Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-08-12

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Capture of Morgaa.-iiow it was Done.
The rumor of Morgan's captn:e is confirm,
ed. The Ohio papers give some interesting
particulars ofthe affair. The Clerclandto hiol
Hesad,s account says:
A plan had been laid tor the capture OF
Moryan's entire hand. The militia were sta
toned ON q bill overlooking "a road which
Morgan was expected to trayerse, and the
cavalry and other. regular forces were TO oc-
cupy positions that would have enabled them
10 surprise and " bag" the entire rebel COM
,nand. AZ the Ninth Michigan cavalry, UNI
der Major Way, were moving along the road
30 take up the position assigned Nthem, they
were mistaken by the mllitia force for TIE
-sLels- and we're fred into. This, of ceurse.
conne.led the cavalry TO fall back, and be-
fore the error couldbe retrieved, Morgan and
lis forces had escaped.
General Brooks, commanding the depart
mcnt. had gone 20 Wel.sviile and established
his ~heaGousrters in the Cleveland and Pitts:
burg depot, where t e WIS IS l.Iet by lie n,aa,
nu,ne officers OF tue road, whohsd placed the
transportation and telegraphic resources OF
the road at his disposal. Finding that there
WAS . probability that Mprgan*would cross
the road in the vicinity OF ~SIlinevllle, n.train
of csrs was sent up the road about SIX o'clock
Sunday morning with y regiment of Six
months Pennsylvania Infantry, under COM
mand OF Colonel Gallagher. They weie dis
embarked At Salineyills and marched to q
~poinra5out two miles distant, where the Feb
It's were expected TO cross. lie infantry
we're posted on some rising ground Command
irg the road, with orders to p%aevent Mcrgan's
passage.
A,ihis time the utmost alarm existed
among the people Of Salineville. The houses
were closed, doors and windows locked and
barred. and women and children siampeding
into the country with whatever portable prop
erty could be CARRIED along. The menewbo
had weapons and courage turned out to re
sist the progress of the dreaded rebel. while
all the Others fed with the womtn and chill
dren.
In a short time the expected rebels nsd.
their appearance, coming aroulld a bend in
the road. On c%stciiing SIGHT Of the infantry
they halted, aud turned their horses heads
in another direction. Before they could get
out of the trap they found themselves in, Maj.
Way. with 25eanen of she 9th Michigan cav
alry. dashed among them and commenced cut.
ling right and left. The rebels made but n
brief resistance. A few shots we've freddy
them, and then the woole party broke in ut
Ter confusion. The scene that followed was
almost ludicrous, and could only he. matched
by the previous stampede at Burlington r.
land. Mer' d%ismounted, threw down their
arms and begged for quarter, whilst others
galloped around wildly in, search Of a place
OF escape, and were brought to time, by q
pistol shot or sabre, stroke.
Morgan himself was riding in q carriage
drawn by two white horses. Maj. Way, saw
him. and. pallcping up, reached Tor him,
Morgan jumped out at the other SIDE OF the
CARRIAGE. Ieaped overa $aeuce, seized a horse
and gallopedo off as fast as horse flesh, spurred
by frightened heels, coald carry LIN. About
couple ofhundred Of his men succeeded III
breaking away, and following their fugitive
leader. In the buggy thus hastily eyacua-
ted' By Morgan were found his "ratlons.i
consisting. Ola LOAF of bread. some hard-bolled
eggs, and a bottle of whiskey. :,
The number oflkilled in the fight was much
less than a. first reported. The number q
Killed rebefs was set doYn IS from twenty to
thirty, but this must be bverrated, rs we can
not learp of more than FIVE o rsix dead bodies
having been found. Thetc was q considera
n!e number of wounded, aud about two hun
dred pri. oners taken, together with horse
and arms. A special train was sent to oils
ellie in the afternoon with about two bun.
dred aud fifty prisoners, captured IN the hight
or picked up in the neighborhood af.erward
A few of our cavalry were s%woundeds two
orthree seriously. Lieut.. 'Fiskc was she
through the breast. His wound is dangerous
and he has telegraphcd torh ais vile to come
from Michigan.
Morgan and the reminder of his scattered
forces pressed three. citizens Of Salinevills int
their service as guides, and continued thei
Aieht ON the New Libson road. One of tn
impressed guides made his escape and rod
hack. conveying intelligence of the route *
kem which, it was believed, Was with the'ul
innate design. Of reaching the Ohio Hlye
higher up. Forces were Immediately dis
patched from Wellsville TO head him oil, Wills
another force followed -hotly in bis resr, an
I. strong miltia.force from New Lisbon cam
down toineet him.
About two O'clock in the afternoon thes
various. detachments closed in around Morgan
II tie vicinity OF west fWtn, ABOUT luioNa
between New Libson and eWalsr1ie. III
rebels were driven to q hlutf, from Which ther
was no escape, except by lighting their wa,
through, orof loapins froul a lofty aad almoe
perpendicula -precipice. Finding themselve
thus coopsd Morgan concluded that :. deere
tion was the better Far: Of yalor," and "cam
down'as gracefully as the con didto Day
Crockett. He, with the remainder Of Ill
gang, surrendered to Colonel Shackelfors
who yss wellacquainted With the redoubta
BILE /" john, and is said to bs q distant rel
tive.
The prisoners.wcre brought back to Wells
Vile, where their arrival caused. great .xcit!
mcnt. Morgan retained his side arms, al
moved about freely, although accompane
}y Col. Snackleford. Last night lSunda!
Morgan and his staff slept at the Whittak'
Hoase, in Wellsviile, and al three ocioc
4his morning they, accompanied by Colon
81. ,LJaEo-d ard I,is staff left ON the rspui,