Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-03
our sosIlns a,een G. respDnaenc..

Reported skirmish at Woodbury.: scruiinq pdysu cut
to pieces Fderdl Troops aOthir five nlits Of Nor
qantoa0n-0ar scouts attacked in n.blscade rein
forceneHts = Bsdeydls reported coming up Green
htoe- IN force .0s'T troops Sepnrted filling back =
RosLsSeGu said 70 haze come ssrh of Green Rivs
oid buzfordSUiQe Federal frees at Notn Bridge
Adjournment Of the CONVENTION at RusselgUiile
BOWLING GREEN, N " I'd, ls61--Just such dark
musky day is said to invite Londeners to commit
suicide was yesterday, the gloom and discentent OF
which was perfected by the non. arrival of the
train from Nashville and the variable reports OF
the skirmish at Woodbury., small town 81 miles
below Bowling Green at the confluence of the Big
Barren and Green River, where it was reported
the day previous that 500 of the enemy had made
attack upon 100 Of our cavalry, cutting them to
pieces the departure on Thursday of several regi-
ments Of Infantry, and three or four squads OF
mounted men, caused excitement to rise to fever
heat and the reports reaching here from time to
time, alone rendered the day sufferable.
In summing up the expedition, the facts are from
the best information TO be bad, as follows: the Fed
rails ventured as far as Morgautown, which is Eve
mules below Woodbury.. Orr pickets at the latter
place threw out twelve men as scouts who
were caught in an ambuscade. about mile from
Four of their number being wounded; all, however,
save one escaped, he was carried off by them AT
Ter returning to Woodbury., courier was Dispatch
ed here for reinfOreements which was promptly
sent Of the report reaching here mean while that
the Federals were coming up Green River in strong
force our cavalry dashed forward hoping to inter-
cept Them but only succeeded in overtaking por-
ton of the rearguard as they we're retreating to-
wards Greensboro, and returned bringing twenty
ave prisoners.
Thus has very unimpoFtant aff4ir been magni-
fed into huge, dimensions.
The falling back of our troops from the railroad
bridge over Green river has also given rise to the
report that RoUssEAU's forces had come south of
that stream via turnpike through the town Of Nun
louisville, which report cannot be traced to any re-
liable source and gentleman who left Elizabeth
own on Wednesday. ststes that mons of RoUsssAU's
men are south of N lin creek, which is only ten
miles south of the last named town. With the ex
,ephon of 1000 Dutch z uaves camped at Elizabeth
town, the whole OF the Federal force on the North
line is at Nolin bridge, where there are fifteen
regiments, with few pieces of artillery, but no
ortifcatiens whatever.
Passengers on the train coming from Cave City
N Thursday night, report several shots at that
place, made by struggling LiuaOInites, 40 one was
injured.
Fugiuves just in from Breclinriiga and Grayson
:nunties confirm previous reports of many depre
/ ,tions committed by ire ular bodies of troops
rom Indians in Meade and other border counties
The convention at RIsselve adj purned on We'd
'esdsy to NEE again on the is h when thera will
b. representatives rom all the counties and such
,ction will doubtlessy be taken as will place the
state in her proper positioa
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