, 1864-06-26

Downfall OF the Horse Thief.

The defeat Of Juhn Morgan, the horse
thief guerilla, is even more complete than
the telegraphlc accounts repre- scented. d de-
scription Of the lust fight at Cynthiann, be-
tween the forces Of Morgan and Burbrtdge,
gives the following Particulars:
The Federal infsnt5 was posted On the right
nankt, the 7th Ohio the LETT, md the eih Michl-
kFn on the right The cavalry stnultaneo1sly "
nanket the r.hels sud turned back their lines,
fercinc back the rebel lines. Tbs rebel right gave
va. drst Col. Minor eharEiu. In threo lines, un-
uss. heavy Eehst are It short range, and relyins
On the snber. Col Howard Smith qusfled before
tier st:y4ncc and, tufun his ho;ss, led hla men
in panic to aud throoSh The town. In CHARGING
1loa the.rebsl LEFT, the 9:a Mtchis.n struck soo
driving them to the dTcr: but leaving a zap
thruugh whl,h Morgan and f.w hundred Of his
;.ans e. sa..is eHs sixn r. 4se ' as1 sa1
}ns.ed ,bsck ,hs rchel Genet and repulsrd
k.n:*cma,, earalry charge. III. srttller. mean
of 'o~n, ard aas hs1ay W soi s ID ,si.oa when % aas
Other cart1ry chErse was made npon It. But =
sweeping drr OF canister swept men and horses
climax. Oue b. one Al drst the rebels fell b,ck
1hionch Town, oeeed the river and followed tho
Wiliarftown pike. The whole line closed in on
st1etts. Down The tai1rusd. oves fences, up steep
hanks .rd through the bottoms, the rebels pluu:;-
ed b, adlong IN TIN II h.stc 70 e.csne. Hemmed In
UN Tue east HiGe o. lue ItFff, tEC.F ilHH or escape
MAS over The bridge west at town, which was All
cd with rputed aud panic-A'ricErn h0r-emen. 4
general cta'Ee by columns down the streets was
z,ste hy Gen. Eurhr3dye's furccs, and Mor1zu's
osrnst bridge, pushed into ,he river, great
Duubers Of .hom we're k'tled o. drowned whl!e
esDrtfnr- Tl:ler who femained together struck
Of the vtst and were fol excd tot six naIes out
bv the PIN eulog o.cre, leaving their xii cd and
sonnoed A. every point r. the en.assnent,
Nrrrsn hins'1i ctfamsnded ut artt, bnt econ leis
HnN8fu mi
his heels.
GIN. nrrbridsc*s tu.ecss VAS complete Two
lInt!r.d Eijled o. drownc,. Tas Wounded re
mutt OF ii. severely Injured A. to be nuut,ed
fr eeTv!ce hereafssr :, mud u.anJ f them :noetallJ
their number, making It difHcut to ohsain 70
fisblc estimate. The losscs In Gen. Bnrhrtdre@a
cch nsIG weIt sixteen lllled and mortally wouu
Ore thousand two hnair&d aorses were captured,
! and laIee supply of amnnnitian- and 100 psis
! sund:y n'chs, Gen. nurtsidse and staff, with
four coInpa ntes II the 18th Michigan cavalry. rads
] M night md reached Georgetown hy daylight
ftexn ;o4s nd o brsade %eanfo eon.Saus %
The pn,suis- Col. Garrsrd'. brigade iollowct
Norfsn c19se1y 10 Clark Aount,tn, uesr Aoore
tru,tesl. The frce hat z,daen the 1rtt eirn.y-IEe
| miles IN trenty-f.,ur honrs. and wore r7trn down
! OF. Of sAaoqs. hnyoh5 the reach OF forage
and cIab'. to overhaul she .s.in bsl tors. Ths
tetaa nu:..ttr Who e-eapstt " - Marcan, accord
| irv 10 rrli-h}e <e'i nstre, will not exceed ~.
| The 1vr1alc+r arr ktllci wounded, pr.s1ne,t, OF
ekelstug 10 en- u more favorable Opportunity foi
i e.e.pc- Mnrga'' : Irr>ise 10 gone, and he nlnks
i r1s u sight .. the worst whipped rebet general
/ estf zen, on rafding expedition. Invis-d inpo
| tie Sssfe BY rtaels. and sioed hy them st erer7
/ turn. he .auud more than match in the v1gnr and
tkill oi Gene ra1 RRrrttsr, aud th. h:aycrf Of his
n,en. Even the hundred day uvn did lhenae1ve,
crr=t 1rdI', especially those under Gen. Hobs n
The revcrifJ Of tke trht!Eg il shown IN the l.rxs
| number at killed, apd mortal! wounded in the
| yatinus tattlea. in tho yieor which Vas shown
In the puE~ult and ta.css OF Morgan, no cavalry
| f~rce have n ade 4 better rscord than the Ohio
/ Michigan ard Kentucky reclncurs engaged unde,
! G-n. EurbnGso- Not a nAu or o:aeer failed to Dc
| bis tntv-
70 administering the mi ltaTy Atatr~ OF the Statt
a. pccpre full projection IN loyal citizens. Ht
desifns tn organize large fnrce Of eoiored 1r,oa.
| for Ststa defence. The Union men Q; tho Stats
will toleta no >os+d rehe, mpathlzets in th-f
p,IGst, the i.sue now being narrowed down Il
this: Sbn lnyal or dlsloVsl men live In KeAt1csy
1t ia satisfaction to know that General Cur Srd
! wilt sustain and project loyal men. The rlid o
| Morgan Eas unnasked many conservative 1ns
they Will drd -wsft and sre 11y rttt7hution ait
trc them. Quite = number Of aErrs.s have ALREADY
rfcn rste In Lexington, Of parties who Will bi
sens h-5scd the ltaes tor their open manifestation
| Of rsn+l synpsthies.