Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-23
CHASE AND CAPTURE OF MoRGAN's BAND
From The Cincinnati Enquirer Of Saturday.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer Of Saturday.
The celebrated freebooter Morgan and his FIVE thousand
followers were still north of the Ohio river up to two
o'clock this morning but their to the stream which
divides them from their much coveted country such that
the position of affairs is very interesting.
When he left Pketon, which the citizens surrendered
without The slightest resistance he moved to Jackson
fourteen miles distant throwing out his detachments
either side to guard against attack from the Federal forces
and to continue that system of horse stealing which has
every where been leading feature Of his movement One
heavy detachment of his column, led by the redoubtabe
Morgan in person. penetrated the State far south
Oak Hill where they encountered considerable body Of
militia and were forced to retire back to jackson An
other detachment had skrmish between Hamden and
Jackson and also forced to retire back to Jackson
The entire column then moved to Berlin, eight miles
east where they learned for the frat time that the
militia of Eastern Ohio bad intercepted their progress
and telling trees and obstrucng their route every
possible means The route to Vnton failing, they struck
through Pkesvle toward Pomeroy, but met twelve
miles west Of Pomeroy by superior force Of infantry sup
The militia and squirrel hunters were arriving from
Chicothe Athens, and other northern sections of the
State with great celebrity and Morgans when last
heard from greatly disconnected and apparently
alarmed at the close quarters into which they had become
inveigled Hobson, with eight thousand cavalry, was
only from four to miles in his at two O'clock
yesterday afternoon, while Gen. Judah, with cavalry
force of three thousand not than FIVE miles from
Morgan's front He unquestionably at late hour
last evening making effort to reach the river to
the head of Burlington Island under of the night
This it is believed he cannot succeed in from the fact
that the gunboats distributed from point mile or
two below Gaipolis to similar distance above Pomeroy
and within haing distance of each other The opposite
shore of Kentucky and Virginia is lined with infantry
eagerly watching for Morgans approach; while escape
pp the Ksnswhs river is out e the question His scouts
seen of them being in the vicinity Of Ironton
From the Cincinnati Gazette Of Monday.
We stated on Saturday that Morgan then moving
in the direction Of Pomeroy and in the neghborhood
of Chester. His main force reached Chester, FIVE miles
from Pomeroy, Saturday afternoon, where he was
hemmed in by cavalry and infantry. All the roads
were barrcaded and the militia had turned out in force
to impede his passage. We had Hobson moving on hm
from the east, Judah from the SOUTH and White and
Runkle from the north and west. The fords all
guarded by gunboats, artillery, and sharpshooters
Morgan finding himself in close quarters, sent out
scouts to find crossing Burlington as this was the
only ford left him that he could possibly reach On learn
ing that the ford guarded by the gurboats and we
had strong force Of sharpshooers the island Morgan
broke up his band and they separated each squad to take
care of ITSELF
One squad broke for the crossing at Burlington followed
BY the battery Of six pieces which Morgan brought with
him. AS soon the rebels approached the river they
were opened upon by the gunboas and hundred and
fifty killed and drowned. Our cavalry made dash
upon the force IN charge Of the battery and captured the
whole six pieces and killed number of the rebels In
this skirmish understand we lost six or killed
The rest Of this force repulsed and driven back
The main force now foil back toward Bepre and then
scattered and took to the hills in Squads 10 the direction
of Coolsvie Coils. Woford and Shackleford, of Gen.
Hobsons command followed aud succeeded 10 capturing
lot Of Ave hundred and sevenyve and another lot Of
two hundred and seventyfve besides numerous small
squads making in oil over thousand prisoners Among
the prisoners taken Col. Dick Morgan (brother Of
John Morgan,) Col. Ward, and Col. Grigsby.
The latest advces at headquarters that our cavalry
still in pursuit Morgans force entirely broken
up aud scattered in the hills and that the position Of
forces such that they could neither cross the Ohio
get much further North The prospects are good that
the whole or nearly the whole Of the force will be cap
turcd.
From The Cincinnati Gazette Of Tuesday.
We learn at General Headquarters, OF the movements
OF John Morgan, that we have captured far about
twenty-five hundred of his force in addition to those killed
10 crossing the Ohio and in the skirmhes at Burlington,
jackson, and near Pvmeroy.
Gen. Burnside received despatch yesterday forenoon
announcing that hundred and fifteen OF Morgaus
bad surrendered to force of only twenty OF our
Another despatch announced the capture OF Basil Duke
the head and brains Of Morgans command Last evening
that two companies militia had captured seventy one OF
Morgans squad Of FIVE hundred Of Morgans men,
in attempting to the river last evening alter dark
between Gallpois and Pomeroy, captured by ths
FIRST Kentucky Regiment
SO far have taken about twenty-five hundred OF Nor
Qans men prisoners We have captured all his artillery
some three thousand horses large numbers OF pistols re-
volvers carbines md accoutremonts We have killed Of
Morgan's officers Col Chenaut and Col Thomas Morgan
and have captured Col Basil Duke, Col Dick Morgan
Col Ward, Col. Aston, and Col GrQsby. We have alec
killed nearly three hundred Of his men. The prospects
captured 2 t
Con Burnside received despatch about midnight an.
nouncng tho capture of another squad Of seventy OF Nor
gans mon. 1t ia believed that there are not over
eight hundred or one thousand Of Mogan forces loft and
those VIII probably be captured to-day