The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-11-07

We copy the following from 4 recent letter
OF the Nolin correspondent q the Cincin-
n,ti Castle.
" isbington. shortly belore his death, Sena.
Tor DJugas remarked 10 a distinguished
Esutuckian whom he Glanced % meet at In
danap0lis. Il know Jour man Breckenridge
better than YOU do yourselves. Mark my
xOr,ls. sir, psfhia year from this finie John
C. BreckiHridgs Eiu b. General "a thf rebel
army ." The result shows how thoroughly
NJ Douglas did know his former friend
TIE year has bat half passed siuce the pro.
d.ctiOn was made. and 10 day NJ Brecsm
ridge holds commissions as BrtgadieT Gensr
ain ue rctei erris andeT Baekssr, ~ BOicl
iag Creez.
rhoca who have watched the phases Of
tho coutest m kenfueky AL remember h..w
40 qgif~us the ex-EIcr President. and ex
Honorable appeared - be q lew week. since
FIRST he vas reported shot. then be bid been
henred OF near Mt Sterling; then he was
collecting the troors ut PrestOnsburg and on
the B,g Study. which General Nelson will
have dispersed. h Is hoped. before this can
appear Ia type; then DC bad gone across the
bJrsier into Virginia for arms. Almost be
fore the last report had been received, presto,
Mr.. Breckenridge appears al BJwling Green.
I hrst heard OF his ARRIVAL there AZ Il ,rrots.
Jusg. from a hot seccsslonist. who hid ju<t
returned irum q visit - Buckners army
On getting cut - railroad routes AGAIN. l
found that = similar report had reached LOUIS
vile. and IN a letter NJ that time | suggested
III - has since proved 10 be the true expla-
ntts0n. Ns. Brevkinridge had gone into Nr.
gaia 70 secure arms for his rugged recruits
a. Prestonsburg; then having performed his
work he went 10y rail from Lewisburg 70
Nashville and thence mp 10 his own place 10
receive his reward--the Brigadier General
ship be had been promised months before.
On authority which would only need co DC
canned 20 command implicit credit. | am also
enabled 70 estate that. besides Generals Breck.
inriige and Harcce the arrival Of the latter
WAS announced somc time ago, General Phi
low. OF ditch digging. aud Johnson. OF Utah
fame. arc both ~ the rebel army ~ bowling
Green.
IL 10 known, believe that General Bishop
Polk and Conceal Pillow founi II impossible
20 co-of crate ia the same division -illlow re
garding Polk as an ignorant civilian. and
Polk regarding Pillow a something worse)
al ignorant military man. Ii has not hereto
fore been known that they united in a re-
quest 70 Davis that both should be superse-
4tls AL1 tiiAt utN Nltii -HOuit DC
% the command OF their division. Davis did
not comply with the request. but he relieved
Pillow from duty there and oriercd him 10
report 20 Buckuer ~ Bowling Green. He
could do bns enc thing that would suit the
national Troops better, viz.-Felleve Bsckncr
and A.. -, Pi.ow - the chief command
The rebel strength OF this column has
been augmented little. II any. within the last
.wo weeks Parties no have been ia their
camps. and have bad the best facilities Tor
Judging. - 10; estiml their force 20 more
th,n from eighteen 10 t~enty thousand
They have among them some Of the fsnous
Texan Rangers IA body Of nordescripts
sho have. OF late. bcen endowed with most
a. mythical qualities a Bull Run conferred
apon tho Black Horse Cavalry Most Of
the troops are from southern kentucky and
Tennessee. though they have n least one
" .sis~ipni regiment thai OF. CJl. Acorn
Small arms are scarce. bot they have abua
lance OF srtifiery
F5r some time pass thcy haYe been engag
sd improving their naturally strong position
a, Bowllng Gfeen, By tauw,ng ~ lortikca-
lions o. the range OF balls southeast OF the
village Ia lront they are defended by the
B. Blrrcn river. ~hieh makes almost
s-tni- circle aHoaad the tosn. and vhich an
advance IL 'front.' would have % cr,ss uf,der
Lheir IRE
They observe the utmost stricfncse in
guarding their cam. and While Nitn us a.
rnsst any enc car rsss ard repa>s n pleasure,
slsh them no min vho BIS once entered Their
csusp Is allowed 70 50 out again. unless he i
snown - be an unlus-ticned and active
secessionisl -. lco, hes are guarding
every ford On the Green riveF. 20 prcvens
The possloihty OF Que scouts entering their
lnes: ard arc dredging the river a, Nnnd
torsisviEls. Ia the ho7e Of deepening the
ehaneel 50 much a. u render ii impossible
for cur truops % ioni ii