New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-26
The Rebcl Raids i'm Tcnncs.cc-Ccn. Nor
gan's 0GnciuI Report.
The following is the Rebel Mcrgsn's Of
report Of his doings in Tennessee:

HE.DevARTKss MoKe.s's Cons.xD
kSOxviLts. Tenn. July ~. 1862. !
msEf o. Zoe! Iennosoe:
GEEERAL: l have the honor 10 report that upon
Me day Of the engagement AT Tompkinsville, full
report of which have already. cent you, moved
my command, consisting of my regiment the
Georgia regiment of partisan rangers commanded
by Col. A. A. Hunt. and Major Gsno's Texas squad.
Ton. TO w ich WAS attached two companies of len
Dessee cavalry, in the direction of Glasgow, which
place / reached at l. O'Clock that night.
There We're but few troops in the town. who fed
at our approach. Tie commsssry stores, cloth 20,
&C. together with "a large sup ly OF medical stores,
found in Glasgow, were burned, and the euns were
distributed among nv comu'auG-GbOut 200 Of which
were unarned when left Knoxville.
From Glasgow proceeded along the main Lex
mgton road u Barren river, battling for time near
Cave City-ny object being 10 induce the belief that
intended destroying the railroad bridge between
Bowling Green and Woodsonville. i caused
wire., connected with portable battery that l
earned with me, to be attached 10 the telegraph ne
near IIors= Cave, and intercepted number of dis
patches.
A, Barren river detached three companies. IN
der Capt. Jack Allen, 10 move forward rapidly Aud
destroy the Salt river bridge that the troops along
che line of rail.oad might be prevented IRON return
ing TO Louisville.
On the following morning / moved toward
Lebanon, distance IS miles IRON Barren river Al
ii O'Clock at light reached the bridge over Rolling
FORK, Fix miller from Lebanon lhe enemy hdd r..
ceived information Of nv approach from the slies,
and NV advance guard was fired upon at The biioge
After short fight the force at the bridge Wis DIS
persed, aud the plal ks, which had been torn M,
having leen replaC ed tie command moved forward
% Lebanon. About two miles irom the town rkir-
mish commenced between TWO companies thai
csu,ed 10 di-mount and deploy, aud Ia force OF The
enemy posted npon the road which WIS soon ended
by It's diet efson and capture Lieut.. 4 IL a. 1.
johnson, commanding the troops IN town, surFen-
dered and ente red the place The prisoners taken,
number about O., were paroled.
took immediate ioesesslon oil the telegram hno
int,rc.Ited a dispatch 10 Col johnson, informing
HIN thst Col Ow ms with the 6Oth Indiana Reli-
u,ept bad been sent to his assistaDce 10 at once
dispatch he'd a cOmI4hy Of I'xsn Rangers, under
Mai Gnno to destroy the railroad bridge oil the
Lebanon Branch, which he successfully accom-
I,sbed in time 10 prevent tie arrival Of tie troops.
1 burned two long buildings full OF commissary
stores consisting OF upward oi Joo sacks OF t.a,e,
And lar.e amount OF all other supplies III BULK,
marked for the army al Cumberland Gap. aino
DESTROYED very large amount Of clothing, boots &C
burned the hospital buildings, which appeared To
have been recently erected ana htted up, together
with about 81 wagons and IS DeT ambulance.
found in the place large siOre 81 medicines, J,Vpo
stand OF arrs wHh the atcou crnieLts, about 2VOD
saberg aud iu immense quantity oi Ammunition,
she'll &C. | Distributed Tie LEFT arms among my
command and loaded one wagon With theni 10 be
Qiven TO the recruits that eX ected TO JOIN me.
stso loaded one wagon with ammunitioI. lhe re.
ulander Of the arus, ammunition, and the hospital
And medical storc., destroyed.
