Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08

his black felt hat, which he was continually
twistipg in his hand. at first he was very
tactiturn, but gradually warmed up and be-
came more communicative. lie told me
that sast fall he was on the staff of General
A. p. Hill, in Virginia. but that he was
ordered west to his native state, to aid his
brother in the present raid, which had been
talked offor long time previous to its con
summation. He said, had they been sue
cessful in this raid n much larger force was
to follow; for it was the design of the Con
federate leaders to organize series of raids,
and carry the war into our midst. He firm
~ believed, he said, that we would have to
acknowledge the Southern Conicderacy, for
they all would fight until the last man of
them was killed, and if their cause was
hopeless they would sink withit. But there
seemed to be but little sincerity in the tone
of Colonel Dicks conversation, for evident
" he did not believe what he stated tor
he admitted afterward- evidently forgetting
himself-that the cause of the South was
hopeless. lie is not the gentleman in ap-
pcarance that Colonel Duke is, and is evil
IDENTIFY not so much Of fayorite with the
other officers.
Lieutenant Carlton Morgan, another bro
thcr, was afterwards introduced. lie is a
taller man than Colonel Dick Morgan, and
not 50 tcshy. He bears considerable re-
semblance to John. He is. of fair com
plcxion, sandy hair and light blue eyes, and
is rather of jovial disposition. lie, also
was dressed in the gray rebel uniform"
with gold lace on the collar, and wore an
immense sombrero of wool, loopcd up at the
side. After conversation of about half AN
hour with the leaders we accompanied them
upstairs to their quarters, to see the rest oil
the prisoners. Upon entering we found
some siXty-cight men, mostly Tcnncsseeans
and KcntuckianS-huge, brawny men, most
of them, while not few Ola more lithesome
form, lying on blankets, jumped up and
courteously greeted us, evincing III their
manner good birth and education. They
were dressed in all styles of costumes, but
few Confederate uniforms being worn, us
they were mostly clad in linen coats,
appropriated from the wardrobcs of Ohioans
or from clothing stores, the property of
which they contiscated. One huge siA-tootcr
was clad in Il dressing robe, and sportcd
II huge black sombrcro, looped up at the
side with plume of the same color. His
immense black whiskcrs, which reached
nearly to his waist. and his heavy moustache,
gave MIN brigandish looking appearance
as he strobe in theatrical manner around
iiS ioOii, nv was q" i'H"!'
captain of gucrilas, having decidedly cut
throat looking appearance.
Many of the officers wore army pantaloons
and vests, which they had stolen, as they
said, the better to disguise them in their
marauding expeditions. Among them was
Il clergyman, the Rev. 7. ID. Moore, "A
parsonage Of the Methodist persuasion, who,
when interroguted by one of our party why
hc Joined such an expedition, tried to justify
himself by saying that Morgan was only
rctaliating for Gricrson's raids in Mississippi,
and that he was acting only in accordance
with honorable warfare. The temperature
of the prison being about ninety degrees
Fahrenheit, left, with a request from Dick
Morgan to call again, and to interccde with
General burnside for barrel of lager-bccr
and Il box of cigars, in which request the
aforesaid bogus parson" and the theatrical
Texan joined. The rebel officers seemed
to have plenty of ''grecnbacks," and any
amount of "blucbacks" or Confederate
notes.
Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman, who was
severely wounded in the affair at Burlington
Island, commands Texan regiment of
rangers. He has been removed to the Wash
! ington Park Hospital. Dick Morgan was
also slightly wounded in the same skirmish.
Basil Duke is brother-in law to General
Green Clay Smith, the Union candidate for
Congress, who represents the Covington
and Newport district of Kentucky A
number of the officers have families in
COvington and Newport.