The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-20
kosoas IN I.DIAsA-E.PFuAx OF TWO srxAm


Morgan has bssn creating decided impress
sion in Indi ana. TIE Cincinnati Ga=etse gives
an account OF ala capture of .wo STEAMERS at
Drandanburg, Ky. The Srst' steamer, the Nc
Cocmbs, susPecting no danger, went w to TIE
wharf and swas instantly captured By 81 Con
fcdefaie soldiers, who le&ped aboard aid over
powered the crew. The Ga5ene ssys:
The beat still laid to at the wharf boat, and
in short tine the etsauer Alice Dean, the
pride OF ali Cincinnati river mar, and the
hGest boat now running in the Memphis trade,
came gracefully rounding the bend of the
river 1t wea soon evident tha. the Dean In
tended mssing no stoppags st Brandenburg, co
the NeCooAbs WAS headed oEs Just in time TO
touch her bows, when the rebels who were
still coueeaied on tina MeCeombs. jumped
On board The Dsan and effected the capture of
that boat also. The passengers were then
liberated, with instructions that they were not
to leave tire town, around which piekets had
been posted to give warning Of any approach,
a. well as 10 prevent the departure Of these iu
the place
About supdown rebel Lieutenant came
down TO Capt Ballard. of the hieCoombs, and
C.4s Pepper, Of the Desn, and told them Re
Ia ths honor uf informing them that Gene
raj John Morgan had arrived in the city, aud
had made the Ashcroft House his hsaGq
t6rs.
Oar iufornauts made uee of their time and
The liberty which had been granted them in
Inspecting the rebel army ana lite equipments.
They estimate the number of rebels under
Morgan, their estimation being grounded on
ths.r own personal observation, at from elk to
seven tnousani men, while at the same time
it lcay possibly be ten thousand; but they be-
Hays their own caicu'a.lon to be the more cor
ill Ill.,
.ion, aud were accompanied by battery Of
eight s,eel r;Hed euus The same evening of
tbs capture, one IF the guns was placed on
the J. T. McCoOEl bs aud defeDcss were hes;i
ly oonstruc:od on her bulwarks with b4ied
hav.
The news of the capture havirg reached
across the river, Il company OF Home Guards
from Indiana Numbering about 10 n 81, march
o. down 10 the rigsr tile next morning " .th 81
y x pou2der gun, CEN alenosd firing acros, the
river into the. rebel encampment; but Morg4n
se-.t 4 rarity tf men TO cross over the liver
gone w2y down the atrear1, S.ad these, by
making d con leTabe detour, succeeded in
coming u.a = ares % :hs Home Guards IN heir
rear. killing four Of them and taking the rest
prisoners. ~ later hour Morgan com
nenced Transporting his men TO the Indiana
eide, using tie two captured boats ior that
purpose.
The rebels 10 Brandenburg were very free
in their conversations win tie inhabitants.
One rebal Captain stated, without lie ieast
reserve that tha real object 'hey had in view
was TO cut the ONO srld Mississippi Railroad,
20 "a 10 cnt off direct communication between
Cairo and louisville and Cincinnati, anu thi-
wae cI,ly ii precautionary measure for oihei
art far mare tHlp0yt0Ht mtitGdrg WDtcnieHfs
They seem 10 anticipate glorious time IL Ia
diana, expressing the intention of burning and
Gessr1y ring everything tlat lss in the 3lhe q
thai march, irrespective Of party or creed sc
that il is possible onE ButteruuG neighboss il
Indians may be- induced 10 hold different view
of their Outraged and i'll used but misguided
Southern brethren" Brandenbu'g Is - little
town, sicualed high mp on the crest of Il hill
The rapiority of the inhabitants are said 10 tS
tAroQntY Secesh, while there are, at tn3 f&Tne
tire, eoTue few who are, aud have always been
strong lovai men
Ca0t Bowen, conmaDdant Of the Nava
Eend zvous al this place, received dsla'che1
veste. day afternoon. sta,inC thai the s'unh1ati
III ,oaa and Victory. under the command q
, Commodore i.sr0v Fitch, were ar that time
iust starting tom New Albany with he intan
tiun o { engaging The enemy, and asking hin
lCspt B3weVj to se.d ample teltEorcens nti
to louisville. Other dispatches stats ttat gun
boats are ascending the river from Cairo
whlia s0nis Of those stationed up the Il, g
.,.e slIea0y on their y,ay to the scene Or &c
ticn.
AZ = late hour last right We were sno~n
. Dispatch Feee eivod by Capt Dean, of this clty
statinv tbas his boat, he Alice Dean, had beet
burned by the rebels that morning a. sever