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an who accompanied Gen. Morgan's command on its recent expedition to Kentucky. The object of this movement, it appears, was to prevent a raid of the enemy, under Hobson, upon the salt works and lead mines in Southwestern Virginia, and proved a complete success. On the 7th of June Morgan's command engaged the enemy, seven hundredn and jaded animals. Advancing then upon Cynthiana, the enemy took refuge in the houses, and a portion of the town was burnt. On the afternoon of the same day Gen. Hobson came up from Cincinnati with twelve hundred reinforcements. These men were surrounded, and surrendered without unnecessary delay. The next morning Morgan's command commenced the return to Virginia, and safely brought off the ambulance train with the wounded. From papers found upon the Yankee General Hobson it was ascertained that he was about to advance upon the salt works and lead mines in Virginia, and it will thus be seen that Gen Morgan's expedition was a timely movement. He