New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-12

Springfield Col Hanson and ncn were obliged tc keep
I'd with the irct,iDg Rebels which exhausted several II
tie former that they dropped dead tie .oad Tvc
that eagc ont end cold faser mcTcilossly
shot By The Rebel trl.es st Springfield the r-ro.ing
ives flushed snd tie prisoners were dismissed. Tho
paroling detained Col Aston Morgans ChiOf q staI
tgo hours aer bis chief had e AID when he Eole oas
the Bardltown road to ron him, be lost MS way "A
tie darkness and isn upon 81 lad Of on eevaFy wSs
, Dade him prisouer.
The Rebels entered PardFt0vD the 9Th. Iaey sHr
pr'sed 20 men VI the 4th United States Cavalry undef
Lieutenant, With their horses unssddied. The dfaSoon
had not time to get away bat barceded thensc'eS ~
stable. AID held the enemy bay for several otEs~
The exhaustion Of tleir ammunition made item sac"
cumb in the end They were rregsiariy pe-coi. I'd
hence returned 20 duty.
Knowing himself pursued Morgan ieft Bsr:c.swp -
possible for Shephcrl5vile Salt River UeTv
be captured passenger train from Louisville With
about twenty soldiers aboard Express aud mail mat.
ter and tho valgabes Of all aboard were all tesen.
without gng tho raroad-doGbl'css in order to
conceal tic direction Of BIS marchMorGan pushed IN
westwarily through LaNrcDccvihe, toward BraIdan'
burg "a the OHIO which place his advance reached -
.he afternoon q tie 7th
The watery boundary OF Eentscky and Indiana waa
efre the ebc.s. The first and vital condition OF nors
noytLwara invasion yas means OF crossing. Ihe hign
sae Of the river and the number Of theiF forces Teh
dered steam facilities for tia, purpose highly desHaDe-
Ihey could oay be- procured by tie Capture o.; steam
boats and ths enterprise might cause 30 much Decay a.
bring the Union pGrsueTs upon them. But ioIIune
seemed to flyot then and they % b1ye pos
session o. such Yet the finale Of the raid proved Ihas
their apparent good lack was but ths bait to speak.
-, Il IN IN caught
The edyance lad hardly disI,auted. VIXEN the
steamer McCombs came in sight from below. TLs
Rexls quickly lid themselves in the Nhaflhoat. The
McCombs coming within Lailns distonoe o few showed
Themselves ond alooed 20 the Captain 10 LId Sas-
Dectine nothing lie headed toward tneTn Lac no.
aent tie beat touched tie wharf tie AiGGes -SsDen
--,si ed ABOARD and took u resisted p0ssession-
uaIfaa hour later tie Alice Dean, 9 splendid new
s'se.gheeler rounded the point below Br4ldenDIrg.
The Rebels 10 sooner discovered her than they ordered
the Capt.ln of tie AcCoI0bs 20 stand toward hsf.
Having approach tie Ase Dean, they made tie I's
se7a to Aer with the whistle TO come near Tho cap
tain q tie Dean. thinking that tie McConbs Ieoled
assistance responded - it, - his boas came long
lis spicioas eadloay excited, and 10 dreo''1
tie pilot 10 b1oA Ler The LATTER misrAaetsioe- hia'
and Keeping on hs course the McCombs IL few no
nents was alongside. and crowd Of Rebels jumped On
the Dean. The crow being defenseless lie Eeoeo
found themselves masters of O second prize.
as their smart ruses had succeeded The Eeoec
set about having god sac. Ihc contents o. tie sa'ee
and s,o.c rooms the silver ware OF The Dean 'Ae Veo
blankets r.! found new owners The ba7s were of
course. points Ok special attraction and commissioner
officers st.;loAei themciyas behind them eSleNSlDs
the liquors as long as tho stock lasted
Morgan arrived at BraHdenburg with tis main coz
unn duTiug the night, and tie crossing O. the I've
boats war commenced on tie following morning In
formation Of she appearance Of tho ReDes having
reached the other SIDE the home guards of LeaTen'
,yo-,b It'll, town short distance below Brandon
bnrr caiantly undertook - 6spuc the passage OF ihs
river. IAey were only one company, with snee
piece Of artillery when the boats undertook the hr1
-p across they tried TO stop them with shot and sAes
aot usketry Morgan ordered them 70 make for some
point above tie proper opposite landing which they
,c,s..el IN doing lie Gettls then ianAl tue hoIae
guards and allied. wounded aud captured near! al %
them
Tic cco.sin then preceded unrlo!esicd ur the I'm
when two of the Ohio Liver ggrboa,s appeared non
above They had ordered 10 patrol tho river rom
Louisville. where tho direction in which Morgan hsd
no,o nom shcuperisviis had become known and LED
10 the presunrti.n tha. e raid into Indiana would be
at,.nr,ed. The gug boats opened npoa tie MeComba'
and Alice Dean. but ths Rebels replying Eith vSor-
ors fire from their rifed pieces, and our gnnnors. ss
he. claim having ouly tyesecond fuses--srange des-
t,frtion-thc, withdrew after Aring few shots This
u,lorious .res one would lhiaA. might be made the
subject of an official investigation
I.e rebels were not oil transit red - the Indians
i5, unt thu NOR ng o. the 9TH. Having no fuEiher
e lor tie boats Morgan ordered then 80 be burned
In ,ore unexplained manner tie captain o' ths
llcColb. Pre-, aisl On him 20 spare bis boat. ihs
Alice Doan. however was merclessi' hred' ana VIE
ler, $4,000 worth of property consumed
ttmn.t be acAuowlelsed chat Morean displayed Wis
dom in determining upon Bsandenba-s Us hs point d
,r,..ir, destination. considerable distance below
Louisville anl t,c Falls Of the Ohio away from popa
o,,s ,.e. ra.lroads and ieesr phs, and tAe want -
Great ceators oi pcpulltion AMI relative exposure
of tie IA ruaGs u tie opposite part q Indiana made
~ favorable one as he could chp>sc The iset mag
Nr.nI.uLu~, isaRcbl live and assistance iioT shs
thbiiut, conld be expected nd iae supposlIion oi
blr,r OIL or p,rt that the f.iIsc OF the raraudsr
Vin., ia rsd across Iom the aa.ne place would pro-
vent iuotlc. trial OF the Same esp r.meit aouD'eAe
had something to do with the selection
And nov Of the Union ci.ors 10 discomf. Morgan.
As already u,crtioued the commanding Generals
t, n formed Of tie advent OF his force north of
the .uhe-nd unit. TIE ith and pgrsGi, WAS there
fore. lrl, begun only after Morgan had re4oloi Ne"'
Nnr,c.. Col oliords biiSade consisting oi ue iSS
Kentucky. 81 and 7th Ohio Cavalry. Had '''H oaS
Mounted Infantry and Iaws's ho"ii1cr battery 10"
jamestown a. p. ~. on The ith Marching a.. hs@
i, made .ccn Riy, early the morning o. ths On
and eroaaped N the evening II CaSeyif whore twas
n.,l nv he ~ Tennessee Mounted Infantry Kes'n'
p, the march with laybseaA the following morning
.rri,e AT BraG.ordsyie IT 10 m. AID AZ Lebanon at
IN A.ter ! short halt, it continued on 10 Spring
..s ,,her, il fund Lobsuns men Lt blyOGacAed Tor