The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-18

self between two a. % ana IN the hostile regions OF til
Owing to tho ncrcas Of his army in this State and N
| Importance Of his d. nartment Brigadier Genera
sherman has been mn 10 nrs i MAJOR General Q
or this department. which u - well known ha
heretofore been under the caro- ana administration o
Brig Con. McCook, formerly Of the army Of the Poto
mac las peen detailed to command thel gade lately led
! py General sherman, and to-day assumed the
command, ranking Brgadter General RosA eau by right
Of seniority. The brigade Of Gen. Mclook M mbers now
fuy ~ 600 men, the advance OF which ID cis ut miles
rom Green river at the point Of railroad crossing Here
the aovance OF the rebels is quite strong and known
that tAey have made preparations for destroying tie
splendid railroad bridge at this point plan was In
OF execution when General McCook took command
the river beowit is at all times rordabeand attack
hercbes IN the real, thus saving the bridge Whether
ths pan has been changed or not by Gen. McCook
unable 70 state though Is not improbable no will
to tho crossing at Mnmordsvilc.
NO state cnistm,n's will be allowed IN Kentucky
General sherman gives notice TO this effect to-day All
troops raised at the expense Of tho state are to be mme
datey mustered into the service the United 81 ues
ana supplied with arms by tho regular quarernaster Of
the United States All authorizations form regiments
are recalled, and captains are authorized to join com
panes TO the number Of ten and submit thor choice
Colonel Lieutenant Colonel and Major General Sherman
for commissions II they do not do this voluntarily
General Sherman gives notice that he will order them as
TO such rendezvous as no thinks proper and
appoint the regmsnta officers for each ten companies
LouIsv1Ax Oct. Is, 1861.
The THO Armies Drucng Near Each Otaer-Senator reck.
inydge Declares Himself for the Soath WA or Wiaoxt
Kentucky-Arrirol of arkansas aud T1as Troops and
Cherokee Indians al Boirling Green, dc.
Gentlemen just arrived from Camp Nevin beyond Noln
river, report the advance OF the armies within
short distance Of each other and skrnshes are nurner
Gus and serious. Captain Craddock and company or
Colonel Ransom's Third kentucky regiment, had skir-
mish on Monday with an equal number Of rebels. The
rebel captain was killed. Captain Caddock on examining
the body found Il to be that of his uncle
Tcnnesseean who was detained at Bowling Green for
several days wns permitted yesterday leave for this
city lie reports that Monday morning John c. Dreck
nrdgcl made speech ut Bowling Green in which he
said he for the South with Kentucky and II need be
for the south against Kentucky lie also said he in
cd resenng his in the United States Senate The
rumors that Bccnridge had been raising troops in East
ern Kentucky are probably true. He went from Pres
tonburg to Richmond to procure arms, and thencc
Nashville and Bowling Green whore he had JUST arrived
when called en- for speech. In response he made the
one heard by my info mant.
Tho same genticman reports the arrival at Bowling
Green on saturday last OF eleven hundred Arkansas
and Texas rangers and two thousand Cherokee In
dams, under General Hardee Hc estimates Buck
ncrs force at 150 to 20 600 badly and equipped
aud supplied II q thought here that tho rebels have
in Kentucky.
The splendid sri1ge over Green river constructed by
The louisville and Nashville Railroad at cost Of half
M ion dollars WIS blown up by the rebels Sunday
General Mct had sent largo force cross tho river be-
low and surprise the rebels ia the rear, thus forcing them
q fight at or near the bridge, but the plan was dis
covered and the bridge destroyed by the rebels This
plan for gaining converts to the secession viii fail
JOHN c. BRECKINRlDGE IN THE FIELD.
From the Cleveland Herald, Oct. l5.1
CAPTAIN Merriam who, with six others were selected
hom the New York seventh regiment by Colonel Ieerts
ard attached TO General RI secrans' staff as honorary
aids, gives Us the following valuable information which
may be cousile; el aithcntic-
Captain Merriam left Ceredo, at tho mouth Of the Big
Sandy Saturday evening Breckenridge liz undonbt, div
Mt Prcst0isburg. Kentucky. An old gentleman came
into the camp at Cercdo who had Just seen and talked
with Becknridge ut PrestonsbGrg His force liz. from
five Thousand 70 seven lilo sand without arms, ammuni-
ton or equipments The object II BRECKENRIDGE u pro-
cure these ncccsars aud the only doing so
is by making n dash at the mouth OF tho Big Sandy
seize the boats loaGcd with army stores and strike south
and reach the Cumberland Gap in hold IL with
assistance m m Vast Tennessee. Our object Of course
II 70 check this movement Consequently they have
completely surrounded recknrge and II our forco is
Only strog enough, that distinguished gentleman Is
"aOnc up.''
General Cox is at Galley from Which point he is pust
ing on to logan, Va, distance of aboAt sixty miles al
which point General Anderson is to Join his forces ont OF
selves. In the meantime General Rosccrans remains mt
Scwalis Mountain 10 check Wise and his forces.
Our fo c. at the mouth OF the Zig Sandy in quite large
supposed 10 be sufficiently hold It against Ircckn
ridge. Twenty niles above Ceroo tho Fifth Virgins
nadcr Colonel 2cger holding Losa only twenty miles
| from Pres sbu &.
Beekniigc sh uld march upon Cercdo to seize his
neeaed suppl s. tue pol ability Is lie would he defeated
though II siccessi, lie must fall back through tho Cum
bcr!and Gap, in which he is certain to encounter
superior force. Gfoat importanc. sattache y both
s1cato the possession OF q mberand nasmuch az il
controls IcnnosSce and the Southern States.
n Andersen and Cox: can only reach the Cumberland
Gap IN time, scccsls playcd out' in that region An
dcrsons force net far from forty Thousand at
OF them Fcntuckinls Captain Merriam think sthero will
soon be hot work at Coredo.