Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-15
the victory in Eastern Kontucky-s
Newspaper Accounts OF the Piketon
Lexington observer, Nov, i3 ]

Newspaper AccOuntsOh tno Fiho'"n
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From the Lexington Observer, Nov ID BE-,
The following letter from DR.. B. P. Drake,
formerly of this city, but now q resident OF
Mt. Sterling, has just come to hand, lne
information it contains is in the highest De.
gree cheering to the friends of the Union, and
speaks we'll for our mountain forces' lne
brageadocio General Williams (Cerro Gordo
Joh1] has evidently met with an inglorious de-
feat 'a>a 't IG'ra oa83mwi as II us
1a uMT. STERLNG. Nov. IL. y
I'D. C. WIcKLIVFE, Esq: Mr.. Hurst, a relia-
BILE gentleman, just from the mountains, reports
that on Friday there was an engagement this
aide Of Piketon. The engagement was stopped
by the coming on of night Both armies laid
on their arms and renewed the contest the next
morning. At ten O'Clock the rebels surrender
ed. Their loss was four hundred killed and
about two thousand taken prisoners. This In
formation is considered reliable. Dfor "a
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ANOTHER LETTER ABOUT THE FieHT-FRoM THE
EDITOR OF THE MT STERLING WIG
A letter from Calvin Brock, the pro tenn. edl.
tor of the Mt. Sterling Whig, dated Monday
night at that place, says: lslp n 4. g
/ have Just received dispatch from Preston
burg. It runs as follows; On Friday evening
last, General Nelson attacked the enemy at
Piketon, Pike countyj fought from four O'Clock
until night; both armies slept on their arms
until next morning, when they renewed the
conflict; fought till ten o'clock; enemy whippedi
their loss is killed, four hundred; one thousand
prisoners taken; balance fed to, the bushes,
Federal loss eomparatively small. This l get
at eight O'Clock tonight from 9 reliable gentle
man who has just arrived here from Hazel
Green, who heard Gen. Nelson's dispatch to COL
Grigsby read at that place. q.
from the Frankfort Commonwealth
By private letter received by q gentleman,
in this city, We learn that the number killed was
four hundred and eighty, and the number Of
prisoners about fourteen hundred, and among
the ;prisoners was Col. J. S. Williams and K.
Halves, Esq T.r Bt a.-Slao. 4
= ,si 'N 3' STILL LATER. s7o1cz 81 gs,riI
The following was on the post bill received
at the postofice in this city from MT. Sterling,
on yesterday evening. "Huzza! Nelson has
whipped out the rebels ct Piketon, killing four
hundred and taking two thousand prisoners-
This is perfectly reliable, He gctin behind the
blaekguards." t.,-..., .., -3
From the Louisville Journal. - ,,,. i
The following PROCLAMATION from General
Nelson is In the right spirit, and shows that
the advance of the armies of the Union re-
stores the civil authorities to their functions:
PROCLAMATION. 1Ts rS1
HEADQUARTERS CAMP AT PREsToNBURG,1
''-s -ssS November 5, 1861. "A
Having this day eccupied the town of Preston.
burg with the forces under my command, ! de-
clare TO oil whom 1t may concern: That the
jurisdiction Of the State of Kentucky is restored
in this section of the State, and that the regu-
lar fall terms of the courts will be held in those
counties In which the time for holding the same
has not passed. All the civil officers are order
ed to attend at the time and places Of holding
said courts, and attend TO the duties of their re-
spectiye Offices, f9eu q 9asmiysf ise ii
Given under my hand, this 5th day Of Novem-
Der, 1861. iss5 taf w. NELSON. I'D
By command of Brig Gen. Nelson 20 isy
JNo. M. Duke, Aid.de.Camp. "a te5
After this he proceeded toward Piketon, AT
which place be arrived last Friday, and com
menced an engagement about four O'Clock, P,
NJ. The fight continued until night, and both
armies slept on their arms The next morning
it was renewed and continued until about ten
o'clock A. M, when the rebels made an uncon-
ditional surrender. Their loss is said to have
been four hundred killed and wounded, while
the prisoners are variously estimated from two
thousand TO four thousand. The route was COM
plete; and it Is probable that nearly ell Of Will
iiams's forces have been taken in the gorges Of
the mountains. t7.s- sp 7'sh s1t
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Where is Cumberland Gap! u
Cumberland Gap Is situated about ten miles
from Cumberland Ford, in Tennessee, and hasI
been celebrated for century as gVeat depres.
sion in the mountain ridge which traverses the