The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-07-18

1870 w '" " ftSttss
The alsrm Of their presenee near The town
soon spread. md the citizens gathered Ana
attacked them near pekin. Several priso..
ers were captured. umong them Adjutsu,
General Davis. he was brought 10 this ci,v
yesterday aud lodged IN prison.
We resume our narrative OF the doinr, of
Morgan after he left Vienna. Al iha, town
his forces were divided into two colum,
one marched north towards North verno.
IN Jennings county. the crossing OF the Ohm
and Mississippi and The Madison and Ind
anapolic railroads. The town is an impo,.
tani onclas arailroad position. aud Morrs.,.
obi in attempting 10 visit il. was doubtie..
70 cut the two railroads.
The Home Guards Of Jennings counts
ahh some regular volunteers, were pos,sa
Of The Mn, under command Of Cal. R.,.
ham o. 'he Indiana L'gion. M,rgsp m.ds
demand upon Colonel Il for the surreods.
" The town. which wus refused. when haIf
an hour wasgiven for the removal OF Tho
women and children, al the expiration ~
which time our forces moved out 10 NEE, ~.
enemy, but found they had re,rested. Sco.,.
sent 10 pursuit captured nineteen. M To-.
On our side
Alter leaving Vernon they moved sou,h.
ward, tore UP The railroad truck, and Gu, ,hs
telegraph They . 80 destroyed . D : ion o.
the Ohio aud Mississippi raI-osd wes, o.
Vernon. They then moved eastward. srriy-
l'g AZ Verssilts, Ripley county, q one
O'Clock Sunday. A squad u sixty moved
on o-eood, burned the bridge on the Ohio
ard Mississippi railroad, aud took the sele.
graph operator prisoner.
Gen. Manson. with large force Of ipfsn.
Try and artillery, LEFT Jacksonville Saturday
night. and arrived ii Csrollton SUNDAY
evening. lie had sLirmish with the enc.
my near Grassy Flats. and captured one
Caitaln I'D nineteen men. Col. Gavin.
with force Of 900 inf .ntry, marched out
rom Summan's, on the lndisnsp polls and
Cincinnati Riilfoad. met portion Of Nor.
ean's force Two and half Mills from thu,
place, and had n skrmish, and lost one
man killed.
|. appears that after their departure from
vernon, Mofgan's cavalry made their wav
to Dupsn'' JEFFERSON county. point on tho
d. Olson rnilfuad, twelve miIes north OF aha
rity- The Indian apois journal state thu,
'n Their way % that poIai. or while q Yer.
nor, they captured Dr. Jep'hs ID Nrw Of
Vernon. III states iLa, Morgan had almost
Zoo men, with 5 pieces 81 nrtiliesy; that
he men were very much dispiriied. aud the
'orses worn ou'; that The m,st perfec, d,s.
'iplne was maiuiaincd; that Morgan asked
nary questions about the rord<, and seemeI
'hriscpl.rly anxious 10 find out how far Il
vas 10 the q 40 line (nui The Ohio river
They goI a guide near Vienna, who showed
hem The way % ID iponf. aud poin ed vus
he bridges near that place, two Of which
hey burned, one over Gsahan,'s creek.
ny high aud costly structure, which il will
IKE several weeks 10 repair. and snv her
YER smaller stream At Dupont. Having
accomplished this de~tfuciion the whole body
loved of southeast.
The next we hear Of Morgan lie was st
'sgood, where be burned the depot, then Il
lvor.'s Hin, ID Dearborn county, which
lace he lett al one O'Clock Monday morn.
u, passed over the dianapolis and Cincin.
All road az point 50 miles from Cincinnati
nd reached llsrrison. Hamilton, county.
'hio. sbou, noon, aud q half past five we
thin 10 miles Of Hamilton Butler county
hio, moving slowly on that place. Gen.
OLSON, with a strong force, was fur hours
rhind him.
The damage done 10 The Ohio and Missis-
ppi road was three bridges destroyed, :
alter station burned and some OF the track
moved. The damage to the IndisnspoIis
" Cincinnati road was slght--one water
M burned.
Morgan, when last heard from, lad cross.
The Scioto River az Pikeion. the shire
wn u Pike county OHIO, which surrender
without opposition. lie burned the bridge
ter him, and was supposed 10 be making
the Ohio River. He win probably snd
passage disputed BY the gunboais.