Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-10-05

their leader and twenty others were taken pris-
oners, aud the remainder killed
LOUISVILLE, Sept 21.
Brigadier General Robert Anderson has issued
a proclamation to Kentuckians. He says "Call-
ed by the Legislature of Kentucky, my native
State, l hereby assume command of this depart
ment. | came to enforce, not to make laws, and
God willing, to protect your properey and lives
He begs KentucEians to rally around the flag our
fathers loved, and which has shielded them so
long. l call you to arms for self defense, and
for the protection of all that is dear to freemen
Let us trust to God and do our duty, as did our
fathers"
The proclamation OF Gen. Buckner, C. S. A, is
Just received. He says the Legislature of Ken
lucky has been faithlesS to the will of the people
They have endeavored to make our gallant State
fortress in which, under the guse Of neutrality
the armed forces of the United States might
curely prepare to suhjugate alike the people of
Kentucky aud Southern States He says he re-
turns among the citizens of Kentucky ut the
head of a force, the advance of which s com
prised entirely Of Kcnuuckians. He does not
come to modest any person. whatever may be his
political opinion.
He renrws the pledges of Confederate com
manders to retire from the territory oi Kentucky
the same conditions which govern their move
m"nts. He further asserts that the lorceS under
his command will be used in aid to the Govern
ment of Kentucky in carrying ont the strict
neutrality desired by the people Whenever they
undertake to enforce it under both parties alike. |
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2l.
1t is stated that 900 troops can leave lndi- |
ana in twenty four hours. Gen Reynolds, who
was at Cheat Mountain, the telegraph states, has
driven the rebels from tn ir position, killing
nearly 100 of them. Col. Tidwcll, of the 10Th
Indiana Regiment, was twice surrounded but re
pulsed the rebels with small loss to his force.
Government accepts the tender of the military
services OF Count De Paris, aud the Duke DE
Charres. They will probably enter Gen. Nc
CIrllnn's staff.
There is no definite action in regard to Major
Gen. Fremont
WASHINGTON, Sept, 2l.
A messenger who has just arrived from the
Chain Bridge reports all quiet at that point.
A rebel drs"rtrr has just come in from Nun
sons Hill lie brings news that Beauregard has
promised the North aud South Carolina regiments
Of his army that they should he led to battle he
fore the LIT of Octobrr, ar permitted To go home.
For some days past conversations have been
held between our own and the rebel pickets.
when il was discovered that the latter belonged
to the I'd Richmond Cavalry Regiment, who were
anxious to exchange Richmond papers for leading
Union journals, but our plcketS declined.
CAIRO, Sept. 81.
skirmish took place yesterday below Fort
Holt, between Company |, 10Th Regiment and II
party of rebels. Capt. McAlIen, OF Company |,
was slightly wounded. The rebels were routed. /
The question ha- been raised of adding tubac- /
co to the soldiers ratiOus Mcclellan iavOrs it.
A young mau, native of Kentucky, has rscap |
ed ON the rebel army at Manassas. He says
they have lS0.00O men, who are paid promptly |
aud well clothed. Braurcgald's headquarters
are at Fairfax Court House Johnston ~ Win
chester,
NOTE.-The Pony brings not q word Of intel |
ligeuce III regard to the battle aud Federal sur
render at Lexington. No confidence is placed in I
the report of The affair brought by last Pony
The report came from very unreliable source
on the authority of person who escaped OUer
one huRdred mites on the night Of surrender. The
report of our troops being cut off from water is
not believed, as stream Of water passes through /
the town, aud the Missouri river runs close by.