The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-28

Combination OF Generals Buchner's,
Poih's, and ZoiiiIoifet''s Force s-
che Recent Shirmish al Bacon Greek
Admirable Coalition OF the Cen
iedeTate Troops, ctc.

iedeTate Troops, ctc.
The following letter from Lebanon, Ky,
TO the Louisville j2araa}, wiz be III teres:Ag is
giving ouI readers insight In,o matters
..nG t4laSs ia thast portion Of he STATE:
LEEAEoy, Ky, Oct. Is, 1851
A. informed va ny telegraph las; even
Jag, Lnree locn lbasstd through Lebanon yes
,aruay :>ilGInOon On their way 10 their MONIES
from tbs Southern Conicueracy. cne OF tlt
parry was aa OH gentleman VINO resides II.
Mercer county. IL h>C5 tWp so1s il LIE Con
.ed1fate army, and ia visited BHuau, : :
.aes...a u.U tero tuen. he Was accom-! III
,iIe,i Oh has return By TWO young Ineu iron
Ray etbe county, v no say mat they had gUAy
Sou.i. - i,IH tue army, bat, % they would
.}ot receive recruits lei 4 shorter period c.4aD
.urue Years, tnrA &c te iiIucd to return home
\ hlgHiy respected citizen OF tbls place CON
.cIseu vain lhe gentleman from Nt,Tu,I
county. ami having hau an ACC tjtIHLLACB u
many years stanulAS win nam, Ahe " :. !4aj
-sJiIItte IL pace UPON the st,stcIlrut which
80 lu.4ue. NY lrtuI nIj,nJ does NCt hesitate L,
fltuc Iull Confluence Ia ILL.,. reports winch lii
,raye4ier uIlnEs roIatiVe 10 tie situation ,tDD
nOuoAs o. tnt Iebel army.
He says tnat ,Ie CIV IsIuns under bucls4er,
rUIk, ana ZC4aVulrF are Com dining, dl.u INA
gutu me >Jlni4Auu> are EHaIiy JOIAcu, lut
-T;Uu army uI4Gtr Polk WII embrace HON
,4lrty To IorLy thousand linen, Who are wei
Almtu ana equipped. Ii l. the policy Of tne
rebels 10 draw out Gen. kUuSse.U forces ~
iaT posi- be OF the inc OF the louisville
aud Nashville ROAD, ana thea, with lheIr su-
yeriOr force, 80 Hank Gen. H0u.s>au, cut CT
ais retreat, aud then, Win lac Federal force
completely IL thelr power, 10 make an easy
tongues Of Louisville.
The officers OF the Rebel army, he S1ys, ar
regularly informed as TO the movements OF TIA.
FedeT.d force, familiar with their numbers
,ua 20 led IS to JACir LEADING designs. The
bel %p'ss aye said 20 be CunnlDv ana active.
o. Mo means Earpt,-..r.. al 81.
,cQutlut themselves with tt1r movements a..
the Re erals. They pass our lines upon forged
passes ana EVEN obtain p1ssss through TIT
'UHEIY3nre ana interference Of persons OF in
custom 81 rttei iOTSemen to rip uueu their
satdlvs, sGcFcte their correspondence in ia eGa,
sew them up again, and thus'ayert detection,
even after subnI'tin;- TO q rigid SrH.ch In
some cases they SeCrrte letters in the lining
OF their horse~' bricIes, AMI thus do,ude the
Federal guards.
The Old gentleman alluded TO s.ys thst
ROGER Hanson il at WODdSDuT lie which j.
the nearest point toward Louisville on 5!i=
Nashville road dt which the rebels have any
considerable force. They ara masking en-
trenchments ana erecting batteries there,
aud Will strongly Ou9Jsr the Federal aG-
vance beyond Woods0nyiile. IL says that
on sunday he s4W twelve heavy pieces OF
artillery there which Were being placed IL
position.
lie was fully posted in reference 10 the
and lose of~rhe rebels AT Bacon Creek, on
Saturday last mention Of which hiss already
been made lit the JgaraGt. john Morgan, OF
Lexington, headed the rebel forces and Ii
vas he Who discounted mom his horse and
shot the INDIANA captain. Morgan passed
through Lebanon about six weeks ago with
several wa gou loads Of iiESey for the Con led
crate army
Ii had permits ana passes from he Federal
authorities, and letters from Leading GLiOu
men. IL this way protested Union 1aen IL
our very midst have done more u aid the re
beliioa than those who have openly aYoV,et;
their sym HES fer the trai Tors.
