The New York herald., 1863-07-23
Operations of Gen. Judah.


PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. July 10, 1853
The herein contained would been teegrapned
yo substance had not the lines been by the escap
ing rebels somewhere near pxeon twenty five miles due
north Of this city.
10 begin then BEGINNING Of the pursuit or Morgan
ana his gang q horse thieves from Cincinnati II
sary TO recount the incidents OF the expedition under
General Judah, which lett your city last evening. His
command embarked the steamers Bostona (hag boat)
Scioto, tndino, swallow. Saline Bostona No. 2, Fisher
Emma No ,, Wren ard silver Moon and consisted Of
Eleventh Ono, twenty third Michigan, and One Humid ed
ard seventh iDcis infantry; Fourteenth Illinois, Fifth
Indiana and enth kentacky cavalry
Of artillery and fonr howitsers under Captain
Henshaw Nothing q interest transpired until the feet
reached Ripley AZ three o'cl.cs this morning, when q
skiG sent ashore from the Bostona.
SHOOTING AT THE CRISIS.
This phrase owes its origin 70 General Rosecrans who
used 1t 70 characterize the wild shooting OF OF
boys at Cornth on the first day Of the memorable battle
At that place. and here celebrate the wild shoot
ing Of the captain OF the St Patrick transport. with
troops OF General Mansons command aboard II appears
from information gained by the sosonas skd that Nor
gan advancing Ripley Tuesday night with the
insentn probaoy Of reachag Charleston bar and effect
crossing iuto Kentucky and when, within three
miles s' the Shore warned OH by three shots
from the 81 Patrick. Now, Of all things the world IL
was necessary to preserve m unbroken silence the
river; for the design keen Morgan dark cs
% the movements thereon but this fresh captan.
whose valor. at safe distance led his stock OF
wisdom hre~ three iou rshells from Ripley
thus warned Morgan thai he could not the river
safely at that point.
Arriving Maysville six O'Clock this morning we
learned that Morgan moving rapidly on PiketOn or
Portsmouth, for which the feet Immediately headed
probability OF heading the guerilla cheftan his hosts
increased, and new disposition Immediately made
Of the forces
GETTING AHEAD OF MORGAN.
u was Morgn's design TO reach Portsmouth and
De,xe boats TO terry him TO Kentucky the golden
opportunity Ia lost for the gunboas patrol the river
short intervals hence ~ Ripley and he will be cared
ct any point above 10 Gallipoiis.
Our expedition reached this place at five O'Clock this
evening, and dsembarked amid tho cheers a delighted
popuace II should he said, however. thai met the
Magnolia few mics below and made her return with us
and from her first learned that the rebels were
Piketon.
.1--. MORGAN GETTING AHEAD.
Immediately upon onr arrival learned that the
telegraph wires had been cut at Piketon, but commuuca
tion kept up by mounted couriers, one OF whom
eame in at six O'Clock with the startling intelligence that
Morgan Pketon having driven In all the pickes and
outposts OF the pEce and thrahng the militia in the
most satisfactory to himself At this moment,
ninc o'ck,cs z. NJ another courier arrives with the
intelligence that Pketon is In flames, but speak
tntellireny or Morgan movements but, usual every
body, by whom mean military, says that he
got out of the state Ohio, presume Is meant-but
IN hts present state am inclined TO think that he Is In
condition 10 change II when he deems proper,