The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-21
MORGAN AGAIN AT WORK.

Information has been received that General
Morgan recently attacked Yankee force in
the neightorhood Of Monticello, in Kentucky
and severely hipped them, killing and wound
ing a number, and capturing some twenty
tive others. This was q portion of the ene'
my's force that some time ago engaged the
command of Gen. Pegram at Somerset. A
correspondent of the Knoxville Register, un-
der date of May IL, gives the following &C
count of the affair:
The Yankees having moved across the river
at this place and driven out Gen Pegram'
forces, Gen. Bragg ordered Gen. Morgan to
move up from Liberty, Tenn, with Eis entire
division, Except one reeiment,) and "sither
capture or dive the u back across the river"
The command was at once put in motion,
and having made forced march of more than
one hundred and twenty miles, swimming rv-
ers and enduring xll kinds Of hardships, ar
rived in from. Of the Yankee encamom in
what is known as the Horse shoe Bend, last
Saturday. Tue General, with an advance of
about 500 men, came upon considerable force
Of the enemy some ten miles from the river,
when a Running ii ght commenced, which lasted
until night, the enemy dlsputlng the ground
and retreating from tree to tree.
The next day tie firing commenced early in
the morning, and was kept up at intervals for
about six hours, the Yankees being strongly
posted in the thick wooda with their iiaDk
protected by almost lmpassabie ravines. At
about o'clock the command made its appear
ance, and the General prepared to make the
attack A portion of Col Cluke's brigade
consisting of Cluke's and Chenault's regi-
men,s, supported by a portion of Col. Duke 9
brigade, consisting ef Wards, Smiths and
Griy ysby g regiments, were ordered to advance,
and ihe light commenced by terrific volley Of
musketry from the enemy, with plenty Of
grape, canister, and shells from their cannon.
Nothing daunted, our brave boys never fall
tered, but madly pressed On, every one having
made Up his mind that the battery must be
taken. After a most desperate resistance OF
about fifty minutes, the Yankee lines COM
menced giving way, and the battery seemed
almost within our reach but, thanks TO Yankee
horees and the tired condition Of our men,
they literally out-ran US and carried it OF -
The nature of the ground made it impossible
10 advance with any rapidity, as the growth
of timber was very dense and the ground
mnch broken.
The enemy continued to retreat until they
reached the river, about four miles, where they
succeeded in crossing, not without coDsidera
bic lose of life many of their men rushing
madly into the river aud drowning. Il WAS
impossible to press them at the terry, owing
to the batteries Of the enemy on the other side
commanding the south bank for mile, and
efectually covering the ferry.
Oar loss was severe, some twenty killed and
quite a number seriously wounded by the shells
of the enemy. The eneny's ioss was heavy,
some thirty lsft dead upon the fsld and quite
a number wounded. We took twenty i've pri-
soners, representing five different regiments,
besides releasipg quite number OF citizens
that ths Yankees were dragging from their
homes The party of Yankees most severely
punished were just returning from house.
burning expedition but few Of them escaped
the punishment they 60 richly deserved