New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-12

lrcy had o IN rrovsions end forage end aiding them
Otherwise in every way they oould, they would have
reollv assisted them much more efeotuay by respond
rc less cxped tiousy than they diG under the impulse
fea, 70 the demands made upon them by the Rebels.
had only forced them TO take every thng they
wanted instead OF carrying it to them. the pnrsuers
wonld have been upon them much sooner. That the
Rebel acquisitions filed with sucb relative alaor
~ mainly due To the fact that the heads OF families
had mostly hurried 10 the militia rendezvous, and thai
only old men. women, and children were at home.
Tic ocmothke swiitness with which Morgan tray
crscl the southern portion Of the Satohe Gcsociate
lis sol less tlan four daysmadc IL Impossible ior lhe
military Authorities 10 make proper use against MN Oh
,he immense lilia force assembled at various ioD'h
Nlereat tie WaIlkc oosicIs wore soIely ehaSrlh'u'
Asaprairic fire before the wind the universal eA'
element and rising in Of The people of ihe unreal
oE,d regions spread Ohio as the enemy advance" 'o
ward her border. Governor Tod rs Their intention 10
invade his State became manifest, Ike Governor Aoi
ton called upon the militia TO meet at once IN thci sc'o
!al counties and repair 10 certain gcn'ia points ~
dcyous for tie purpose Of repelng the insoeni zoe
TIC call was answered 10 less enihrias'ioi'y 'N"i III
Indiana.
Tho direction of Norgans movcmcn's' couis'u VIZ"
tie cxarccraicd reports Of his strength having gwen
rise 10 not unreasonable apprchensions TINT ihe enemy
mich, a,femp; q coup Dc main against Cincinnati TIE
people Of the Queen City prepared for her defense as
W. rously as last Fall in tie days Of Kirby smith I'M
ocinar, advance in force toward the Ohio On Saur-
day and Sunday the lth and 18th, between lVop ahd
70 600 men were organized into regiments MAYOR lar'
ls-uut1 last Winter acting Brigadicr and one OF
the most able energetic and determined officers IN the
Army Of the Oho-issucd call for 3OcO mounted vol
unteers TO intercept the Rebels. and in less than -
hcu-s tia, number Lad reported 10 hin. For want OF
horses arms and equipments, however, bispan iaied
of oBccution
Or the morning of the l3th Gen. Burnside proclaimed
martial law requiring business TO be suspended ana
every ahcbodcd to Join some organization ior 'ho
defense Of the city. Part Of Cen Judahs DIVISION anu
several regiments from Lexington arriving Oh '' anu
re previous day tie safety OF The ciiy was 'a' ~
surcd.
r1e rcbes after n brief rest a, Harrison. entered
Ofoou the afternoon Of the 18th. after burning the
fridge across White Water behind them Fearing In
,errercc with heir operations from Cincinnati prob
ably Is much as The city people expected an attack rom
,hem ,hev made for tie Great Mimi over several
r. runnlng close to each other TO save time IN cIos'
inc and reunite on its leh bank They crossed on the
.ramitown. New Baltimore. and Colcraine bridges.
! AID G1N4luullr on hAlt4 NHa'tt"r t't'''
the nigh. 10. more than miles north cast Z" Gin
onna;i.
Early next morning they passed through Glendale
aud Sningdac whore the stables stores and reside
were na,N, to furnish them tie usual contributions.
Near the former place they crossed the Cincinnati
Hamilton and DAYTON Railroad without inAicimg much
ioiury detachment was sent toyisi, the ueighboFns
Camp Monroe but found he larger number OF Govern
meut mules usually kept there gone.
Aner short halt at srringdale they moved on
through sharon and IcadDs in O souih oa'ioIy cnec-
nou. 10 Montgomery There they contemplated visit
IN Calnr. pcnnison on tie Little Mimi some l3rilcs
from Cincinnati and Shady. It which o1ien'~ and
valuable improvements had been erected. and visi
amount Of public property Of every description aecunn
lated AsLough II mus, have been known by hat TINE
hat Morgan Vas more anxious g AVOID Cincinnati tAah
20 ettaek h and was going ;ovhrd Camps Dcnrison and
SHADY none Of the troops in the city were to be sent ont
tor their protection. Fortunately Col Nch thcH com
raoaau, had energy anl foresight enough 70 prevent
., ,r,s, loss OF Government stores. Ey blocking up
tho direct road from Glendale through Hford. con
s,ructinc rine.pits and manning them VIA the siH
hundred cony aoscoIts in Camp DcHnlon he iorei~cd
an attack upon the Former and gained time enough ~
compelling the Rebels 10 make dclouF to remove iLc
hundreds Of teams at Camp Shady with The exception
OF 20 wagons which were captured and destroyed An
attempt upon the railroad bridge over the Miami near
Camp Dennison failed the approaching Rebels beng
driven back by squad Of con'aie'ceni- and toine
hoiae.guards With loss Of hali dozen NLed On"
wounded.
The Rebel. struck The Little Mani Railroad al Dan
cerous Crossing near Miamiyse and after obsirnoiing
the track lay in wal, for trains Soon the occonmoda
ton train irom Morrow along unsusIcc'nrly ard
q a. la fr.f yrr crowded With
people but ONLY the fireman killed and one Of tho
iratesmen wa. injured About 900 recruits were
aboard. whom they paroled. Tho cars were burned.
cortiuune 70 the southeast the Rebels made Batavia
al Q and Williamsburg at p. IN. -Four niles from
WILLIAMSBURG tho regi aent Of Dtk Morgan separated
fror. the Others and bearing to the south pro
coeded 10 Georgetown and thence 10 West Union. tho
comfy ,eat ~ Adams County where il arrived about
ruionlglt and biyouscked On the 18th il went further
toward teSiver evidently for The purpose o reconno
terine il with view 10 crossing into kcniucly bat
discovering bodies Of militia in every direction, II
turned back 20 the north and subsequently, roined Tie
main BODY about Jacksonville. The latter had pushed
ON from " iniausburg toward Sardiuia near which
place they biyouacked tbe night Of The 5th On tler
way they bu4ney two more bridges over Wlho Oak
River.
In al the numerous Aoulshng small tOwnsthe scenes
OF Iagc and every kind pre' ou-y enacted,
were repeated Their march having taken them through
some Of tie richest oountes Of the state ihcir 'itiA 10
stables had been fruitful Of hundreds oi ine horses.
She condition ofGcn Hobsons men and animals upon
arriving at Harrison such that hc could not resume
his march until n. IN. the isth. Starting at thht
hour he followed in the wake OF Morgan until late IN
the evening when he biyonackcd on the little Miami
Setting out again at the following morning
bewildered Methodist preacher who presumed u act as
guide Jed him nine inos out Of tie way for the un'
necessary fatirue of which ertfh ch the well mean