Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-21

hoat. ,umpcd On board, and took possess
sion of the bat, the captain and crew De'nG
unarmcd and consequently powerieS' 20 o!!et any
resistance. There were some forty OF iltty pas
scnrers on the boat, and they were ordered OH
shore and secured while the engineers ana pilots
were kept on board, Il guard being b!aced over
them to see that they "1cyed every oFGrr gwen
bv the Rebel captain i'll command Inc poa'
.fir laid 10 at the wllnrboat and i'll Il short Il ne
the steamer Alice Dean, the pride OF all Cincln'
na,i river mcn, and the finest boat ln1w running
in the Memphis trade, came gracefully rounding
tho bcId of the river. 1t WAS soon evident That
the Dean intended making no Stoppage at Bran
deuhurr, so tile McCooubS was hcadcd OUT just
in time TO touch her bows, when the rebe! IS, who
were still concealed on the McCUombs, Jumped
on board the Dean. and effected the capture oi
that boat also The passengers were then lloer-
ated witt, instructions that they were not TO leave
the town, around which pickcts had been posted
to give warning OF amy appEodch' is wcN is ~
prevent the departure of those III tic place.
About sundpwn u rebel lieutenant came down
to Captain Ballard, of the McC90nbS, and Capt
Pcppcr, of tho Dean, and told them he had I'll"
honor of informing them that Gen. john Morgan
had arrived in the city, ana had made the Ash
croft House his headquarters
Our iulormautS made uSa OF their time and
the liberty which had been granted them III
inspecting tho Rebelarmy and It's equipments
They estimate the number Of Rebels under
Morgan, their estimation being grounded on
their own personal observation, 1T from SIX tO
seven thousand men, while at the same time
it may possibly be ten thousand: but they be.
lievc their own calculation to be the more cor
rect The men were all in excellent conil-
ton, and were accompanied by battery OF
4. 4. I,n
evening Of the captusc. one III the guns wa>
placed Oh the }. I. McCUolnhS, and defcnccS
were hastily constructed on hc" bulwarkS w:ll
balcd hay.
The ncps Uf the capture having reached
across the river, Il cOmpInyul Home Guards
from Indiana, numbering about iorty-iiyc
men, marched down tu the river the next
morning with Il i-p"InIcr gun and COM
mcncci firing across the river into the rebel
encampment but Morgan sent party OF
men t. cross over the river some way down
the stream, and these. by making a consider
able dct0ur, succeeded in coming unawarcs
on the Home Guards in their rear, killing four
Of them and taking the rest prisoners. At i
later hour Morgan commenced transporting
his men to the Indiana side using the two
captured boats for that purpose.
The Rebels in Brandcmhurg were very free
in their conversations with the inhabitant>.-
One Rebel CAPTAIN stated, Without the least
reserve, that the real object which they had
in view wa> 10 cut the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad, 81 H. ~ ..'i; "if ,lircrt cummunira-
ton between Cairo ari Louisville and Cincin-
natl, and this was only IL precautionary mca-
sure for other and ia.,rc important military
They seem to anticipate a =lo-
rious time iii iJiami. expressing the in'cn-
ton Of burning and destroying everything
that lies in the line of thrir march, irrcspcr-
tive Of party -. creed: 81 that it is possible
our Buttcrnnt ncighburs in Indiana may be
induced To hold different views of their out
ragged and iI-uscl, but misguided Southern
brethren Brandcnburg is Il little town, sit
uatcd high up on the crest of Il hill. The
majority Of the inhabitants are said to be
strongly scccSh, while there arc, ut the same
time, some few who are, and have always
been, strongly loyal men. or these the most
influential, perhaps, is Mr.. Ashcroft, propric-
tor of the Ashcroft House and of the wharf
boat, and, in addition, holds the position Of
enrolling officer under the conscription act.
The latter circumstance has rendered him
bDlOAtOuN W
and the arrival Of their Southern friends gave
them the it.ca that now was the time for them
to rid themselves Of the presence Of Il man
they hated. Hastily collecting \ crowd to-
gcthcr they went to his house to take him
out and hang him. lie, however. hid away
between the ceiling and the roof of his house
until the search had been abandoned and then,
with the help nt friend, unfortunately 4
ScccssioniSt.j succeeded in cticctlng his cs-
cape.
CAPTAIN Bowen. c0mmandant Of the Naval
Rendezvous at this place. received dispatches
Yesterday afternoon, stating that the gunboatS
Moose and Victory, under the command of
Commodore Leroy Fitch. were 1T that time
just starting from New Albany, with the in
tcnton Of engaging the enemy, and asking
him Captain Bowcnl to send ample reinforce
mcnts to Louisville. Other dcSpatchSs state
that @unboats are ascending the river from
Cairo. while some Of those stationed up the
rivcr arc already on their way to the scene oi
action.
At IL late hour last nj sht We were shown a
despatch received 10y Captain Dean. Of this
city, staring that his boat, the Alice Dean. had
been burned by the rebels that morning 1t !
- tllNh. NNNltilh iNtt'l b'I'iN WV iNb'i'
effected the capture by running tho McCoomb>
AGROUND, and then hailing the Dean as she
passed to help to get her of. This her captain
consented to do >uppoSinS her to he Il bnat II
distress but H. soon is sue came up close, tho
concealed soldiers jumped "n board and to"E
possession.
Dispatches were received Il; general head
quarters. last evening. from General Boyle, Il
Louisville. stating that the captain of one o
the steamers captured by John Morgan, n
Brandcnsbnre. who, with his boat, had bccr
released. informs the Gene Ill that Morgan, ol
Wednesday and Wednesday night, with hi
steamer. crossed licc thousand men and fv
thousand one hundred horses from Brandcn
burr to the Indiana shore. Morgan statct
that his intention was 10 reach lndianapOi
last evening, and burn the town: but the I'M
preston prevails ut Louisville that Morgan
purposes in invading Indiana is TO destroy tn
Federal stores at Jcfcrs"nville. while other
believe his object is to obtain horses and re
cruits in Southern Indiana.
Another despatch states that Morgan, afte
landing his force in InJiana, proceeded TO CO
rydon Indiana. and. after skirm!Sh with tn
Home Guards, in which two or three were killed
he captured the town. General Burnside nj
this time is not idle. 4 larger force OF cavalr
than Morgan took with him ciossai the Ohio ye:
terday, followed him up, ind it was expectr
would overtakc him durin" ias: night. Tn
movements o. infantry Regiments and artillery
rs we'll as the gunboats. ar" progressing salts
factorily. but. IF course. we are not at liberty
give any particulars ut present. but this niue
we can say. that from Nil information in our pos
session they are sufficient. i! their commander
ue awake to their duty 10 capture Morgan IN
his whole band. which is known to be ovt
1900 mcn and horses.
CAPTURE or Mr.. cRIrTESpES r. THE REBEL:
The New Albany (Ind. ledger" Of jul
9th, says that gentleman engaged in reeru
ing Union company at Frankfort rcache
Madison yesterday. lie reports that thre
hundred rebels entered Frankfort ycSterda
and seized the person of Hon. JohnJ. Critter
den. We have not heard what disp0sti"
they have made Of him.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 10.
The rebels captured Salem. Indiana. thl