Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-04-09
TIE GALLANT CAPT. MORGAN AGAIN
MOST DARING FEAT YET. =

The Atlanta Confeaeracy of Tuesday last, saws.
The newspaper fraternity owe heavy deb, of
gratitude to that partzan leader, Captain John NJ
Morgan, of Kentucky, for furnishing them during
the past few months, such abundant material for the
most spicy paragraphs and Interesting articles, bv
his many dashing exploits against the Yankees.
lie Is necessarily on the move, appearing sudden
~ and unexpectedly at one point end within the
next twenty-four hours quite as suddenly and nm.
expectly ut some other place more than hundred
miles distant He is perfect terror to the Yankees
and has inspirted them with greater fear than ali
the army of Gen. Johnston besides His last feat
We are just appraised of by gentleman direct from
Louisville, and is the most daring and successful we
have yet recorded.
On Sunday, :he 10th inst Capt. Morgan, with
forty of his men, suddenly appeared at Gallatn
Tenn, % miles the other side of Nashville After
catching all the Union in the place, and con6n.
ing them in guard house. Captain Mogan dressed
in Federal uniform, proceeded to the telegraph
Office at the railroad depot short distance from
the town. Entering the Office, the following con.
versaton took place between Capt Morgan and the
telegraph operator, clustering fellow:
Captain Morgan" Good day, sir! What news
have you?"
Operator" Nothing, sir, except it is reported
that that id rebel, Captain John Morgan, is this
side Of the Cumberland, with some of his cavalry
| wish could get sight of the ID rascal I'd make
hole through hun larger than he would fad pleas
ant"
While thus speaking, the operator drew fine
navy revolver and tlourished it as if to satisfy his
visitor how desperately he would use the nstru
ment in case he should meet with the famous rebel
Captain
"Do you know who am?" quietly remukcd
Capt. Morgan, continuing the conversation.
Il have not that pleasure" remarked the oper-
ator.
well am Captain Morgan" responded that
gentleman
At these words the operators cheeks banchcd,
his knees shook, the revolver dropped from his
hands, and he sunk to the floor. lie literally
'wted'
After the frightened individual had recovered him
self sufficiently, Capt Morgan required him to tele
graph some messages to Louisville, among others,
one to Prentice of the Journal politely offering to
act as his escort on his proposed visit to Nashville
Then taking the operator with him prisoner,
Captain Morgan with his men awaited the arrival of
the train from Bowling Green for Nashville.
In due time the train came laundering in. Capt
Morgan at once seized it, and taking five Federal
officers who were passengers, and the engineer Of
the train prisoners he burned cinders all of the
with their contents and then filling the locomo-
tive with turpentne, shut down all the valves and
started it towards Nashville Before it had run
eight hundred yards, the accumulation of steam
caused it to explode, shivcriDg it into thousand
atoms. Capt. Morgan then started Southwark with
his prisoners, and made his way safely TO the Con-
| feieIate camp.
The bridge over Barrea river beyond Bowling
Green has not yet been rebuilt, and the Federals
had only one locomotive and train of cars with
which to do all their business between Bowling
| Green and Nashville The serious damage inflicted
upon the Federals by this dashing exploit may be
| appreciated from this fact.