The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-07-31
THE MORGAN RAID.
Arrival Of Eight Hundred Pris-
oners at Cincinnati,
From the Cincinnati Commercial, July "a.

At an early hour yesterday morning, the
steamers Henry Logan, Starlight, Impe-
rial and Ingomar arrived from the vicinity
OF Burlington Island, with eight hundred
prisoners, captured from the rebel Nor
gan's command. The boats were ordered
to anchor out in the river opposite the
levee, while the prisoners were under a
strong guard F. as
About II A. NJ. the rebel officers, includ-
ing Dick Morgan and Basil Duke, were
brought from the steamer Starlight to the
foot OF Main street, on one of the ferry
boats Morgan being wounded, and Duke
lame, temporarily, we helieve) they were
provided with carriage, while the balance
OF the officers formed in their rear in two
ranks, when the column, strongly guarded,
moved through the city to the City Prison,
on Ninth street. The boats containing the
privates then proceeded down the river to
the foot of Fifth street, where the prisoners
were marched to special train on the In
dianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad, and
sent to Indianapolis. .a.-i -.
Seven or eight steamers, including the
Norman, st. Louis, Navigator and J. II.
Done, were due and hourly expected last
night, with the balance OF the prisoners
fourteen hundred The Bertha arrived last
night with prisoners. ..,.
A pass from Gen. Burnside admitted
us to the temporary enjoyment Of the So
ciety of the rebel officers. Although the
prison itself is not very strong hold, We
found the guard sufficient to insure the
| safety of the captives, for few days at
| least. The room is about fifty feet long
by twenty five feet wide, and contains
hunks enough for most of the men to
| sleep in, though we found many of them
| lying around on the floor on blankets.
| The walls were whitewashed, and the
floors seemed to have been cleaned for the
occasion. From the account we have
read of Libby Prison, we should judge the
| City Prison, in which we entertain rebel
| officers, heavenly, compared to it None
| of them have been heard to complain
abOutit; but some of them were presump-
tuous enough to think we ought to fur
nish them with keg Of lager beer once
| day, and other refreshments in addition.
| Some of them were anxious to know how
long they would have to remain there, and
to what place they were destined to be re-
moved. These questions we could not an
swer, as Gen. Burnside himself does not
know. Our military prisons are all so
full, that he must wait their final DISPOSE
| tion until he learns where there is room
| for them
We found Col. Dukes name headed the
list, but from his appearance we should
not have taken him to be the head and
front OF the gang, position that is now
generally conceded to him more than to
Morgan. He is a small man, not over
thirty years old, we Judge; weight about
13O pounds, spare of flesh, features angu-
lar, hair and eyes nearly, if not quite,
black, the latter sparkling and penetra-
ting, and the former standing out from the
head something like porcupne quiHs AL
together he called to mind our picture of
a Spanish bandit, on a small scale; new
ertheless, he has pleasant voice, and
gracious smile in his conversation, which
is free and cordial. But there is nothing
commanding in his appearance, his man
ner, or Ris words, and it is not strange
that Morgan is the acknowledged leader of
the horde, even though Duke may be the
most quick witted.
Dick Morgan is about thirty-two years
Oiu, uCd'y oSi, luCIuce " Oc ueSlly,
round, plump face, blush eyes, phlegmat-
ic temperament, and not talkative He
yields to Duke the privilege of carrying on
conversation.
Not one of the seventy officers before
us had any indication of their rank in or
on their dress. They were all more or
less in citizens dress some of them hav-
ing blue, and some Of them gray panta-
looms; some of them wore military blous-
es, but the ost of them had on citizens
vests and coats What there was of nil
itary dress among them was more Of the
Federal style than of the Confederate.
We asked why they dressed in this style
whether it was for convenience in pass
ing themselves off as citizens when they
found it more convenient to be civilians
than soldiers. They replied that they kept
flying round so that they never saw the
Quartermasters supplies, and they found
it handler to take just what they could
find-whether it was from citizens or I'M
ion soldiers
They stated that most of Morgan's
forces were Kentuckians, but that Colonel
Wards men were Tennesseeans and Colo
mel Holfmans were Texans. And we learn
that the privates, on the boats, improved
the opportunity of inQuiring Of the few
visitors who reached them all about their
friends on the other side of the river. One
Covingtonian got among them to look for
his son, but not finding him, he distribut
ed seventy-fve dollars he had brought
with him among the rebel boys who have
been stealing money and horses on this
side the river.
Among the privates we learn there were
two former residents of Cincinnati
The most of the officers were stout,
athletic men, from twenty-five to forty
years OF age; while the rest, and most of
the privates, were seemingly young men,
many of.them boys.
|. Basil Duke is said to be brother-in-
law of General Green Clay Smith, candi-
date for Congress in the Oovington district.
He seemed to have many acquantances in
the city, for, as he marched up street, he
was frequently recognized by persons in
the crowd to whom he would respond by
lifting his hat.
s. Brave John Burns.s,