Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-20

We copy the following items from the Louisville
Courier of Yesterday:

KenIuLcy Etcms.
We copy the following items from the Lcuisviil
Courier Of yesterday:
Late from He1deTsoa-A correspondent at HOT
kinsvilie informs us that by gentleman direct frou
Henderson he learns that Gen. Thos l. Crittende
arrived there on Monaay last and had taken com
mand of the Federal troops, numbering 1t wa
thought, about three thousand, and had proclaime,
martial law.
Logan county has three hundred men in the Con
federste service, or ready to be mustered in, snC
still her Young men are focking to the STANDARD o.
! their country.
We learn that cOmpani's are being rapidly formed
in almost every county in Southern Kentucky lol
| the Southern army, and the martial spirit Of OuI
people is becoming fully aroused and only needs
the cannon Of the FIRST conflict to call the whole
male population to the tented field
Struggling refugees. are constantly fading their
way through Gen. Buekner's head quarters from
| the upper counties.
Nothing has been heard of Rousseau this side of
| Nolin. where his advance had arrived week ago.
The Foderals certainly making no advance
! movement yet.
| News and Lies from the Louisville Jour.
nal of the 1IIh-
Gen Zollicofer, though said to have retreated is
yet at Cumberland Ford with his main force, while
his advance is in Laurel county, aJ London and in
that vicinity rsvagng the country and driving the
/ DsODle from their homes. We are informed on
good authority that he has not than from four
to SIX thousand men, and it seems to that lie can
| and should be driven out of Kentucky before he
devastateS the whole mountain region Shall he
be permitted to remGin in State until reinforced
and enab ed to march upon Lexington, Frankfort
Louisville, and Cincinnati? Why delay till the en-
envy is strengthened in numbers and lntrenched on
our own grounds?
We have all confidence in the military authori-
ties to whom the guardianship Of Kentucky has
been coDfded. We know however that they are
anxious to obtain all the information they can, and
we take the liberty of suggesting to them, that in
q very few weeks the roads will be absolutely i'm
passable, especially between Grab Orchard and Mt
NernCn. No teams can then draw q loaded wagon
over tRe roads. There is no turnpike on the noun.
tans and the mud and the rebels will baIricade the
route and prevent the extension of any succor to
that region, the best and most patriotic portion of
eur State.
All imprulAnee should Of course be avoided, but
We confess to the utmost Impotence whilst ZoicOf-
fer, BucEner and Polk upon the soil OF Kentucky
stealing and marRudIng in all directions Whining
feeble Union to their side by promises of pro-
lection and srresting others aud requiring them to
swear allegiance to the Southern Confederacy. Are
the thieves robbers, rsVsgers desolators be per-
mtted to winter in KentGcky2
We learn that the rebel Buckner entered Browns |
vile, the country town of Edmundson on Thursday /
last, and by proclamation ordered that the taxes
should be paid to tIe Southern Coat deracy. Mr.
LemOnte BrUu, the Sheriff, took lis books, papers,
vouchers, ETC., and sought refuge with Gen Buck
ner; he has since enlisted in Captain McCull0ughs
moun'ed rangers and will 60 back in time to res
establish his Office ard secure what he has left be-
hind Old father HarrOd 2 worthy minister of the
Methodist Church. who has sen two generations OF
war. has enlisted in the ssme comPsny. ami PROM
ises TO give good report OF himself. All sl0ug our
lines the men are impetuous fer IA advance and
before many days the expectation Is that they will
be gratlted There is no idea Of 4 back ard move
msnt in the vicinity Of Green river. Forward is
Tie word eagerly expected, aud = w4l be TeSGiiy
obeyed
The MaysYille Eagle learns that 4 seceqsioaist
named Ma tin. who was wounded in the skirmish
1t Grayson, believing himself to Be dying confess
I'd that bis party or their WY 70 a secession
amp near PrestOnsburg under command Of John !
Williams the defeated Congressional candidate in
he May vile District; further, that An htd been
greed upon by the secessiOnists in tn Eastern rart
I the State including the counties Of Mason. F!em,
1g, Lewis, Bath, Rowan GreeHUp Carter. ID
I'D others, TO ASSEMBLE near Prest0nsburg organ {
le and drill; to be met the e by achievements Z
rom Virginia, and move with a large force and
aize Maysville The Eagle says that Williams IS
D FLOYD county al the head of body Of desperate
len.
Camp at PrCStOESblTg The Sandy Valley AIr9
ate says by the best information Ii hes from Floyd
ounty, It appears that there ere collected N camp
{ that place about 600 rebels on foot and 500 ay-
Try. One half are said to be well armed they
ave two pieces of artillery, and fogufyIng the
lace Ths cavalry are securing the country and | 7
Dmmtting ali manner of depredstions II these
1bbers are not routed soon they will become the
rror of the whole Sandy Valley. :
On Saturday, one of the gunboats in course Of :
at Carondolet was launched. The boat +
as been named John Rogers. The sheathing on C
e hull was finished, and with pOrtiSn OF the ma.
linery aboard she drew only four feet wat The
se mates will be sh arhed 18th heavy iron making n
EN- impenetrable Is balls and shells Of all sizes =
here are now 800 wOrkmen pl0yed on the four a.
'ats building there, and they will be ready for op
anon IN the course of two weeks.
ron Ray, who lives the first toll gate on ! II
Salt river road, has been accused OF using wag ri
IS to take goods South aud of hiding contrab4nd -
Ods. IL denies all kn0 Tizdga of eJthe- tralsac- =
N, and deaes man, woman or child to prove /
her than his being law abiding citizen AID as ia
cd Union man as there is in this county.
Ii is stated that Gen. Mitcnell's military depart.
9nt will be extended from its present limits SO as II
iDclGde Eastern Kentucky. If this be so. it is "a
o6a5e that General Thomas will be transferred
some other command. The necessity OF this
ange is obvious. as Cincinnati must become the
&c OF all operations 10 the direction Of Camp Dick %
biuson and the Cumberland Gap. c,
The Evansville journal learns from the officers Of nj,
Matte Cook, who arrived from Paduc III, that I"
II Of our pickets two Of them members Of the y
,yenth Indiana, and two of an Illinois regiment, W
re shot at their posts last Thursday morning -
ey were stationed four miles from Paducah and 1l5
re probably shot By Kentuck Ky secessionlsts who
lurking in the vicinity. i
from the Indianapolis Journal we learn that six sta
n car loads of arms LETT that city Friday des- -.
ed for Kentucky. They arrived at j Jacksonville s'
5terdsy morning over the Jacksonville road
70 ILoetUe Months RscrUiiS-The Military Board ,
re found 1t necessary to decide not to receive "a
, twelve months recruits. The Federal Govern
Mt will accept no troops for less than three
Lrs. and 1t is impossible for the State to incur
Their expense in the subsistence Of short time
unteers We trust that no one will hesitate to
er for the war do this vigorously and the term
service need not be one year, for peace viii ter
'ate it.
ia5sas Corpus C.5e Of Helm end MADDOX The
e OF Gessrs. Helm and Maddox, who we're ar
ted for treason, before Judge Leavitt. Of pee
cinnsti, upon writ of haJsaS corpus on Friday Wa
ming. The case was argued at some length by Coz
ge Caldwell and General Bates for the defend
and by District At orney Ball for the prosecu-
Upon the conclusion of the argument, Judge
witt took the case under advsement and stated
he weuld give his decision neEt bridgE.
card.