Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-24
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The Knoxville snn) Register Of Saturday, the siss
inst brought US the following interesting intelligence
FIGHTING IN KENrUCKY-rHE LINC0LNITEj
ROUTED AT BARB0URSvILLE
Kxo1vnLr, Sept. 81 Capt. John Robertson, Of the
Hurst agoons Of Upion county, who came from Gum
bersnd Gap Yesterday informs US that there was an er.
p,gemcnt at Barbours vile on Thursday, between lSOo
Lincolues encsmped bert and 800 Confederate troops
who advanced upon t,aem from Cumberland Ford. Toe
Confederate troops consisted of portion ot Col Bat
Ties Regiment, aud TWO companies Of slvay-Csptain
Simpsons and Cap. Pumee's. The Linconites wee
utterly routed and We took 400 stand Of arms oetides
other equipments. The Confederate troops now have
possession Of Bari louisville The loss on our side
two killed-Lieut Powell of Hawkins county, and pr'
vae, name unkn'Jwn. The loss on the otner noe mas
not been ascerta lntd.-Rsgister.
Dispatches wne received in this city Sunday, OF the
same tenor, IN seemingly oon6rmatory Of above.
NULDR0UGH'S HILL.
The Nashville and Memphis papers Of the goth have
contradictory statements to which party the Confed
crates or Federsss were first to reach this important
and defensive point. The Nashville Union, under the
impression that /. in the hands Of the Confederae'
smoke as fellows OF its importance:
Muldroughi Hill is precipi.ous ridge, which Is tun.
peed for the trackwsy Of the Louisville and Nashville
railway about thirty.three miles from Louisville and one
hundred andity.tEo miles from Nashville. II is regard
ed as the strongest position from Louisville to Nashville
The General in command captured IA locomotives and
ali the rolling stock south OF Elizabethton in Hardin
county on the railroad ~ stands OF arms, l25 pistols
and one brass cannon.
The occupation OF Mu'droughs Hi by the Confeder'
ate TROOPS at berans Southern Kentucky from the
domination Of the usurper breaks up the blockade az
that fine section OF country is concerned opens up TO the
Confederate States country which can repensh their
furnish thousands Of brave volunteers
10 their cause as ever handled bayonet and throw tie
Lpcolpites on the defensive instead OF the offensive
Its mporsnce can not be estimated at this time.
In postscrip. tho Union says:
Since writing the above have heard seemingly ar
thenc rumors that telegaphc dispatches have been re-
ceyed in town. announcing that the enemy have occupied
Nuldrouph's HILL In advance Of Gen. Buckner. VIZ
are inclined to credi! this account IL 20, he destined
to be speedily dsodged by the force Of Gen. Buckner
The Memphis Appeal Of the same date, the 10th
says:
Late intelligence from Kentucky leaves 1t doubtful a
to v no pos ,esses Muldroushs Hill, though we think i
very probabs that the Conederaes have It, for the rea
SOUS stated on yesterday.
II IA CERTAIN however that troops have possession
of Crawordve on Green river and also OF the "a roat
bridge on Bacon creek which is about twenty miles from
Eizabethtown. -
With the advantages which we now have, we can Ger
,ainly foil the epemys movements in that Vlc'nity GU
men will only exhibit proper degree OF energy! eltne
10 advancing themselves by taking steps TO hinder the
progress Of the foe be easily done oy the desIruc
ton Of bridges and obstrucsug roads.