104 seat. Excitement reached fever heat when three of his men were captured by militia near Tippecanoe, Harrison Co., and were brought to New Philadelphia and lodged in jail. Scoutsscoured the country in all directions. Everything was conducted in true military style, under the direction of Col. v Mueller, assisted by Major Matthews. Capts. Shank, Copeland, Judge Taylor and other efficient officers. The Home Guards deserve much credit for the willingness they manifested to shoulder' ’ arms and march forth to guard the county ' seat. But one prisoner was captured, on the Zoar road, and he proved to be a horse thief : from Crawford County. When the news came that Morgan and his entire command had | been captured near New Lisbon in Colunibi- - 'anaCounty, everybody breathed easier. Gen. ' Morgan had entered Indiana from Kentucky | with a large'force, for the purpese of making j an extensive raid through Ohio, He passed eastward along the southern portion of the State, plundering and pillaging as he went. Not being able to cross the Ohio at Marietta | on account of rapidly organized opposition, he ascepded the Muskingum, hoping to reach, j
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