The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-20
Editorial Correspondence.
BOARD LITTLE GREY EAGLE,
Anrust is. '63.
Editors Evansville Journal !:


ON BOARD LITTLE GREY EAGLE
August Is, 90.
Editors Evansville Journal:
The heated term drove US from the
city. and as the best method OF getting
to the rural "Deestricts," we took cou--
Mo of state rooms on board the fascina-
ting Little Grey Eagle, and placed "us
and ours under the exclusive care Oh
Capt. Jim. Lusk and Major Williams,
two of the very cleverest and kindest
gentlemen extant
The route by the Ohio river TO Lou's-
Vile is so we'll known to your readers
that any remarks about the river, towns
scenery, or anything Of that sort woula
be entirely out of place.
There are, however, two points OF in
terest on the route which formed the
theme of conversation among passen-
gers. of which the Eagle, as usual, had
a crowd.
These are Blue River Island, the spot
whe.e Hines band of thieves came to
snch bitter grief, and Brande nbarg, the
no;nt where ohm Morgan, the prince OF
thieves and plunderers, crossed the
Rubicon. and with his horde OF robbers
, entered the cM du sac that closed upon
: and smothered him in Eastern Ohio and
, consigned him to his proper place IN the
: Many are the anecdotes and incidents
s that are related of these items OF history,
most of which WILL we presume, remain
\ | forever unwrltten.
On the extreme point of the lower one
|" of the twin Islands, called Blue River, be-
: meath a lone and dropping willow, Is
a solitary grave, to be unmarked forever
o by any inscription or any monument to
perpetuate a name-the lone grave OF
i one of Hines land pirates was pointed
o out to us by Capt Lusk-the grave of
t! one who had dared to take up arms
i against his native land, and who thus
while living forfeited all fair renown-
And douby dying has gone down
n To the vile dust from whence he sprung,
> Unknown, unhonored and unsnnS.
And worst of all unhung, as he and all
y base traitors to their country should be.
7. Drowned while attempting 20 make his
lie escape, he was found and given this lone
sepulture by citizens of Indiana, whom
he came to despoil and murder
His name persisted with him, and nc
r one will know who fills this lone union
U, ored grave. which for many months OF
ed the year will be beneath the waves OF the
beautiful Ohio, until the last trumpet
st shall call from their tombs the patriot
and the traitor to meet his merit and his
doom.
ur We listened with great pleasure and
80 exceeding interest to the incidents con
re nected with the crossing of Morgan
IN and his band, and the part taken in the
affair by the gunboats and the gallan
ne Little Grey Eagle, as related to us b,
of Cagt. Lusk. -
st, The Eagle escaped capture by VIVA
. the Captain considers an interpositiol
of Providence.
air The guerrilas had laid their plan wit
ell every assurance of successful capture
nd the Eagle at Rock Haven.
For the first sine in many months tn
, Eagle passed that point without landing
ne and at the next landing was warned
tie, be-, a,A1 - .,sas - iasss aaal
mr. She was at once pressed into the sci
., vice and, sent to Brandenburg in con-
~ pany with the gunboats, carrying a de
ole tachment Of the list Indiana regiment
fg nndsd ting gaR6oaft Gid R7afdGG rnv su
not spirit as animated the Little Grey Eagle
Morgan's band would have been turne,
ps, back into Kentucky and the raid into In
OF diana and Ohio would never have takel
place. But in this failure the hand O
in Providence is again manifested.
"a Had they been driven back from Bran
00 denburg he would have made his escape
re- and his band would still be plunderln,
tai and numbering loyal men,
The Little Eagle also bore conspicu
in Gus part in the chase after Morgan abov,
the falls, her officers winni ng high com
ay mendations from Gen. Manson for thei
en- promptness and intsepidity in discharg
re ing their duties, andexecuting the orders
q of the military authorities
:. As we pass Brandenburg in the nigh
10 we have no opportunity of seeing any
Oh vestiges OF the Morgan raid.
be By the dim star light we can catch q
l misty glimpse of the mouth of Salt river
so a stream rendered classical by the peri
= odical migration of defeated politicians
rs to its gloomy shores Many of our poit-
BY zeal friends have made the trip in years
past What the future may reveal is yet
a mystery. Yours, S.
~, WEST BADEN SPRINGs.-Those of our
citizenS who bav 70 bean cnond;,or - 49,,