The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-09-26
From kentucky.
AFFAIRS ON THE NASHVILLE RAILROAD
CAMP AT LEBANON JUNCTION,

September go, A NJ.
To tie Editors of tho louisville Journal:
The situation OF affairs here indicates
warm work shortly. The advances. con
sisting of Gen. Rousseau s brigade aud
the cou ty Home Guards which have
focked 10 their support on the Hill, are
to be re enforced this morning by five
companies Of Home Guards under Col.
Richard W. Johnson. u. s. A., and who
IS to be the Lieutenant Colonel Of Col.
Jackson's Cav.lry Regiment. These
companies consist in part Of the Marion
Rifles and National Guards, and have
each been supplied with ten rouudsof
and ordered TO take provis-
ions for two days. Communication with
the advance is very difficult, and some
say this advance o! the Home Guards is
merely to take an important order from
Gen. Sherman. But this is not the fact.
1t is more than prbsble that the enemy is
in force beyond Elizab4thtown, and are
from Nolia Bridge, which has
not been destroyed. This force is saidt
consist Of ten thousand Confederates from
the Tennessee camps, who have advanced
with the intention Of attacking US before
endorsements can arrive from Louisville
1t is important that 70 endorsements
should be sent forward Immediately In
diana troops will be ueeded'and that soon
Every Home Guard in louisville is wan
ted here. In the course Of the morning
the main part OF the Home Guard win
JOIN the brigade near Muldraugh's Hill,
when will again dispatch you. -
The following companies Of the Home
Guard of Louisville are at present on du.
ty here; aud will be detailed to guard our
rear: DELPHI Guards, Marion Rifle Zouaves
Jefferson Guards, Franklin Guards. First
Ward Home Guard. Tompkins Zouaves,
Dupont Zouaves, National Home Guards.
Gill Rifles, iCritenden Union Guards,
aHabert Zouaves, Second Ward Rangers,
Yillier Guards, Anderson Guards, Sum>
ter Grays. Thurslon Guards and Dent
Guards. ? There are at least 600 to 500 oil
The Home Guard not here, but in Louis
vile. a. ,I..it
3 The statement made in regard to II. X.
Wells. lam reliably informed, is not true.
lie did not aid the rebels in their Ges.
tructiou Of property, and did not fly He.
is member of q Union company, Of
Home Guards at Louisville. and 10 repre-
scented to be loyal man in every respect.
/ find the railroad and telegraph lines
in our rear closely guarded by companies
OF Home Guards from the county In the
vicinity. At Salt River Bridge oompa.
ny of80 or 80 men are doing good SIR.
vice, and at Bardstown Junction, Captain
Metcalf of Louisville is stationed. He
had a skirmish on Thursday morning, a.
bout o'clock, with small number Of
rebels. who fired into tie guard at the
water station, They then fed, pursued
for a mile by the company ofCspty Met
ca'f, but no one was captured or killed on
either side. This company is partly
guarding the Bardstown Branch Railroad,
and learn that the bridges and Irestle.
vorks on that road are safe, being closely
watched. An attempt was made to burn
the trcetle work over Wilson's Greek, IA
miles from Bardsown. on Thursday NOR
ming. The flames. however, W re- extn.
guishod by company In that vicinity.
Several quite important arrests have
been made, among them is ono G. Il.
Matthews. clerk for J A. Penton, and a
resident Of Jeiisrsonville II appears that
he came from Jenersonyille on the night
Of the march Of Rousseaus Brigade. aud
mounting horse started ahead Of the
train for ihls place. He was arrested at
IShepherdsville and searched, when about
twenty sky rockets, huge bOSie.kniie
and two revolyorS we're found on his per-
son. Ho was imprisoned, and will be
sent back 10 Louisville by the fret train
this morning lie is connected with NJ.
w Barr. now under arrsstat Jefferson
vile, aud no doubt both are we'll informed
partic ipants in the late movement here.
RNcAMPMESY AT LEXINGTON. s.f
The Lexington Observer Of Saturday
says:8 W oodaue'E2o' eo. loi .l' ''a
We learn that about lone thousand Of
the troops from Capp Dick Robinson en-,
oamped this morning on our Fair Ground
under the command Of Col. BramloIte, a
gsntlemap,L who was, lately a.
distinguished Circuit Judge, The object
Of this partial traus(or eni location Of
troops, already too numerous for one
neighbprhood, are, as we presume, lwo-l
iofd-lst, 70 guard, our railroads and Sc.
cure The transportation Of arms for the
defense Of Kentucky, now invaded without
cause al different points by Confederate
traitors from Tennessee and elsewhere, ,in,,
cluding treacberous renegades from our
own bosom; and ed, to be ready to meet
bn the way. il necessary, General Zolli-
Doifer's army now ia Knox county threat.
,ning 70 advance on our homes, at the 10,
stance Of rcyoluliouists among us.o, +
i9.aa ROWLING GREHN, ID ai aga
The Evansville Journaboiths Goth has
the following account 'of the occupation
Of this important ,poinlby the rebels;
g From the clerk OF the steamer Matte
Ceok, which arrived from Green river
Yesterday, We learn that Bowling Green.
y Eow in possession Of the Confederate
forces, They had not arrived when the
steamer left Bowling Gteen, but at Roch
oslerthe boat vas met bya messenger,
who camS to recall Bowling Green men
who we're on the Cook The messenger
'tatsd thata short time aftet thS depar.l
ur4 oftho boit, 6,o0orsbSl troops march;
ID into the yovn aud eamped AZ the aSpot.I
L was also stated that 10000 rebels