The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-08
RI or the Dispatch. J
Affairs In keutucky-The Capture, Sentence
%. nEnlh. and E.caps et. Jame. II. Eur.

u: Death, and Escape OF James III. Eur
nam, slsg.
From Nj. Burn9Yn. just arrived from Ken
lucky, / have obtdIUeU tEe following items 81
Interest concerning he whereabouts and dQ-
lngs OF the Confederate forces under The gal
i&ut BuCilner.
The General makes his headquarters at
Bowling Green, HHG is al present 0cCupyiaI
his force OF some 2Ot,o men il clearing tnv
Grtca river country OF the Union camps
preparatory to an advance upon the Linco Ii =
ites 1t kii23bethtowu, which. they hold wi i
5000 men under the turu-COat kJusSeau -
Euchuer has dispersed The Uuioaists al t1ias-
gov, made them swim the river al Glover
port aud pull an stalks q HopltiusyilIe, cap
turing ali their arms AID mul!-ions Ike has
taken p0sse ssion Il The railroad to within a
irw miles of Ellzabe thtoWn, and contsln
p.@tes an advance at an early day upon
that place. Both parties are fortifylnr
thetu@elves wherever they 60. Ire Goa
ieUer -te force Is Uldde up OF three sltssiS-
eippi Regiments. seyen Tennessee and u G!
kentucky, With hehtuciiaus rallyiEg To their
standard Oy VI. ole regiments Shortly after
their advance u Bowling Green, Gen. Buck
ner found il necessary to ssnd dispatches t.
Owens boro', on the Gt.lo RIVER. ihe rouu,-
lay through hot Union district, ana vhich
was held by Federal troops from ~ Evansville,
Indiana.
Mr. Burnam volunteered to carry the dis
patches. He Ala7fe. on t.. l5th 81 Septenl her +;
Oh III" 2oth he vas captured rear Hartford -
some 43r q! the enemy. Wilde they were
taking hin 20 headquarters, he excused h.m-
sell for IA moment and destroy ed is I i patch
a.. arrived ~ Hartford, they searched him
thoroughly, but toaEu nothing, ma were on
the point Of letting ii al SO, when scDu l.
came n with his PAL eIs torn to fragmeu Is. -
They put them together and Geci htrrd the
confer -, ana, hQldi.g court martial. sen
fenced air. i3ufu1m 10 death, to be shot mex /
morning. During the night the enemy wert.
Joined by smother Federal regiment, pu6er
Coz. hawkins, who repoI teu that 3 nu3 Con
federates were Gu their trail. Both regimen IS
theI Tetrpated to Owensboro' where Mr..
burnGm was fortunate enough 10 nave an in
terTiev W ith the persons TO = nom the dis
patches were addressed, and the objects OF his
journey We're accomplished, the locks On
IT"en river were blown ap the next night
and navigation stopped. He then turuei his
2tt'n tlou 20 his own safety. Col. Eay, K. rs
vas relative OF his. aud reprieved him for q.
snort time ; and by means OF The cuuntersisn
ana Federal uniform, kindly furnished b. .
friend ia the eucny's ranks, he escaped, { b.
tanned horse, and struck out for Bowling
Green, 10 mites distant On the road he
met with both friends and foes. Was re- ar
rested twice, and finally got home with the
tSSrtaECe OF Fir. Toad, Q brotaerin Raw OF
Lincoln, and brother Of the two centlelae Il
now IN the Confederate service in Virginia --
Fir. BUrnHn's brother is LCiJu C.l.it OF the Is
kentucky regiment, L Fairfax Court 10 use.
The EederaIs treated him E-ry well while
they had him hat they were the worst scared
set Of lueu he ever ~ when the report Of the
advance movement of Coniaderat es reac he
them; they neVer thought Of making q stand,
only OF rtt:eating. Yours, truly,
kuETrCgIAs