, 1861-10-11
FROM KENTUCKY.
The Facts iii the Case Of the Advance
OF Xo1llcDHar,

EFrom ttaacinciurati Commercial, 10th.1
THE following letter Was addressed to Us
for CIR private information, by Kentucky
gentleman whom We have the pleasure Of
lumbeEug among our friends. It contains so
nueh Il at al our citizens should know, that
We take the liberty OF printing it.:
see SO many reports in the papers (Louis-
vile, particularly concerning the movements
of troops in this part cfKe : :, which have
no foundation in fact, tbs. | ,aanot refrain
from addressing you pr:ss:e rote OCCASION
ally, that YCu may know the truth.
Our tnwn is situated aeyen miles from Camp
Dick Robinson, On the road leading toward
Crab Orchard, which is the main road leading
towards Cumberland Gap, and also on the
road lending through Stanford to Somerset,
Monticello, dc. All the Union troops, there
fore, passing and rspaesing to and from The
camps, i'll the mOulLain direction, pass
through our town.
Now, as to movements Of the enemy. There
| even two thcusa1 d, who have penetrated our
| state IN the direction Of Wayne, Cumberland,
| or Clinton countios. The fight between the
men under Col ". A. HaERins Tas only
skirmisb between small body Of Home
Guards and smell force Of Kentucky seces-
Bioni5ts. CArisman was wounded and has
since died-at least the report il credited
| here.
| There has been no fight in the mountains,
in the direction of Cumberland Gap, e1cep.
! h4Ik NJ Ddl LIZ lCUt46 tAt A45t III
yaEced to London, and went from thence back
to Manchester, but have since returned; and
tho news is tonight that they haVe reappear
ed at London, and are now advancing on the
road to Richmond.
As to the disposition of our forces and that
CT the enemy. At the time Of writing this
letter, Oct. z, 9 o'clock P. H., no troops have
left Camp Robinson except Col. Garrarde reg
ment and smsu cavalry force, soy not up
Falds od 100 men, who have gone in the d.
rectioR OF Zonicofter's forces. We have good
reason to believe TINT the forces Of the enemy
aye in the occupation Of all the points they
lave heretofore possessed, and are stretching
their lines in the direction Of Richmond.
There is but little doubt that their advance
consists Of about 500 cavalry. with say six reg
;ments Of infantry and ! complement Of artil-
]e1y. They have also forces stationed at Bar
| bouIsvills, the Ford, and the Gap, Ii they
have not pushed them rapidly forward for fear
Of an advance upon our part. The lowest es.
t:I7afe of their forces is 000o, under the
command Of ZolIcol:r, \ man Of influence,
intelligence and ability. He is perhaps the
ablest civilian in Tennessee. have conversed
| With Intelligent men who are now refugees
from Knox and other ccunties, and they seem
| to have no doubts but that the Conteder2tes
are making q desperate drive for Cincinnati
| There is an encampme1t at Hazel Green ir
Morgan county, composed of secessioniste
fIom Pike, Floyd, johnson, Breathitt, and
others, containing, it Is said, some 800 Q,
2000, who will probably elect 4 Junction viii
Zo1liccffer. The Home Guard at the Big Hill
: in Madison, number probably not over 500
and will not, if attacked by large numbers
be able 10 make successful stand.
l 4 succeesfnl attack upon Cincinnati woult
) | telp tie Contcde1ates quite as much ~ th'
, taking Ct Washington City; aud it is believed
AID ! think reasonably SO, that the raid int
Southern Kentucky is intended to divert atten
. tioE from the main attack, which is upon Gin
eipnati.. They evidently wish to foree Ken
lucky into the Southern Contederacy-aa'
I aore to DO SO. Taking this for granted. il i
y reasonable to suppose that they would ratae
4 have Louisville as it stands than Louisville d
: stro3ed. So the idea Of their desiring the d
= st1uction Of Louisville is only q ruse to DE-
+ ceive Us as to their real intentions They hav
i no hopc ct securing Ohio, and consequent
+ would etnlt in the downfall of Cincinnati.
a We feel thankful to Ohio for her assistanc:
a end the fine regiments Of hands ONE, vel
3 disciplined and WeI-behayed men ahe has SCI
n into the State the last few dsys have bee
: greeted by the loyal men and women Of Ke,
q lucky with hearts tesming with gratitude.