Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-03
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Our Bowling Green COrresDondenco
Special Correspondents Of he NaVle U6isn and American
An exciting rvmor-Its fAlNo Federas this Of Green
sivsr "sy ~ 1ass ma s9s been %assTa, nsss s@
bddgng Green River Rtnr o. Tsx1nSArrsst Of Lincoln
Recruiting 0nesr.
Bovine GREEN, KY., Dec. 2.
The specially Of the Editor of the Louisville
DsmOrG. exercised" is peculiarly applicable to
the public pulse Of his: vieinEge, at the present
writing, "a regards an early conflict Last evening
a courier arrived in hot haste after having dsvi>
tslizsd three horses, with th momentous inteiIi-
gence, that fourteen thousand of the enemy were
at Scottsville, small town rs miles from this
place, as the advance guard of the line of exter-
minaters Of onr central division. The effect was
truly electrical. s sd
Many who for weeks past had been making mourn
full allusiOn to their physical ailments became fully
aroused, disclaimed indisposition and expressed
their entire fitness to participate in the long hoped
for, and j0yously anticipated clash of arms. The
fondy entertained expectation, no Wever, was nip
ped in the bud by the absolute fact being establish
ed this morning, that the Federas were still North
of Green River and that they were preparing to go
into winter quarters at Camp Nevin, near Nolin
bridge which is some twenty miles north of the
regular crossing of Green River The avidity with
which the men of " ours " grasped at such crafty,
ing news gave unmlstakable evidence OF their rea-
diness to meet the foe, and that they were eager
for the fray"
The arrival of Col. Soofr's regiment of cavalry
from Louisiana, as well as troops from Mississippi
and Tennessee, within the past two days, would
well warrant the belief that an engagement may be
daily looked for, it is reported that demonstra>
ton would have been made on the forces now here,
but for the fact that heavy rains during the past week
have so swollen Green river that it was impractiN
cable to cross it, and at The same time have the line
of retreat well secured in der to avoid what was
so much complained of at Leesburg, on the Poto-
mac that there was no provision made for such a
contingency, whereby Gen. BAKER and many other
valuable LINCOLN officers were slaughtered by the
sharp shooters attached to Gen. Evans brigade.
Should the telegraphic reports of yesterday be
confirmed that Generals PRICE, MCCULLocH
RAINS and GREEN are, and have been, acting so
vigorously and successfully in Missouri and
thereby detsIn the Federals designed for service
| in the attack on Columbus, then delay may be
| occssioned here, otherwre, the impression so
generally entertained is likely to be established
that Simultaneous demonstration will be made
on the Potomac shore of Virginia. Columbus and
Bowling Green, Kentucky, while the naval feet
proceeds to devastate the Southern sea board
| Gen. BUELL's appointment to the department Of
the Cumberland, give, some evidence of the awak-
ing up Of the administration, to the propriety OF
making fit selections. Secretary CANEEoS, fearing
that his completely with fat contracts may become
too public, has really been compelled to remove
such inefficient men as ANDERSON, Siberian and
fremont, and fo= awhile at least regard ca pacity
and integrity, so fer as pertains to Kentucky. He
has displayed Judgment. Gen. BUELL. is man Of
more than ordinary merit, and it behooves cur
Chief to be as Gil believe he viii prove actively on
the q,ti v!cs.
In a righteous cause and with good material at
his disposal, the Lincoln commander would prove a
really formidable opponent; blinded as he is how
ever, by fsnaticism and misguided zeal, the proba
bilities are, that he, too will become COMPOUNDED
AID ere long meet the disapproval of those ultra,
lists in Yankee land, who so clsmorOu.ly call for
reign Of terrorism in order that the Southern peo
ple may, per possibility, be Mortified and frightened
into compromise.
Three days since train Of fist cars, with thirty
boats, reached Gleadale, station near Green river
which were doubtless designed to be used in con-
structing pontoon bridges across that stream for
| the passage Of the Lincoln soldiers.
| The Texan Rangers returned yesterday from al
! expedition toward Green river, with nobody
hurt" They brought in three Of the enemy, three
U. S. horses and q small lot of muskets.
Two officers reached town on Saturday having
in custody Lincoln recruiting officer, who was
! endeavoring to entice away the young men in the
vicinity Of Russelyille. He is now in the lookup
and will probably remain there some time. having
been caught in the overt act, in the absence Of
which he would have bean released
/ LEXINGTON