New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-12

comm and tbe massage. At o'clock fhey commenced
crossirc by means Of scow and swimming md thus
managed TO rot about fifty over, although Home Guards
on he Kentucky side fired upon thcm. The passage Oh
tho river however cut short by events 10 the
north and in their rear.
Gen. Judah. with his staff and escort and the nd
vance guard Of bis cavalry. descended tho bluffs Skrt
ing the bottom lands In which the Rebels we're Dou'
aekne o,e or the pike from Chester to Buington about
o'clock lie had been informed by several parties during
the night that Morgan had succeeded In crossing ana
hardly looked for the enemy. dense fog had seted
upon the bottom, md although day was breaking figt
for any distance impossible. When within baii
mile Of the river yoley from carbines shotguns ana
p,,os and orders to halt suddenly burst upon cur "d
nce and gave unmistakabe rroof Of the presence OF
the Robels who had disco cred tho approach oi OUT
troops and prepared for eir reception. The road be-
ing narrow and fenced. the fog obscuring everything.
and our officers being unacquanted with tho locality
the advance thrown into wild confusion ana OH.
GERS ard men made back in indiscrimnate flight toward
The bluffs In their Loorskoiter race they stampedeu
he hosscs pulling ono Of pieces in their rear and
rode down Cept, Henshaw and his cahnoheers' ana
capt srcd the piece and Grtilerymen.
In this repulsc one Of the saddest caiamities
~ the war occurred. The venerable Daniel
NeCook tho head Of the branch OF the family
that furnished no less than seven distinguished
officers TO the Union service. received wound
from which he died two days afcrward. Hearing
at Cincinnati that the assassin Of his son. Gen. Robert
l.. McCook was with Morgan, he gave way to the
strong impulse nr personal revenge he had felt ever
frce the formers's DEATH and joined Gen Judah Win
his tps:y rife that had served the loyal cause 80 well
on many a field i. the Eastern and South Eastern cam
raigns Aftor Icing shot or his horse. he fel Tor
abort time into & hands OF Rebel dastards who
rbled the needing old inan Of his watch and several
hundred dollars In money. Drawer and more ardentIy
l,vsl heart has not ceased TO beat lie was hied WIN
the sprt # the devoted selfsacrhcing. lony patriotism
thn, uuines the annals OF The War Of Independence
The check received by troops was OF short dnra
ton Tic for rising two sections ofou artillery were
brought forward and opened upon The enemy aAu
urder this FIRE the 5th n,ana and lith Illinois cavalry
formed aud attacked the Rebels. driving them BACK ahd
recaItur.Dg the lost piece and artiieiisis
Judahs airy operated upon ihe Rebel faux. AT
tho sane time tie 9TH Indiana and 18Th Illinois made NJ
them the head Of the column 81 Gen. Hoblon' who hAd
LEI. Chester at n consisting o. tho - and m ONO
cavalry came upon the of The Rebels and attacked
ilcn ni once. vigorously supported ~ tie IRE OF two
Aog.gcrs S.malialcousiy, body Of our snianiry'
ihai bad been landed below. ADVANCED mp the bottom
uron the enemy. Ilo ggnloat hoos9 ad Hiih'I
transport AIce AAny lad also reached tie island ana
directed the ire Of their gun. upon the n"rih bank
Tic Rebels ng completely heiniaoG IN on three 'des
so scai,rd over Tie ground hat ihey could not MAKE
d concerted d,fcn.c. and dcmoral'zod BY excessive
l-gos. found themselves reduced 70 a choice bet"'cn
surrender aAl ligli up tie Foal along TIE fiFe'' tNe
only oue ,!l open to them. ,o.s. bck Morgan Boa!
y p.lc aad Smith. wish lc.r rc'Peci'o commando
afer yally iryag TO obtain bciics terms surrendered
ncm.el,o, succcs,ac'y without conditions to Gen.
/ sl,o1icfoFl
Tie or!.aarsa numbered about s1o Morgan. with The
r,malsdcr a,d Up tho Tvos leaving bo.G al hs ai4
lerr anl t.o stolen vehicles Laden with llunder Ihc
pin, if which D. n.Ado .osd about Als;orn ui.es
above ElAinsion opposite bolerile on ihc heniHek!
,is ia, n reached u a- ~ iafA lo ordered JoAaauns
feslmcai 10 cfoss a. c..c. lac hc5c iscolars hee'
ing tic s.,c4 ordanlc plunged "a. but speedily found
.h-lr hotsc, ap4maing. Aiaay Of ih,ir tired Aoiso"
we're unequal 10 he ta,i. and went down. viii 'oino
any u their riders including several officers. About
30 succeeded Ia crossing with Col. JoAnfcr himself
whom tho gunboa,s appeared more. and by theiF
Ere drove cosc Who cndoasorcd to follow back 70 tie
rossl bank. johnson and lis uea managed to work
their WAY through Eas'csn kcniuo1y sodih Western
Virginia.
l As sNpr To iftpAHf' WIZ IE'ftitl I''N't "a
our ca,ary resumed tic psfsui q Morgan under the
oaurrsnd oinen scharAcfoFi Receiving M riHaiion
or a., say iha, Morgan was mi,iag from nc.cyie 20
HamlAgeys F,ri further Alove. be sooE The shortest
ross ior TIA. poni tli asIi,cd 1t oay IN time to
go The Reiss move "a al sa!op IN northern difec
ton lis cosA bcirg absolutely exhausted aud Tho
,sn la,lng 90. lc r,.noianily went into h.'orac
Atom, one clock scouts having reported 10 him 'hAi
I n Atxnf sh- direction rl
A,Acn, b. Immediately dispatched a column IA purru
!c~ t1urs later rcgous reached hin that The Rebcs
NO. orins westward few miles north u his bivoeao.
,a rgld, leading 20 tie rrcF. rlen b. started after
them Nth tie ret oi biz oommand
TA!s vaa o. the Iaorn.nr o, Mouday. the 2oA. Tho
Rebels nfsi vent 70 uafnsonvuc. and thence south
ward, TOW .Fl Tie s,er. They approached Cheshire,
.orie niles below Pomcloy tie of tie after
nom. but Gen slaok.c',gd ~u5 cloec up with item.
aid forced them 20 stand about =. H. Ancr bfoI
lrt Boz which tie Rebel, set ten men. they scn ras
a. fruco vita an Offer 0f unconditional surrender. Gen
s.acileiurd supposed when accepting H. that Morgan
and all h!s tnen were about delivering Themselves up
upon rnarauaiou he dsoo cred 10 his sorry dsapioint
meat that only Col Coleman AID some tD men we're IN
Bis hand, while tho Rebel chic! had again slipped away
north scstv afliy. with some 90 incn. Vcxn'ous al
tie discovery that another ohas" Was unavoidable IN
Wv Of The wcaried condition Of his command he Sc'
about with unlsrging spirit seco'ns the freshest men
and hofses fof another pursuit.
During tie SltA many small sausds oi uorsaas men
bccam. voluntarily and nyo!untarily. detached from
the main column aud were picked up by the militia.
Over two hundred wore picked up In Acig. County
alone.
! Ihe scene ot tho sc,ion q, Burlington and all tie
roads travelled by them. were literally Stre1n with
tic fiuiu OF ihc.I hs,ng opoutons. nnd their nFns
and elulpmeats There vcre buggies. rocAnw ~.
.prlug and lumber w4gons without number. rolls oi