The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-14
he Morgan Rid!
Rebels SUMMON Vernon TO Surren-
der. Gen. Love KeinfOFces Vernon.


Early Saturday morning Governor
Morton received a dispatch from Brlga-
der General Love, dated at Seymour,
saving that Morgan's forces were at Vi
emma at six o'clock on Friday evening,
and that, soon after, some of them lett !
town, going toward Lexington-indlca- |
ting his intention to escape across the
Ohio river at the flats near Madison.
This was the first news we got indica-
ting Morgan's plan, and it was great
relief to our citizens, many of whom had
become quite nervous over the probable
visit Of the celebrated Raider" to the
Capital
In his march over the country Nor
gan's men committed great depredations
upon citizens property, Selling every
thing to which they took fancy, whether
they needed it or not. Dwellings and
barns were stripped of their contents,
and no questions asked about ownership.
Many mills and other valuable private
property have NO doubt, been destroyed.
About zen o'clock we got the news of
the burning of the Jacksonville Rail-
road bridge at Vienna, and~a little later
we heard that Morgan had occupied Lex
ington, county seat of Scott county, and
also Paris, in Jennings county.
Confidence in the safety of our own
burg" began to be quite general, as the
dispatches continued to show that Nor
gan had now made up his mind to get
out of the State as fast as possible.
Whatever his original designs might have
been, he was now Fastening toward the
Ohio river. If he ever cherished de-
signs on indianapolis, he had abandoned
them; flea" had been dropped in his
ear, by some drab-eolored bird perhaps,
and he had fairly backed down; the
"scare' was now fairly on the other foot.
and John Morgan, the Blue. Beard of
Kentucky, was likely to illustrate the
folly Of trying to bore big hole with a
little auger.
At two clock Maj Gen. Burnside tel
egraphed to Brig. Gen. Wilcox that our
gunboats were engaging the rebels near
Madison
This confirmed the previous dispatches
of their design to escape, and all were
pleased at the idea of the gunboats being
at work, for every body has high opin-
ion of them; and we know also that ''our
own" commander, George Brown, late
OF the Indianola, was in charge of the
fleet, and that fact inspired greater con-
fdence in the plan to bag the invad
ers The news also came that our forces
were pressing the rebel rear, and the
next news was looked for with great anx-
ie1y
Thus matters remained until half past
- IL Ill Nhos do
veloped. A dispatch from North YER
non states that part of Morgan's forces
were at Vernon, aud had demanded the
surrender of that place. Colonel Burk
ham was in command there with hand
some body of the Legion, and he polite
" informed the rebels that he declined
the "honor." This was the substance of
the dispatch, and the next thing looked
for was fight there.
But 10! here comes the news, half an
hour later, that General Love turned up
about the time the rebels wanted Yer
non, with several thousand trained men,
and it is supposed that the invaders did
not insist on their desire.
Further news was anxiously looked
for during the next hour, but none came,
anu 81 at Q y ClOCh CCHIdltE1 lHc
Governors Military Secretary, and Maj
Lord, Of the Governors Staff, started for
Vernon on special train, to ascertain
the condition of affairs at that point
They will return this Sunday forenoon
and upon their arrival we will issue an
other extra or post the substance Of their
discoveries on our bulletin board
At nine o'clock the Governor got word
from General Hughes, that he was
marching from Seymour to the relief of
Vernon, with a magnificent little army
This and several similar dispatches made
matters easy until one clock, when we
heard from General Love that he had
not yet been attacked and was confident
of being able to maintain his position.
HObson also sent sent word that his cav
airy passed Vienna at eight P. NJ in pur-
suit of the enemy. He says Morgan is
much dispirited .4.
News from fifty different points was
received at very late hour, all indica-
ting that net was spread for Morgan
rendering it quite impossible for him to
escape.
We left General Wilcox and dozen
other military officers in the telegraph
Office at an early hour this morning, re-
ceiving and sending dispatches. The
people of the State may rest assured that
every possible thing will be done to wipe
+ out the disgrace of the invasion.