Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-06
The Capture of Mor..

lowing interesting particulars Of ,h ,"' io'
ture OF John Morgan and his ogn. "P
Sunday last s"Us %
"On Saturday General Brook.
handing the department, proceed. JOA'
Wellsyille, and established his bsoS. %
tiers in the Cleveland and plttsburc J lrN
where he was assisted by the num-
officers of the road, who lad pIocoS ~
transportation and telegraph resorco, ""
his disposal, Finding that there w,,
probability that Morgan would crs,
road in the vicinity Of Salmeviue. ,,,s
of cars was sent Hp the road abont
o'clock Sunday morning, with a reum..,
of six months Pennsylvania infantry NV
der command of Col. Gallagher INV
were dlsembarked at Saineville ,'S
marched to a point about two miles Al,
tant, where the rebels were expectea :.
cross, The infantry We're posted on sam.
rising ground commanding the road wrS
orders to prevent Morgan passage.
At this time the utmost alarm eys.3
among the people of Saineville. Thu
houses were closed, doors and window,
locked and barred, and women and cbl
dren slampeding into tn country viii
whatever portable properly could be- a,.
ried along. The men who had wpsum
and courage turned out to resist the no
gress of the dreaded rebel, while all Ns
others fed with the women and cb .ldren.
In short time the expected rebel
made their appearance, coming round
bend in the road. On catching sight Of
the infantry they halted, and turned then
horses heads in another direction. Be-
fore they could get out OF the trap Aey
found themselves in, Major Way with
$50 men Of the Ninth Michigan cayalv,
dashed among them and commenced mt.
ting right and left. The rebels made hut
a b~ief resistance. A few shots were fired
by them and then theiwhole party broke
in utter confusion, Men dsmouuted threw
down their arms and begged for quarter
while others galloped around wildly in
search OF place Of escape, and wen
brought to time by pistol shot or sabre
stroke.
Morgan himself was riding in a car
ragc drawn by two white horses. MAJOR
Way saw him, and gaIIouing up reached
for hm, Morgan jumped out Al tie other
side of the carriage, leaped over fence.
seized q horse and gaI1oped OF as fast as
horsedesh spurred 10y frightened heels
could carry him. About q couple of hun,
drrd Of his men succeeded in breaking
away and following their fugitive leader.
In the buggy thus hastily 'evacuat q OyI
Morgan were found his 'rations , conssmk
of a loaf Of bread, some hard ooIea eg
and bottle Of whisky.
The number of killed in this dgt WI
much less than at first reported. be-
number of killed rebels was set down as
from twenty to thirty, but this mus. he
oyeriated, rs we cannot learn of more
than five or SIX dead bodies having been
found. There was a considerable number
of wounded, and about two hundred prs
ouers taken, together with horses and
arms. A special train was sent % Wells
vile IN the afternoon, with about two hun
bred and fifty prisoners captured IN The
fight, or picked up in the neigh1oroood
| ailerWard.
Morgan aud the remainder of the scat
tered forces pressed three citizens Of oa-
AucvIIe into their services as guides, and
continued their flight on the New Lisbon
road, One Of the impressed guides madt
his escape and rode back, conveying intel
lIJrnce of the route taken, which 1t wa
believed WAS with the ultimate DIES On G
reaching the OHIO river higher up. Force
We're Immediately dispatched iron Well:
willie to head him off, whilst another fore
followed hotly in his rear, and stroD
militia force from New Lisbon came dow
to meet hun.
About two o'clock in the afternoon these
various detachments closed in around Nor
gan in the vicinity of West Point, about
midway between New Lisbon and Wells
VILE The rebels were driven to bluff
from which there was no escape except by
lighting their way through, or leapln!
from a lofty and almost perpendicular
precipice. Finding themselves thu
cooped, Morgan concluded that discretion
was the better part of valor,' and cant
down as gracefully as the coon did t.
David Crockett. He, with the remainder
of his gang, surrendered to Col Shackel
ford, who was we'll acquainted with tn,
redoubtable John, and is said to be &
distant relative
The militia are constantly bringing init
the line Of road stray prisoners, picked u
in the country. The hills are swarminy
with armed men hunting for fugitive reb
els.
Morgan's men were poorly dressed, rag
ged, dirty, and very badly used up. Some
of them wore remnants of gray uniforms,
but most of them were attired in spoils
gathered during their raid. They were
very much discouraged at the result OF
their raid and the prospect of things gen.
orally.
Morgan himself appeared in good spir-
its, and quite unconcerned at his i'll luck.
He is a well-built man, of fresh complex
ION and sandy hair and beard"
rS@ The COTTON used by the rebels on