, 1861-11-21
THE 81TUATION In KRHTUCKX.
Strength ana Posaston Of tho Hebsas.-
DatY OF Loyal Kenkuektana.

lFfum the LouisTtue journal, 18Th
:, The ioree e OF Of TIE % enemy upoa sar o~a soil
three principal Divisions, disposed fnteFcom-
nrnieably, reinforc2ble from each other at
short rotace, being in railroad aud te1egrapktc
communication bea1des, With large contingent
1ese1yes in the dill camps Of Tennessee, and
quite accessible from leading e1trspots Of the
ile head Of the wedge, md By far The most
positive and powerful division and position Of
lae three, Is 1t Bowling Green This Is the
Confederate adVance-the outpost Of their
conquest. Here, ne arc informed, 1t Is the
sHe stand Bs5e;
Buckuer is evidently ennlous Of Gen. Beau
regard, and very willing to take Lessons from
hts magnificent strategic geniu.." GEN.
Buckner is undE1Btood to haYe studied the
Manassas fcrtidcationB IN person, and to be
thoroughly acquainted with the 'ninstsie Of the
matter. He Is said to havs taken certain quiet
hints from !" masked batteries and curyillnear
e=rthwo1ke,"'. aad to be setting. = very clear
imitation Of the tt Bull Run trap" ut Bowling
Green Twenty or thirty "splendid guns
are sai3 to be already n position, ana
%a chs deSses + ,.ssoa s5s asTsy pas completing ri
,endae Bowling Green perfectly impres.
1ahle," Ard into tbis "seco1d N1nas-
cas-" Of his, Gen. Buckner will, he can,
draH - many Of his late friends and fellow
citizens Is do not choose to submit to his
1teacbeIouA usu>patione. and accommodate
lion, aDd gratuitous graves. Bra7e and hos
1itable Keutuckian We have much conf
tence in our Information when ne say that
,Ie present force at that point does not ex-
Ct ed tn enty ythousan1-must of them con1foTta-
Il, eucsmped, but many OF the regiments raw,
il d ferent1Y armed and equipped, and in poor
| fighting order for open, stand up -and-oat-o
doors Rork, though they would no doubt be
| capable Of very good conduct and execution
bcnind breast works The artillery consists
If five effective feldbatterles, there being
two 81 FOUNDERS well t1ded aud Of creditable
Buckner'a plan Of campaign is to crouch, mask,
aGd get teaay-hIs tayo1ste scheme is to allure
| McCuok into his fine 2mhugcade, annihilate
bin, ard then suddenly take the Offensive, but
McCook IL careful, knows with whom he hai
to deal, and, re predict, will prove hlmsel
the man and the mettle ios any Of Bnckner''
tmergercies-
Now, if tHo lines be drawn from Bowling
Creep one to Columbus AND the ether to th'
Cap the triangle formed by those lines II
! connection Nitkthe base Or southern borde
line Of the State, Is almost completely in tn
possession Of the invaders, and nay as well b.
Inscribed stsu1jug<tei,' u until they are Ill CON
PEELED to polnt their toes for good toward
Tennessee, Who docs not see aud know
| that! It is impoEaib1e to resist the convle
| ue-are merely idle spectators Of this trag1
md startling sitnatio1. Too many businos
men entirely ont Of buel1ess, tso many ma
chants, meehsnics, clerks, professional me1
| sgricu1tpzists, md dsy IahoEers, sre now loo1
!. in On nth shrugged shoulders and pockete
haIda, and waiting for the hot work to b
,, 6o1e for them. This Is all wrozg-fatau
: : wrong, We shall have no thrift nor hifs-a
business, pesos, ncr pleasure Until ths psop
1ise, and 90 forth IN their might, to drive q
I | the Invaders.