The traveller spoke with 4 dis play Of gIee
of the condition and nni0 ters OF he rebel
army; Of the perfect confidence which they
se!t IN an carly victory, and Of Tho -,lyYgs
| outfit. | saw q body OF over two Thousand
Indians, who we're splendidiY equipped, each
| bearing bowie knife OF almost fabu loue
| proportions in addition To the ordinary arms
| worn by the infantry.
Col, Harlan : regiment is filing up rdDid-
| ~ and VIII soon te thoroughly organized
G8pt%in Henry tf Davidson, OF louisville
Company a. Joined his colapauy on Mon.
| day. His men are fine looking fellows. and
| VIII DO honor to the service. They pces.ss
| the trae metal OF soldiers, as an incident
| which cane under my observation last nic h
| a;GpIy proved. Captain Davidson ,as called
| upon At a late hour 70 furnish Il suuas Of te;
men for An eA petition 10 the cslntry which
| was considered son}ewh8t hazardous. IL
| called upon his men for volunteers Ter the
(! eSpaGi. son, tud III = tNlukiIlg every man
| In the com pany fell into line ANA cIaiaoreG !,
| be accepted Nothing short If g Derernufory
| order would induce amy Of his man 10 rer1ai-
| ia camp, and, indeed, after the departure oi
| the ten. they We're joined by seTera! who
! had been leit behind, but v no had succeeded
| ia dOUgUg the guard; 50 determined We're
tbty - take part 1T the first enterprise VIII cl
| promised an exposure to danger, LIEUT.. Jas
/ wharton, Of Washington county, who IS IL.
/ tachei To Capt, Palmer's cavalry, OF Coloua'
! Harlar's regiment. claimed the privilege l.
! accompany the expedition. He is gallant
| officer, and should opportunity Offer he will
| not fail 10 win distinction,
| | have Just heard how Col. John NJ Harlan
| and Capt. Jos. q. Wilson, Of your CITY. es
| capped a trap which had been sat for then, h,
| the rebel scents, who fell into the hands d
! tue EFde raj plciKhls as prisoners OF var. They
/ left tie vicinity of hoa&ensvIile on $pndaS
! evening, on horseback, having reason to be-
! lie We il would be uEssfe Tur them 10 relnair
! over night IN that locality, and were con
: graduating themselves upon n narrow oscapt
Wnen they were confronted by The picket,
from Col. Wilicl's Indiana regiment, Il dis
! lance OF Il rec mles itom New HaFen. Thew
| Were ordered to dlsmount, and the display o
hail q dozen bright bayouets, attached Il
| many Springfield rifles, was an argument tina
! tney did not leei disposed 10 combat. In vain
! they exhibited passes and letters from dis
! unguished sources, and We're marched 1T tnt
POINT OF the aforesaid bayouetS a distance o
three miles, on foot, to Col. Wiliich's head
quarters, ut New Haven. And the German
Colonel was rs lncreduions OF their Drotesta
ton of 10y atty as their captors had BEEN ia
timating that ii WAS not lln 30 SIS BILE that thpi
passes h I'D teen obtained in an irregular way
The prisoners were finally iden titled Dy som,
loyal citizens OF New Haven, who obtsinet
Col. Wiilich's consent to their release The,
spent the night with Col, W, who gave then
tAe freedom of his tent, and the Iuekless Col
onei and his com paIions drawned their scr.
rows in basket Of Col. Wiilich's Rhenis h
wine
have just had an interview vi tn menbe,
of an extensive mercantile firm in New York
who aas interests South and who has trs y,
eled extensively in the South, having lef
Buekner's headquarters at Bowling Green or
Monday. He says that Backner has 10, oos
men at Bowling Green, and ien. Hardee il
IL command Ut Cave City. On Friday las
Of two thousand ut Cumberland Gan. bur n
main force Of eight thousand y at xoang vile
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