The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-11
From the Louisville Democrat, 10Th.
THE RAID INTO INDIANA.
OUMPLETE PARTICULARS.


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COMPLETE PARTICULARS
The steamer McCombs, Capt. Ballard,
one of the boats captured by the rebels
at BrAndenburg, having been released, arr
rived at New Albany, at 2 O'clock yes
terday afternoon. From her command
err, Captain Ballard, we gather the fol-
lowing particulars:
The rebels are under command of Gen.
John Morgan, BushrOd johnson and Ba-
sill Duke, and ayowed their purpose to
be TO capture indianapolis, cut up all the
railroads. and carry to Indiana some of
the horrors Of war.
The rebels, to the number of four
thousand eight hundred, crossed the
river at Brandenburg Wednesday. Capt,
Ballard is certain of that number, as a
tally of them was kept by one of the
officers of the boat. The rebels also took
over four pieces of a~rtillery-two g.
Founders and two ~12-pounders. The
number Of horses crossed over was five
thousand one hundred.
Gen. Morgan's Aid stated to Captain
Ballard that Gen. Wheeler, with eight
thousand cavalry, was marching on this
place, and that he would capture il dur
ing the present week. Morgan, by cut
ting all the principal railroads in Indiana
would prevent re-enforcements reaching
here.
The rebels left no troops or guns at
Brandenburg. They sunk the wharf
boat at that place, and burned tho fine
steamer Alice Dean, which boat they cap
tured shortly after capturing the Nc
Combs.
Capt. Ballard saved his boat from the
Deans fate through the earnest interYen-
ton of Basil Duke and Bushrod johnson,
who had formerly been warm friends Of
Capt. Ballard. The rebels are represent
cd as being %splendidly mounted and
equipped, and in the best condition for
active operations.
The Alice Dean, burned by the rebels,
was . new boat, valued at $4,000. She
was owned by Dean g. Co, Cincinnati.
II When the news of this invasion reached
. LeavenwOrth and other towns on the In
E diana side, tue Home Guards at once
rallied, and a detachment of near seventy
Q men from Crawford and Harrison coun-
I ties, with one six FOUNDER, attacked the
enemy near Leavenworth, and after skir-
VI | ml61luE lOI btNtLAl nOhIB nGA0 NOuiDtAlCO
to yield to superior numbers, aud fell
back. In the skirmish four of the Home
Guards are reported TO have been killed,
h eight or ten wounded, and thirty cap
! tured.
The gunboat Springfield, as soon al
she could be got ready, was sent dowr
from New Albany, as also a number Of
: men and g l2-pounder on another boa
!. from this place. After considerabl,
4 skirmishing, in which nothing was &C
\ complished, the gunboat returned {,
q New Albany, arriving there about tw.
4 o'clock yestesday morning.
n The Star Grey Eagle, with a smal
"a force of infantry, and a section of
4 battery, went down Wednesday after
noon. She exchanged q number of shot
q with the enemy, but, like the gunboai
was compelled TO retire on account 0
tho superior range of the enemy's guns
a LATER.--At five o'clock yesterda.
evening, information was received q
= New Albany that q squad of HON
~ Guards, from EdwardsUl e, nineteen i
y number, while trying TO make their wa
into Corydon, were attacked by abou
10 one hundred and fifty rebels, and two /,
,e their number, Gilbert Thomas and Hen
.so ry Hunter, killed. The balance of II
- squad retreated in the direction of Ne,
' Albany, but were not pursued by II
enemy.
At z o'clock yesterday evening
courier arrived at New Albany, bringir
! information that the rebels had advance
- in force upon Corydon, and the TOW
" was surrendered to them. II was fear'
NJ they had captured Col. Jordan, of Il
Indiana Legion, and two hundred of Il
" New Albany Home Guards, by who
,,h the place was defended. The Uni,
force in Harrison county was large
an augmented yesterday, aud to-day Il
work Of annihilating Morgan will con
mence in good earnest.
s Tho excitement in New Albany Va
a terday was intense-all the stores bel
closed by order of the City Council.
the citizens were out drilling, aud by {
time we left New Albany, which was
10 10 o'clock, 2. M, the excitement was i
creased by the arrival Of couriers, o
II; nOuDcing that IL was the intention OF
I'm rebels to capture that place. Some 50
pose IL is the intention of the rebels
pay a visit To J~efTersonyille, and then
cape by crossing the river above n
e point.