The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-04

forces scattered in retreat. Five hundred
of them were attacked yesterday at Clays-
vile, on the Augusta pike, and badly cut
up by Col Garrard's command.
"Morgan's idea now seems to be TO get ont
of Kentucky at the earliest possible mo-
ment. The latest accounts confirm the
news of the siege of Frankfort having been
raised. In what direction the rebel attack
ing force has retreated has not yet trans
pired.
Hospital trains arrived at CovingtOn at
9 O'clock last night, bringing nearly one
hundred wounded men of the 16Stb, 171st,
and of the rebel forces. Among the wounded
of the 16Sth is Col Garris, shot thrice through
the body. Another train, with the balance
of the wounded, is expected to-day. Those
received last night were placed in the
Coving,on hospitals. The 16Sth calamity
wi;bstood Morgan's attack at Cynthiana.
Saturday morning two companies of the
regiment had been left at Falmouth, two at
Boyds Station, and one at Robinson's, for
the protection of the road, and but five
companies had been sent up to Cynthiana
in advance of the Hist These five COM
panies fought with desperate courage, aud
only the overwhelming odds brought against
them by Morgan forced them at length to
surrender. Want of time and space compels
us to wait until tomorrow for an extended
and detailed account of the work and losses
of this gallant Ohio regiment of National
Guards.
Gen. Heintzelman left last night on his
return to Columbus. He informs us that
the news from every quarter is such as to
convince him that his presence here is no
longer necessary. There is every indication
that the various rebel forces have received
such check as has compelled them all into
q retreat with but one obiect-that Of
get4ing out of the State of Kentucky into
the wilds of Virginia.
"The following was received yesterday at
Covington:
BoYD's STATION. June 13. 1884.
A. P. PRfTcHARD: The information we get Is
that Col. Berry is sill alive and may recover. His
son. Bob Berry, who with Morgan's band, has
been captured. Three hundred rebels killed and
wounded and about the same number taken in the
fight Of yesterday.
among the rebel prisoners now at Fall
mouth are Maj. Chenoweth, formerly of Gin
cinnati, and Capt. Morgan. brother of John
Morgan. These men, together with a rebel
Lieutenant and Surgeon, accompanied Gen.
Hobson from Cynthiana 10 Falmouth"
The following is from the Louisville
Journal:
DIR. Wheeler, mail agent of the Louis-
vile & Frankfort Railroad, arrived in the
city last night from Lexington, having left
the latter place at 4:30 yesterday morning.
He was in the capital during the siege and
brings full particulars of affairs. He reports
that at o'clock on Friday morning the
rebels approached Frankfort, in the direc-
ton of Georgetown, 10 two columns. They
Of nnn cl,,,,,
numbering 700 men attacked what is known
as Old Frankfort; the other, 500 strong, New
Frankfort; that is, they approached the
capital from both sides Of the river. Gov
Bramlette had not $50 men in the fort, and
but IL of that number were regular soldiers,
the majority being citizens.
"The command was Entrusted to Col Geo.
w. Monroe, of the 22ds KY, who had just
returned from furlough. A 4-pounder gun,
which was planted below the fort to protect
the rife-pits, was charged upon by the
rebels and captured. 1t was subsequently
retaken by the Unionists
"The fight continued all day Friday, the
rebels making several desperate assaults, and
firing occurred at intervals during the night;
the barracks, situated in the suburbs of the
city, were set on fire in the evening and con-
sumed. This was the light which was seen
at Bagdad and presumed to be the railroad
bridge at the water station. The Kentucky
River Bridge, reported burned, is not injured.
The attack was renewed by the rebels at
z O'Clock on Saturday morning, and the fir
ing continued until in the afternoon. At
o'clock the assault was wholly abandoned,
and at in the evening the rebels left
Frankfort, moving eastward. 1t is not
known what loss the rebels sustained, as
they removed their dead and wounded when
they retreated. Six men were wounded on
the Union side, one of them seriously"
was member of the 171st, and know
the above to be correct. LOUIS WILL,
Corporal, Co. b, 171st o. N. G., Canton, O.