New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-23
Capture Of $500 Of His Gang
TWO colonris KILLED AND FIVE CAPTURED
THE BATTLE NEAR BURLINGTON
How the GunboatS Slaughtered tho Rebels
Yam IN. c,r,,uno., Gazette. Jul, 2l.

have captured so fur. about 2,5OO OF h's force III
addition to hose killed IN crossing the Ohio aud IN
The skiImisbes ut Burlington, jackson, and near
Pomeroy.
Gen. Blrnsid. received dispatch yesterday fore
noon, announcing that rs If Morgans men had
surrendered 10 a force Of only 20 of our men.
Another dispatch announced the capture OF Bisl
Duke, the head and brains of Morgan's command.
I.ast evening, about clock, a dispatch 10 Cen
burnside announced that two companies oi militia
| had captured II Of Morgans mon, and that among
them was John Morgan himself, but this Last item
needs confirmation.
A squad q 500 Of Morgan's men, in attempting
10 cross tie river lat evening, after dark, between
Galipolis and Pomeroy, were captured by tie let
Kentu Ky Regiment.
! 30 far, we have taken about 800 Of Morgqns
men prisoners. We have captured al! his artillery,
some g. 900 horse. large numbers of pistols, regoiv
ere carbines ADD aecautermouts. We bave Killed
of MorpHn's officers Col. Cbensuit and Col. Ihos.
| Morgan and have captured Col. Basil Dnke Col.
Dick Morgan, Col Ward, Col. Aston. aud Col.
Grggsby, aud it is also reported that Morgan hun.
self II prisoner IN our hands. We have Also kieu
nearly 300 Of biz men.
The prospects are decidedly favorable that Nor.
gan s entire force will be captured.
LATEST.
| Gen. Burnside received dispatch about midnight
announcing the capture OF another squad OF 10 OF
Morgans men. .
Itir now believed tina, there are no, over 500 or
l.iNN
/ be captured to-day.
| Two steamers let Ruflng,on and Pomeroy yes'or-
day with GOA pri .ouefs, including Basii Duke.
Among these prisoners Captains Smell and Hines,
two notorious gucrrillis.
ourC olnmbns dispatch states that 800 OF Morgan
mob succeeded in co-,ing the river from Bcllewllr
Oh fa,boat, and that after tLcy landcd thoy were
! shell ID by our gunbosis.
/ Gen Burnside has no adyices Of these reports,
rom either bis officers at POINTS, or from Gov.
] Ill. u Ia a sHfs nrs
that the 80 ATTEMPTED to cross hut were Tepulsei
and driven back aud lie does hot believe thai any Of
Morpau'- men have succeeded IN cros-ing mp 20 the
/ prcsrut tine. H. they crossed we have sufficient
men on the Virginia and hen.uky shores 10 h.v.
captured them before they could have reached the
interior.
PARTICULARS or SUNDAYS OPERATIONS.
spscin Dispatch to Ihe C.polon.i. Osteits
! CoLrHRus. ONO, July %. lstl.
! The r1os, intense interest has been manifested
let, all dnv 10 know eu, hing relative 10 Morgan
and the remnant of he band Today We have
irusiw onhy advice. giving additional particular. ~
TO he oreraious of Yesterday. IL . now definitely
s.cerfaf ed that in the fight Yesterday n. NJ. 40
Huihugtou, Morgan Loot all hi. cannon, which con-
rirted Of only ttrcc pieces. FuliY seven hundred
rr!soucrs. ~ arge number OF hofsc-, win their en-
ire equipments, aud aTge qusutIiy ~ hi- i'ttos,
feyol s~r- carOner. &c Iuis 80 crippled him ~ 10
compel him TO return - speedily ~ ro,-ible winch
| lie did by proceeding up the ryeF but keeping out
OF the range OF o. sunDoats.
When he reached place opposite Belsville,
which /. .itua,.d on the Virginia ,de, and l. about
/ L. mites below PArker-burv. hc threatened ~ de-
,troy the ,lacr unless the c!'zus furnished boats.
ran. &c tuat would enable hin 20 cross.
