The New York herald., 1863-07-23


tseive hours after they should been on the way
sod the same may be said @ the troops ordered 70
Gener Hobesu following immediately in she wake II
Morgan, WNs unable u obtain fresh horsss for Morgan
these up az ne went along and left his sded
There are other reasons which might Be sivea Why
Morgsn has Passed 80 far through indiana and Ohio with
out being captured which we propose 70 refer at
another timex hut thus much viii say now; General
Burnside has aeored day ard night since Morgan crossed
N ans at MS command were promptly and energetcaly
In.ie use cf.
thousand prisoners, all his artillery and killed one b.n-
dred and nity OF hts men.
We stated on Saturday morning that Morgan was then
moving IN the direction Of Pomeroy and was the neigh
borhood o. Chester His main roroe reached Chester,
i've mi'es fron Peeroy, on Saturday Afternoon where
no was hcnsmed IN oy cavalry and infantry. An the
roafs barricadad and lhe militia had turned ont in
force TO impede his passage. We had Hobson moving
HIM from ths east Judah from the sanA sad White and
Kunkie from the north and west Tho fords were ali
guarded By ginboats, artillery and sharpshooters
Morgan finding himself IN close quarters scouts
ford left him that he could possibly reach On learning
THAT the ford was guarded by the gunboas and had
rne lorce Of shapshooers ON the island Morgan broke
NJ ME baud and they separated each squad 70 take
Of itself.
One squAd broke for the crossing At Burlington followed
hy the battery Of six pieces which Morgan brought with
him As room as the rebels approached the river they
we're opened on by the gunboats one hundred and
fifty were killed and drowned Our cavalry made dash
upon in charge o the battery and captured the
whole six picces and killed number Of fhe rebels. In
this skrmsh We understand lost six killed.
The rest Of this force were cpused and driven back.
The main force fell back towards Belpre and then
scattered and took " the hills In squads in the direction
OF Cooisvie Generals Woord and Shackelford OF Gene
raj Iobsons command. followed and succeeded IN cap
tnring one lot OF I've hundred and seventy Ave- and
another lot Of two hundred and sevensyve, besides
merols small squads making 10 all over one Thousand
prls ners Among the prisoners taken Colonel Dick
Morran, brother OF John Morgan Colonel Ward Colo
mel Grirgsby.
The latest avces headquarters were that our caval
ry were still IN pursuit M0rpan's force entirely
broken up and scattered IN The hills and ht the position
our forces was such that they could neither the
Ohio get much further north. The prospects good
that the whole or nearly the whole OF the force viii be
captured ea
Two A. M.--Unoacial dispatches just received at
Headquarters from the operaor at Athens. says that
far The oper tor says he obtained this information
from military men just arrived there. 1t is, however,
doubted at headquarters
despatch from Marietta says four hundred OF Nor
gans men crossed the Ohio below that place, and
CAPTURED by the forces the Kentucky shore This do.
satch is also unofficial
Latest Particulars from Headquarters.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, July 2l.l
We learn ut general headquarters that we have cap
tured 40 far about 300 Of John Morgans force in add
tion to those killed in crossing the Ohio and in tbs skr
mishes ut Burlington, Jackson and near Pomeroy
oeneri burnside received despatch yesterday fore
noon announcing that 115 OF Morgan's had
dered TO force of only twenty Of our men.
Another despatch announced the capture Of Basil Duke
the head and brains OF Morgan's Command.
Last evening about six O'Clock despatch TO General
nnside announced that two companies OF militia had
cartnred seventy OF Morgans men, and amopg
hem was John Morgan himself but this last item needs
squad Of five hundred OF Morgan's men, in attempt
to the river last evening after dark between
Porneroy captured by tho First Ken
IN XIV regiments
So Gar have taken about thousand five hundred
Of M0rcaBs men prisoners. We have captured nil his
artillery. some three ihorsand horses large numbers or
pistols revovers carbipcs and accoutrcmcnts We have
killed of Morgans OF GERS, Colonel Chcnaul and Colonel
Thomas Morgan and have captured Colonel Basil Duke
Colonel Griggshy. md IL is aso reported that Morgan
himself is prisoner in hands We have also killed
ncar,y three hundred OF his men,
The pros ects decidedly favorable that Morgans
entire force win be captured.
General burnside received despatch about midnight
announcing the capture Of another squad Of seventy Of
Morgan's men.
1t believed that there are not over eight hun.
dred thousand Of Morgans forces Left and these
will probably bc captured to-day.
Two steamers left Burlington and Pomeroy ycstcreay
Among these prisoners Captnins Smell and Hines,
notorious guerillas. 4M
Our Columbus despatch states that three hundred Of
MorRans succeeded In crossing the river from Belle
vile atboat, and that after they landed they
shelIcd by our gunboats.
General Burnside has advices OF these reports from
either OF his officers at river points from Governor
Tod and does not believe them. HIS advces that the
three hundred attempted 70 but repused and
have succeeded In crossing up tho present tme.
Had they crossef havc sufficient men on the Virginia
and Kentucky shores 10 have captured them before they
could have reached the interior.