Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-16
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.

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REBEL VANDALISM.
A high officer from the camp at Nolin
brings intelligence that the rebels have at
length done what they have for some time
been threatening-d the noble rail-
road bridge across Green River. This is but
in keeping with the rest of the Internal deeds
that have marked the whole progress Of the
rebellion. The whole spirit of the rebellion
is a spirit of destruction and ruin.
The demolition of this noble structure
clearly indicates that the rebels, in spite of
their vaunted strength at Bowling Green, are
afraid Of the advance of Rousseau's troops.
If they have the strength they pretend to
have, and are said to have, they are towards.
1t is probable that the little skirmish that we
mentioned yesterday as having occurred
near Bacon Creek frightened them into the
preparation of this strooious act Of vandal.
ism. May the accursed perpetrators die the
dea'h offelons.
of course Buckner and his Confederate
banditti contemplate at present no enterprise
in this direction. The destruction of the
Green River bridge is conclusive upon that
point. But our troops can cross streams
without the aid of bridges. "Follow mep
exclaimed the gallant Rousseau, when, in
front of his men, be leaped into the Rolling
Fork. And follow meW the same bold
leader will eXclaim when, in front of his
River.
A gentleman direct from Bowling Green
says that when he left there John G. Breck
inridge was Just getting up to make speech.
He states also that Colonel Hardee, lately in
command in Arkansas and Missouri, had
joined Buckner, with his troops, and that
Buckner's numbers were now from twenty
five to thirty thousand. Another gentleman
Just from Bowling Green estimates Buckner's
force at twenty FIVE thousand.
1t is very difficult to decide what should be
believed. If troops from Missouri are pour
ing into Kentucky, the fact would seem to
indicate that the Confederates intend for the
| present to give Missouri up TO Fremont.
| Supposipg the statements we have received
| to be correct, the enemy has now nearly
| eighty thousand men upon Kentucky soil,
and the number will no doubt be soon in
| creased unless General Fremont shall speedily
start upon his great expedition down the
Mississippi.
Mississippi officer at Bowling Green
says that the Oonfederates have at no time
had any other thought than to make Ken
lucky the main theater of the war.
We are informed on reliable authority
| that General Buckner has found himself, in
| his invasion of Kentucky, deeply disap-
| pointed. His friends in Louisville and
throughout the State gave him the strongest
assurances, that if he would come to this
city, or even to Bowling Green, at the head
of force capable of maintaining its position
for short time, Ienforcements would i'm.
mediately pour in by thousands, rendering
his army too pow erful to be resisted. I'm
questionably he came with the full Convic.
ton that these assurances would be verified
but he finds them all falsified. We have
good reason to believe that, at the utmost
not more than thousand men have Joined
him since his arrival in our State, and tina
scarcely any are joining him now. We learI
that, in late speech to soldiers and citizens
he gave utterance to his disappointed feel
ings in strong terms.
The Mt. Sterling (Ky) Wing, of the llth
has the following particulars ia reference tt
the rebel encampment near Prestonsburg
Floyd County, which they have christeneC
Camp Dixie;
There are between three thousand ant
four thousand men in it, and more cominJ
in every day. Not half of these have arms
Breckenridge left some ten or fourteen day
ago for Richmond to get Grms and ammuni
tior, and additional troops. He succeede,
in getting nearly enough arms and ammuni
tion to equip those now in camp, but faie
in getting additional troops Immediately
though the hope was held out to him that
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warded. He sent word back to this effect t.
Colonel Williams and Bob Woolly, who lef
on Friday last to make arrangements to hav
them shipped.
We got this from man who was in camp
knew Williams well, and had it from his owl
lips. A one-legged fellow, by the name O
Menifee, and John p. Ficklin, of Bath, ar
the drill Colonels. Before Williams get
back, it is understood he will have his CON
mission as Brigadier. General of the forces
The men are represented as a motley crew
2 copious in blasphemy, desperate of characte
and fortune, recklessly brave, fond of card
and whisky, combining men of the highes
intelligence with a mass of besotted igno
: rance that talks big about the Abolitonist
wagiDg this war to steal "our niggers; !" ye
one-half of them couldn't buy even baby
if full grown niggers were selling at tel
cents dozen. Judge Moore, of this town
and the Ballards, who murdered Captain
Jeffries, by lying in ambush, in this county
two weeks ago, were in camp as "big a
life"
A very respectable citizen of Louisville
being in Bowling Green the other day, me
with our old friend, Frank Tryon, now on,
of Buckners officers He was grieved to Sc
that Frank looked Seedy and was nearl
barefooted. Plying the condition of poo
fellow who had seen better days, he, on hi
return here, applied to the Deputy Marsha
for permission to send Frank pair of shoes
We understand, however, that the Deput,
was inexorable, having no more mercy upoi
the poor renegade's sole than the Lord i
likely to have on his soul.
THE London Times has scorching articl
on the Governmental interference with tn
liberty of the press in the United States. TIL
New York Commercial Advertiser thus retcrt
on the Thunderer:
Let US refresh the Times memory little
In l848, John Mitchell published weekl.
newspaper in D1blip, advocating the separa