Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-08-01

Capture OF John Morgan.


| From the Cleveland Herald Of Monday.
Capture of john Morgan.
A fight took place at Springfield, be-
tween Steubanvillq and SIlinevile, on
Saturday evening. That fight was in re-
ality laundering attack of one portion of
our own force upon another portion Of the
same. The Militia were stationed on bill
overlooking q road which Morgan was eX.
pected to traverse. As the b Michigan
Cavalry, under Mnjor Way, were moving
along the road to take up the position as
signed them, they were mistaken by the
military for the rebels, and were fired n'o
This Of course compelled the cavalry TO fall
back, and before the error could be rctrieV-
ed, Morgan and his forces had escaped.
Gen. Brooks, commanding the depart.
mcnt, had gone to WellsviIle. Finding
that there was probability that Morgan
would cross the road 10 the vicinity of
| SaIincvilc, train Of cars was sent up the
road about six o'clock Sunday morning with
regiment Of six months Pennsylvania ln.
fantry, under commend of Col Gallagher
| There we're disembarked at Saneville and
merched to point about two miles distant,
wlere the rebels were expected to cross.
The Infantry were posted on some rising
ground commanding the road, with orders
to prevent Morgan'S passage.
At this time the Utmost alarm existed
among the people of Salcneville. The
houses were closed, doors aud windows
| locked and barred, and women and child
ren stampeding into the country with what
ever portable property could be carried
along. The men who had weapons aud
courage, turned out to resist the progress
Of the dreaded rebel, whilst all the Others
fed With the women and children.
In q short time the expected rebels made
the road On catching sight of the in:
fautry they halted, und turned their horses
heads in another direction. Before they
could get out of the trap they found them.
selves in, NJ rjor Way, with 250 men Of the
Oh Michigan Cavalry, dashed among
them, and commenced cutting right and
left. Tie rebels made but a brief resist =
ance. a few sho's were fred by them,
and then the whole party broke in utter
confusion.
Morgan himself was riding in q carriage
! drawn by two white horses N i0r Way
saw him, aud gaIlopiug up, leAched fox
him, Morgan jumped out ut the other side
of the carriage leIped over fence, seized
horse, and galloped of as fast as horse.
flesh, spurfed by frightened heels, could
carry him Abou, couple of hundred of
his men succeeded in breaking away and
following their frightened leader. In the
buggy thus hastily evicuatel by Morgan,
were found his rations, consisting of loaf
Of bread, some hard boiled eggs, and q bot.
Tie Of uh,sksy.
The number of killed in this Fl 5ht was
much less than at trst reported, as vie can
not learn of more than five or six dead bod-
les having been found. There was con
siderable number of wounded, and about
two hundred prisoners taken, together with
horses and arms. a special train was sent
to WellSville in the afternoon, with about
two hundred and fifty prisoners, captured
10 the fight or captured in the neighbor-
hood afterwards.
A few of our cavalry were wounded, Two
or three seriously.
r Morgan and the remainder Of his scat
tered forces pressed three citZ.ns OF Saline
A vile into their service as guides, and con
tinued their fight on the New Lisbon road
: One Of the immp"essed guides made hi.
escape and rode back, conveying intelii
gence Of the route taken, which IL was be
leved was with the Ultimate design o
reaching the Ohio river higheTup. Force:
t were Immediately despatched from Wells
. vile to head him off, whilst another fore
J. followed holly in his rear, aud strong
q militia force fom New Lisbon came dowl
a to meet him.
n About 9 in the afternoon thcs9 vari
ouS detachmeuts closed in around Morgan
: in the vicinity of West Point, about mid
> way between New Lisbon aud Wellsville.
The rebels were driven TO bluff, from
which there was no escape, except by fight
ing their way through. or leaping from
e lofty and almost perpendicular precipice.-
: Finding themselves thus cooped, Morga
4 concluded that discretion was the bette
), part of valor, and came down as graceful
as the coon did to Davy Crockett. He
With the remainder of his gang, Surrendere
to Col. Shackeford
The prisoners we're brought back t
D Wellsville. where their arrival caused grea
e excitement. Morgan retained bis sid
y arms, and moved about freely, although a
II ways accompanied by Col. Shackeford. -
Is Last night Sunday Morgan aud his sta
a slept at the Whitaker House, in Well
!. vile, and at three o'clock this morning
= = they, accompanied by Col. Shackleford an
10 staff, left on the regular train for Colun
bus. Later in the day special train wa
* TO be sent to Columbus with the remandt
IL OF the prisoners and their guards.
e. The militia are constantly bringing in I
u the line of road stray prisoners, picked u
10 in the country. The bills are swarmin
o. with armed men hunting for fugitive rebel
"a Nine OF Morgans party were brought
- Bayard Station this morning, who wei
- captured in the neighborhood by the Pr
! vost MarshaPs force.
:. - Mofgan's men were poorly dressed, ra
- ged, dirty and very badly used up. Son
OF them wore remnants OF gray uniform