for mischief. His raid being converted into a flight, we must pass rapidly also in our sketch, as to notice the innumerable particulars and incidents would prove tedious.

On Saturday morning, the 25th, he was at Antrim, Guernsey County, and reached Cadiz, Harrison County, at eight o'clock. At noon he neared Winterville, four miles from Steubenville, and being headed off by the militia, he moved northward, in the direction of the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad; but his ultimate purpose seemed to be to cross the Ohio River near Wellsville.

Major Rue, by order of General Burnside, left Cincinnati at midnight on the 23d, with about 400 men, chiefly composed of those who had given out in the chase through Southern Indiana and Ohio, and proceeded by cars to Steubenville. The men had been refreshed by rest, and had fresh horses.

On the evening of the 24th, they arrived at Bellair; and from thence proceeded to Shanghai. Morgan was then at Richmond, eleven miles west of Steubenville, closely pursued by Major Way, 7th Michigan, of General Shackleford's command. Major Rue unloaded his men and moved forward to Knoxville, Jefferson County, on the direct road to New Lisbon, Columbiana County. He pushed rapidly forward, and on Sunday came to a point within four or five miles of New Lisbon. Morgan having turned eastward, was advancing along the Beaver Creek road, toward the river at Smith's Ferry, near the State line. The road on which Major Rue was advancing, was nearly at right angles with that on which Morgan was advancing.

When almost in sight of the road, Major Rue saw a

cloud of dust ahead, and knew that Morgan was coming. The Rebels descried him almost at the same moment, and a race ensued between them to reach first the intersection of the roads. The Major was doomed to experience the mortification of seeing Morgan pass the point ahead of him, and thought he had escaped.

But the Major had a guide who knew the country like a book. It was ascertained that by taking a diagonal road, there was yet a chance of cutting off the bold Kentucky raider. Leaving thirty men to guard the road where Morgan, as he thought, had passed him, the Major and the rest of the command put spurs to their horses. It was a tremendous charge. The distance was a mile and a half. His horses comparatively freshMorgan's jaded. It was more exciting than a steeplechase; and this time the Major, to his intense gratification, struck the Beaver Creek road a "leetle ahead."

Some twenty men, who first reached the road with Major Rue, formed across it, the others coming speedily up. The Rebel saw they were caught, and checked up. Major Rue fully expected a fight. But a white flag came forward, and with it a demand to surrender.

Major Rue replied, that he couldn't see it, and that if Morgan didn't surrender immediately, and unconditionally, he would open fire on him. It soon appeared that Morgan had made a sort of quasi surrender to James Burbick, a militia Captain, who was his prisoner, who, it was pretended, had paroled Morgan and his officers. This proceeding being very properly ignored by Major Rue, who considered the surrender as made to him, he advanced and was met by Morgan, who quietly remarked: "You have beat me this time;" and expressed gratification that he had been taken by a Kentuckian.

The surrender took place about two o'clock Sunday, P. M., and in about three-quarters of an hour General Shackleford came up and took charge of the prisoners.

Impelled onward by the impetuosity of Major Rue, we passed Major Way with one of Wolford's regiments, on a different road, West Steubenville, on Saturday evening.

On Sunday morning, about eight o'clock, he brought Morgan to a stand, near Salineville, where he fought, defeated, and utterly routed him-killed from 20 to 30, wounded about 50, and took 200 prisoners, 150 stands of arms, 150 horses, with but little loss on his part; and subsequently captured 55 more of the Rebels. It was after this discomfiture that Morgan encountered Major Rue's command, and was captured near New Lisbon, as before stated.

General Shackleford immediately telegraphed as fol

lows:

"HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES FORCES.

"In the field three miles south of New Lisbon,
July 26, 1863.

"To Colonel LEWIS RICHMOND, A. A. G.:

"By the Blessing of Almighty God, I have succeeded in capturing John H. Morgan, Colonel Duke, and the balance of the command, amounting to about 400 prisoners.

"J. M. SHACKLEFORD,

"Brigadier-General Commanding." The prisoners were then forwarded by railway to Cincinnati, as those previously taken, had been, by river, on the returning boats. Morgan, Duke, and their staff-officers, with 13 privates, numbering 28, were sent to Columbus for safe keeping, by order of the War

Department, where they arrived on the 30th of July, and were conducted to the Penitentiary, and turned over by General Mason to the Warden, and placed in close quarters, not only as prisoners of war, but as hostages for Colonel Straight and his officers immured in the Libby Prison at Richmond. Fifty-two more of Morgan's officers, including Colonel Duke, were transferred to the Penitentiary on the 1st of August from Johnson's Island, where they were at first sent. The 13 privates were transferred to Camp Chase, where were some 1,300 of their comrades. A large number were also sent to Indianapolis.

The costs and damages occasioned by the Morgan raid, in Ohic alone, as stated by Governor Tod in his Message to the Legislature, (January 4, 1863,) were— pay of militia, $250,000; damages by the enemy, $495,000; by our own troops, $152,000; being an ag aggregate of $897,000, exclusive of subsistence and transportation assumed by the General Government. To-day, O freedom's children come, And shout with one accord, In praise of Burnside and our boys, And Hobbs and Shackleford; For Morgan, bandit chief, is caged, Though like a hare in fright, Through sombre woods, from cliff to cliff,

He fled both day and night!

So shout, while he and Basil Duke,

Within the dreary shades

Of prison walls, are musing on

The gain of making raids,

Through proud Ohio's rich domains,

Where men are brave and true,

And women love the dear old flag,
Of red, and white and blue!

Bring forth the rusty guns, and let
A joyful noise be made :

Lay by the implements of toil-
The anvil, ax, and spade:
Heed not the silver-tasselled corn,
Heed not the new-mown hay,

Come all, and lift your voices loud,

In songs and shouts to-day.-HATTIE GERMAN.

STORY LXXVIII.

SIEGE AND CAPITULATION OF VICKSBURG.

INCLUDING THE CHIEF PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS.

IN December, 1862, General W. T. Sherman, with a strong force of infantry, on steam transports and some gunboats, entered the mouths of the Yazoo river, on the 28th, and landing the infantry five miles above Vicksburg, the defences of which, both natural and artificial, were then but little known, commenced an assault with a view to the capture of that place. The attempt being unsuccessful, and the loss considerable, he retired up the river to Arkansas Post; which by a most brilliant combined naval and military attack was captured, with nearly 8,000 prisoners, on the 11th of January, 1863. Whatever credit General McClernand may be entitled to, for this result, it is certain that General Sherman commanded in person, the attacking land forces, which, with the gunboats Louisville, De Kalb, Cincinnati, and Lexington, and some light-draughts, soon silenced the fort, and compelled its unconditional surrender.

The expedition next moved down to Milliken's Bend on the 17th of January, and there disembarked. General Grant taking command in person, and feeling satis