The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-14
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'oge'her with the equipments Of the men.
aud are vet IN the cnrmy's possession.
From Salem the rebels mOved off IA
OAnton, post village, ia WAshington
county, four and a half miles east rom
Salem, Canton, and the country sur
rounding Il, is settled by QuSkers. John
had no doubt that, ~ they were non
combaianis, thoy would be delighted 20
see him. Bot especially was he inte-
rested IN the excellent quality OF the
| 6qntne productions Of that fne region of
country. He relieved the good "Friends"
OF their horse flesh 90 the number of oyer
ono hundred, and joining his left column
with the right, which entered the town
by way Of Harristown, he moved of in
@ ,ne direction OF Vienna, Scott county, on
'he llne OF the Jettersonville railroad.
AT III o'clock Friday night The advance
guard OF Inorganic forces extended 20
Vienna, and about . o'clock the rear
guard came up AZ this place they
burned bridge on tho JefIersonvilfe
railroad, but otherwise the road was not
injured. The depot and station house
were burned, but at this point all pri-
vate property was respected. A poor
family, who were living in the station
house, were notified by Morgan that he
intended to burn the building, and were
urged to move iheir goods, which they
did, when the house was set on fire and
burned.
From Vienna Morgan took the State
road, leading direct to Madison, and by
some II is supposed that il Is his inten-
tion TO capture that place. The distance
from Vienna TO Madison is about thirty
| five miles, with an elcellent road be.
tween the two points, Others are Of the
| opinion that ho will pass by Madison,
going to tho north of that city, and make
his way TO point opposite Warsaw, and
| effect crossing at Warsaw bar.
There were thousand and one rumors
floating about the city in regard to rebel
troops crossing tho Twelve mile Island,
but in what forces or In what direction
no one was able TO tell. There wero al
SO rumors that fight was going on be-
tween Morgan, who was endeavoring 70
cross the river, and our troops, aseistod
by gun5oats In order TO arrive at the
true facts In regard 70 the affair, we re-
paired to the scene Of action, aud are
able to give our readers o reliable &C.
count of the whole affair which Is az
follows:
Early yesterday morning force OF
rebel cavalry, estimated at 100 to 100
stoDg, made thei appearance on the Ken
tucky side OF tho river opposite Twelve
mile Island, and commenced crossing on
woodboats, and about sixty of them sue.
ceeded in gaining the Indiana shore,
when the arrival Of a gunboat put an
end TO further ferTying, at that point, a.
the shells thrown from our guns sunk
ono Of the boats used by the rebels. A
| vigorous shelling of the woods was then
commenced, which lasted for some time,
and il was from this firing that the re-
| port Of long battle being fought at
| Twelve mile Ialand originated. 'Tis
not knovn what direction was taken by
the forces remaining on the Kentucky
side, but tho party that reached Hoosier
soil made creditable time crossing the
Jeffersonyille railroad AtState Cut, elvev-
en- miles from Jetfersonville. They were
being pursued by Capt Patton, of the Sd
Indiana cavalry, q very efficient officer,
who had force of near ono hundred
well mounted men, aud they were not
over an hour behind the guerrilas.
The forces that crossed and attempted
TO cross 81 TWelve-mile Island are sup
posed 10 bo thoae under Dick Stonestreet
and j Taylor Berry, who have beon
prowling about Henry, Oldham and
Shelby counties, for some time, tearing
up the Frankfort railroad, cutting tsle-
graph wires, stealing horses and COM
mitting all sorts OF depredAtions on the
citizens OF that vicinity. These forces
were closely pursued last night and il
was thought that the last one Of them
would be oapturod by this morning. In
crossing the rebels lost but one man, who
was captured by a detachment OF tho
Utica Homo Guards after landing on the
Indiana side.
LATER,--News, though not official,
reached this city last night ~ half-past
IL o'clock, that Morgan, after going out
. short distance from Vienna, on The
road leading 10 Madison, took north
ward course, moving 10 Vernon and
when near that place was met by CON
siderable force, under General Lew
Wallace who was marching from Indi-
annapolis 30 Madiaon. Here batts was
in progress, but with what result was
not known.
a boat arrived from Madison at late
hour last night, bringing intelligence
that severe engagement was going on
back Of thst place, probably at Vernon.