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and conveying valuable information thus
obtained to his brother, on Lees staff
After all, it appears that Morgan did
have some long-range guns. The
battery accompanying him was Byrne's,
Capt John McMurray, 1st Kentucky
brigade, to which was added two twenty
FOUNDER PARROTS, which Morgan had the
energy and foresight to drag over the
country in his remarkable march. One
of these PARROTS and brass piece was
captured by Lieut. Commander Fitch;
all the other guns, FIVE or six in number,
were captured by the army.
The loyal women of Portsmouth,
Pomeroy, and other towns and villages
in Ohio, were not wanting in thoughtful
ness for our brave boys in their perplex-
ing and hurried marches after Nor
gan. They prepared food, and had it
ready at all times day and night, and
with ready hands and smiling faces sup
piled the wants of the brave defenders
of our country"
The indianapolis correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette says Copperheads
there were circulating a rumor on Tues
day that the draft was then in progress
in that city. The same silly rumor was
circulated in our city the other day, but
as to its origin We are ignorant. Of
course there is not word of truth in the
silly stories: which can only be put in
circulation for mischievous purpose.
The Common Council of Rochester,
New York, by vote of Is ayes to 2
nays, passed an ordinance voting $207,
800 to pay $500 for each man drawn in
that city under the present draft
A fierce riot occurred Monday night
on Staten Island. Three soldiers were
attacked by a gang of rufians. John
Cook was badly stabbed; Michael Welch
beaten to death. A company of Haw-
kins Fire Zouaves, that had landed on
their way to New York, charged upon
the rioters and killed one and captured
nine. The rioters fed to the woods, and
the soldiers went in search of them.
The draft in Philadelphia is progress
ing quietly without any signs of resist
ance Port Richmond was supposed to
be disaffected, but everything passed of
quietly there.
The indianapolis Journal says tina
since the lst of last February, Colone
Wilder has been twenty-eight time
through the rebel lines, and taken !, 10
prisoners, about 1000 horses, and
small army of slaves. In the last expe
dition he took about COO prisoners, so
horses, and $50 slaves; killed 10 guel
rillas, and MORALLY wounded Col. GAM
He lost one man, private Stewart, of tn
18th Indiana. He has hung five an,
shot fifteen rebels, including Second
Lieutenant, caught with our uniform on
in accordance with the orders of Genera
Rosecrans. Between his men and tn
rebels an unusually bitter hostility ex
lists. They shoot his men and he hang
them.
General Gardiner, the recent rebe
commander of Port Hudson, is said /,
DO deserter from the United State
army lie held a commission at til,
opening of the rebellion of the slavehold
era against the United States Govern
ment, and entered the service of til,
traitors without waiting to tender hi
resignation.
General Early, who is at the head o
one of the divisions of Lees army, an,
who recently made the hiRing demand
of money aud supplies from the town o
York, Pennsylvania, Is a native OF tina
State lie was born in Carlisle. Hi
father was poor shoemaker, who LIVED
in the outskrts of the then village, anC
brought his only other son up To hii
trade This one, the General, lett home
at an early age, made has way TO Lynch
bury, Virginia, established himself lher,
as dennht, was suu essiul, married
wealthy g,rl, and soon boeame one o
the Il. Il, VS., lie is familiar with the
Cumberland Valley and no doubt aidel
in perleoting Lee plan OF Invasion,
The Bristol County Mass } RepubH
can states that drafted man iron
Rhode Island has called upon the Clerl
of the Courta at Taunton for copy o
the record of Lis conviction of IA .fslOhs
several years ago, II will Of course Elk
empt him,
On the 10th inst the rebel Genera
Fitzhugh Lee and Captain Winder were
removed from the hospital az Old Point
to Fortress Monroe, aud placed IN d
easemate under ground, Notice was
sent To the rebel authorities that il they
executed Captains Sawyer aud Flynn
whom they now have in close eonAne
ment in Richmond, General Lee and
Captain Winder will be executed in re-
talatlon,
The Councils of Baltimore resolved
on Monday, that instead OF firing sa
lutte of one hundred and forty guns IN
honor oi the victory at Nioksbnrg, the
cost of such salute and 5000 additional
shall be appropriated TO the Christian