The New York herald., 1863-07-23
The Fight Nsar Bumngton.

Correspondence OF the Cincinnati Gaaette1
Another battle another victsy Yesterday Is ios,
fading away adding another sunday the long hs Of
battle Sundays; eaI with what different resnt In
stead OF defeat the shouts 0f victory heard every
side The prince Of thieves has met his Anal deeat The
robber OF women and children the burner u poor men
OHIO river Al last Morgan has cast his lot among q
people who were ready do him the hospalies Of the
Having clear road "sr - ne NJ n0nor Ola ~ vsm
smiling with plenty inviting him forward the WHY
rebel mas been enjoying himself by ndn'ging IN
hrs favorte amusement or conquering Gosnbatans
ana Frightening women and. children. ] from voar
e,egaphc dispatches that the genius of confusion
had everything his own way Morgan has been In all
compass at the same time -
The true state OF the as follows az nearly as
can learn In the heat of tho moment attendant uon
receiving the news OF victory Tho people this super
Muvey loyal county OF Athens grew warm and warmer
az Morgan came near and nearer The first determna-
ton OF the people here was that they would fight they
could arm two hundred and fifty men, that every
man would DO bis all In the defence Of our common
country. The whole matter conded 70 the care OF
the military committee Of Athens county. To the gen.
temen composing this committee the highest meed or
prase dues Tor their systematic and highly successful
Efforts In obtaining Information OF the movements OF
Moreans forces and In obsructng all the roads in The
Font and on the north OF the OF the enemy Lieu
tenant Long OF the seventh ohio cavalry,
wad 70 operate In the front He had the advantage Of
knowing every hill and hollow in the country
Licotenant Long arrived ut this place. having trans
ported his squad upon tho railroad Immediately ap
piled for woodchoppcrs At clock Ia the AFTERNOON
the proposition made the committee. al ono O'Clock
at night hundred stalworh toll were eighteen
miles distant In the front, blockang the ways deter
mined TO keep the unhaowed feet Of the rebes
soil OF Athens county. This they accomplished by eec.
tualy stopping every way leading in this direction. Az
soon as Lieutenant Long found he had turned their
he took crossroad and again In the front and telling
trees in every available place. Oursconts upon
that stopped him half hour at ne place To
give an idea OF the zeal Of this loyal county VIII
relate an instance Of their energy At ha!-plst iour
L. NJ the committee hal occasion to scouts.
fbey sent orders twenty miles independent
c'valry company. When the courier reached house
the boys were sent ~Or the remaining members OF
the company while the father donning his i.nen
eleven O'Clock 2 NJ they were on hand Such energy Is
the the whole in this county
line OF has been kept up from here to the
column II the for several days and Yesterday
received dispatches from the battle field forty miles dis
tant in hour and forty minutes Ko,g0n tsrseed
bridge and mills at Chester end ,otbd the of
In looking for spols they Knocked the closed door
worthy Tcnon, who is disciple Of the great martyr.
Rap, rap, went the heavy sabre hits against tho
thump, hump, went tho heavy brogans The old fox
smeiled the game and stirred old out they
opened on him thus:"flelo. od man, you aecesh
nionY' ''Yaw Wy tam, sure pc Fallandigham The
answer 70 this was general stamping, smashing up
everything that would break or smash.
Leaving Chester, Morgan marched toward Burlington
Island attempting crossing under OF heavy fcg.
But from the white burst the flames DEATH
bearing CONSERVATION and dsnay INTO the Of tho
astounded rebels. They stood fire but minutes,
when they wheeled retired by the same road upon
which they advanced They formed ambuscaie at the
top Of the hill Hobson's forces Al first we were
little surprised but rallied aud charged them do,cn
the hill cdptuTiy nearly three hrsdnd and yises
# artillery. This happened about eight O'Clock In the
morning. The gunboats drove them back about seven
ochck. There fight worth the name. Morgan
appeared to be very fparing Of powder There is
munion found In the cartridge boxes or the prisoners
There report that -four hundred got to the other side
Of tho river and that they caught by Ken
tlcky cavalry Our scouts who were on the field say
that they we're coming in in droves; that one cap
tain and nine brought in hundred and tv mon
They saw little boy, who brought rebel 10 on this
wise--"See here, mister, are you seceshYn eyes,
What did you do with your gunf "Threw IL away for
won't shoot youn The saws he marched him into
the lines. They were 80 much and fatigued that
they laid down all the grass tho orchard where
they we're placed and were asleep in ten min after
they we're brought within the lines or our guards
One OF our scouts says rs hurt on our side.
have been up all night, bearing news and writing and
lust ~ this writing one company OF the Thirteenth Ohio
cavalry has arrived from Camp Chase learn from
number Of the Seventh Ohio that they have been twenty
three days the saddle Lieutenant Long tho Seventh
Chic cavalry looks though no been dragged through
all the brush the sunbsh hills his clothes are tattcs
ard his shirt Is Of the color Of night.
young man gho gives his namd as -- Rice, son Of
Dr. Rce, late Of Chicago, has been with them, through
their whole Journey In Ohio They to him prisoner
rom train Of In Indiana lie says they have rest
I'd but neh in the last six the have slept few
moments at a time while their horses were feeding
pundered every and took the products OF their
hefis buggics and express wagons. He aud
scouts who the death confirm the story, that
OF them had their carpet sacks full Of grecnbacks
ewcry aud watches. Our scouts saRthey Our boys
ordering them 70 shell out tho greenbacks, which they
thousand five hundred to two thousand of them
Tuppers Plains twenty five miles southeast Of this place.
We are getting ready for him he comes this way
Later scouts just Ia report them coming scouts bring
horse captured on the battle neda fine horse but
much jaded. Rebels trying TO get back down the
river. r-s-#4stA.~