The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-11
Cen. Morgan 10 her sister, and other letters, and
the spy proceeds with his statement:

Cen. Morgan 10 her sister, and other letters, and
the spy proceeds with his statement:
Not only were the ladies thus wtckedly deceived
by Sour man." bnt Gen. John Morgan was so
completely sold by this-hfs Own-spy that We
suppose he has had bis ears measured repeatedly
OF late to ascertain their increased length. The
following facts viii show how Mosgan's brother
lost hi: liberty, and 'onr man" cine within view
ef . halter.
Coming into Nashville on nj. second ,,,n. he
brought a letter from Capt Clarence Morgan, the
Generals brother, addressed to their mother in
keatueky, to be mailed at Nashville. This letter
aivlsed tue mo'her that liz writer would be al Ley
tnSson, ~ upon q certain day, and deeired her
u meet him there. This letter contained the fol-
wing note from the devosed Charlton Morgan 10
hi= lady love, as IL would seem:
"McMrssviILE, Feb. II, 1863
Dem Aelii<-Meet me a, Texinrtnn. viii h.
th~rc In four or tive days.
Direet-d TO "Mlss MolIIc Williams, care OF Mrs.
May Atkinson, BASKERVILLE, Ky.n
vi course tnIs letter came 10 the hands ri. the
ineviiah'e eCOlTruesdail, and he forthwith s.iNses
nen boyie, commandment at Louisville. The iat-
Ter SENDS force and arrests Capt. Morgan end
ne was sent TO Camp Chase as a prisoner OF war or
q aePy--we are not positive which.
Returning on his third trip To Morgan's head
qFhrters at McAflunviile. tour man" found himself
III trouble at once, and under arres, as traitor to
the south. Gen. John Morgan had received tho
day before copy OF the Nashville Uaios, contain
bis brother In Ohio. lie well remembered thai
Johnson had that letter In charge and ne could moi
Imagine any other cause for the calamity than
Johnson's betrayal Of the trust. But sour man -
was equal to the emergency. lie swore by all that
"as blue above. that he had faithfully carried thu.
iei'er and placed II In tile Nashville post Office
which was true.
"You know full we'll, General" said be, "that
Old Irues:aii and his gang have complete run OF
affairs at Nashville; and il Capt. Morgan was cap
tured because OF that letter. they must have
II While In that Office. That the letter went to
your mother s plain; for It seems she got IL, and
sx tsrs and was " watching her TIA.
What could Gen. Morgan say. johnson was
discharged from but matters were not easy.
~ before; Morgan was cloudy and III at ease
Finally Johnson wassent 10 TulIahoma and court
marualed, was tried, and discharged for want of
convincing evidence. "Our man - was now sa,l,-
fed that his rois was ahou ended, however. sus-
psci6n once attaching to u spy, his Wo:k X Ia donr
and his neck ia spanned by the halter II il only
the 0iind, generous confidence that suspects noili
tEg, that serves the ends Of the successful
Johnson returned to Nashville speedily and Sc
cretIy. While at TullahOma, however. he made
the acquaintance Of the rebel General. Forrest,
WHO wished to employ him rs a scOnt, with appa ;.
sen,Iy full confidence In his loyalty 10 the South ;
bni one trial by court martial was enough for
Johnson.
Arrived at Nashville he reported at midnight to
the chief Of police. The next day he was pub
iciy arrested on the streets RS Spy Of John Nor
gan and thrown into the penitentiary, where had
Just been confined = large number of Nashville
rebels, preparatory to beiag sent 10 the North and
to the South lie obtained their onndenee and
sympathiss, and dug rs " some itens of much In
terest 10 tho Union cause.
The Yankee papers publish the letters OF Mrs.
Morgan ordering black stick pomatum (" for the
General, No. AZ slippers for herself, and laugh
'ngiy observing, upon The recent Of a new dress,
that she was belle, sud could rival the evening
dfesses OF Mrs NICK ordering No. 81 cor
ssf," and 30 faf;h.