Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-23
CoNFRpRRArRa n EyDIANa.
From The Cincinnati aazstte.I

| morning, anneunced the capture Of the staam
ers j. I. MeCsoEbs and Alice Dean, at Bran
denburg, on Wednesday morning, By Eorgau'l
i forsss We now give the following Hdditi0na
particulars Of the capture Of the steamers aud
the msEsmeuts Of Morgan in the State Of In
| diana
Five gepHspsa. VIZ Msssrs Ciussi, HanIy
/ ". Fl. Blgnt, r P. Hall and j. W Kestner
/ who we're, al OF them Basaengsrg on board the
/ steamer J 7. MsCsOubs, when aha was cap.
tursd By the rebels Et BrandsRburg. arrived in
/ this city last evening, having cone direct from
/ the captured ts8n, asd layer rs with the fsl.
lowing detail OF events up to the tiRs Of the
departure
This steamer stopped at 3 o'elsek on Tuesday
| afio5no5s, Is they csmo up the river, at Bran
deHbuTg, ter the purpose of putting Of and TAX
/ ing on passengers and freight Thsrs was ntth-
| ing unusual about the appearance Ct the place
So shas, without a SHADE of suspicion they round
ed 70 and drew up to ths wharf boat The instant
the boat touched thirty or ferty Confederate SOL
dIsrs, who had bses concealed on the wharf
beat, Jampsd on board, aad tosk possession
Of the bsss the aad crew being uu-
armed and e0Esequsdt sHsrlsss to offer any
resistaneo There were sebs forty sr fifty pas
seDgsrs On tho boat, and they were ordered on
shore AID secured, while the eEgiBesrB aad pilots
were kept en- board, guard being placed ever
them 70 see that ihey s5eys6 every sTdar given
1 by the rebel csB.sin n esnmaH1 Ths bsGt
sill laid at tina wharf beat, and in a short time
the steamer Alice Dean. the pTid5 Of all Cinein-
nati river mea, AID The finest beat new running
in the MsmPhis trade csme gracefully Tsuud-
ing tie BEND of tbs river. I. was sosn evident
that th5 Dean inteu5sd mAkiay no ssoppags at
BfaRdenburg, 50 ths MsCoomb5 was headed ost
I8st IN time 90 toBch her bows, VIXEN the rebels,
who were still concealed on the MeCoorabs,
jumped on board the Dean, and ehscisd the
capture Of that boat als9 The passene gers were
then l5sTstsd, With Instructions tsst they were
not to leave tbs town around which picksts had
bssn postei TO give warning Of any approach, as
well as to prevent the departure of THESE in the
place.
AbOgt suudown a rebel lieutenant came iswu
to Captain Ballard, Of the MsCsombs, and Capt.
Pepper, Of the Dean, snd told than he had the
aoHor Of informing them that Gen. Joha Morgan
bad arrived in the city, and had made tke Ash
srofE house bis headquarters.
Our infsrEants made use Of their tigas and the
liberty which bad been graztsd them in insBee-
ting he rebel amy and lis equipments They
estimate the nHmber Of rebels under Morgan,
their estimation being grounded en- their own
personal observaE5n, at fem ak 70 seven thou
sand men, Whie at the same tiRs it may posi-
BY be ten thousand; but they believe their owu
calculation to be the more correct The msH
we're all IN excellent condition, and were sceom-
panied sy battery Of eight and 4-B0uud steel
ndsd guRs. The same evening Of ths'captHrs,
enc Of The guns was placed on the J. I. Ne
CoOmbs, and the defsnsss we're hastily esn-
strusted on her bulwsTks with bslsd hay.
The news Of the capture having reached across
tae river, company Of home guards, from In
dana numbering about f1rty-fve men, marched
down to the river the next morning With a six
FOUNDER gun and csmmenesa firing across the
river iut9 the rebel encsnpment; but Morgan
seat party Of meR 10 cTsss ever the river so ma
wav dsWn the stream, asd these, By making q
considerable detour, succeeded in eoHiny una
wares on the h09e guards in the rear, killing
four of them asd taking the rest prisoners. At
q later heur Morgan commenced Transporting
his men - the IadiaRa side, using the two cap
tursd beats for that purpose.
The robes in Brandon5urg7wars very free in
their conversation with the inhsbitants One
rebel csPtais stated, without the least reserve,
that the rssl object Wbieh they had in view was
TO cut the Ohio and Mssissippi railroad, 50 As to
cut IF 3iEect Communication Between Caire sui
LssiEsii,s AMI Cincinnati, aud this was OILY
precouionary measure fer ether aHd more inauor-
taEt military movements. They seem 50 ansici-
1sle a slsr0Es tine in IRaians, expressing tbs
intention sf burning s73 destroying everything
that lies IN tAe line Of their march, irrespaet-
i've sf party or creed Sc that It is possible
cur butterBUt naigRhers in Indisna nav be
Induced Is hold different views Of their " eat
ragged and ill-used, but misguided Southern
brethren" BranaenbBrg is a little tswa situs-
ted high M on the crest of hill The msiarity
Of the inhabitants are said 70 be stroagly sesash
while there are at the same tine ssas few wbo
are aus have always been, strongly loyal men.
