The Nashville Daily Union

Guerrilla Operations on the Ohio Border - On Tuesday, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, says the New Albany Ledger, some two hundred and fifty guerrillas, in command of Capt Jones and Maj. Walker Taylor, left Cloverport, where they had been committing their outrages, and marched for Hawesville, where they arrived at half past 7 the next morning, stopping outside the town and encamping, where they remained until after dinner.

The same party had previously visited Stephensport, where they captured Col. Ben. Allen, who commanded the militia. He was secured and taken away, being treated in the mean time with the greatest indignity. At Stephensport they robbed the stores and citizens, and carried away a number of horses.

They entered the town of Cloverport about 1 o'clock on Wednesday, broke open the stores, and helped themselves to what they wanted, stole a number of horses enlisted a number of recruits, and then left for Hawesville, to which place a portion of the gang had previously been sent.

Thursday morning these scoundrels had full possession of Hawesville They caught a citizen, suspected of being concerned in negro recruiting. tied him with a rope which they attached to the saddle on a mule. A man then mounted the mule and started off at a brisk pace, the victim of their malice being in this way run down and dragged nearly to death. It was afterwards ascertained that he was in no manner connected with the negro-recruiting business, and he was released.

The guerrillas had things all their own way in Hawesville, and robbed and rioted indiscriminately. They broke open stores and took such goods as suited them; stole the best horses to be found in the town, and acted the bandit generally. In the evening they left Hawesville, as they stated, and as is believed, for Owensboro', which town they declared they intended to attack, capture and burn. In this nice little arrangement, we think, however, they will be disappointed; and, if they should attack the town, they will receive the soundest kind of a thrashing. as there is a sufficient Federal force stationed there for its defence.

Why a sufficient cavalry force is not sent in pursuit of these robbers to exterminate them is a matter of the greatest wonder. They are doing an immense amount of mischief. and are daily adding to their strength by volunteers The Ledger is informed that one hundred and sixty recruits joined them in Hancock county alone, and a large number were recruited in Meade and other border counties.

The authorities in Kentucky should do something without another moment's delay to rid the border of these cut-throats -Lou. Jour