The New York herald., 1863-07-13

&Srssss u the sssei.d.. ssd sls:iy bean ssp.arsd
one killed and severely wounded Three or four
assus sy Il.
s harasssd attend TO other than private Affairs
Nv sss ,,uched the ground and tell into the hands Of
~ S,stv 10, king rebel lieutenant. with United States
army reyoiyef his hsnd. He inquired for my arms and
him superb ps.U, w'nSuv aa
moi satisfy the nsalate .son and he slapped all my
pockets In quick succession TIL ie my watch beneath
where south Of the Tennessee line ard douby valuable
70 mo for associations sol venured 10 hint uSney tnat
ne was rohbing me. He "condn't and wouldn't no It.
watch was Just what he had been looking for.n He
left me In charge q guard and sneaked away to ste
next perch, nor did see him more. The "youth ul
guard opened the by inquiring II pos
sessed pocket knife did, and he wanted II, and got
OF prisoners with my baversack on my arm, although
several times the route through the band the youthful
guard was advised By his comrades in arms to snaich
o rebs relieving passengers Of suabes and money and
q no ss a did see anything taken which not us
were many Jews the train, lost s. 900 in money be-
fore he reached place of safety under the eye o. an
omcer and narrowly escaped with his life. The rebels
were particularly bitter on the race.
PERSONAL INTRODUCTION TO RKnn oFncRs-wHAr THEY
WANTED.
Arriving at line Of prisoners. introduced myself
TO couple OF officers, VINO sat azy ON their steeds with
each leg thrown tho pommei OF his saddle They
were Major and Colonel MAJOR proyed quickest ana asked
me 70 lot him that havcrsack parcel Of unwashed
linen Of which bad hurrdly divesed myself Of In The
morning, toilet case with soaps were "just what he
wanted tooth ush he did mot want. so he gave %
COLONEL GuKE, NE GUERRILLA
The Colonel, great, good naured provincial kindly
smiled and softly fes q he hat wore % He told me- bis
Cluke and pointed out ragged line OF men i9
CIuke when he travelled The shadow OF that mountain
Of meat Humphrey Marshall: through Kentucky, and
price in Nashville WINS not good enough, SO he compro
missed and took tray cling cap from the haversack,
mine. now the Maor's saying IL would be us the thing
for +" some OF the boys who OF head ar
found cluke communicative, and IA ked with him
self far to tell me whose command
It was that had captured- US, stating their numbers
burg and conld convace him OF the wdness OF his
views. He finally invited me 70 come along with the
me he would into IN James Gordon Bennett that John
Morgan's got YOUR mue." ] advanced the idea that
Johnny could not steal enough to forage me- for was
MY rNrRoDucros TO MORGAN THE OF ERmrA cnlxsrAS.
SO cluke introduced me to Johnny. | found General
Morgan tho centre Of bevy OF ladies, standing
cuvered in the falling dew, hi all around his men were
rs medium 81 cd, square built person. and good looking,
With The escep.ion OF ssepy hsh closed eyes
ladies with all the manner Of polished gen.
tleman Hc insignia Of rank. being dressed
diors. The Keen aud active little Basil rake who has
to rank of acting brigader, fitted gracefully
indeed he rs. Tho say Morgan would be nothing
without him Charlton Morgan brother Of the General,
ss The 80 Snd
very active lick thenauit squire jawed bull dog,
with three other COloncls, whose names could
not learn made up the coerie most laxative TO tho
WHY THE TRAM WAS NOT pEsrRoYxD
Tho garulous Garthcr girls and Mrs Thornton OF Mur
,freesboro, who wss friend Johns wife saved
tho train from destruction. Tho baggage being all
were ordered aboard tho train, and the pluck.
.ed party, started mournfu.y back on the road
they had travelled oyouAy not two hours
before. The stockade and bridge Salt river just
before had been burned ESQ we had been permitted
O'Clock amid the gurging cheers Of tho whole rebel FORCE
who sartei up from their kaeos as they were reading
letters and examining stolen goods around their nre to
bid good luck Many OF our party stopped at Liza
bethtowu intending TO 30 down the pike nsxt morning
twenty two miles 70 the mouth u Salt river aud take
passage up the Ohio to oaisvils, Others understand
went back to Munfcrdsvils. f
HORSES INTO SERVICE.
Nest day near West FONT, on the Ohio. the lumber
wagon IN which had taken passage passed through the
acqusn,ances o. tho previous night, but were no.
hindcred Morgan had Issued orders TO press all the
horses In the untry nt for service, aud has orders
we're beng carried out Secession farmers along the
road suffered with the rest, and those who could were
hurrying their stick into secret PAGES
Morgan occupied Brannansburg, KY, that afternoon
forty miles below Louisville, and stopped the
Alice can Ciemphis and Cincinnati packet and J. T.
NcCombS Iouisyiie and Evansville mail boat. Icav
ing among others, West Point, DIR. Hamilton, Of New
York Medical Inspector Department Of tho Cumberland
Mrs. Thornton and daughter reached Louisville In mail
boat Cray Eagle, which had been turned back above
Braunansburg. Morgan will probably use the captured
steamers 10 cross into Indiana aA he bent mischief
lam padent his Command is less than six thousand
strong with battery (six pieces) Of artillery His
men very we armed, the greater proportion Of them
carry Ing army revovers In addition 70 the Mississippi
rife, ard will be likely 70 march fast and steal
desperately.
HONORABLE wARYARE
The higher onicers-Clcrke among them-try hard 70
convince themselves that they warning bonorably
when they capture railroad trains and ssamboas, and
rob indiscrimnaely but the rank ard nc of Morgan
command look u In tho light Of grand stealing
sion, devote themselves vigorously to that pursuit
go firmly bued they with the ides that their busi-
ness is With cizens with soiders-to steal, TO
shoo-that confident they would not stard before
half their number Of Union cavalry there chance
for escape I hear that lo1son, Wolford, is after
Norg will a brigade of mounted II Johnny gives
them the go-by, tho exalted opinion formed 1t Union
cavalry the march to shelbyvile will be dspeed