Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-10-24
! WAR NEWS.
The CRISIS in Kentucky.
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rfH aa4 The Crisis in Kentucky. -
81 From thc Cincinnati Gazette i9, W.
5 Matters are approaching crisis in Ken
lucky, Intelligence, has been received at
Gen. Sherman's headquarters which war
rants the belief that Gen. Bnckner has col
lected a much larger force at Bowling
Green than has been supposed. and that lie
medi,ates specify movement up the rail
road towards Louisville. .s.rn
Early yesterday forenoon. Gen. Sher-
man teiegraphcd urgen: demands for rein
forccmcnts. In the evening. Secretary
Cameron and Adjutant General TIL mas
arrived in this city from Lonisville ANIL
Lexington, and dispatches were immedi
ately sent to Pittsburgh, indianapolis and
Chicago. ordering eight thousand troops
to be forwarded during the night Gener-
al Sherman. by special trains. These
troo are doubtless now well on their way.
and the apprehensions for the safety Of
Louisville may therefore be dism issed.-
Everything. however. indicates action IN
that direction. anil important news may be
expected speedily from the central Kentucky
col INN. The falling back of the rebels
from their lines before Washington. the
probability of their having detached troops
for service in Kentucky, and the fact that
Louisville Is the most accessible and most
valuable Of the prizes Kentucky offers. tend
to confirm the expectation of an attempted
descent on the metropolis Of the State
Meanwhile we have advices of a. threat
ened rebel demonstration on Henderson.
which, in view of the above facts, can hard.
ly be regarded in any other light than as a
feint. Zollicoffer's force remains, at latest
advices. at Cumberland ford. and is almost
rs contemplate in numbers as it has prov
ell itself to lie in character. The reinforce
ments for Col. Len Harris must have reach
ed Olympian Springs by this time. and we
hope soon to have news Of the dispersion
or rout OF Breckinridye's recruits on the
Big Sandy. aii
An Expected Battle in the Southwest.
Fremont is pressing vigorously forward.
and by this time has probably crossed the
Usage in swift pursuit of Price. On We'd
nesday a portion of Sige's division had
already made the passage of that river. and
the Major General had reached its bank at
Warsaw. in Benton county. Sigel's cav
airy had skiruished with one of the enc
my's mounted parties and taken three pris-
oners. Tie had possession of the Pomme
de Terre river. with infantry and artillery.
and with his main body may be 10y this
time in he vicinity Of Prices army, which
h.. L.. II r.
ty-five miles south west Of Warsaw, in
Cedar county. Fremont has received in.
formation leading him to conclude that
Price is about to retrace his steps to the
Usage. anil there give hattie.
This accords with the statements that
have heretofore reached us, to the pnr?ort
Prices movement southwark was for the
purpose of joining his forces with McCul-
loch's. aud then meeting Fremont. One
of t csc statements was. that the intended
junction would take place on or about the
2eslI inst. at Sac River. 1t is quite prob
able that the designed union Of the rebel
armies has already taken place. having
been hastened by the celebrity of Fremnnt's
march. and that the rebels are moving
northward in the hope of idispufing our
passage to the Usage. For this they will
be too late. and their attempt can not be
persisted in without bringing them into a
position where fight will be unavoidable.
and their defeat as inevitable. 80 n
The separate commands Of Fremont.
Pope. Sigel. Sturgis and Lane, McKins-
try and Hunter. were all to converge at
Warsaw. Siyel is in the van. and from
him we shall probably first hear important
news. Price is laid to he about receiving a
number of riled cannon by the way OF
White river. Ibis incident is we'll au-
thenticateJ; and is of value. as indicating
that Price intends to make a stand and
give battle. Everything suggests that a
grand and decisive conflict is imminent in
Missouri. and that the victory will be ours.
Happily. there is nothing toi0ccasion a
suspicion that Fremont has in any respect
understed his adversary. 1t is only to be
feared that the latter will still avoilaaibat-
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