, 1861-10-15

In this he is but acting under Gen. Sherman's
orders. Not soul can leave by any route
without hEdirg himself creadfuny in need Of
E a"paEs." The streets are nightly rambling
With the baggage trains which fill them, and
the whistle Of the locomotive is heard as al
most oil hours, announcing the arrival Of
fresh regiments. Since tie assumption Of the
command by Gen. Sherman, last Wednes-
day morning five full regiments have passed
through the city, with their attendant baggage
trains, besides several fully equipped batteries,
amo1g the latter Of which aIe thos3 Of Capts.
Cotton sud Kinney. The latter has been near
the city for several days drilling, but was con-
si6ered unorganized until Gen. Sherman gave
the Captains orders to march. The 29sh, 30th,
and Part Of the 9Th Indiana, and the 18th Ohio
came into the city on Thursday last The 36:h
S7h and 34th Indiana will be here to-day, and
the 42d Indiana on Wednesday next. All Of
there are being hurried off to the scene Of |
action, advanced On Thursday morning some
ten miles further to No1in River.
The commanding General has also demanded |
from the embryo Colonels raising regiments
in Kentucky, statement Of the actnal force |
raised by them. It is understood that he Ia |
Of the opinion that but few Of the regiments |
nov being raised will ever be organized, and t
2e he ia in want Of all the men he can muster, |
he proposes consolidating parts into fun regi- |
ments, and thus rendering them Immediately
effective. Camps Of Organization and instruc-
tion are being formed at points where they
will be Of service and protection to the SUI
rounding country, and where they will serve
to keep open and protect the rear Of. the adj
yarcirg army. Two regiments Of cavalry now
near1y completed, are to be filed from the ma-
te1isl forming 9 squadron raised by Capt Ja-
cob Ruckstutl Of this city,
The army now at No!in numbers twenty
thousand men, with three batteries Of artillery.
In week Gen. Sherman will have ten tho1-
EaHd Torc, making an effective army Of $1,000
men. These are to be thrown forward at as
1apid rate az possible, tho uncrganized regi
1uente protecting the rear Once across Green
| River and On the smooth level baErcnz Of the
State, the march Of thirty miles to Bowling
| Green viii be an easy achievement. If Gen.
| Buckner remains to receive the army We shall
| hear eooE Of q brilliant victory. But 1t is not
likely he will remain. His raid hes been
most unfortunate one for him. He has not
| met with q single anticipated success, and Is
| put to the utmost labor to maintain himself at
! the head Of any respectable force: SYM
| pathJ with his cause his presence alone
animstes or forces In and from the
hearts Of the people Of Central Ken
| tucky- What = brilliant success On
his part may do with the people Of thst coun.
try don'k pretend to say I have little doubt
1f frr %a%S +Nn45t An11
under Buckner: might march northward in
Kentucky, rebellion would gain ten thousand
advocates. Bat it is a bad rule that will not
work both Ways. For every ten miles that
Gen. Sherman advances southward, Kentucky
will give to the Union ten thousand loud
zacuthed kentucky Unionists, but Uuion
sh1iekers such as only Kentucky produces
the Froylso Unionists-the Union men who
are for giving the South its rights"
Much is hoped for from this expedition
The route which it will take is direct to Nash
vile. But little Or no opposition will be Of
fered to its progress in Kentucky. doubt i
any will be nble to concentrate in Tennesset
If the movement is hurried up aud pushed
with vigor. The Camp Dick Robinson force
. under Gen. Thomas, is slowly pushing sonth
east, apparently after Gen. Zollicofer at Cum
, | be1land Gap. a right defect from this roat
, would bring Gen. Thomas, after a fer days
. march, to the State line, at point only twely,
f miles from the Louisville and Nashville rai1
a road and Gen. Sherman's army. A combina
J., lion Of the forces at these two points woult
!. | make the army perfectly able to march With
: out opposition Into Nashville.
4 This T believe to be Gen. sherma1's plan
have heard it eaid he contemplates movin
T about the Inter part Of the coming week, tha
is in four or five days. The movement vii
f. certainly be made OF that have undoubte
+ assurances, and on scale to rendersuc a
a. a. most certain.
Il BrigadIer General Czittenden left day G
two eince for Henderson, Ky,, to assume con
mand Of the forces in that vicinity. A story
8. told of Gems. Sherman and Crittenden whic
=. I am tempted to relate. Gen. Crittenden ha
IS Just received his commission and been orde
"a ed to report himself at the headquarters
"a this Department.. The day before his depar
ure for Henderson he waited On Gen. She
man. Gen. Sherman gazed ct him with or
=. ofthose strange expressions which leave Ii
l. observed in doubt as to whether 1t Is look
E%AuL1Af VI AGJAA% CiG4k0A6 44 Ii t1Euk
"a addicted to looking scornfully. Gen. sherms
& & asked the new Brigadier II he Was the Ge
to Taylor Hever surTenders'' Critteuden. Ge
Fe Crittendcn, not understanding the tone
a9 q which the inquiry Was made, Aesitated al
+. then said, >" Yes." "Have you ever col
nanded Brigade ?" "No," "said Cdttende
~ shaking his head but can
N. Gen. Sherman examined him for = minu
OF from head to foot Crittenden drew hims'
y. ~ up to his full height, and eyewitness s.
me he looked Ikea giant under Sherman's ecTu
ne py, and his eyes flashed fire as his cheeks II
led dened under the gaze. Gen. Sherman gave b
lis already prepared INSTRUCTIONS" You n
20 10 Henderson," he said. Gen. Critterd
mel turned away and bade him good eveni1
The "When Will you 60 ?' asked Sherman. !"
,rk The morning" !" replied Gen. Crittenden, taxi
On, his departure. "He'n do" remarked G.
zen Sherman Is II to himself, as he began to ps
ere the room end stroke his short red whiskers
ray While tie son ID thus doing service in
lar a11py, the father, an ss old mar eloquent" "
~ in the mountains raising tbs hardy yeoma
ion to aid in the attempt to drive out the f
the hooters Of the South, Who came led by
An renegade Buccareer Of the State. But al
ken. + fear the he1esy of Southern Rights has p]
ed Kpch havoc with the people that even
tones ofn fnlohn ). Czittenden will not 70
tied the sleeping ps4fff0 adttsm In their hearts.
rom Major Malcolm 1eD6fsl1, Assistant P
: OF master Of the army, arrivedia The city yes
tea' day, and is engaged IN paying off tbs
tae 10Th Illinois regiments, It is said that t
rag are also to be clothed anew before they le
this fhe famn a& eYxro, Inn nnt3n,, for tkA al ~