The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-02
From KENTUCKY.

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Particulars sftAs surprise near Eddyville-
| Oar Lsss Greatly ExaHaerated--Ca pfnre Of
| Ferty.fsar Cenfedsrates - The Rastis Ct
Wildcat, SO.
/ From fhes latest copies 81 tEa f.oalsvIiies
/ iRowiing 0reen) Coayi@, we gather the fol-
| lowing in relation TO affairs In Kentucky:
PARTICULARS OF TER srRpRIsx xEAa Bppr-
WILLIE, SC
| a correspondent Of the Courier. from Hon.
kinsviiie, has the following items OF news:
We nave at last little news In this section
| for sou. Last Saturday mornins a bout sun
rise whist Capt, Wilcox's company of cav
| airy were quietly taking breakfast At their
! camp SIX miles below Princeton or the Eddy.
Siiie ROAD, they were surprised by about 800
| Llncoinites Their horses were pieketed and
unsadd'ea and their guns were stacked in Il
ehnreh near by--but the gallant fellows man
aged to bring eff all their guns and horses
| except aDont twenty OF eaeh-beaides killing
three and woanCing IL OF the enemy. Their
| less In addition 10 the guns and horses was
| two men killed and five wounded. A large
number of them brought bullet holes in their
| clothes with them.
| We are all very quiet here, patiently await
| ing the arrival Of the notorious james ).
Jackson, the renegade dama gogue, who is re-
ported 10 have expressed his intention OF
| driving all rebels out OF his old town
| the which he will have a good time doing
There are hun dreCts of men in tbis county who
/ would shoot him with as little computation
| OF conscience as they would a ulad-dog and
| If be waats to preserve his skin guiltiess OF
| bullet holes, he had better keep his carcass
| from among his portion of his constituency.
| Gen. Iilghman Is expected here this eve
| aibg. Gen Acorn, whom he supercedes, has
| made himself q great favorita here among all
| classes of The people; bat they prepared TO
| ne entirely satisfied with the change. Gen
| r. reputation as an accom- Pushed soldier and
| polished gentleman, has ma e him favor
| ite before his arrival. Having known
him mateiy Tor . number OF yetrs, feel
satisfied he VIII fully sustain his TerE tation
| CAPTURE or C0NPEDERA TEs IN OWEN COUNTY.
The louisville Jonfaat saws hat ~ rebels
| fro IN Owen county, on their way 10 join Col.
wiz t.A4's, wsie .'tPt"ret AZ tiarke county ny
| snl,e Home GuaTue from w iaehester Their.
was also captured with them II horses So
| Colts Navy pistols, ii SAarp's and Enfirlo
| rifles, and II sahres. The party were com
| plAtely surprised while in a corn fall AWAY
| from their horses and arms.
PROM CAMP wuDckr.
| Frankfort Ky correspondent Of the
| Louisville Jonrnal, Oct. -, saya:
| man came to DanyiIle Whc said hn wit
| messed the battle at Widest last Mopday-
| that ZoilicoffeTs men marched into battle
| singing the time or IS Dic.je,1 and retired sing
ing the old tune Of " FIRE in the mountains,
| Kun, boys &c.
| Another1nan who was At tia battle, says The
Indianians got about $3.50 gold from the
| pockets II he Killed Tennessee rebels.
| The Tennessee regiment that left camp
| DICK Robinson did not arrive az Wi!dcat uli-
| Ill alter ;hs battle. They however saw the
| ~odie~ - a rahals, and recognized them rs
| East Tenaesseeans.
| hE..soE BRIGADE G0TyG FORWARD.
The Louisville .Joarnat, Of the Z6lh uit,
! says:
The CINCINNATI C0mmeyciaf learns from Mr.
4A1xs - ~
| Harcis's regiment, that he left Gen. Ne!eon
| at McCormack's Gap, on the road from OlyIn
| plan Spring 10 Frestonsburg. The brigade
| consisted OF the Ohio I'd Gist and 3Sit: Met
| caifs Kentucky egiment, about sax hundred
| men, and Captain kunkie's Artillery, al;
| pieces, The effective force was about four
thonsand men. Col. Len. A. Harris, with
| the 2a Ohio, had the advance. They expected
| 10 be At Hazel Green, where the enemy have
| been reported in considerable force on Thurs
| day night. The troops Were in high spirits,
| and fun OF determination to run ire rebels
| cut % Eastern Kentucky.
