, 1861-10-16

ford to Tie In his rtAr with f0fce On either
side ist1 1rems1J doubtful such = % Increment
trtstnee, apd addsnafe93al strength to the
e. ntyal pcsfticn and central army. Gen Zol.
iicofer would most likely be compelled to
retire into East Tennessee. II march is
made directly agaSast bin y must necessarily
IN the position. Hemight carry On running |
or ret1eatfng fight which would prove destruc. t
tive to pufsulng. army In the ascent OF the |
mcuntalne. The passage Of Cumberland Gap !
would prove dangerous anu destructive a.
tempt =. : <:
In en- Of the 1ncreaeing force OF his army
snd the growing Importance OF his Depart
meuf, Gen. Sherman was, on Saturday last,
appointeda Msjor neral OF volunteers, and
a5sigred to the sole command OF the Depart
ment Of the Cumberland. This appointment
<haTee bin no longer The representative Of
Ger. Mcclellan, and that .o1d2er resigns the
control Of tie Department.
Brig. Gen. McCook, formerly Of the army
If The Potomac, today assumed command Of
man. Gen. McCook, as is well knoRn, COM
| merded brigade st the famous battle Of
| Manassas Plai1s, and fs nn officer Of known
| abilit;ee-youpg, promising and ambitious.
| His administration will doubtless be credltable
to himself and command
/ Jthp G. Breckiut.dge md the party Ct friends
| who hed with hin, has been reliably ascer
taiued. The position which It is said he has
| token IN Floyd couhty, is one OF much impor-
tarce aud it is thought Gen. she1maa *iil
| mske an tffort to diblodge him. It Is among
the few points at which roads can Cross the
Cumberland mountains ard the EauaWha val
ley be reached. It is On The Virginia 1iae al
PrestcnEbprg that he is stationed, with about
2,IW men, In pErt cavalry, NTH two or three
pieces Of artillery, Despite Eumo1s of his
presence at other points, tits positively knoHn
that RreCE3nYff9fp at Preaf0nfhnrH cnfh-
rior to the advent OF Bueknar aud ZolllcoHer,
anc has been Engaged since that time In form
srg The force which he heads. In the double
capacity Of Q. 8. Senator and Bsigadicr G en-.
pea1ar &c md cha.m5ug illustration Of his
1a7oTite dogma-" Position is everything" I
.msgiEe small fcrce stationed near Breekin-
! ridge, ground which the Union men Of the
mountsine might rally, would soon dislodgs
Kim. It is well known that he is IS s::iast d
fenceless. Powder is Ecasce~ :issr, aaa 81 ai3l:a! e.
upattainable. 4 gentiea.aE. tf1p1n 81 hlta1 e
: county came to this .ItJ ,:4.EsV Te.=Ss ~h:s1et
and represented to Ger. AoI1: ait -hs:t + s1lis
there Was rot bali o keg. Of poMder IN ths
county. Gar1a1d Davis, who has been instru
; mental in a1ming the State with "L!ncnlu
gu1s," appears to have forgotten the accom-
Fanyirg cartridges.
The IegislatIre wisely decided before ii
|
ments for the State service, but that 81
made In Kentucky should be for and IN tn.
| name of the General Government The Pres]
Dent If the Military Board has issued an orae
: for sll pereons Who have so enlisted to dls
band CT enter the service Of the Gogernmen
for the three yems. It is more than probabl
the State eplistments will be turned over boo
ily to the General Government.
AMcng the many hkmOr5 OF the war, one {
] the Funniest have seen has been the attemp
Of tie 1scirg and sporting fraternity whie
h has been in forca here, attending the Wood
:, tie week Of the facss, Gen. Sherman 1oo
e co1r1nsnd, and ieeued notice that no passe
Il would be given to any one goiug South Th
eFo1tsmen we're startled AL day Saturda
. last they beeitged the headquarters, acconp
a nied by al their friends who were thought t
It have ely i1tluerce. Odd and ami
\ sing and monst1ous revelations were mad
Some had come without money, bad gotten il
J. debt sid had had no money to pay expense
il | WitL-others had horse5 entered for yaluab
purses In Nashville and Memphis. But Ge
Ehermap,' aware Of the singular fact thi
{, epo1tsmen are invariably seces6ionists, deuie
o. The entreatles of all-recommented them
D. sell their feeteft hcrses to the Colonels III
:, Captains Of bis Brigade snd Staf, and to d;
- al one can see about the city afe soldiers AZ
Of tseports.n
Is 0nt the s:sT Of B1iga5ier- General Buckne1
e. recognise the name of yourg friend, and y
O. q viii recognise that Of the Sage Of Ashlaa
u Thomas Clay, Jr, WAS known here . fe
It months since 80 promising and bsillia
N ycurg man, wlth more than usually fa5r pr
:. pecss ahead. But he fell under the induen
- Of Col Buckner, and accompanied him
6h Richmond. He went away declaring h. cou
h rot fight sgainst Kentucky, but would SC
is- position in the army on the Potomac- B
~ The same evil influence has brought him a5
IL eremy Oh the soil OF his native State. It il
er Fad comment thnt add in eayiEg he is . graz
Of eon Of Henry Clay, and the eon of him VI
"a died at Buena With.