Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-29
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Who Caught John Morgan .

Il having become a settled iscs that JOHN
MoReAN and his force are captured, the ques
ton 10 now, how was THE grand feat achieved
and by whom was he captured, or TO whom did
he surrender a.ty-, a.U 5.' "a '.-
On the 2lstof July, Governor ToD ANNOUNCED
in ons of his General ordsra che glorious
news" that the entire command Of MoReIN vas
a. ,bss time either captured or destroyed; bu,
the people of vlntOn, Athens, Hooking, Perry,
Morgan, MlskiDgum, Guernsey, Belmont. Har-
risou, jefferson aud Columbiaua counties have
reason to believe that JoHN MoReAN and ALL his
band wERE NOT captured at Bafilgton and Gel
ger's creek, as by ocular demonstration they
are aware that he has visited tbem since Gov
ernor ToD's prociamatory Capture aud desSuc.
tion Of his entire command, .sr 10
But it is now affirmed that JoHH and his fol
lowers ARE captured, md NC believe il, not be,
cause we are so assured by official pFoolams-
tons, for they are now, in ouriudgmeph below
par; but because We have the fact stated in a
letter written by an honest, responsible audin-
telligent correspondent in Columtdaua county,
who is not in the habit of Jblovis.ing- and fur
ther We know il, because JOHN MoReANs vas as
the depot inthis cisy on Monday on his way to
Cincinnati, accompanied by bis staff and o
guard of Federal soldiers. tr ,gss4 li5d,
But who captured him, and bow was Il done 7
Colonel sHAcKLEToRD telegraphed 20 CInoni
natl on Sunday evening as follows: ~ ~ v'o
Hrlpor rARrxRs In TIE RIKLD, !
MILES SOUTH o. NEW LnBoH, oHo, July 20 I
II To Ool, Lel0is Richmond, a. a. g. -
By the blessing Of Almighty God thhve succeeded II
capturing General John ii. Morgan Col 0luke and th,
balance Of the commando amounting TO about four hun
dred pfiioners. viii start with Morgan and staH
the first train for Cnenna and await the General
der for transportation for the balance. '-'
| (signed) j, n. sHAOKLER0RD,.
l.. -, 49,, -. 49,, Colonel Commanding.
That looks to be pretty decisive and satisfao.
tory. The correspondent Of the Journal tele
1 grsphed from salineyille, July 26, 1853, thus:
saw the great rebel guerrilla gracefully deliver him
SELF his officers, and his whole command as prisoners Il
Capt. DoD, U. s. Infantry, telegraphsd Gen
: Mason as follows: faf ga I'D
t@.ss~ - saoi e' sALmrviELE, July 90 1863.
To Brio.-Gen. Jno. s. Mason. Commanding:
Morgan himself and all his command were taken pris
''''' A''' N' paw ALBERT B. DoD, Z,
-I---------.---------C Captain 15thU. 3. Infantry.
:, In she local column of she Journal Of Tues.
day morning, ia announcing the arrival Of Mon
GAN and his staff at the Columbus depot tb
preceding evening, ,'it 10 said: ,
About o'clock the train left for Cincinnati, thong
at rst We bseve, It the Intention that Morgan an
his should stop here and take up quarters with Cap
Merton until the Richmond authorities released Col
streisht and his officers, But Morgan claims that
surrendered to Capt Burbeck Burbridge Of the Col
umbaDa County Militia and that one condition Of III
that he and his command should paroed
This has raised the question TO the authority or th
Captain In the natter which will be decided by Cen
, Burnside. The surrender to the Captain was only
trick Of Morgans who, taking advantage OF his inexpe
ence In military affairs thought be would make bette
bargain With him than With General shackeford, who
then within short distance with his whole force How
been received BY General Burnside which distinctly say
that Morgan srErepdeIed . him personally II this
SIDE and hence Il s not altogether improbable but tbs
john may yetbecome aresidentof Columbus. +,
4 In these tslograms and statements there doe
not appear to be entire consistency, and Msju
BuE's dispatch does not correspond with that {
!. Col. NSHAcKLxToRD, or the statement Of th
Journal's correspondent that he "saw the gre'
rebel guerrilla GRACEFULLY deliver himself, hi
= officers and his whole command as prisoners
! Col. sHackLryoRD.'' = 4
= Nov our correspondent, who 70 Q reliable ma
: and has ncdoubs good reason to believe wis
!. be writes, says, writing from New Lisbon, Jul
26sb, 1863, that "JoHN MoRcAr with all bis me
surendersd this afternoon to JAMES BuRBIcK,'
a Columbiaua county Democratic militia man
!. about Eve miles south Of this place" ou
!. correspondent further says that "MoReA
!, had "a fight in the morning ut Saline
J. Vile, three miles south of where he sul
rendered, Ia which be lost come one hundre
and fifty men In killed, wounded aud prisoners
q He then bonded for this place (Nss Lisbon)
n and . sbott dIstluce beyond where he suFFend.
(. cred be took three Of our scouts prisoners
Q among whom was BUlBicK. .A6ous an hous be
!. fore the surrender Judge 3CUaRr, who wac II
i. command Of the ,militjs forces Ia the yicin
Q its Of New, Jisbon thaf vent ont to ises
d MosGAn, met him uadsr q Gag of ifucs
. ADD agreed II IMosaAa would not give him bkst
u tic Just then he might pess on to the, Obi
o river Of welIsvills unmolested, 30 far assthI