Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-18
KENTUCKY NEWS.
Special Correspondence of the Louisville Journal.
CAMPBELL HoUsE,

| lpg, three men passed through Lebanon yes
terday afternoon on their way to theil
homes from the Southern Confederacy. One
of the party was an old gentleman who re
sides in Mercer County. He has two sons in
the Confederate army, and had visited Buck.
ner's headquarters to see them. He wa:
accompanied on his return by two young
men from Fayette County, who say that
they had gone South to join the army, but
as they would not receive recruits for Q
shorter period than three years, they deter.
mined to return home. A highly respected
citizen of this place conversed with the gen.
| tleman from Mercer County, and, hav.
ing bad an acquaintance of many years
standing with him, knew what estimate to
place upon the statements which he made
My informant does not hesitate to place full
confidence in the reports which the traveller
brings relative to the situation and motions
of the rebel army.
He says that the divisions under Buckner,
Polk and Zollicoffer are combining, and that
when the commands are finally joined, the
grand army under Polk will embrace from
thirty to forty thousand men, who are well
armed and equipped. 1t is the policy of the
rebels to draw out General Rousseaus forces
az far as possible on the line of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad, and then, with their
superior force, to flank General Rousseau,
cut off his retreat, and then, with the Federal
lOTCeS III bu6lT power, 70 uhh6 an
easy conquest Of Louisville.
The officers of the rebel army, he says, are
regularly informed as to the movements OF
the Federal forces familiar with their num-
bers, and posted as to their leading designs.
The rebel spies are said to be cunning and
active, employing means heretofore unheard
of to acquaint themselves with the move
ments of the Federals. They pass our lines
upon forged passes, and even obtain passes
ha int or
persons of influence who are thought to be
loyal. It is the custom Of rebel horsemen to
rip open their saddles, secrete their corre-
spondence in them, sew them up again, and
thus avert detection, even after submitting
TO rigid search. In some cases they secrete
letters in the lining of their horses brides,
and,thus delude the Federal guards.
The old gentleman alluded to says that
Roger Hanson is at Woodsonville, which is
the nearest point toward Louisville on the
Nashville Road at which the rebels have any
| considerable force. They are making in
trenchments and are erecting batteries there,
and will strongly oppose the Federal advance
beyond Woodsonville. He says that on Sun
day he saw twelve heavy pieces of artillery
there, which were being placed in position.
He was fully posted in reference to the
skirmish between Colonel Crittenden's pick
cts and those of the rebels at Bacon Creek
| Ou pAluIudy id5t1 uucublOu vi WnlCu udo al
ready been made in the Journal. John Nor
gan, of Lexington, headed the rebel forces
and it was he who dismounted from hi'
| horse and shot the Indiana Captain. Nor
gan passed through Lebanon about si1
| weeks ago with several wagon loads,oflinseJ
for the Confederate Army. He had permit
and passes. from the Federal authorities, aut
letters from leading Union men. In thi
way professed Union men in our very mids
| i L. L..
those who have openly aVowed their sym
pathies for the traitors.
have just had an interview with mem
Der of an extensive mercantile firm in New
York, who has interests South, and VIII
has Travelled extensively in the South, havini
left Buckner's head quarters at Bowling
Green on Monday. He says that Buckne
has eleven thousand men at Bowling Greer
and General Hardee is in command at Cav
City. On Friday last Zollicoffer was il
Richmond. He has force of two thousan
at Cumberland Gap, but his main force Q
eight thousand is at Youngsville, distanc
of twenty miles from the railroad, ready 70
transportation to Nashville for service on tn
Nashville Road.
Ny informant says it is not the policy c
the rebels to oppose General Rousseau's pro
gress down the Nashville Road until hi
forces shall have crossed Green River.
| For obvious reasons the rebel pickets an
scouts have all been withdrawn from the re
gion of country between Bowling Green
Glasgow, and Greensburg, and my informan
is clearly of opinion that it would be fatal Il
General Rousseau's command to cross tn
Green River with any thing like the presen
force under his command.
The Journal of Thursday gives the fol
lowing additional items:
GETTING SICK OF REBELLION.
We have reliable information that a gooC
many persons who went into Buckner'
! camp with the intention of remaining thert
are leaving constantly. Ten from Davies
| County returned a few days ago in body
avowing a determination to go into CoIone
| Jackson's Cavalry Regiment. A body o.
| also seeded recently.
The following are portions of a letter
written by young lady from near Belri
Tavern, to her brother in this city:
| BEARwALLOw, KY, October IA, 1861.
| DEAR BROTHER: l hope you feel safer thar
we do. We know not, when we lie down
whether we shall wake up with house tt
live in or any kind of property, for the Sc
cessOnists, whenever they pass by Unior
mans house, shoot his geese, ducks sheep
|
They have taken great many horses in thi
neighborhood, and some negroes, and sen
the latter South.
The Secessionists say they have no fear
but that they will whip McOook at Greer
River, and get possession of Greensburg in
few days. Brother, | suppose you hav
heard of little battle that the Greensburl
boys had on the 10th inst. at Cy. Hutche
sons. They went there to take Oy., and b
had his house guarded by some sixty Seces
sionists. The rebels killed one of our mel
and wounded six. They say that they ha
none hurt, but that's a story we know to b
false, for they were seen dressing thei
wounds by Mr.. Lacy, who had crsWled Of
and hid after he was wounded. The negroe
say the same, After the Union men left
Mr.. Lacy says they sent off wagon load @
men, either wounded or dead, he knew no
which. The Union men would have takel
them if DIR. Twiman had done right.
Twelve hundred Texan Rangers came u
to Cave City on Sunday.
The rebels are taking all we have and run
ming all the Union men away from thei
homes There are not more than one out q
ten of the Union men at their homes, an
We know not how soon father will have {
leave. They have taken every MON man
private gun or pistol from him. Oh, it is
distressing time.
We have heard some facts in regard to th
partial destruction of Lock No. 3 on Gree
River. A Mississippi regiment, which wa
there at the time, refused peremptorily
participate in the outrage. They said that
was not the kind of warfare they had com
( to Kentucky to wage. They declared, tina
if there was any fighting to be done, the
were ready to do their share, but that the
scorned to be guilty of the vandalism