Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-05

AN@A-- o@A-ta AZ aAANl ta Ehto Lalm through "
ensH8y's country. IA se0uvsfsGtion with CaE
Bi Marks, Of Gel Basil W Dsks's Eeatutk
Iegiglent who was with the expedition, we bay
HesH czahlea to gather The f8llswiHg incidsn
ans particulars OF the great raid wkics sH
Fsssss auything Of the kind fer daring and in
Portant rosslts, that has yot rEusDiraa duri1
the present war;
It sppssrs thst the expedition started frei
Sparta TsnH., sbeat the let Of July. So
crossed the Cum0erlaud river successfully 9
the %. The hrst skirash with the enemy es
cured on the Glasgow rosd, in which they wei
drivea eight miles before oar savazeiBg co
umns. The advance was continued 10 Bark
vile, Ky, aad On the following day tue enan
Was met st Coiumsis, Sc which point fight OF
CARED, in which the essnay were badly vyhippei
killing aEd wouHiing ten or twelve, and caE
tarIHg q nHrsber sf prisoners, their Rraas, etc
On the 4tA ef JEly the expedition took I'D n
lire ef march fer Green river bridge Az al
tscE was here made upOn the enemy, whs yrar
Iouns 70 be posted in streng position, pr0tects
! BY well constructed stosksdes On secsuut G
tss superior stfcngth Of the WEEKS euF leIce
/ taiied 70 carry the position. D1linz this en-
| gsfement we lest Gel ChenauIt, aud Captail
/ lTibois, killed, ana about sixty killed an,
wounded. The ensmy's less vas equal to our
a tie charge made upen them
From Green river bridge, Morgan next al
rected his attention TO the town sf I.ssauou
| He GHcamPed Withiu five mites of the Dises O,
I the aight Of ths 4th. The following mornint
! BE reached Lebanon and at once demanded M
surrender Of the place. which was refused bI
| ne Fedsfal of1eer n command of the post 4
/ heavy engagement snsued which lasted viii
/ considerable spirit, fer soma hours, the Fanlee.
5tUb55Tnly resisting, firing from the houses
| Finally, charge was ordered, and the towT
was captured, together with the whole Fedora
( ioles consisting Of sb0ut six hundred eAsetiyt
[ msa. together with large amount Of stores
arms etc In The charge, however, ib is TO b,
! regretted thet we lost some gsoa men. Amonp
I tha Bumber vast lst Lieut. TAomas Morgan. :
I brother Of ths general, who was shst through
/ Tie heart he was gallant spirit. aud bis
Z death greatly Infatuated the command, BY when
be ws5 Wermly beloved and admired
LssTlug LsaaRen they proceeded to Bards-
iowa. IusIs company Of the aHeHyi q eav-
slry was captured. From benee tie expedition
savaaeed upDa the louisville and NashviHs
railroad, aad upon reaching the road they were
not l0Hg ia 0YerhaUHn2 train OF cars. vvbieI,
proved 10 be quite werih the eEszt, as it cor
ysined between sevezty-fve and enc Eun6red
ethsars bal6EgiHF to RogeeTaHs' command
They neIt reached GaTueHsvile, VIXEN feipt
was Haee upon the city OF LgBisville. while
preParaIsRs were on feet 70 effect a crossing, Of
the Ohs river. A scouiiug party was sspt to
tss river st BrsHdonsbure, at which peirt two
steamers were captured. tie Alice Dean and the
j. 7. MsCsoHbs. The fcrr1sr was dastrsved
Here the eommaHS Effected a crossing of he
river. after sevsro fight with the enemy. They
esDtHTed about one hERdsed hsme guards. one
rifle y pouHscr piece, szd successfully rsDulse5
two EuEb0ats. This occurred on the 9Th
On the eth Of Jaly, being safely landed on
iss soli Of Indians, General Morgan took uD his
.iEs Of mEych lo- Ccfv6on, whore he caDtursd.
about slx Buadsed militia, and some few regp-
Ter soldiers. Salena, Indiana. was the next poins
which invited kis attention. where sn immense.
am8Eat Of dauags was inflicted uDsn The en-
suly, By the destruction Of railroad property.
bridges, depoas, Hlogea. etc.
