New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-17
Henderson, KY, and transported his troops across


The news Of tho capture having reached across the
river, company OF Home Guards from Indiana,
nun erlpg about As men, marched down 20 the
river the next morning with q G. -pouDder gun, anc
commenced firing the river iuto the Rebel en-
campment but Morgan sent a party Of men 10 cross
over the river some WAYS down the stream, sDd
thereby making considerable detour, succeeded in
coming unswaree on the Home Guards in their rear,
killing four of them and tskiug the rest prisoners
At a later hour Morgan commenced transporting
his men 70 the Indiana siie, u.i1g toe two cptured
boats for that purpose In the afternoon ot W edes-
day. while they we're engaged in this work, our ir-
formant sGcceeaed in slipping ous unpercsiVed, and
ins;antly SET ont toward New-Albnny. They haa
not gone far before they say An iror.clad gnnboat
coming down the river, which had been cent oy
Commodore Fi,cn from New-Aloapy immediately
on receipt OF the news of the trouble
Uailinp The boat, a yaw was sent on shore for
the party They all went on board and went down
ne riyer toward the Rebel eucampneIt. "nen
they got within about two miles OF BranhenonrS,
Rebel battery, which WAS planted on the shote,
opened On them, Nhiie ahoinss Ds.tesy soi4e way
down commenced throwing shells at them at such
distance that the armament Of the boat was nse'esf
10 her, the Rebels firing ten-secord shells, WHO sue
lad only f.ye.second ones
Seeing that the Rebel force was much grea'er'han
was at first supposed, AM tlat coniiic, Win shca
overwhelming stre 9Th must DC Eorfe than useless,
the Cunb boat rounded and headed mp stream and re-
turned toward New-A Albauy. When she came 20
wi. Ia five miller G that yiacs', sac met We
steamers Grey Ia ,le 89d s.. LOn- .0lng down, WIN
six or eight hundred 0fthe 1th Indiana regiment
on board. Stoaning down tbe river ala!n Tue t1iee
sfeaulers drew up az ;bOnt the sane place hs te
ynr Noqt hqd done on her z 50 trip. They received
similar ire rom the lend battery but made
Iossaucr which convinced them that the i've o. siX
hundred inen ncy had would make po.r snow
AGAINST the Rebel horde nassed together on either
pauk, and the Whole party once more headed 'owara
A fprr 81 ffrfr rl o.
TIE Rebels IL Rrideusburg were very irte m theif
c pveratiou. with the inrabi ants. One beOe! cap
tain g. ted wlLhogt The least reserve la. TIE Icl
obiec, W ich they had in view was 20 gt The OHIO
aud Mlseirsrpp Rsiiruad 20 as TO of cirect co-
muncation between Cairo and i.OglEyilie ana Cln-
eiula;, and .ha, this was OILY u precautionary
nlen.ufe for other and more important military
movements.
Morgan 4iyes on. that his object . 70 reach l.
diarapo.s rad dssfrJy ihe towO, bu, TIE NOR PROB
able Object - to reach Jci.rsJuyiie ie. and destroy
our large siore-hoIes AND luppies, GhieI are very
heavy.
Gait Bowen, coamirding the naval rendezvous
- Cincinnati received f.sYaic1 on ihnrad'y tt''-
ing that the gunuoais Moore and |c-ory, ulieF
command Of Leu. FlicI, were ~ that NUS lsI
moving forwarI 20 engage tie enemy, ana ashins
LIu 90 d. ID re-euilEcemcnts.
Olhor dispatches st4ie that ggn-boats arc ascend
ing i.e nyer IRON Cairo, Wnio Others above mere
are oa their way down - the eceHe Il lciion tfF'.
Desn. th- oSgncr OF the steamer Alice Dean, 70
ccly,t dispatch tbs evening btlins tuai nh oo'..
rad been burned thi5 GlorIlnS AZ o'c.ocs.
&. last account. there was i1i1-e eS iienrii
throughout the Southern part 81 fhe STATE. ihr
Rebe! soldiers may so murH uisciici, bat they "lI
hardly DC a1le 10 return u atgcAy.