The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-25
Inctdents of the Fight.

NATIONAL FLEET on 0HTo RIVER BELowl
BURLINGTON ISLAND, Monday, July 2OS
The uniform peace which sat brooding
with dove-like wings over the State of
the 'Beautiful River" was broken for the
first time during the threatened invasion
under Bragg; but fate reserved for
rebel of far less military caliber and i'm
pOrtance the remarkable event of bring
ing about and causing the first battle Of
the war in Ohio, and the first in her his
tory as State. But the sensation Of
the State is over, and The great Morgan
raid is over forever
The long, tedious and perplexing pur-
suit Of Morgan has ended at last in vic
tory such as will not only add luster 10
our land and naval forces engaged but
render famous the scene of his defeat,
! which is, without doubt, the deathblow
to the brilliant career Of the notorious
and wonderfully successful gIerlilla
chief The local press of the State has
chTohicled from time TO time the progress
of the rebel force toward the point where
it was met and defeated, and il only
now remains to account in necessarily
general manner.
THE BATTLE OF BURLINGTON ISLAND.
Burlington Island lies in the Ohio river
close 10 the Ohio shore, about thirty five
miles above PomeToy, and was chosen by
the rebels as aplace Of crossing into Vir-
| ginia on account of the shoals between
/ il and Blannerhassetfs Island, twenty
miles above. They had doubtless been
well advised Of the movements of our
forces sent from all points, TO either head
them off or keep them confined TO the only
route eastward for them, until they
reached the mountainous region and our
eastern frontier. Without following then,
the progress of Morgan's march eastward,
we will take a glance At his course pre-
vious to the morning of TIE battle Yes
terday, Sunday, the 18th, Morgan right
kept the main or shore road from Ponce
roy, having sent out skirmishers TO feel
the strength of that town and Middleport.
This was on Friday night, but if he had
any intention to attempt to ford at Eight
Mile Island, he abandoned Il on account
of show of resistance made by a small
body Of home guards, with a piece of
ordnance made of cast iron, and used
only 10 fire salutes. A skirmish took
place, in which the rebels Lost two men
killed and two or three wounded, and
the home guards had one man slightly
wounded aud lost their qain, which, how
ever, the rebels CONTEMPORARY left be-
hind, after they found its utter useless
ness. The main body were advancing
on the road from Vinton, and uniting
with the right, the entire force took the
old stage road to Pomeroy, aud pushed
for Buffington Island, or rather the shore
opposite, which il reached, il is supposed
at two o'clock on Sunday morning.
ADvANoE OF GEN. JUDAH.
When Gen. Judah started from Ports
mouth on Thursday evening, the 10th, il
was expected that an engagement would
take place; for reliable Information had
been received at the headquarters Of
Col, P. Kinney, commander of the post
during the afternoon, that the rebels
were at MEANWHILE, about eleven miles
out. Now it was not the design to
either court or bring on an engagement
as il was shown that the rebels were
scattered over fifty or sixty miles Of
country and the necessary c0ncentra-
ton which they must make was rather
humored than otherwise, so that the re-
suit would culminate in the complete
capture or destruction of the entire
horde.
Gen. Judah then kept as close as pos-
sible 10 the rebels, but between them
and the river, where that was practicable,
until Morgan reached jackson. Judah
then pushed for Centreville, thinking
that the enemy would take that route
for the river; but be avoided 1t, and took
through Winchester and Vinton toward
Pomeroy, and thence north of that TO the
scene of action.
MOVEMENT ON THE RIVER.
Our gunboats, viz: Moose, (dagboat'
Reindeer, Springfield, Naumkeag anc
Victory, In command Of Lieutenant
Commander LeRoy Fitch, were patroll.
ing the river from an accessible poin'
below Ripley 10 Portsmouihi but assool
as il was definitely ascertained tha
, Morgan was pushing eastward, th'
Z Moose, towed by the Imperial started ul
stream, followed a. proper distances b.
the other boats. The Moose made th
foot Of Burlington Island on SATURDAY
night, and remained until next morning
without changing position, on account o
o q dense fog
4 The rebel force made the shore oppo
site and above the island, 90 before sta
ted. nj two O'clock. and took position