OF these ths mast Influential, perhaps, is Mr..
Ashcroft, proprietor Of the Ashcroft house and
OF the Wharfbeat, sad, in s13ition, holds tbs
position sf enrolling officer under the e0assrip-
lien act.
The latter circumstance hiss rendered hin peculiarly
obnoxious e the ssoesh iahshtsHt ard the arrival Of
har Southern risEds gave them ths iiss that now was
the time for them rid themselves Of the presence sf
meH they hated. HsstI'y collecting c-svd tagsthsr
they went TO hi house T. take bin ont and ha~g hlm
He havvsver bid away between the ceiling and he roof
Of hs houzs until tn s'arch had been abandoned, and
hou with the hslD Of friead (unfsrsunatsy Esesa-
SION 'si, s=ccsoded in erecting BIS escape
Capt. Bowen 'rnmaudant Of the naval rendezvous
st this Psc7 received dspachez Yesterday aftsrn 1ou
statnE taat hs gunboats Moose aHd Victory under ha
command 0f Commodore Lersv Fitch. were g. that
tus inst starting from New Albany with the intention
Of engaging the euey. and ssklsg him Capt Bowsn)
To seud ample endorsements Louisville Oihsr dis
patches gta'e that EUEboat are sscsudhg The river
from Csro, while SONG Of those stationed M the river
are already on their wav to the scene Of action.
At lste hour ast night We were shown dlERateA
received bv CsBt Dean Of this city, ststng hat hs
best the Alice D'au, had bsea tzrusd BY the rebes
that morn Rt seven e!aak. CAPT. Dasa that
the rebels Effected the capture By runniHr ths Nc
CsoIabs aground, and thsl hailinE The Dasa she
passed 20 hep - get her eff This her saptaa
scented 10 % unposug her 70 be beat ia distress; but
she IN eloss the esuessles soldiers
jumped on board and took possession
DISPATCHES received at general headduartars
lssi svsni1g frcm Gsnsra Bsyla, ct L0Eisse, stat
ing that the saFtsn sf Of ths steamers captured By
bsen released. Efsrras the q Asral that Morgan on
Waduas6s az aud WadHsssnF aght. with BIS steamer
crossed dgo thousand men sss I've tho1ssnd hun
de5 horses frou BrsHdsnsburg 20 the IndisRs shors
Morgan stated that hs intsuten TO reach Iudausp
els last evening. and Dzra the town bat The impression
prevails st suisvis that Morcans Eurp1sas in isvad
vile while others hssva his Object is to Obtain ksrsss
szd rs'- uits In southern Indiaaa
Another dispatch states that EsrgaH, after lsuding-
his forse in Isdana proceeded 10 Coryou and after
a skirmsh with The hsme guars in whch two or three
were killed he cagtursd ths tsWn Gen. Burnside sI
this time i' not Idle. larger fsree Of cavalry than
Gsrssn took with him crossed ths Ohis ysstsrdsv fol.
lowed him mp, and vas expected would overtaks him
during LAST Hiskt. The movemsutf Of izfantry ragi
nau's ard hrt l4ry well The gunboats ara pro
Eressnr sssfactari7 but or cssrzs we ere not st b
cry a gva aay pariisul@rs At prsseRt bzt ths nucA
they sufeient, II their commanders are av ks 70
their duty, to capture Nerssu and his whole band
which is known to be ever 5000 men and horses.
Capture Of Mr. CrittssSeH Iy he RsBsls.
Ths New Albany Ond) FFsr Of July 9th says thai
gsntlenau engaged In tinq JIrian ca77aa.v Al
Frankfort achsd Msdisen yesterday. Re resorts
that thra hundrsd rebels cred Frsnksrt Yesterday
and seized the person Of os jobs J. Crittanssu We
have ns heard what disposition theT hsTe nads o. him
ISDIANAFoLIs, July lO-The rebels cantared Sa
lem, Ind ala ;his nsrniag burned The depot af the
al vile and Chicago railroad and took Eve huR fred
u the guards PTiseuar No particulars Of TIE frbt
have been received pFfssnsr 7vhs escaped reached
Seymour this evening.
He says MorgaR's fsress 900 sirsag with six
pieces Of artillery. horEAs laft salem this sftsmosn
moving eastward Il Is supposed for the purpose Of
striking the Indianapolis asd Lsuizvils railroad 81 Vr
ginia and SsyasWr GsR- Hehs8a, with 1900 cavalry
a. aoon to-day was In close pursuit. osRg about ffteen
miles in tie rear.
when last heard frsn the rebels were at Canton The
Home GHsrds retardng tho progress of ts rsba
by falhng trees aad bHzhwhackiRg. Gss. anfon has
issusd general ordsr susPsHdRg all business till fur
thar sr5, ,rs
Brlg.-Gen Csrringtsn has assumed comzsBd ef the |
Indiana militia aHd has already assigned the large Por-
son Of eoBpsHss repsrtsa to regiments and briga&es
At les 5100s viii have reported duty tomorrow
morning.