Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-14

| tured = One Hundred Killed and
1 wounded - Cynfhiana Fired by the.
Eltebels ind Twenty Buildings De.
stroyed-Burbridge Closely Pursue
! ing-Our Captured Troops Probably
Escaped-OperatiOns satLexingtOn. at
Especial Dispatch to The Cincinnati Gazette.l
tAl BoYD, KY, June IL.
Since my last dispatch have seen the
elephant, and much larger one than BAR
gained for. TO begin with, was the sharp
| light on Saturday morning, before break
fast, near Cynthiana, in which companies
A, d, E. + and G., of the 168th Ohio, or
most of them, sustained the shock of three
thousand men under John Morgan. Not
knowing their numbers, Colonel Garis, as
sisted by Colohel Berry, Provost Mar
shall, and his own Lieutenant Colonel, Bar
rere, continued the contest only too brave
ly. Outnumbered and oyerpowered,
they fell back, firing all the time, to
the depot buildings, where Colonel
Berry fell almost mortally wounded in the
head, and thence to Rankin's unfinished ho-
tel, where, after surrendering and coming
| out of the house, Col. Garis was shot through
the right shoulder to the elbow, and others
retreated to the Court House. The conse-
| quence was the rebels poured into town and
charged into these several places, causing
the utmost CONSERVATION among the inhabi-
tants. Colonel Garis not surrendering soon
enough to suit the rebels, they set stable
of the flames added greatly to the alarm.
On swept the flames, and across tho liver.
north of the town, another battle began be-
tween General Hobsen, who had just arriy-
| cd with the 17lst Ohio, and detachment OF
the rebels. Our Ohio boys who had never
seen an engagement before, held their
ground gallantIy for fifteen or twenty min
utes before yielding to the superior num-
bers which were constantly increasing.
The loss of life was surprisingly small,
not more than fifteen in both engagements,
and perhaps fifty wounded, many slightly.
| l had nearly completed list of killed
and wounded when was taken prisoner,
as war correspondence and had everything
taken from me.
Colonel Berry was expected to die every
moment, but after few hours he rallied,
but not so as to speak. This morning it was
thought possibly he might live.
Col. Garis' wound is through the right
shoulder and arm. Lieut.. Col. Barrere was
also quite severely wounded. Companies
B, G, III and X, of the l68th, were not in the
fight.
The folio wing of the 17lst escaped cap
ture, and returned to Robinson's Station,
seven miles this side of Cynthiana: w. W.
Powell, VIM. Dana, Geo. Holland, M. G.
Butler. w. B. Taylor, Jos. Wilson Slightly
wounded in left arm), George G. Huff, Hem
ry Hall, Byron Clark, Abner Harlep, Capt.
Henry L. Burnham and Lieut.. Matthews.
The following of the 17lst have just come
into Boyd's, after evading capture and dodg-
ing thirty hours in the woods: A. Fl. Bel
den, Adam Nye, A. j. Martin, G. S. Curtis,
John M. Deal, Geo. Hewey and j. p. Lam
lister. t-..-.
OF the 47th Kentucky, David Workman,
| A. Wright, John NJ. Smith and II. nj. Clel-
Ian, in a skirmish with scouts, were proba-
bly, captured yesterday, as they have not
yet come in. 1t was pitiable sight to see
all the rest of our two young regiments
hustled out of their retreats, without arms,
and through the streets as prisoners. They
were in all 1,200 or 1,500, with 100 from Mt.
Sterling, marched out your correspondent
in the lead, three miles OH the Augusta
pike. At daylight this morning, l took
French leave, and have not heard whether
the regiments were paroled or not. They
hoped to take them back into Virginia, un-
less General Hobson, who was wounded,
and has gone with Captain Morgan to Gin.
cinnati, can effect an immediate exchange.
The fire ragged, Notwithstanding vigorous
efforts to stop it, by citizens, till noon, when
twenty houses, were consumed, with much,
of their contents, the rebels meanwhile
helping themselves abundantly. az
THE BATTLE SUNDAY MORNING.
Atdaylight this morning, Gen. Burbridge
had the satisfaction OF pouncing upon Nor
gan's plundering band, while taking their
coffee. For full an hour, the contest was
fierce-the rattle of musketry being inces-
SAINT and so heavy, as to be heard eight or
ten miles. Then Burbridge's artillery got
In position, and few shots from it, with
charge, settled the conflict. The battle took
place half mile east of the town, and the
rebels gave way in that direction, and with
the descent of the hill into town their speed
increased, and through the streets they
went in a gallop, not shouting as on the
previous morning, or stopping to pass com
pliments with rebel citizens, and said citi-
zens not smiling at their doors. On they
went through the bridge till its capacity
was overtaxed, when they plunged into the
stream, literally filling 1t for the space Of
square, at swimming depth. OF course
Burbridge was pressing close after, and at
last accounts was pursuing. The rebel loss
must have been very heavy. with little danl-
age to our side. We took one hundred and
fifty prisoners, twenty-five Of them officers.
They fled mostly in the direction of George
UOWu-mOTRdU HltilScll u IuC lCtbus
1t is supposed the captured regiments were
hastily paroled, and of course the parol
cannot be binding. 80 =.
While the Union forces were charging
through the town, Mr.. Buzzard, wealthy
citizen, but in liquor, hurrahed for jeff.
Davis, when some soldier shot him dead.
SECOND DISPATCH.
FALMOUTH, KY, June II.
Lieut.. Bevayet, of Morgan's staff, just
brought in as prisoner by Capt. Balmer.
says their command, after getting out of
Cynthiana, would all move eastwardly, and
that the prisoners would be carried off,
Conductors Mcdonald and Matalack and
Engineers Doyle and Robertson, who were
prisoners, have just come in, and report
that the whole body of prisoners was hur.
ried off this morning on double quick
through Claysville. AT that place the rail-
road men were released. General Hobson
arrived at Plymouth this evening, overland, /.
in charge of rebel officers, Major Cheno-
weth, son of former Cincinnati merchant,
and Captain Boons, Lexington. II Hobson
does not succeed in having rebel General
exchanged for him, he is to return to Nor
gan If they can find him.
The train of 260 horses sent up with Hob
son was thrown from the track, and thirty
of them SO injured that they set fire to the
cars and burned them up, after helping
themselves TO the sound ones.