, 1861-10-17

FROM. KENTUCKY:
i eassk Or 4 fttx1 N BARafn asaarv,
Green Klver Brt&Ee Destroyed

Correspondence Of the LOUISVILLE 8o1saM-1
CAMPBELL Housr; LmAaoa, Kyr oe*.1 Il.
Ibaye Just been furnished with the details Of
q sharp sk1rpnish between party r. Of Union,
number OF rebels under CO ommtnd .of the
notorious Cy. Hutchinson, in Barren county, 1
on the direct road from Hreeusburg TO Gtaa
gov. About O'Clock On Saturday mornipg
party of about iorty horsemea, TWENTY rive Of
commanded by Colonels Hobsou aud Penne
baker, and the remainder citizens. all unde.
command of Capt Sam. Taylor, from Camp
Andy Johnson, approached: the residence Of,
Cy. Hutehinson, without knowledge OF the
preseuce Of one hundred and fifty renels, Who
were there prepared to receive them. The
first intimation that Capt. Taylor Received
of the presence Of the enemy came In the form
OF peremptory order to hal., which issued
from the opposite side Of q plank fence. The
order to halt was followed by 2 disehsge Of
mufket1y ire Capt Taylor hsa time to form
bis squad for action. Under q CALLING fire,
however, Capt Taylor's gallant party dis
mounted and forn: ed In battle array, promptly
reta1nirg the eLemy's fire with Enfield rifles
and Colts naVy reVo1Vera. The rebels were
fortified behind the fence aud fred through an
opening near the ground In the darkness Of
tie night the Esderals fought With little GER
tainty ss. to the whereabouts Of the enemy,
but their rifles and pistols did good execution,
for they acknowledged 9 loss Of two Of their
party, while 1t is known that at least f0ur 'of
the number we're killed and taat several were
wounded. ,.''
: Notwithstanding. their superior force the
coWardly rebels fed in the midst Of the fight,
but rallied after Capt. TayloIs command had
1eft the deld, aud made . ahoR Of parsult as
far as Little Barren but lost confidence and
returned to Hutchlnson's.: a detachment OF
one hurd1ed men started In the direction Of
Hntchinson's on Sunday to reneT the battle,
been iucreased to four hundred men, and they
returned to camp. This sharp little sbirn15h
has effectus1ly tried the mettle OF the boys at
Camp johnson, who fought with display OF
courage aud gallant1y unsurpassed in rhe his
/: tory Of modern guerrilla Warfare. They are
be led against rebel force which Is not more
than twice their number. o..
= GEN. BuCKNER DOWN m THE MOUTH =
l. We are informed On reliable authority that
+ Gen. .Buckner hes found himself, in his inva-
sion Of Kentucky, deeply disappointed. His
friends in Louisville aud throughout the State
gave him the strongest assurances, that. 1t he
would come to this city or even to Bowling
Green at the bend Of force capable Of main
tanning its position for short time, reinforce.
ments would Immediately pour in BY thou
sands, rendering his army too powerful TO b.
I resisted. Unqpesttonab1y he came with the
| full conviction that these assurances would be
| verified, bpt he fnds them all falsided. We
have good reason to believe, thst, at the ut
mcst, not more than q thousand men hsvs
| joined him since his arrival in our State, ani
that scarcely any are joining him nov. ",
learn that IN a late speech to soldiers and citi
zens be gave uttefAnce to his disappoiuta 81
feelings IN strong tsrms.-LouisviZle Journal.
| GREEN RIVER BRIDGE DESTROYED.
4 high officer from the camp at Nolin bring
intelligence that the rebels hsVe at length don
what they have for some time been threaten
| ing-deBtroJed the noble railroad bridg
across Green River. This is bnt in keepin
with the rest Of the Internal deeds that haV
The whole qpf7it of the rpha1;or, il q an{rit E