Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-08-06
John Morgan In kentucky.

John Morgan In Kentucky.
The New Yosk Heralds correspondent has raey
account of Morgap attack the Nashville and Louis
vile railroad
On Monday, the sanguine railroad PEOPLE at Nash
ville iscreditiDg the cry of WOLF made up passenger
and express train and started Tor Louisville On time
Your correspondent paid for a seat.
The train consisting OF two passenger coaches eVery
seat occuped) baggage vel! filled, and an express
car containing among other valuables safe and fifty
seveo thousand dollars CT paper money in charge
of messenger, ett Nashville at seven O'Clock, A M
and proceeded far Cave City station, hall way,
without molestaon anticipation OF trouble On
the line. At Cave City conductor Sweeny IN charge
of the train earned that Morgan had indeed captured
Lebanon the day previous, taking Col. Hanson, Eigh
tenth Kentucky ,and six hundred prisoners, apd was
marching toward the railroad, with the apparent nen
ton oftuttng it somewhere between Elizabetown and
Lebanon Junction; perheps the Mudraugh's Hill tres
tie works to be destroyed Teegraphlc commu-
nicaon with Louisville yet perfect, and the con-
ductor resolved go ahead cautiously but swiftly
hoping past the rebel column into Louisville be-
fore they could advance to the road from Lebanon
Appealing to Louisville for instructions by telegraph
was yet practicable, and the conductor did it. He
received reply to this effect All right, come
on with your train, no rebs, signed smith,, when
is a name common to Louisville operators John IL.
Morgan, and hundreds of other men. On this occasion
it was used by John We passed through the black
tunne winding down over the great treste work at
Muldraughs Hill at fearful speed, but undisturbed we
picked up, near Lebanon Junction, the garrison OF
stockade who had been ordered by General Boyle ele
graphically to Burn your camp and come on train to
LOUISVILLE 1t is, perhaps unnecessary to state that
John Morgan aced as Attorney for Brigader General
Boyle, in signing that dispatch There were twenty
eight of these soldiers, under command Of second lieu
tenant, whose ID did lot learn They sweIled the
number OF passengers on the train to two hundred
about twenty-five of whom we're ladies'
The passengers realized their situation as soon the
friDg commer ed Bullets whstled over, through,
der and beside the cars aud the cries and shrks
teribe the rebels closing around the haoong and
shooting at the retreating stockaders. The un-
armed passengers sought the floors Of the coaches for
safety, aid groVed about in the ases and beneath the
Seats III wrgglirg, trembling, seethng mass, for the
night was cferslVeiy warm and the musketry thing
hot.
Hesitating moment to destroy NY watchguard and
secrete my purse in my boots, had others fast
to do, found when came to lie down that the floor
was than occupied. | selected fat and ahiver
ing Jew, who mutterng to himself that he had "no
monish nor anydings else and recined upoa him till
were aroused by teIocous rebel, crOuching along
the isle, gun in hand and pointed at Us, too, saying
"COme, now, Yanks, get out OF this quick, too."-
Everybody got out speedily in obedience to the ORDER
and firing CEASED Thirteen of the stockaders had al
ready been captured, killed, and three severely
wounded Three fouE rebel horses lay dead before
u.s. | can only give my experience during the
ceedng fifteen minutes l was too much harassed to
attend to othsr than private affairs. III feet touched
the ground, and fell into the hands OF big, dirty
looking rebel lieu enant, with United States army
volvsr in his hand He inquired for my arms and
gave him superior pistol without murmur, though
inWardy cursng the fortune of war; he pistol did
satisfy The nsatate person, and be slapped all my
pockets in quick secession till be felt my watch beneath
his hand.
The watch was golden one worth 5000 anywhere
south of the Tennessee line, and douby valuable to
for associations, ventured to hint urbaney that he
was 1obbag NE. He "couldnt and wouldn't help it
watch just what he had been looking tor.' He
LETT in charge of guard and sreeked away to the
next perch, did ! see him more The youthful
guard opened the conversation by inquring If pos
eeased pocket knife cid, and he wanted it, and got
it. l fuajly prevailed upon him to escort to the
line of prisoners with my haversack On my arm, al
though several times the route through the band the
youthful guard was advised by bis comrades n
snatch that haVerbag. Here and there were little
knots of rebs relieving passengers OF vauaoes and
ey, and in no case did see anything taken which
not "iust what the rebs wanted" One Jew from
CarksvilIe there many Jews upon the train, lost
So 900 in money before be reached place Ct safety
under the eye OF officer, and narrowly escaped with
his life The rebels were particularly bitter On the
race.
Arriving at the line of prisoners introduced myself
to couple of officers, who sat lazy their steeds,
with each leg thrown the pommel of the saddle
They Major and Colonel Major proved quickest
asked me to let him that haversack A parcel of
unwashed linen Of which had burredy Invested N.Y.
self of in the morning toilet with soaps were
"just what be wanted, tooth brush he did not want,
as be gave it me- and stood forth pucked as clean
| as young robin.
The Colonel great good natured provincial, kindly
offered bite of plug tobacco, "mule harness,
smiled, and softly felt of the hat wore. He told me
his name was Cuke, and pointed out ragged line of
men in the edge of the grove "hs regiment" My
hat for which had paid fabulous price in Nashville,
was not good enough, so he compromised and took a
travelling cap from the haversack, mne now the
Majors saying would be just the thing for "some of
the boys who 17ere short of head gear
l found General Morgan in the centre of bevy of
ladies standing uncovered in the falling dew while all
around his were examining stolen property by the
light of fires. He insignia of rank, being
dressed in the roundabout aud pants of the
bel soldiers. The keen and little Basil Duke who has
risen to the rank of acting Brigadier fitted grace
fully about anu seemed be the master spirit of the
party.
Next day, West Point, the Ohio, the lumber
wagon on VIII en- l had taken passage passed through
the head of the Confederate column the march. We
met several acquaintance of the previous night but
not hinered. Morgan had issued orders to press
all the horses in the country fit for service, and lis
ders were being carried out. Secession farmers along
the road suffered with the rest, and those who could
were hurryiDg their stock into secret places.
Morgan occupied johannesburg, Kentucky, that af-
ternoOn.
Cotton-The Blockade.
A correspondent of the New York Herald, writing
Nassau