The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-06-18
IMPORTANT FROM HUNTER
He has a fight and gains ! iitsory
CAPT'REs 10000 PIsI u
Large quantities fstores aad arms
Great Excitement in Kentuck y
Morgan Raiding through the State
A large force in pursuit of him.

Louisville, June ia dispatch froar
Lexington. at noon says:
The rebels left to-day for Georgesown
and. are supposed to have gone east from
there.
Gen: Burbridge started in pursuit. wiitll
fresh horses, last night, and win prsh
them up and fight them wherever he has
a chance
\ messenger from Frankfort reports
the city under martial law.
All men capable of bearing arms ase
being armed to defend the city,
The archives have been renewed TO the
fort .@
The Governor feels confident of BID
ability to hold the place until the arrival
Of rciHforccments.
4 force Of 500 rebels occupy the stock.
ales'3 miles this side of Frankfort TO pre-
vent reintorcements reaching there from
Louisville.
The CuiYn troops attacked the stock.
astos last night and were repulsed,
Washington, I1.-House to-day declar-
ed Todd entitled to seat as delegate
from Dakotah. .-sT~
Cincinnati, 12-Morgan, with about
5000 men, attacked the l6Sth and I7lse
OHIO regiments, under IIobson, at Cynthi-
ana yesterday, and after . pretty severe
fght compelled HObson to surrender on
condition that his men be Immediately
exchanged '~ss ssg5s
The fighting took place principally in
the streets Of Cynthiana-. -. u.
Some Of our troops took refuge in the
court house IN order to dislodge them.
\ stable near by was set on fire and
about 20 buildings consumed before the
fire was extinguished. e.. -
Our l,,Ns was l5 killed and so, wound
81, and from 1900 to 1900 taken prison.
ers. = ''a
Col. Berry. provost marshal Of CoyirIgl
ton. Was mortaliy wounded, and Col. Carr
rls Of the lGSth Ohio severely wounded
This morning Gen, Bnrbridge, who lefa
Paris last night, fell upon Morgan while
his men were at breakfast and after Il se-
we're fight completely defeated hiaa, scat-
torins his forces in all disCtina
About ljO prisoners we're taken. among
theu - officers, s.
i}urbridgr. at last adviees, was closely
following the rebels.
Washington, IA dispatch from
Hunter, y O'Clock on the morning of the
8th lust, at Stauntou, reports that we
tuet the onemy at Piedmont last Sunday.
killing Gen Jones, commanding general,
and totally routing them after i battle Of
10 hours Duration
We captured. $1,000 altogether, of
whom 1000, iReIudng 50 usseers, were
taken On the field. Three thelssand stand
Of arms, 6 pieces of ArtlIlsTy, and > large
quantity Of stores, EeIl into our hands. ~.
We have TO-DAY fofsaed iubetion With
Crooks and AyeriII szyalsg s'
Another dispafell, aes ofaeial, dAEs
the Oh says ss
Oar infantry to-dns ara angnd IN
burning ties and benssise Tails eAss and
west 81
All Eoveruneat and asf0asf bnIis isiEigs
in Stsantou we're hursAed q S.
niaateh freEn Grsntss hsaaquarsaax, =
p N yesterday gays: .s:l.sa. J.
Portian Of Mcintosh 4 brigade Of cav
AIRY Was sass out oR Reconnaissance yes-
serday marnfhg ind drove IN the rebal
pickets Ind forced shs ssater line of the
rebel aefenees, passine saf the satrench-
fnents about a milk aase Of HethsaiAa
Church; having acdampI Ishad thepnrpese
Of the reconnaissance ssae i6Fce returned.
Number Of rebels vera killed and SONS
prisoners brought ID. Our los b is
killed and wounded
dispatches from Gea. Sherman, aased
heaaquarters, shshsy, Ca, today,
say our iaea aSe between 400 and 800
yards q The enemy, but no fighting yes.
(sgnea sTAsros.
New Hope, Ga, 4-Thsrs has beeB
considerable skirmishing to-day. Gen.
Echois is wounded. -.
Tbs Rederah.arc terrifying at King
stoa. - 4Tsafa sssrsgss.y 4sE&.s@ AIS =
Portian Of the 18th army corps Is now
on its way. frssn the trans Mississippi 10
reinforce Sherman! They have reached
Van Buren,, Ala .-ssiil d