The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-07-23
GOOD NEWS FROM MORGAN.
His Entire Force Broken Up.
slirmish St BufipstOn--I,0o0 Prisoners
caPtureds-A All his ARTILLERY Takcn-.l5G
Killed by the Ganboats--Three Rebel
COlonsls Pris0nsrs.-Our Loss only s.

oOlOnsls Pris0nsrs--oar Loss only s.
We have never believed thatMorgan,
after having crossed the Ohio at Bran
denburg, would succeed in getting back
again into Kentucky with anything
like the force he brought into Indiana
and Ohio, but we must say, knowing
what preparations had been made to
take him, that we did not expect he
would have succce ded in travelling the
distance he has, without being checked
at some point by our forces.
Gen. Burnside had to depend in
Indiana solely on the militia to stop
Morgan and impede his way until Hob
son could overtake him, and there was
great difficulty in organizing and NOV
ing these raw forces. Morgan's threats
to destroy towns, burn villages and
plunder generally, if ho was attacked
and bushwhacked by the people, deter
ed.many from burning bridges and fel-
ling trees in his way, and he was there
fore permitted to pass along unmoles-
ted.
The militia ordered from Indiana
polls to defend tho line Of the India
uapolis and Cincinnati Railroad and
prevent Morgan crossing it were de-
tanned, by some means, twelve hours
after they should have been on theway,
and tho same may be said Of tho troops
ordered to Hamilton.
Con. Hobson following Immediately
in the wake ofMorgan was unable to OBJ.
tain fresh horses, for Morgan gathered
these up as he went along and left his
jaded ones behind.
There are other reasons which might
be given why Morgan has passed go
far through Indiana and Ohio without
being capured, which we propose to
refer to at another time; but this much
we will say now, Gen, Burnside has
labored day and night, since Morgan
crossed the Ohio, to destroy and capture
his force, and all the means at his com
mand were promptly and enorgetically
made use of.
The news this morning 10 that we
havo captured one thousand prisoners,
all his artillery, aud killed one hundred
and fifty Of his men.
We stated onSaturday morning that
Morgan wao then moving in tho direc-
ton ofPomeroy and was in the neigh
borhood of Chester. His main force
reached Chester, five miles from Pom
roy, on saturday afternoon, where he
was hemmed in by our cavalry and
infantry All the roads were barrica-
ded, and the militia had turned out in
force to impede his passage. We had
Hobson moving on him from tho East,
Judah from the South, and White and
Runkle from the North and West The
fords were all guarded by gunboats,
artillery and sharpshooterS.
Morgan finding himselfin close quar-
ters sont out scouts TO find crossing
near Burlington as this was the only
ford left him that he could possibly
reach. On learning that the ford was
guarded by the gunboats, and we had
a strong force of sharpshooters on the
island, Morgan broke up his band and
they separated, each squad to takcca
of itself.
One squad broke for the crossing at
Burlington, followed by the battery Of
six pieces which Morgan brought with
him. AS soon as the rebels approached
the river they woro opened upon by the
gunboats and $50 were Killed and
drowned. Our cavalry made a dash
upon the force in charge Of the battery
and captured the whole six pieces, and
killed a number Of the rebels. In this
skirmish we understand we lost six or
seven killed. The rest of this force
were repulsed and driven back.
The main force now fell back toward
Bolpre, and then scattered and took to
the hills in squads, in the direction OF
Coolsville, Coils Wollord and Shack
loford, OF Gen. Hobson r command, fol-
lowed and succeeded in capturing one
lot of575, and another lot of275, besides
numerous small squads, making in all
over l coo prisoners. Among the pris,
onels taken were Col. Dick Morgan
(brothor Of John Morgan Col Ward
and Col. Griggsby.
Tho latest adviccs at headquarters,
We're that our cavalry were still in pur.
suit, Morgan's force was entirely bro
ken up and scattered in the hills and
that hoposition ofom forces wcreauch,
that they could neither cross the Ohio,
nor get further North, The prospects
are good that the whole or nearly the
whole Of the force will be captured
2, a M,-UnoHicial dispatches Just
received at headquarters, from the opc-
rator at Athens says that 5000 Of Nor.
g0n,s mon have been captured so far
] The operator says he obtained this mlor
nation from military men just arrived
thore, 1t is, however, doubted at head
quarters,
A dispatch from Marietta, says 400
of Morgan's men crossed the Ohio be-
low that place, and were captured by
the forces on the Kentucky shore. The
dispatch is also unofficial
HOOKING HUNTERS ACCEPTANCE.
We give below Hon. II. II. Hunters
letter Of acceptance Of the nomination
as Judge of the Supreme Court, tender
ed him by the Union Convention ofth(
18th ult,, and in reply to the lettcr in
forming him Of such nomination;
LANCASTER, Quo, June %, 1863,