The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-11
Ihe Yankee Army Police SYSTEM
Gen. MOrgan's Plans Retrayed.

l >'"'u 'N AsE" Toih u~suhy was QH0teU A. Iot.
The Yankee ARMY Po,ica Svstsm-
zen. Morsan's Plans BETRAYED,
Among the new institutions characteristic of
tna' na'ion which has been introduced by tie
YANKEES Is an "Army Detective syste.n, TIE
CINCINNATI Commercial contains detailed and cir.
chnistahtla' account Of a successful a,temrt By a
Kentucky traitor 10 Install hihasel' a. a spy fcs
Gen Morgan In February last, while he was the
chosen Instrument Of the Federal detectives. u,-
der The notorious TluesdaA. The party now az
| sumas the name of Johnson but Morgan and h.
Officers at least know his real uame The treacbe
Try was entirely successful aud the spy both car
ried aud brought letters for Morgan and bis family
which letters were duly read at Nasbviil. by The
detectives before they were delivered: and ,hus
and IN other ways, MorsaL's plans were comm
nieated To The foe. THIS revelation should f,,rntsh
awarding TO our officers not 10 take auy but the
most tried and faithful men into thei. Conscience.
In this instance, the spy saved Rashyil.. when II
was weak by false reports Morgan Of It's strength
caused the capture of Capt Chaliton Morgan III
Lexington; exposed 0ea. Ms plans, and possibly
led TO The later disasters which befe,i h.s com
maud. The following Is the spy's narrative, un-
bashinsy furnished BY himself;
/ NASHVILLE, Feb. 6, 1852.
am a personal acquaintance Of Cen. John H.
Morgan; he 10 acquainted with my family in.
Kentucky. ] saw lin al Lexington. I met hi:,I
with about one hundred men about three miles
from Stewards Ferry, on the Wilson Pike On
Tuesday, one week ago. He was pleased 10 seq
me, ard after due conversation l 3grecd 20 scoui
FOR him.
We ,ett anL went 10 near Lebauon that t,tsht.
ne1l day 10 Liberty, and the next day fThufsday)
to McMinnviiIa, where stayed four isys, when
came TO Liberty on Tuesday, where was arrested
by some OfMOrgan's men and taken to Woodbury.
why're was reieased by Col. Clark, and then went
u Readyvilie. From there wec: 10 Gen. CfjIten-
dens headquarters, and thence to Cen Rosec.ans's
headquarters, and there vas ordered 10 report To
Col. Truesdail, al Nashville.
My instruction from Gen. Morgan was TO 10 TO
Nashville deliver letters TO his (Morsan's friends
IN Nashville, and theu to learn whether there were
any cnmmlssaEy stores sat ths Chattanooga and
Nashville depot; to see Mss. iiagy, and If che
knows OF such c0mihissa.y siofea, and also esceF
tain where the commtssay stores In Nashville are,
particularly, and how all the steamers lie ia the
river. how many gunboais, and how they lie Ia The
river For this information, promptly delivered,
he would give mc Eve hundred dollars In green
hacks. He very poDtRd!y charged me 10 beware Of
Truesdaii's detective police, &e. saw Mrs. Hagy
10 night, after advising with Mrs. Chealhan,. who
advised me 10 put on United States uniform,
which got OF Cpl. Trnesdail and went and saw
Mrs. Hasy and Others aud to visit al, parts OF the
city TO obtain The intormation The General direct
Il ed. 4 shnemaker--nrst house on the Jeff hand
side OF Chrch street after you leave the psniten
iiary-is making boots tof me with false bottoms,
| for carrying dispatches. ! have Rot his name; IL
begins with II.
{Signed) A. L. JOHNSON
Ttuestai, whom the Yankees dsnounce as an
Infamous swindlef and cnundrel, takes the matter
| la hand:
NOTK FROM CHIEF OF POLICE TO GEN. RoSEcRANs.
General have sent Johnson back with infor
! nation not very inviting to Gen. Morgan; ye, am
| efopinion the latter will make raid upon some
point In your command within ten days. He has a
| chain Of scouts this morniny extending from
| through to Lebanon, CfeenvilIe, smithvi,Is, and
MeS1Innvills, his general headquarters. One hun
dred Of is men were at stones river las, night,
am in!Ormed. Yours, &c,
Chief OF Army Police.
The spy Johnson was sent back to Morgan with
proper instructions, made his trip successfully, re-
,urned aud reported as follows:
LEFT Nashville February 8, and stayed at Stew
arts Ferry that night; next morning went four
miles beyond Boards Min; next day went five
mites beyond Liberty. On the lath wei: ta Nc
MinnViile, to Gen. M0rsaa's hendqua TIERS. When
went Into his office the General WIS not there,
but his brother, Charlton NJ rgAn, was in. He said
10 n,e, sis II possible that you have got through
lie then called Que ni the boys and sent word 10
the General that n uian wanted 10 see him i'm
portant business. The General came over, and as
lie came in snid 10 me "Mr. -, am very glad
to you lie then tafned 10 his brother
and said: II told you he would go through,
Charlton. am hardly ever deceived In
a man." | told him l had some ihings
tor his wife from Mrs. Or. Chea,ha=,. lie
was boarding. We went In and he introduced me
TO bis lady, saying, "ere my dear. H. the gentle
man to!d you of; he Is just from Hashville.''-
She asked me 70 be seated, and the General then
asked me for information about Nashville. l told
him that they receiving heavy reinforceInents
there--that there were ffay seven transports lying
nj the ievss, loaded with troops and provisions
lie asked me II they had moi been burned get.
told him they had not. liz Gays, "Wei, they will
be-" lie asked me when would he ready 10 gntn
Nash vile again and ] told him that was ready
al any time. He asked me II did not want sou,c
,uoncy; told him did, aad hs gave me one hun
greeabacka aud Tennessee money. He thea said
Ge wanted me 70 leave on Sunday or Monday for
Nash Vile. On Monday started for McM:nnville
He soij me 10 6nd out how Many troops there were
hare, where they were going 70, and how many
| transports there we're here and their location
| Also how many gunboass there were here, and
whether they lay above or below the railroad
bridge. He satd for me 10 get oil the infor-
nation l conid OF the movements, location and
number Of The army. Monday might ! stayed OF
Mr. BradfoTd's, Eve miles the "ther side of Itber
~: next night stayed at widow bnchan's, five
| giss beyond Lebanon; next stayed two miles
his side Of Green Hill and the next day, (Thurs
dav ! came 10 Nashville. While was In the Gen
s.al's ONCE al MeMinnsiiie, ooionei eis,k, eoaa
Gsserai II The troops could be paid Oft before 60
f, tus into Kentucky. MorsuD said they could be
naid. lie asked the Colonel Ii he Want-d any
| money. Tue Colouei said yes, that he wanted com
mutation fos GAy days. Ia marching they do no,
! iseue rauons. Heard Major Steel say tina, the
Command would be at Sparta In the iaorniHs.--
I.esrns6 ftom officers q AicA1fnnvtls fhat there
eers near 5000 troops Al Tuilahan7a, thai shsy
were forifytng ,hers, aud u Manchester snd Shei
byvills, aud that Breckinrtdsa was Al Manchester.
tor. vtu invited me 10 bis oeacs. He was just
sendlne N Braex the news had brought. While
in his once Sc received Dispatch rom either
aichmond os Charleston, eaying that France bed
II Central Mexico.
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