, 1861-11-16
THE PIKHTON VICTORY.
F1rst Report More than Confirmed

[F:om the Lexington Dbserver, Nov. ISL
The following letter from Dr.. B. P Drake,
formerly Of this city, but now resident Of
Mt Sterling, has Just come to hand The IL
formation it contains is in the highest degree
cheering to tho friends OF the Union, and
speaks WeH for Our mountain forces. The
braggadocio Gen. Williams {Cerro Gordo
John has evidently met with an inglorious
''MT. STERLING. Noy. II.
I'D. c. W1CEIHFE, ESQ.,: Iii. Hurst, re-
liable gentleman, just from the mountains, re-
ports that IN Friday there was au engagement
This aide OF Pketon- The engagement was
stopped by the coming On ot night. Both
armies laid on their arms and renewed the
contest the next morning; At ten O'Clock *
killed and about 1900 prisoners. This infor-
nation is considered perfectly reliable:
ANOTHER LETTER ABOUT THH FIGHT-FRoM
TIE EDIToR OF TIE Mt. STERLING WH1G.
4 letter from Calvin Brock, the pro ten.
editor of the Mt. Sterling Why, dated Mon
day night at that place, Gays:
1ha7e jqst received 2 dispatch. from Pres
evening last, Gen. Nelson attacked the enemy
at Piketon, Pike county; fought from four
O'Clock until night; both armies slept on their
aims until next morning, when they renewed
the conflict; fought until ten o'clock; enemy
NAPQEAi LHE1l 1EES " hl1Eus 9H1s lVVt Dts
oners taken balance fled to the bushes. Fed
eral loss comparatively small. This got at
s o'clock tonight from a1rliable man who has
just arrived here from Hnzll Green, who heard
Gen. Nelson's dispatch to Col. G1igsby ,ead at
that place.
From the Frankfort Commonly ealth,1
By private letter received By gentleman
In this city, we learn that the number Killed
WAS $50, and the number Of prisoners about
1,400, and among the prisoners Was Col. John
3. Williams and R. HaWes, Esq.
STILL LATEE.
The following Has on the post-bill received
at the Post Office In this city from Mount
Sterling, On yesterday evening: "Huzza! |!
Nelson has whipped ont the rebels at PiKe-
ton, killing 900 and taking 2,000 prisoners
This is perfectly reliable. He got in behind
the blackguards-"
From the Louisville Journhl.1
The following proclamation from Gen. Nell
son is in the right spirit, and shows that the
advance Of the armies Of the Union restores
the civil authorities to their functions:
PROCLAMATION.
HEADQUARTERS CAN'T At PREsToKBuRa,
November s, 1857. {
tonbnrg with the force under my command,
declare to all whom it may concern That
the Jurisdiction Of the State Of Kentucky Is
restored In this section OF the State, and that
the regular tall terms of the Courts will bs
held in those counties in which the time for
holding the same has not passed. And all
civil Cfacera are ordered to attend at the
times and places of holding eaid Courts, and
attend to tie duties Of their respective offices,
Given under my hand, this 5th day Of No
vember, 1861 " NELSON,
By command ef Brig Gen, Nelson.
JNo. n. DuKE, Aid1de-C Camp.
After this he proceeded toward Piketon, at
which place he arrived last Friday, and com
menced an engagement about four o'clock r.
n. The fight continued until night, and both
armies slept On their arms. The next morn.
ing it WAS renewed and continued until about
conditional surrender. Their loss is said 10
have been 400 killed and wounded, while the
prisoners are various1y estimated at from 1000
to 1000. The rout Was complete; and It Is
probable that nearly all Of Williar5's forces
have been taken in the gorges Of the noun
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