New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-16
FROM KENTUOAt


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-. On 600 Hen sharpssOosers - var
-.-1,ox~ Goorae ID. Prentice "A New
Yoyl. Lady Arrested as spy
from Our SPECIAL Correspondent ,Oe,
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Friday, July IL i0ui.
I,o;d Wait Yesterday to the encampmeDl OF heH-
~ IIn;oD Troops now recruiting for the war
-, ,ho ,iver 90 ,Jeaersonvile, Ind immeola'e!
S No.;,e dis citvl. | drove down the New-Aloany
slr;La Gov mile TO a sign.board beariog the "oNoS,
q Ca,uD Ia Holt.'' Following the new csIrase-ro"'
,,hioh !, noipted ont over a common throusn i,ri"
80 .nd ocros. q pasture, ride OF ie" huhureu
u. h-o,,b, ma TO seniinel pacing to ana no VINO
- %; ,npsket and ordered halt Ihe ohoer
p a.. da, r-omnly psssed into the iines ahd we
= ths p,,ssant camp which bears the name OF
sha, loval Kentuckan--Hon. Joseph Holt
MON high grassy plateau, beside the river, on
.,,lnv sids Of tie great bend at "the Falls OF the
- IT, s,reon bere spreads out to a mile and a
,-r.rts, in width, inelJsing "Govemors lslsnd-a
ionn low tract consisting mainly Of great bed of fat
leaned rpe-,ock, but fringed its eastern shore by
: few cotton weeds 1t is often entirely Submerged
ami tbe water il now very low. At point the cur
,et bas cut throul the and and flows through the
.bspDd over two little falls, three feet high, which
Dte in the form Of the letter " The main Falls,
hovever. are series Of rapids on each side OF the
;ssna over which rsi-cass steamboats, pass about
bslftbe wear; but which, during the dry ason, render
louisville. or rather Albany tie head of navga-
zion There are now IS inches of water 10 thechannel
The plateau occupied by the encampment Is some
,ldr4v feet above the river and the bank rs almost
peruepdcular. 1t is supplied with cool, pure water,
from an unfaing spring. Great dense trees OF beech,
oak elm maple, ash and sycamore overhangit, Afford
inc grateful shade. The white, quadrangular tents
are pitcted in rows with the shining muskes OF the
oIders off duty stacked in front Of them. The tents
omen mon the side toward the river, and the in
feriors revealed the boys" lying upon the clean
straw or sitting upon camp stools, reading wrlng'
and converting. Several raw parties IN military par
lance awkward squads, were drilling outside. One
long low table, uuder the trees was just fpread-n
that verb does moi imply tablo-coths- for dinner;
unoon. and bright tin cup and plate constituting the
sable furniture of each man. Openings through the
<,iape revealed the blue shining river, the Marine
Ho.pital on the Kentucky shore, with long line Of
shade trees above it, and sn higher the dingy spires
and roofs Of Louisville.
On the bank Of the river we found General Rosseau
Dr. Goldsmith and several other gentlemen, sIIting
upon the grass discussing some details connected with
tLe CAMP Tie General welcomed US courteouhy, and
invited us TO Join them in their seats OF humility
think would have taken him for Kentuckian, meet
ing him anywhere else. lie has large bead with
straight dark hair end mousache; an eve and mouth
.;cscant Of GREAT determination combined with self
poise; fall broad chest; and large erect admirably
proportioned frame. He looks the SOLDIER and Is
fine specimen Of physical manhood. He informed US
shat be now had eight hundred men nthe encampneDt,
and had received notice Of enough companies about
starting and their way 10 join him. 10 swell the
number to fifteen hundred by Monday next. One regi-
nent The Third Kentucky will be mastered into the
service in few days The First and Second Kentucky
Regiments, which recruited in the vicinity Of
Cincinnati and have gone into service In Western
Virginia, are very largely composed Of men from Ohio
This fact has caused considerable criticism; and Gen
Rosseau though be has bad whole companies rendered
70 him from Indiana, is receiving only Kentuckians
and come TeInesseeans, who have come to Louisville
for the express purpose Of erbsng under the old fag
Thus fsr be has made very little effort ts obtain
cruits; but be is confdtnt that if needed, Kentucky
viii furnish thirty thousand men to fight the battles Of
she Union.
Judging from tie men saw, his brigade viii be an
excellent one. They between the ages Of twenty
and thrtyhsrdy, sineSvy fellows with serious deter
mined faees who familiar with the of the rife,
and Gun Do IeAeu upon IA elBehCiec. 1nSIc hie
whole companies from the mountain districts each man
Of whom las been hunter from boyhoOd and can
bring squirrel down from the tallest tree with bis
ziAe. ut almost every shot These men Of all Others IN
SIC Federal service, ought TO be armed xih rJs. The
rruskots with which they provided mostly
the smooth boe but viii probably be hed before they
40 into active service. The camp has been formed only
eight days; and the spot selected account
of ts great beauty and bealthfnlness The brigade
will probably occupy it's present position for q
time. In case Of an outbreak in Kentucky (which may
occur any day., it viii be in convenient proximity.
The recruiting agents for the Southern army pay so
cash TO every man who enlists.
There is now no communication Southwark, except
by roundabout route via Bowling Green, as the
Managers Of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
very properly refuse their cars down the main
line since the seizure Of two trains by the military
authorities at Nashville few days SINCE By the pre-
cent arrangement passengers thrtyone hours be-
tween here and yei under the old one they are
Out eight.
The stroBg Union speech of Mr. Mallory, the repre-.
sentative in Congress from this district, exctes uni
veSal praife from the loyal men. Mr.. Mallory was
elected by seven thousand majority as an unconditional
Union man. hear it stated daily, that the People
here more emphatic and decided in their Union
views than their public speakers newspapers
The real Governor Of Kentucky" said q Secession
newspaper, recently, "is no. Beriah MagofHn, bat
George ID. Prentice" Mr.. Prentice ia certainly thorn
In the des Of the traitors. They know his power and
1ear bis trenchani pen. His paper, Tie LOsisriae
JoarH@, circulstes very widely in Kentucky, and
vieds great influence. Dir. Prentice is now nearly
kiXty Yeas old; but seems 10 have os, nona NJ H.