New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-12


tocky between Barren aad Cumberland Rivers, was col
kc,ed as quickly possible AID put in motion after
Morgan Among the regiments belonging to i; were
tAe STA Indiana nh KENTUCKY l4th Illinois. and sh
aud o. Michigan Cavalry. As hey cou!d net nc
brought to Louisville even by rail until after morgan
hal crossed the Ohio they did Lot jin Hors'i' '"'
Up the river in boats 10 intercept tie he''S "'"
above.
The Rebel invasion cs Indiana took Gov. MORON Is
evcry body else by surprise; hat The Nsi''lOn p''s
upon tlc State he ior;lvith went 10 w"iA "- s uN'
er,, energy 10 cut il short BE issued general call
O. ai.s T. which lie people tmorsheHt 'h' S'"le re-
spodea with the utsost alaoly IN less th"n twenty
fcu. lours every highway swaimed Win militia hnrI!
i'm 70 the points OF reudez'o oas, and ioriycet hours
snr tie first news of lie invasion had reached the
Governor no less than sixty thousand men were report
ell 70 lin as having assembled Al party differences
seemed at once forgotten and alsts and Democrats
sloul Tered together their rifles and sbot.guus Rich
ard poor high and low. Wed with each other.
grandcr spectacle than this universal instantaneous rs
In Las not been enacted IN this vaH
Hrcn tie Indiana bank Morgan struck due nos,h On
q, cad to Corydon before which town he arrived on
a., tcrnoon Of the 9th About two hundred home
gua4Ls showed tight bat tie Rebels closing III upon
tnou from al sides they obliged 60 surrendeT a"
&c, killing ard wcrnding nine Of NorSan's men ana
lsnc themselves f.cer The town was then sacked
~ .ono 30Olo.scs corfscatod. Mr. Glenn the mn
is'.. aud two other brave mea fired upon The Rebels
f,Y their houses. for which they were killed
Tho property was burned. There Morgan
uarcsritca rev system Of leyyinG contribu'
~ L., forcing parties to save tleir property from de.
.,.ueton BY paying large ronsoms. Three mil ownors
ra.l s. eco each in this way.
Camping for tie nigh. near Corydon Morgan marched
nt,t morning upon salem the New-Albany and Sa'
L. rlroad where he arrived about l0a n. Here Coz
s. cha AZ cx.arrv affccr had collected scvGahurdred
uIta mostly mounted. hut Surrendered himself and
h.. command as soon rs TIE Rebel artillery slow ed signs
q opening FIRE upon tie town. Pilarirc was aecr IN
6ulred ia witlout restraint Morgan Looking on from
ho,el porch with cor IN his mouth Here more cii-
seus were killed upon slight prNo,atien and 5000 per
he collected from thrc, additional miller The de-
po a,e cars and several small bridges and the water
T., long the railroad We're destroyed bn tie d"ii
a. s III repaired in - hogrs. There as ~ Cory
C., citizens were compelled 20 coos i,r tre Rebels
IS. r m. they LETT Siicm. going mort ward'y TO-
" V.cnna whore they burned another railroad
Il I'd db.vouachcd until morning. From Vienna they
B.. 10 the North. through lexington and Paris to
v. on tie Ohio and Mississippi Railroad whore
o., r.yed on the evening OF ,hc l9th Col Lowe
l,a IS point viii about 200 militia Morgan sum
n . A.n to surrender and bat he replied come
al r.r ne" Morgan then orlcred lin 70 remove the
youor and children Irc ious 20 the bomlaldmeni OF
Il ,rgn. removal was made but instead % attach
IN e Rebels efi uudeT cover Of the isl after d0i (
4, .!iIoad as mucA injury they could.
Vile Morgan was about Vernon detachment Of
j. Rebels, that had become separated from the main
b. made effort to rcjon it by crossing the iyer at
E. IN Miles Island. above Louisville foiiy-se'en
II Bee ed 10 swim over hut were captured reaT Charles
ton Nineteen and forty four horses were Oh the island
wlor the gunboat there discovered them ard pre-
veu.sd their crossing ly shilling until Gen Manson
o. Dis way up the river with brigade Of JucaAs Div
isco could land company nd take them prisoners
Twenty-Five swan back 10 tue Kentucky bank
Prom before Vernon. Morgan proceeded to Dupont
Station on the Madison and indianapolis Railroad ten
miles southeast Of Vernon, whore he burnt one large
.nd two small bridges. Next he made for Versailles.
,eaehinc it about noon the 10Th. The town was
made 10 suffer much fIom depredatioEs as any yet
passed The County Treasurer was relieved Of 5000
by Morgan who sarcascaly regretted tha; the county
WIS 50 poor as not 20 have any more money on hand
A small body meantime had burned another bridge on
the O. and NJ Railroad at Osrood Station, and soon
after also DESTROYED that Long Levy Station leo feet
knc.
From Versailles The Rebels moved eastward. via
Pierceye aud bivouscked the night o the i2ih at
settlement known rs NOOres Hill about thrt! nYe
miles north wes, Of Cincinnati.
At H. in the morning they left their biyouac,
making for tie northeast They crossed the lndianap
oils and Cincinnati Eaiiroa1 at Welsberg Station,
where they had skr1nish with home guards and tAen
marched via Dover to Harrison, on tie State line
making their noon hail toe latter place
The Rebels not only uniformly puudered ihe stores
rubhcoces ard private houses Of the towns but also
,Le firm boses along tho rOutc The ast part Of this
Infamous business was transacted piI cipay by squads
sent the right and In % gather Up horses pTo'sio
and forage Even women we're robbed Of thcr gar
nents and Jcwe'r!. Many buggies rockaways and car
riages were now also added 10 the caravan Finding
y4niy of liquor in The towns most ofLem kept in con-
s,ant tate Of nebiation and conducted themselves ike
sayagcs insulting and threatening everybody discharg
ing their pieces in every direction riding about wildly
will uneartl!y whoops and yeLs.
Fat Is Morgan moved At tie rate Of from forty TO Gf
ty miles per day. General Hobson followed hin with
greater swftness although abo.ag under serious dis
advantages He made Coiydon at 10 q. Oh the 10Th,
and halted IN the evening only miles West Of slem
having Travelled during the day no e thar lty miles.
Resuming the march at m. he campcd the night Of
Tie nth at vienna whore ne kept tToting almost with
out rest in the track Of the Rebels until Versailles
reached at ; a. n on the 1871, and Harrison on the
evening Of the same day.
AT this point Gen. HohsoD had reduced the distance
between himself and his game 10 less than half days
march Hearess and seHseess scribbera for the West
ern press have dsgraced themselves by sueers al his
failure to reduce it still further r several subsequent
days II they knew what srperhuman efforts
and cruel torture OF hOfsefcsh the gain Of
time and distance in Indiana had involved
they would blush at the gross injustice their