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were no protection against the “Kentucky gentlemen” of John Morgan's and Basil Duke's command.
Captain Kise, and all of our men whom they held for a few minutes, were robbed of money and personal property.
A pistol was placed at Captain Kise's head and his boots demanded, but an officer interfered, and the contemplated outrage was prevented.
Pretty return for Grant's kindness, was it not!
Our loss is very light.
All told, it will not exceed thirty killed and wounded--some five killed--at the outside.
The enemy have thus far lost full two hundred killed and wounded, and not less than two thousand two hundred prisoners--among them about a hundred officers, including Colonels Basil Duke, Dick Morgan, Ward, Hoffman, and Smith. Considering how slight our loss was, it is the greatest victory of the war, and makes Judah and Hobson rightly entitled to two stars.
Judah received his military education at West-Point, and is a soldier in every respect.
While he is not an abolitionist, there is no one who hates rebels more than he, or who is more willing to use all means (including the negro) to crush the rebellion — yea, even to the extermination of every rebel in the South, so that the desired end be accomplished.
Hobson is a lawyer and a good soldier, having entered the service because he hated rebels and loved the old flag.
The people will ever sing praise to Judah and Hobson.
Cincinnati was well represented in the chase by the gallant Guthrie Grays, commanded by Captain Disney, who ascended the river on the steamer Magnolia, and at the battle of Buffington Bar, were on the steamer Alleghany Belle, panting for a chance to return the fire on shore, while they were compelled to receive it from the enemy.
They did good and valuable service as guard to the prisoners brought from Pomeroy on the steamer Ingomar.
Of this company the Queen City may feel proud.
May all the new Seventh prove as ready and effective as this tenth part have already.
Success to the Seventh!
Nat. Pepper, son of Captain Pepper, of the late steamer Alice Dean, was a volunteer private at the gun on the steamer Alleghany Belle, which the rebels say did the most execution of any of our artillery.
He is an only son, about eighteen years of age, and is anxious to remain in the service.
Would that many who are older had the same willingness to risk their lives for the Republic.
Captain Wood, of the Eighteenth regulars, while stationed at Marietta, as mustering officer, was induced to take command of two companies of volunteers and proceeded to Buffington Bar on Saturday.
He found the steamer Starlight around, with only two men aboard, and loaded with three thousand barrels of flour.
He immediately unloaded the vessel, raised steam and manned the boat, from the captain to the deck-hand, with his men, and run her out of the range of Morgan's guns, which, before he could get away, had arrived on the bank.
Before leaving with his little band of true gallants, he rolled his two heavy pieces of artillery over into a ravine, so that the enemy could neither take nor use them.
After the fight Captain Wood reported to General Judah for duty, with the boat, and was highly complimented by the General, and placed in charge of several hundred of the prisoners to bring to Cincinnati.
Had the boat not been seized by Captain Wood when it was, Morgan would have had it, and crossed the river with it; for the gunboats did not arrive till Sunday morning, while Morgan was there the night before; so let Marietta be proud of her gentlemen soldiers, who were not too proud to carry coal or do any work which would hinder the enemies of the Union and help her defenders.
The South boasts that all of her people are in the fight — rich and poor, old and young — and that they can yet whip us. When all our rich and poor and old and young, who are at heart right, are engaged, we can whip the South, even if France and England do help them.
Our people have not yet awakened out of sleep.
Only a little more of this kind of work from Wood and Vallandigham's friends, and the honest people, who are for the Union without an if or but, will arise and overthrow all who oppose them, to the eternal shame of all traitors.
G. P. E.
