Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-10

Aa&A 1a0kGAN RAID INTO KEN
/ The FiFht At Eiizabetis9ieb-T Caphre of or
Iorcss e Mutdrouqt's HiH--Il Ilssfructi0a q
ne tTestis-seork rk-Eaets aaa RaHOTs.
From she Louisville Journai
The Morgan rail- into our stats has beeoms uors So
fous ard d-sflctTe than even those who ndnlg5d the
greAtesf confidence 10 hss skill had anrepstsd. Our
latest mo nation represents him q ~ oeieek ~
ss5 5nng u possession of he Ean e - Aa'afo1gas 8
an nd tee trfEtle-work p that vicinity. TkaenArter,
master Of the 7lef lndsna iafsnry which corps rad
been detached 70 guard the tunnel and tssstie work
managed e caps from his command Testsfjay aorn-
ns ane arrived aer iasE evening" bringing iut8g9nee
Ii II : be regarded g reEebie-
The history o. the ybt at EhzabsthtoWn en- Satur-
day ami ne surrender oi ts 9lst Illinois 1ntrys Lleuts
Col Sn2lth, 9 ml1anding, prstfy generally known.
tas deIn and a made By Morgan for toe se-rendsfi ana
ssfzn to lay down their arms the rebas cp8ned upon
them visa yFo sEPo nders and se relTe poundera in
AAofi isls Haying 40 artillery WnsreWita 70 reply
lii u Col smith he6 she public square
pyies the courtlanse ead adioining buldingE THUG
covered they made sharp re.istanes but we're over
commrnd eHab aeed i've hundred men Il s said sbas
tue surrender was ado bY Idens ssiIaock vithogt the
knovlsdss Of she commanding officer, snd that subss
quentY Capt Jaaes fought the bes from his posi-
lion for three hours IL nIsc0gnlan of biz gallant
duet John Morgan permitted Capt James 70 retain hi
The hssvy cannOus5ing heard in ths vicinity on Sat
ur5ay aE ElizsbethtoWn-
The dserss. Objoot Of Moreans dash into kentucky
Was no d0u9t the desiraeton Of the immenss iTeahs
work E he vicinity Of Auldrougas Hill sn i'm
proVeme that it viii requis great expsud turs Of
lime ana money 70 replace. This object be has fully
accpFup sasd.
This important work it seems was guarded by the
7lsa Indiana gseuf numbering iu ts present coBdi.
ton shout six bnndfed nial. They supplied with
earthworks the hill in ths Vieaity, and with geek-
sdss the foot Of the hill There Wers A two pieces
Of artillery tAsre Of small cabsr. but they had
supgies Of ammunition f0T llen the rsns were useess
Mogan with hs forces. arrived o. tae h at an earT
hoar yest t-rdas n1ornng--one aeeo ns ssys 4 i've
D G oek and aAother tx oek One company OF Fede-
raj troops who were doing picket dnty cHptsusd
aud The remainder Of the forces made rapid mOveEsnt
sent in by the rebels, demanding unceuditons
surrender This dssnaud refused and Morgan
opened upon them with his cannon A 6ght 81 long,
rang, IL which few if any, eas1atss occurred was
kept up until i've clock last evening when the fring
ceased the Fsderas surrendeng to the supsror rsts
force. The surrender forced the destruction Of She
I tresre work was easily accomplished.
The colonel OF the ls Idiaua who had been ia this
city lsf by tas trala AZ Two scock yesterday morning
fight
OF course the town was more or less excited last
at hs recital Of the various It said
that Morgan had appeared with his command At hs Roll
ing Eors bridge at eariy boar yesterday morning;
tha the Federal troops there had surreu8srsd and that
the bridge over that stream bad been dssoyed that
The rebel advance had made their appeSrance at Shop
herds Vile having given Lebanon Junction The soby.
and shat sight was imminent at the Salt river bridge.
All these EuTnOrH were untrue-
train arrived at this city At half past O'clock
last evening froa Lebanoo Junction Gensral Gilbert,
who is in comnsnd Of the forces tha NsshFis read
returning ths city BY that conveyance. train
shepherdsve st twelve o'clock last night under
ders to awsit Instructions from the military anhoritss
here twelve o'clock last nj git teegraphic couInQ-
ncaon along the lire Of the road extended only far
az Sheph rdsBie the operators 81 Lebanon Junction
ans BarlstoFn junction having deserted then posts
We ere not Of those who believe that Morgan will
make advance to the Ohio river. His o jsct In en-
tfrns tho STATE was ct e rarosd com uuiczEion
be een his city and Nashville, order dsprvs the
army Of the Cumbsrland Of It's regular supplies This
object the injury to the road desired has
eIff
tempt bis escape IF ths report that Kirby Smith IN his
re With powerful ara = shOaid not prove true.
But a11rgan W u fail il his design Of eulba rsszng hs
army Of General Rosecrsnz ia the matter Of iesevn
subsistenes We are sware thst there supplies at
Nashville sufficient 70 meet the necessities Of the array
f5t month CONES and have doubt but tst the
present depth If the Cumberan, ryer viii warrant ts
ma ieaiion BIZ steamers even &c point above the
Shoals.