The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-08

o. the Confederate States the state Of Tennessee ami
all others concerned hereby informed that Kentucky
expects the Confederate Tennessee troops be with
drawn from her soil Internationally /"
While Pillow and Polk thus invading the western
portion Of the State, General zolicoer operating
the east. With some six thousand rebels he canc
Cumberland Fordwhch situated near the point where
the corner of Virginia runs into Kentucky-captufng
company Of Home Guards. On the 18th the Legislature
received message from Governor RagoGn conniicat
ing ,eegraphic despatch from Gen. zoHieoner anaounc
ing that the safety Of Tennessee demanded the
occupation Of Cumberland and the three long
mountains in Kentucky, and that he had done
So and shonld retain his position until the
Union forces Withdrawn and tho Union camp
broken uP. That portion of Kentucky lying Of the
Cumberland river then declared be under insur
rectionay CONTROL and Secretary Chase instructed the
Surveyor at Cairo 10 prevent all commercial intercourse
with that seeton and 10 search all baggage and all per
going thither Just about the time the gun
boat Con stoga captured the rebel Stephenson
and Cazcc the Cumberland, and one OF them was
found 10 contain hundred tons of iron Grent excite
men existed at this time in Louisville and Union Home
Guards began to assemble, while other Union forct
were arriving and being sent dcrent portions of the
State At nine o'clock the morning OF the 18TH when
the government troops reached Rolling Fork, Hve miles
north Of Muldraushs Hill, they found that The br ge
the fork had been burned by rebels under rgacr
General Buckner Formerly commander Of the State
Guard) who were then upon the hill The Legislature
passed the veto Of the Governor resolution to the
elect that the rebels had invaded Kentucky and nso
lentiy dictated the terms upon which they would retire.
General Robert Anderson the hero OF Fort Sumio- who
OF Kentuckys sons, should be invited take instant
charge Of that department and that the
out sufficient force expe the invaders her soil
Generai Anderson responded 90 the cali Hc issued
proclamation calling upon the people of Kentucky 10
rally to the support os the Union.
Very the government formed new department
consisting ot Ohio Indiana that part Of Kentucky
wishin radius Of ftecn miles Of Cncnna placing it
under the charge Of General Mitchell relieve both
General Rosccrans ia western Virginia and General
derson Of part of their responsibility and enable then,
10 g,ve greater attention 10 ter speci6r de'art
mens. The department under General Anderson seemed
TO require similar military discIins 70 that OF Annapolis
aai Maryland, and az commencement, Martin ". Barr
the reasonable tclegr .tc reporter Of the southern
associated Press, who has been thc medium
mission OF correspondence from traitors ITO North 70
rebels in the South, arrested, together WITH Co
Morohcad and Reuben I. Murcit OF tho pro
prictors Of tho Ccsr rebel sheet ard they in
Fort Lafayette.
The rebels bsFaed the bridge the Boiling Fork,
Maidraayhs Hill, and evacuated the position the hi
which they had fortified
appears that General Bucsncr WITH his force, some
eight thousand srong had gone further south
Bowling Green, the Louisville aud Nashville Railroad,
thirty miles from tho Tennessee line. AT that
place the 1sth he issued proclamation, stating thai
he had come among The people AZ the heal Of force
which would DC used s'to old the government of Ken
tucky carrying the strict neutrality desired by
people, Governor Magoain also issued proclamation,
ordering General Thomas l. Critteuden to execute the