FIRING UPoS CONFEDERATE pRlaaS1ss
From the louis J .To,,-aai, of the 22d ult.
| We clip the follow .Ag:
Deputy U. S. Marshal J w. Neville, started
| from Lebanon y.sterday for this cilv with two
| prisoners who had been arres ted OF SUPPOSE
| t'or OF being Of the SeeessionistS who pill
| aged Albany, Lincoln county. when near
| lile city, one OF them named J. II. Burnett,
| jumped from the train and made for the
woods about oakiandS the Marshal in full
| aursuit, and GisCharging two shots al him -
/ sayored by the approaching darkness, the
prisoner eontriSed 10 make his esca pc, while
he other one was lodged safely in jail.
FROM GREERsBrRe
The louisville Jdarnal Publishes the iol-
| lowing paragraph:
After Gen. Ward fell back twelve miles
| from GTeen shurg TO Campheiisyilie he dis
patched one hundred and ,ifty cavalry about
-,
| abandoned position, explore ag far as possI.
Die, and ascertain the numbers ard location
| Of the Contederates, intending TO atteIn Dt
return yesterday, but the cavalry had L OF re-
turned ia the morning, when cur informant
| left Gen Ward has about :, coo regulars and
Loco Home Guards az his disposal, under
command of Cois. GCider, Harlan, Anderson,
and HobsOn. The Home Guards ale priGCl-
pally from Marion and Washington counties
| q. Order, with three companies, visited
| GreeusbUrg on 81 turGay night. They entered
| boldiy-rhe Colonel telling the citizens to pre-
pare accommodations for three thousand
| Federal troops, who were lnst outside the
town. BY this ru=e he hoped to gain some
valuable inform alton, but he was dsanpoint-
ed, so he started Sunday morning pretease
9fmeeting hie expected friends, and Of course
did return. I ne rebel force or the eouth
9ank Of Green river Is estma ted at from
three to five thousand, but the stream is very
high, and Will remain impossible by fording
for several days.
A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT EsTABLIsRBD IN
| KEYTrCRy.
kEETUchY, Oct. 3lSt.--Tha Southern Con-
ven+ion adjourned. Resolutions prociaifntug
| resistance to Federal and State Governments
|, Hckee, BrecSinridge, Marshall, Duncan
| Preston, Bruce, Ewing, Hodge, Thompson.
and job nson appoin ted to carry out the reso-
| iutions OF the Provisional Government es-
| tabiished, and 10 go into effect On the Is tn OF
| NOrem Der.
COL. jim JACKSON scALPEp.
/ TIE Louisville {Bowling Green Courier,
| Of the 29th Oct, has the following:
We are informed that this traitor ans rene
| gade TO his STATE and section, who was bougf /
| oy Lincoln gold and 4 Lincoln appointments
: | made 2 narrow escape from death a few
DAYS since. As we heard the story lie had
; very ru{eiy and cotTsely treated one of his
men while drill, who, iueensed at the
| treatment, leveiled his gan at jackson and
| pulled trigger. The mimic ball grazed his
| Forehead tearing his hair out, and prst "
well scaipiug him, but not seriously in iuring
| him. He will not come uf so easily when
| our boys get after him.
II SHOOTING ARRAY.
The Louisville Journal SAYS:
There was a shooting ARRAY ia the streets
| Of Lebanon yesterday between Provost Mar.
/, | shall Neville and deputy named Wright
Each fired several shots, but both esca ped un.
| nurt.
II FLAG OF TRrcE TERoUGs LADY.
The Columbus (ky.) Ceatedeya,e Mars of the
| eth October, says that skiH with the white
flag afioat, came To our wharf to-day from
Cairo, having on board a female, who was es-
! corted TO headquarters of the comman dant at
4 IL H. Fl.saa