TIE expedition lrsm This BeiBt visited the in
tsTl9r Of sEe State, and was enabled to End srv
quantity Of werk to perform which embraced
E he destruction Of vast amounts Of public prpp-
erty, s6ch IS rsliroszs, bridges. depots. and
G5vetUment stores generally The damage cf
tHs character, at this stage OF the expedition, is
be7sna computation.
Lsaviag the Ssats Of Indians. General Nor.
gan strue1 ths OHIO line at place called Hsr-
nsoR. Here he completely destroyed a vsrv
long bridge, OF immense strsHgtb and value A
teinE Eas here made uFcu Cincirnsd Tba
Fhcie Ohio country, in this direction. is che
qHred ever with railroads, and ibe attention eff
be exposition was particularly diTected to these.
LHmens5 daaage was thus iuHlcled upon the
enemy, be 4.5sissippi sad Ohio railroad was
gresty iEiared. The Csmmad approached with
in eight miles Of the city Of Cincinnati AID it is
ssla hat some Of Moresn's scouts were within
taa Suburbs Of the cisy. On the march the com
nsnd boro to the left Of the city, striking he
l4ttls Miami railroad, oapturiee valuable train
Of cars, soeH after reaehing the read. together
wiiA about tWe Hundred Federal soldiers. TIE
.rain was, Of osurse, destroyed. which was the
usual disposition nsse Of such captures. Our
.alorIaaui atstes that E.sWerIh (M8rraH's t-le-
gfapb operatsr,) was with tha expedition, s1d
hat wheu0yer they wished to destroy trsia.
lll ihey had 70 dc was 70 tap the wires and the
rAia was soon sent ts them.
After psssiEg Cincinnati Morgan next vert
q the dirsetioa Of Camp DsE5seu. uDon which l
3s.nt he made anetder f=iat for the suppose oft
isccIviHg the enemy, 'Vho were Ct this time bsr-
-sssing hiua as be proceeded. Leaving tRs j
Of Camp Deuison, he proceeded
Ersugh the iutsrier Of the State, operating upoH
~ extensive scale, ia dsstreYiRg the railroads Z
.sT wkieh that section is Sc prolific
U5oa aTriying near the t3wa Of Ponerov. ar
lther fsiut was here TssoEtes te. The nuaerous /
eads in this section were generally very
.fsstively bi0ckaded, and much di6culty was I
experienced IN overcoming these 0bstscies I
Near Psmefoy General Morgan eneoun-
eTe8 fierce Of the enemy of about /.
en- thousand men, consisting of infantry. I
aaysry and artillery. While lhs skirmishars {
we're engaged Gt TINS point, the main body Of tbe
command moved around the town to the left. /
Fith the view Of reaching the river, which they I
accomplished about daylight on the morning Of 4
he 18th Of July, at BaEingtsa island. Here /
be eneuy cane up vita them, With a stfong /
Gree, assisted by gunbosts ia the river, which 4
,reEsHssd q crossing st this point The rear 4
20 u Al
meek, while the msia body was enabled 10 l
move oH from tho riyer to a poiat further up,
,alled BsllYille. Here aHother effort was made 4
o cross.
A5out two hundred Of the command had sue I
'esded in crossing the river, whea the gantosts
gals msse their appearance, and also force OF
,svalry and infantry, evidently tho Same which 4
opposed them as Bahagtoa. 0aiy two men
we're drowned Of the ngn5er which attempted I
> eIsss the river Morgan beiug thus prevent.
q ffom crossing his Wa9ls comma1J, hose
vas effected crossing succeeded In keeping
se gsnhoats al bay until he esuld remove has
cree 70 a Point higher up the river
EBs party, thus cut of from tho main body,
iad no osheT alternative left them bat 70 make
heir way, as best they could, to ths Confederate
ines, which they succeeded in doiag-passirg'i
hTeugh the mountains in Western Virginia 10
lewisbuTg, near which place they are now in
amp.
Tns whole force engaged in the expedition did
los exceed three thousand nen-perhaps not
more than two Thousand Eve hundred, though
be enemy estimated it at from eight to ten
hoUsaud.
The Questioa Of Parole.
A dispatch from Fortress Moaros, to the New
lsrk Times, says;
Arrangements havs been made by Commis-
sners Ludlow and 0ald that captuges Of ofH
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