WLiIe in Lebanon | ascertaired from telegraph
djsul,ehes t1at intercepted, that tie force which
bad been started irom Lebanon Junction to re-
enforce Lieut.. Col. johnson, had met and driven
hack the force under Capt. Jack Allen, hiilns one
Of Lis men, and preventing hm from accomplishing
the purp, - Tor which be lad b EN- dc allied.
proceeded from Lebanon Oh the following dsy
through SPIN teld 10 M4cksville, ht winch P'lbt
was attacked by home guards. Two oi nay men
were tsLen prisoners, and one severely woundcd.
remained al Macksyille that night 10 recover tbe
prisoners, which di1 early mex. morning. ltheh
lett for HarrOGrbuyg, capturing Union captain @bI
Een eraIt on the road; reached Harrodsbure III III
o'clock and found That The nome BuaIo VI 'n"' loi-
sion OF country bad fed 10 Lexington. ioicc "''S
sl,o stat oued ON the bri0ce where The Lexington
roao cros,ed the Kentucky River. Ny reception al
t,ls place was very ercouIaeing lie whole popu-
kiOu appe ared turn out ana We VIII o"0h o'''0
% who should how US most ai'eAtion'
l.f Harrodsburg at clock the sauie evening,
and ,roved to Law renceburg twenty miles distant,
threatening FrnKfo Ia ocer 10 draw on tue tFoois
To-, ,,eoroetogu Remained there until the return
nj nv cou,ier from Frankfort, who brought The H.
formation that there force III fThklOit oi TWO
or three thousand consisting lof home GUARDS,
collected from the aoJaceht counties, anu d IL"
regular troops. -. o., IT., u,.r
From Jawrenceburg ] proceeded TO Shryke 8 Ferry
OH the Kentucky Rive, iaised the bost which had
been sunk aud crossed thai evening, reaching yer
ssilles IL o'clock. iOnnd this place aDdhaoneu ny
it, deienGers who bad He'd 70 LeAinBtob reii@ineu
there thai night, aud Oh The next norhi2 n'a'cned
toward OeOtEe.ONn.N W bIIc OF 'ei'N
aboat three hundred Government horses ana ihui's'
pas ed through Midway on the ROAD 10 george
town, and wss informed Just before itaenlDs the
place that q train from raIkort was nearly que,
WIN two re- iments Of UuiODists. L tore up lhe
track ahd posted the hoWitzers 10 coninalC ~ ana
formed NY command along the Lne OIL the rOao, Lul
tie train was warned OF our presence and returned
10 Frankfort. Having taken pOssesslOD OF the teie-
gapb Office Intercepted d Dispatch asking II III.
road clear, and II would he sale 10 seert tie
trai- from Lexington. replied TO send tho tTsiD,
And made pIelHraliOns 10 receive 1t but IL also
tunea back and esca! ed
reached Georgetown, twelve miles from Lex
iDgtofi, that evening. just before entering tho
tow / was informed that ID small force vi lone
guards had mustered TO oppose us. L sent them
word 10 Surrender their arms and they shoud not
be IL olested, be, they fled. Tie people OF George
town also WELDON d us with gladness, ana provi1ed
my troops with every ihihg that Ihey needed re-
nained at GEORGETOWN Two Gays, during which
tine sent out "a col. pauy under Capt. Mcmillan 10
destroy the track between Midway and Lexington
and Midway and Frankfort, ana TO blow up the
f'ohs bTidge On that rad which lie successfully ac'
compl.hed
Hearing that company Of Home Guards was en-
saihped I'll Stamping GrOand, thirteen miles Oib'ah,
dir patched oompaiy uader Capt. Hamilton 10
pieaK up lie encau.pmen, burn Tie teute ahd s'9ie
snd eeslrVy tie gils. TITS waf also accom- ,4tIeu
capt. hainion taxing fifteen prisoners ana 'tiI tA.ir
gum, ana oeslroyng large amount OF medical and
commlrsafy supplies. also. willie at GeorGelO"h
sent Capt tsslleuan with his company 10 desiIoy
tbe railroad bHIg,s ietween PARE aud I"Alhg'"i5
No report to NE q, Wiuchetter. Tbs was done.
determining 70 move ca Pam Will N.,W oi !e'