! The citlk~ns with much reluctance commenced
getting out hcir old water TRAPS. aud severely tuad
John patience by the lelsufcly manner IN which
tney went about II. IL VIA, tier OBJECT 10 delay ms
eros. ing ss ons az they could hoping thai our gun
boats would make their appearance. flat-boais,
RATS 3d. were in due courrs of time ready. bat
altocetner tLev would MT bold m0r- than 80 men
They were filled to tier utmost capacity, aud were
moving for the Nit,1nia shore winch was nearly
reached when "a gunhOHt appeared IN sight, but too
late 10 prevent the Rebels from landing. The boats
were however, destroyed, aud shelliug OF the
/ KrL.ts who had oro.rod was commenced and con-
unued with iatal 81 q IN soycril c.sses. second
entboat made ifs appearance, aud was Don eng grd
| IN sheilmg ito R.b-l force remaining on tue Ohio
tide. which compelled the enemy TO iali back. lie
tben formed hne % battle as II anticipating an
attack from the forces Inch ho rnpiO.ed would Oe
! landed from the gunbotts. Indeed, oar uAn were
i1oparng for such meafure, when u became IN
necessary by tue appearance OF Col Wallace with "a
large force IRON PafkortbuiR
IL should here lie stalled that Gems. judah and
Uob.on had III tie mean time been closely following
the Kebels uni ut the time oil their lntercetIon AT
I,lleylle the. only two or three miles ia the
rear Il being the object OF our forces TO capture
Morpap'e " hole comin,nd IL possible. Col Wallace
landed his Ut distance from the town, and,
by IA qnietly-eKecucd march. succeeded IN reaching
tho .neuys rear. When this hsd been accom-
plished, Judah and Ilobson were .here and their
iorcea were united IN All attack on Morgan, winch
proves 20 nave been complete surpriee, The Rebels
not having the least idea that such mOveins mt
would be made. they were dumbi0undrd. ami
showed their bewildement 10 their Efforts 10 ipc
capfnre II was tat easy work for oar bDys 10 pick
up the raider, and when they bad bnirhed tb.ir
work all bnt 80 were taken, and lhOso who
e,caped did 20 BIS breaking through our lines.
ms remnant OF Morgan's force immediately re-
traced their sieps in tbc direction Of Poncroy, aud
THE morning hbunt . o'clock, worn out ana IN the
mont Iitsbl, condition, tney passed through lanl'
souyiile "a village ten twelve mics Ia north
westerly direction from PouIerOy, aud wbi, n ou
tie pike leading TO jackson Conr-llousc, near
which place they were when our latest Information
was received. Our forces arc supposoi 10 be a'ter
them ~ ain, but as yet We have 10 pobitivo know
ledge that tuch IL tue Care.
There can now be but little doubt of their entire
capure, Tor In their prerent condition they cannot
travel last nor much further II might be mentioned
tuat IA force head them of has already been scnt
TO the proper lOCsh'y.
The Governor TO-DAY issued orders diecharging tho
enrolled militia at Camp Chase, tut retaining the
volunteer companies there.
a lmpre,siOn prevails here That Gen. Brayman If
10 relieve Gen. Mason from Ire command IN tbs
ely, when is not correct. Gen. B'hynan's com
uland viii be the drai cd forces ut Camp Chuhe.
Major Cook late vi tho J0Lh Olio has received
anrhorty 10 recruit battalion OF cavalry Tor three
yours eervice.
fhe SGth Regiment will remain here until 1t can
he ordvred to tne field direct.
Two Inen were arrested here to-day, charged with
being ucccompiicos in taymaster Cooks defAica-
tlUn.
subscriptions to the fond for the negro regiments
do not come III ns freely as they SHOULD.
TIE BATTLE NEAR BURLINGTON.
Special Correspondence OF The tncinnIu Gazette
ATnKSs. July 70, 1861 M
Another battle and another victory Yesterday is
just iadng away, adding another Sunday " Ihe long