Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-11-14

rance g Gems NC Cook and Ward-
ForVard Movements of Gen. !Shoepf
from Camp Wiid Cat-Resignation of
Gen. Mitchel- Breckenridge and Pow-
ell.
lSsecial Cor. of the Chicago Tribune.l
LOUISVILLE. KY, Nov. A.
| have in former letters indicated that
concentration of all the forces in Eastern.
Central. and Western Kentucky would be
made against Buekner. and would doubtless
result in his retreat from his position at
Bowling Green. The movements neces-
sasy to this concentration are hardly COM
pleted. yet the traitorous leader and his
rebel horde have left their entrenchments
at Bowling Green and retired towards Rus
sellville. thinking perhaps that distance
not only lends enchantment to the view.
but safety TO the observer. Ever since
his failure to reach Louisville compelled
Buckner to retire to Bowling Green, he
has been fortifying that place. the topogra-
ply OF which affords many natural advan-
tages which. improved by the art of the
engineer, would present serious obstacles
to the attacking party. The river, making
bend at the city. appears not unlike a
horseshoe. with high hills on the inner
side. while the peninsula between the two
points Of the shoe is guarded by high.
sugar-loaf shaped hill. This point in par
ticular and along every part Of the river
strong entertainments have been thrown up
and-deserted. A gentleman Of promi-
nence in this city reports at headquarters
here that when he left Bowling Green on
Friday. the advance at Woodsonville had
been recalled. and the whole force had re-
tired towards Russellville, with what in
tention is not known. A glance at the
position of the different divisions of the
Union army. will show the cause. and
rather strongly indicate that the intention
OF the rebels is to avoid defeat.
Gen. L. L. Crittenden. in the western
part Of the State. has lately indicated his
whereabouts by the accomplishment of
feat. an account of which must ha We reach
ed you by telegraph. The fight occurred
on Tuesday last at Woodbury.. in Butler
county. eighteen miles from Bowling
Green. The detachment represented to
have been in camp at Owensboro' until
within few days Of the fight. was in fact
the advance of Gen. Crittenden's army,
which in force is now encamped between
Morgantown and Woodbury. The ad-
vance consisted of $50 infantry and 100
cavalry, and were under the command of
Major Partridge. of an incomplete ana un-
numbered Kentucky regiment. The ene-
my were about 500 in number. evidently
poorly armed and without artillery, of
which the Union troops had two pieces
The pickets of the rebels were captured on
the northern bank of Green river, and
the ferry boat-a large fat-was taken
possession of by our men. A company of
infantry with one piece of artillery en-
barked on the fiat. and amid scattering
fire of the rebels, landed on the opposite
side Of the river. During the passage a.
cross and the Decentralization of the troops
the six FOUNDER was used to great advan-
tage. and the remainder of the Union
troops on effecting a landing found they
had only to pursue the retreating foe.-I
The camp Of the rebels had been taken
possession of and destroyed by the first
landed troops aud general pursuit took
place The artillery was used with great
effect. and fifty rebel bodies were found left
behind by their retIeating friends. Tho
Union troops pursued the rebels for about
three miles, when they returned themselves
on the northern shore of the river. The
results of the fights were the destruction
Of oil the camp equipage of the rebels, the
capture Of their arms and munitions, and
the securing Of 1000 bushels Of wheat at
a mill employed in grinding corn for Buck
ner's army. Besides this it has encour-
aged and animated the Union men of the
vicinity and relieved them of the presence
of the rebels.
This affair occurred on Tuesday and on
Friday Gen. Crittenden was at Morgan
town with his whole force. 1t will be
seen that this position. only twenty five
miles northwest from Bowling Green. is
threatening the left flank Of the enemy at
that place. This affair occurred simul.
taneously with forward moves OIL the part
of Gems. McCook and Ward in the front
and on the right flank Of the enemy. and
was naturally OF q significant. If rot terri
flying import.
Gen. McCook on Thursday advanced
with his entire force distance of fourteen
miles frnm Camp Nevin to Bacon creek.
his advance consisting OF Col. Crittenden's 8
9th Indiana and Col Boards 1st Kentucky
Cavalry. taking position at Mumfords-
vile on Green river. This force is i'm
mediately in front Of the rebel army. and
is in strong force. with available means to
cross the river and advance at any moment
that may be necessary.
On the left of Gen. McCook, with fcsce
largely augmented since his evacuation of
Greensburg on the l7th of October. Gen
Ward has advanced again as far as Greens
burg. aud is engaged. learn. in bridging
the two branches of Green river, which are
crossed by the road to Glasgow. Ad-
vance this brigade to Glasgow, simultane-
ous with that of Gen. McCook to Case
City. and the right. left and front of the
rebel army is threatened. 81
In the meantime a movement of equal
significance has been made from Camp
Wild Cat. Leaving strong force at that
position, Gen. Schoepff has begun and ere
this probably completed march through |
Somerset snd Monticello to Albany in
Clinton cGanty. This marclA--s forced