, 1861-11-07

the fight were the destruction Of iii the camp
equiVsge Of the xebels, the capture Of their
alma and munitions, and the securing of4,O00
bushss @ of Thsat e. n employed IN g1nd
has encouraged and animated the Union men
ence Of the rebels.
This affair occurred on Tuesday snd on
Friday Gen. Crittenden Wa5 at MoTgantoWn
with his whole force. 1t will be seen that this
position, only twenty-five miles northwest
from Bowling Green is threatening the left
flaDk of the enemy at that place. This affair
occurred simultaneously with forward moves
on the part of Gems. McCook and Ward in the
front and on the right flank Of the enemy, and
was naturally Of Significant, If not terrifying
import.
Gen. McCook On Thursday advanced with
his entire force q distance Of fourteen miles
from Camp Nevin to Bacon creek, bis advance
consisting OF Col. Crittenden's 9Th Indiana and
Col Boards 1st Kentucky Cavalry, taking
position at MumfordsYil1e on Green river.
This force Is Immediately In the front Of the
rebel army, and is in strong force, with availa-
BILE means to cross the river and advance at
any moment that nay be necessary.
On the left Of Gen. McCook, with 8 force
largely augmented since his evacuation Of
Greensburg on the 18th Of October, Gen.
Ward has advanced again as far as Green's
burg, and is engaged, learn, in bridging the
two branches Of Green river, which are
crossed by the road to Glasgow. Advance
this brigade to Glasgow, simultaneous with
that Of Gen. McCook to Case City, and the
threatened.
In the meantime movement Of equal
significance has been made from camp Wild
Cat. Leaving strong force at that position,
Gen. schoepf has begun and ere this probably
completed march through Somerset and
Monticello to Albany in Clinton county. This
martha forced one Of fifty miles has been
T3A Ia %ha III
and driving out Of the State few hundred
maraudere who have invaded the Southern
counties, and occupied the towns Of Albany
end BurksFille. But learn from good an.
thority that the force with which General
sehospm 1o I'm marched can Tithoat opposition,
yond huntsville a distance Of thirty
miles only, Is the town Of Franklin, which
should be reach, as is his intention, General
schoepH will be in the rear Of the rebel force
railroad to that point. t is easy to perceive
that Buckner could not long exist in this po-
sifion, and must avail himself Of the only road
open to retreat toward Russellyille and the
State Of Tennessee. 1t matters little whether
the report to which have alluded of his re-
treat be true or not. It is only premature If
false, for Buekner must retire or shortly fight
force superior to his, if the reports Of
those Who place his force at from twenty to
torty thousand be true, and equal If it bet true,
as some say, that he has =. 900. The latter re.
port is plainly Untrue, It is impossible that
he should have that number, and it will vet
be known that the entire available force under
his command did not at any time exceed 25,-
600 men.
Hon. Horace Maynard Of East Tennessee
bag been in The city for day or two past. He
is inst from Camp Wild Cat, and is on his way
to Washington. He reports tue number ot
dead rebels left on the field Of Wild Cat at 800.
II the letter from which quoted in late let
ter is proved to have been considerably e4ag
gerated, thereis ia little doubt that the slaughter
81 the the reels Was very great, t may be CON
Dispatches Of the S1st Of October, announc-
ed the reception at Washington Of the resig-
nation Of 8 commander Of department, but
the name Of neither nor department was sta
ted. An intimation Was generously given
that the psrty resigning was Gen. Fremont. I
learn on what may be called good authority,
that the person resigning was Gen. Mitchell Of
Oh1c-the cause, dissatisfaction at the receiy-
irg Of his orders to lead Gen. Thomas's brig
ade-
It is notable that the Government, instead
Of M furnishing troops to Gen. Sherman from
the States near and bordering on Kentucky,
has sent him troops from very remote States,
as for instance Pennsylvania, Michigan and
Wisconsin. Il would appear more natural
and reasonable to send the former into Vir-
ginia, and those Of the two latter States into
able purpose is followed in this matter, it be.
ng the ain Of the Administration to obliter-
ate as far as possible all State or sectional
feelings in the troops engaged For this rea-
scn Ohie and Wisconsin troops fight on the
same field against common enemy the men
Ct Pennsylvania and Illinois sleep on the same
plalnsz and the soldiers Of Michigan and Ken
lucky are each proud Of the proWess which
the other displays. This precaution appears
to me to be very wise and most commendab1e.
Kentucky will be unrepresented in the next
Senate, at least until the Legislature Of the
s:ate shall have met and elected Senators for
he term; john G. Breckenridge has left for
tte South, and to avoid being kicked out has
resigned. The Legislature Will hardly do him
the courtesy to receive it, but insist on e.
Relling him. It is Presumed that both he and
PcWell will be expelled by the House Of which
they have been members. The vacancy thus
created will then be filed by the Kentucky
Legislature without taking the designations Of
the honorable gentlemen into cons s:deration.
Among the members Of the Sanitary Com
mission for the Department Of the Gumber-
land, I notice the names Of Hon. joseph Holt
and Joshua A. Speed Of this city.