, 1863-07-23

Ills HUMILIATION COMPLETE.
MORGAN HIMSELF STILL AT
LARGE,
THE BATTLE OF BURLINGTON
ISLAND,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.J
CINCINNATI, July p, 1868.
The steamers, having on board 1000 Of
Morgau's men, hare not Jet arrived, but are
expected during the night.
Morgan and the renpant Of his forces, not
exceeding 500, moved to Macarthur during
last night, and, to-day, passed the north Of
Athens. Finding our forces at all points
north, and no !chance of escaping in that d.
rection, be changed his course and moved
south again, toKards the river, in the hope
Of finding IN opportunity to cross.
Our gunboats are still on the look for
him, and our cavalry ara pursuing. There Is
no chance for the escape Of the men, though
Morgan himself may elude our forces and get
away in disguise.
Major McCook, the father Of the nghting
McCook family, WIS killed in the fight 1T
Burlington. His remains are expected hero
tonight.
C1NcrsSAr1, July a2-Morgan passed
through Nelsonville, Athens county, at ten
o'clock this morning. Our forces arc close
behind 1im.
The Con.nstsriars Columbus special says
49, .+t..n <ex,.- ~.
'na1 "tet peiamou,A!.ue a.ue0' eonut9, Mol'
gan took southerly direction, crossing Wash
ington county and the a1usklpgum rlycr, In
the direction Of McConnellsvillc, with the
evident intention Of ginning point On the
Ohio river aboye gunboat navigation and
crossing to Virginia. The authorities have
made such arrangements as viii efTactuallr
checkmate him aud capture his band.
f.,vc,xs4rr .1r1r % -,torp,n With ,bont
M ao.s a,,nsnna ~ 400 Hca r.hrr v;ntnn
oorntr }ast nirht ~ ho1f.n,st i7vc th1s
,'nrn;n, 1,e rrSs within - mia * V;ntnn m
10 N.yetta ana Einctnn,ti r,;,ro,d d0A' W
d;e1 ~ Pomeror ~esterday fro,n the eif:,c.- Of
= a,Sr swlnnd recesv2d h. H., enoaren,ent at Rnf.
fnrton Island.
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+ correspondence OF the cincinnati oa:ette.1
NATIONAL FIEE7 on ONO RsyEu,
BURLINGTON leland, Monday, July ~.
Burlington Island lies In the Ohio Riyer
ciose 10 Inc ONO shoFe, ABOUT thirty I'VE
"uose ia ~ We ~, We, ~ 1s
aconnnt ~ the sloa,s het ,.en II and Rtan1sr1
nas..,,,s 1s1an5 twantv m;les nhora Thar ha;1
1nnht1.ss Toan ,s,i ojr;sad ~ fhe ro1a1, anta I
az 1-o,', ~ 7toiata +o a,tes hanS
.ha, ~n' - o ,sear than, ~ n1nans3 - ,ha wv
rn,,ta ~ staIJ ~ H. 4ha,n ,,nti +hov raac1od
~ -, o],,tnino,,s reninn snd nnr e1:+a1 f.on+
1;sr W;thnnt fo'1owfnp Then. the progress
+ ~ Noroanss marc1, eastward 1re 1U,1} t5}-e n
t,1,nce ~ = liz 1on-se nrevions r. tha mornf,n
~ ~ hn+41o. W Vastender Sunday tha 1ntb
W,r@1er,s rioit Eant va 1n,;n ~ Shora roa5'
fec15 Pona7er h3rfnT ant mt sIirm;ahar..
- E.i 10 s+rsnr1h Is thet to~n sn1 aT;dSia'
mi This w.as m Fri7ar nIrbf hI1t If hs
hod am: intention to attemnt te f;nd at Eicht
b1iir Island he ahandoned # m % acconnt m AZ n
home onards Win a niece 6f nrdnnnce n3ade
nf east ;rar, anfi ,,sed on]y ia tsra sointes 4
skfrm}sI, tonF n]ace. in which fhe rebels Host
twn men Ef}ieH md two or three wonnded.
md the home guards had one man SLIGHTLY
wounded and lost their gun, which, however,
tne reoels contemporary le1t oeMna, a1ser
they 1ouna IFS utter use1essness' Inc MAN
body were advancing on the road from Vim
force took the old stage road to Pomerny,
and pushed for Burlington 1sland, or rather
the shore opposite which 1t reached, it is
supposed Mt two o'clock on Sunday morning.
4nvAscg op GEN. 5UpAu.
"nen osn. n ouuan tE 1 TIT rui.soa.n ~ as ~
on . 4hat y ~ on'i tahe n1I 41,ca.
pec1ena taaa an ehgaSetaGnt Tou1u taAg liasc,
for reliable Information had 9een received At
tne heaaqnatdefs q 20 h na, nnn, c4a,l 9aa4 ~
oeI9l me post; e ahe,t s1at, s,e ,;,ae Sae
onIs Nom ~ "ae nos tns usau ~ ~ ~ H'.re. .sa
cpuIt " plnk VI ~ Gns,.sc.tteLt, 10 ~ ~ ~
sno"H tuaI tn5 1teeIs WYE scAsL51su ost1
MY OF slAts m!les ~ G1uutey, anu eae ueces-
sa!y coaccnttation Muicu auey lnuss naAe , re nae
fas! na1noren nonn o;oem y; r., ~ ~ haas IN soe
tgs ~ n te ~ enttre pehe1 hore
zen. Jaaan lufn hsis " e1osS ~ ~ poss.o.e ;ra
70 1he 9eoe!s, nut oet"gen 5nen g aan III l!se.,
MneTe th9t ~as pf.ctcaole, A oh.m ..,,:a9 m91ea ~
[eachea yaehso t1,n.. 49, +ha p,n .xonI3
t@gnte, @ L1 - laIs asa .u1 ~ ey fa y,rn;5a5 "Ea.a
= and tno1 ie4 4hrou9 M ~ W{ncester and VntoS
mo tpoh p snroun "a thanra nar+a' o ~ that ~
toward Fomeroy, ana thence nof'a OF taat 10
1ne scene oa ae.'on' -
MOVEMENTS ON TIE RIVER. II
Our gunboats, viz: Moose, {dasboat) Rein
deer, Springfield, Naumkeag and Victory, in
sem@and comm Of Liegtsna2t; ;c5mmanaer LeKoy
siblepoint below Ripley to Portsmouth,; but as
soon as It 'Fas definitely ascc1tained that Nor:
| gan Was pushing eastward, the Moose. towed
by tile Imperial, started up stream, followed
At proper distances by the other boats. The
! Moose made tue foot Of Burlington Island on
Saturday night, ano remained until next morn.
|
| 1Tl1o T,5, -, 49, -1 -. .
| oni1 .hore the Island. AZ bcfore stated' It iva
o,ciock. and fook nosifion undcr cover of ar.
ti1IerT. In m eytensiye corn and wheat field,
| skirted bv hifls nna woods on its nnrth anti
eost sides. TIVE position was 2 =od one, aud
mieht have been held to adyantagc for a much
lo1rer time than II was. but for The co.opera.
| tIon 0f .be gunboAt Moose. the only one o1
| the feet Which arrived in time TO partici.
| 1,ote.
t The rebels met 1,s in solid column. and
! moved In battalions. and at The frst flro re-
r. hs assisted hr onr ar4s1ierv This was fhe
hast nnnn+fnn;yv thev had * ma1e snrcess.
ful ticl1t, but We fell back to bring forward
our artillery, and the enemy did not seem tc
care to follow mp the advantage. During