The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-01
NEWS FROM KENTUCKY.
OUR LOUISVILLE CORRESPONDENTS.


IoumvniE, Oct. %, 1851.
Results Of The Victory Of General Schocgg Occr Zouiccg
Reired, Of the Retets-Thc Farmers Shooting Doun the
Rde cyoirs on The Wiag-Tyitle Erecutoa-Loss Of the
Enemg-7hey Leare T7eir Dead Bcktnd--Rumorcd Death
81 Zoiicgger-Dctumiaation Of the Union Msn 10
Tgh.-Treniy thousand Loyat Ecaiuekiens in n,
F.cid--.tdrctty Of Food IN the .souIi-fhe SHARES
Short ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Warfare in Egtefn Ken.
tscis-Y,yrilie Retaliation Rsei Len,ler dc dc.
Later Information from Camp Wild Cat Indicates that
the advantages resulting from the late victory Of General
schocpa tho rebel zococr being fully secured.
Early Tuesday morning the rebels begap their retreat
closely followed by the First and Second Tennessee reg
men,s The Of the battle had spread throuehou,
the country the sturdy farmers reused themselves
keep their promise TO Colonel Csrard "You start
en-, " they said 20 him. ''and We kcep 'em goipgr Up
Friday night the date Of the letter giving this inor
nation, the u the retreaing army had Ia all
of character, and detailing its utter destruction Tire
farmers had gathered along the road engage in their
avore pastime, which they describe shooting
the wing" II s favorte pas'mc OF the prcss day
Kentucky sharpshoocrs shoot the slow Gy ing
the wing with the rite. From behind every bush
and hill and tree and rock they aril g
on the retrcating rebels. The execution they
must have done cannot bit be terrible. Ihe letter
indicated says the loss Of the rebels
pieces Of artillery and all their camp furniture, extra
clothing many weapons, kna, sacks, &c, tie
bind in the precpitaie Sight, while the road By which
they retreated s strewn with tic articles and r
dead. The immediate field Of the battle lie ally
s'rcwn with their dead, whom they did not ATTEMPT -
carry of and did not bury The tots i0ss Of
the rebels in tho battle and retreat win reach l28
800 men. Am ,Dg these be surprsed To kesY the
name Of General lolicoasr lie Is wei known ~ tho.
sands Of those over whom be has lately played the ~
rant His tail thjn gllr form Will be forgotten
Z once SEN, and his features are treasured up IN ,he
hearts Oh many hentutkial Whose wl,Na Viii vet b.
avenged on h m personally
A a,yo. Knoxville Of rebel prcciyilcs, Informed a
Uuion citizen Of Nashville, Who Is l.ying here, thai
the Union men OF East tennessee were giyiig grea;
trouble 10 the authorities OF tie State. No 30 ner
had General loicoilcr cAectea Lis forces Tor march
into hcntucky than tbs Union men, freed igum he 10.
strant Of his presence began 10 orya. and lhem
seiyes wh whatever they could Obtain Celc nj HeIll-
coiler had taken the precaation 70 iisrm 'hsn-had
men, ana c.t them poweFicss. Whc he gone they
again collected formerly Tor drills and iscfs Ma
were found armed with huge and toIibc snivcs-nany
oi them OF iron-othes nude OF old scythe blades TIA.
moested in these meetings and these prepara1 r. lhy
became embo!aened, and had committed many cut.
RACES rs the rebel lazy expressed r. In SERVER coanty
the Union men, about two weeks since had secured and
publicly hung four leaders Of the reDels their immediate
neg hboI hood her acts wei committed MIX "A mad so
frightened The dlsunonsts that many were yirg 10 HE
middle and western parts of the state. The spirit Is not
deaf III Est Tennessee. General Zolico.rr only had IL
riesnerized for a time
The ica originated in the beginning Of these troubles
and the establishment Of the blockade that Southern
ny lty were, NoNu kulcf nj,
was laughed al by rebels IL the south and rebel sym,a
thizefs IN the North. u is Xix iy 70 prove all
probable. gent man from Nashville intimatos to me
that ter ibie ally Is coming with Gencrais jack
rest ana sherman, OF the nava expedition in the shape
OF hunger. AS an instance o. what economy is acts
already by the Southern planters with large numbers 10
feed lie mentioned tho OF Joseph A. Acklin Esq., or
NASHVILLE This gentleman has plantation nj
I'VE inoah Vi the Red river, on which there thou
sand negroes. He has had them for time az On
short taons. in fact, giving them bat itf their usaai
quantity rs consequence the neg have been Ia the
habit Of stealing and killing his hogs and Sheep ami ai-
,iing them ont among themselves. HIS ovessecss have
had instructions TO whip all the negroes engaged ia these
theits Whenever discovered. After using the hsh awh e
ue oNeTsscrs declined 10 DO So Sayih not
40 So The negroes Were too bold AMI d1teTmiaoG NJ
Akin sent them word to desist lei The negroes 10
with Gu sing The question presents sel 10 the slaves
!" Shall We cat or be ?'
Guerrilla warfare Is In full and terrible force In The
eastern part Kentucky and in the vicinity Of laarence
Morgan, Johnston and Magoim counties. The rebels are
somewhat ia the majority here and embodened by this
presence Of tie rebel camp at ireionsbuTg they have
committed many terrible acts. The UNION men (hose
who ve have been aroused TO protect and ayengc those
whom the rebels have slain, and fights ifeqni H. b.t
boosted that he had Killed forty Union with his own
hands. He was caught short time since by partyo
Union men, who deliberately projected TO bayonet him
IN parts OF his body not likely result nortay until he
had bayonet stab for each victim he had slain When
he hid thrtynnc wounds his person aud s,ill lived
a hayonct plunged into his heart aud he died He
was left tied the tree until the body Was removed by
his own friends such acts these are not freq ent but
others as iaal though not 50 deliberately cruel are daily
enacted.
Mrs. Commodore Ingraham left this city on Thursday
last, with pass to the south from Gen sherman
Col Heekcr, oi Twenty fourth Illinois regiment is about
IL 'ashe.od. The quarscs between Col Hecker and
s a. 6, mate officers have resulted in the total disor.
- se. '. he force -
Attsmnts oro J.. ~ made to induce the members Of
nj ,n 81 eoo., TIL Illinois regiment to enter the
rrnei ~ vice There Is ~. 'i''' wy ies''ien'
:, - = = y = :. here, and are en- |
amped four miles above The ciy. -. b,r
Ken ~ hn NJ nnk ,.N hax,-
saents fu or consolidated She win then have about
1000 men IN The 1eld--ess Man her quota by 1000
do not know whether Gen. Sherman ineads carrying
IL Opposition 81 the newspapers TO sneh extent 10
efrsc The publication Of Cen. Shocps Official report OF
he battle Of Wild Cat Camp, or NOT shall uss every
ndeayor 10 obtain it.