
and arms that can be sent, Immediately.
The country j. in the widest excitement.
Two o'c.ock.-This messenger confirms
the report Of Captain Glass Of Cincinnati
ii. being killed.
The train which left Covinaton for
Cynthiana yesterday morning, with Capt.
VIM. Glass and his company, and their
12-pounder aboard, reached the town
between ten and eleven O'Clock. Their
were reports at Cyn;hiana that Morgan
was advancing on the place. The tram
waited until I o'clock in the afternoon.
when the Rebels made an attack. The
engineer ran off the train midst a shower
Of bullets.
We have convcrScd with two intclii-
gent gentlemen who were ON the train
one resident Of one Of tie interior towns
of Kentucky, the other thc Messenger Of
the Adams Express Company.
The Kentucky gentlemen s;id there
were several hundred men left TO defend
the town, but they were rot well organi-
zcd or armed. The Rebels first made
their appearance On the river side of the
town, about two hundred strong. They
opened fire briskly, and Captain Glass,
with his gun, moved up to open on them,
when it was discovered that their demon
stration was q fcint, and that the real at
tack was to be made by the main body Of
the Rebels, on the opposite side of the
town At this moment the train left.
A. n was moving oil. cur INF rmanl saw
Capt. Glass, with his GUN, going at full
speed TO rcpnl the main attack There
had been Il rumor circulated on the train.
before this, by some badly frightened bows
that Capt. Glass was killed.
OF course it was incorrect a. our infor-
mant saw him doing his duty after the
story of his death was circulated. Tie
Rebels fired hotly on the train. as many
Is fifteen balls striking it. The fire was
returned from some ten muskcts aboard.
probably without effect. The fiF-in" OF
the Rebels was principally ut the cngincer.
who stood nj his post like Il man, and
fortunately escaped without a scratch
y Boy on the train had the visor of his
cap cut of by ball. No one was iniur-
ed. -Four Kentucky ladies were aboard.
They bore themselves bravcly, being not
bit more frightened than the rest
They sat upon the floor of the cars. and
| cushions were placed aeinst the side OF
the car for protection.
Our informant says the Rebels seemed
making the attack Systematically, and in
pretty good order. The first detachment
OF them dat appeared were on foot. The
main body was reported ON horscback.-
The music of Capt. Glass I2-pounder
was heard very distinctly fer some time
by the persons on the train, showing that
that the fight WAS progressing. The Gun
was fired with unusual rapiditv. The
statement by the Adams Express Mes
sen%er coTToboTatsd ,hc above In all par
tlculars. The wires were cur near Cvn-
thiana, just about The fine the train left.
/. >. We have received n despatch
from boyds Station, sixteen miles this
side of Cyn;hiana, stating that n messen-
ger arrived there at one O'Clock, who had
left Cynthiana al s o'clock. The flint
was then going on having progressed for