New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-07
PROE KENTUCKY.

This post named in honor Of the heroic KeHtnckian
who as head Of the War Department, shed redeem
ing halo on the dark close Of Bucbanan1 ever memoir
able administration is at present occupied by about
two thousand Kenuckans Of kindred spirit and fidelity
with bim There hos not rallied to the defence of the
inperied nation, from any State, body of citizen
sodiery who in the qualities of either citizen solder
surpaes the Kentucky Volunteers at Camp Joe Holt
largo proportion Of them sons Of we lthy or sub
santal farmers ntLe Counties and have entered
the service not from tho pressure Of want, or the
capdces Of youthful valor butlrom an intelligent, un
nchng, and lreason-rTOof love Of country. Great
were the services which Henry Clay rendered tho
country in his lifetime, they not valuable
than the influence Of HE mighty spirit the minds
and hearts Of young Keptuckians in this momentous
ciss. That Kentucky, with three hundred thousand
slaves 10 breed treason Oh her soil is to-day loyal is
due 10 Henry Clay The full extent Of his services
and the full measure Of his glory are not yet
seen aud known OF al men, bat q critical and OBJ
servant eye may zee forces at work in
Kentucky to-day which win yet save this nation and
70 the geat commoner more than to any other finite
being is humanity indebted for the fact that those
forces. have room to play. There none but Ken
tuckans in this camp Citizens Of other States have
been carefully excluded it being desired 70 have this
q pure Kentucky Brigade. The good City of Louis.
vile has contributed ten companies. These have been
organized into Loui.yille l. siyn, under Col. L. Ii.
Rousseau, Lieut..Col. II. N. Buckley, Major W. w.
Berry and Adjulant IL. c. Dunlap. To Col. Rousseau
now Commandsnt OF this post, Kentucky is heavily
indebted as tho Et Other who broke through the
semi-lreasonable neutrality Eeih and ungagged her
loyal sentiment. Maor Berry was a captain in one Of
Walkers raids, and displayed almost romantic in.
trepidity. lie j. believed % De the only Fbuster
officer in the service Of the Government. The Adu-
taut is o cousin to the Member Of Congress from tho
vIth District. The Organization Of tbe second regi.
ment ith Kentucky is not yet complete. There are
captains and cuteHants here who have seen service in
every quarter of The globein Mexico, IN Hungary IN
india, and in Italy. Anore gallant aud capable ret Of
officers never met in tie saue encsmrmont. The pri
Yates are ine specimens Of Kentucky manhood, alh.
letic. yigorous lnrce sud 10 -,no Instances even
gigantic. Thus capable physically, practical IN the
use Of ams, and pluck to tie bach ct-bone, they viii
make terrible fghters and no equal number Of men in
the service will 10 better or Drawer work.
Gen. Anderson il impaiently expected and win
probably be here tomorrow or next day. At our last
adyiees from him no was in Cincinnati, but somehow
fogy politicians in Kentucky have something to do with
bis ardinens. lis arrival viii DO the signal for the
opening Of the performance in Kentucky. Ills
brigade will then be moved across tho river, and
the first flow OF Federal blood will be followed by the
crushing out and utter anuihaiion Of Kentucky Je-
dom. The troope here are eager 10 sweep from tho
commonwealth the misoreauts who are slaughteIing
their brethren and kidnapping their comrades 1t was
only this evening that w. T.. Hoblzc, Lieutenant in
this brigade, got into camp, having just escaped from
the hands Of the traitors They dared TO capture him
in open day, on Kentucky soil, while GU. recruiting,
and 10 attempt TO spirit him away to Camp Boone in
Tennessee. The authoriesat Camp Boone telegraphed
10 traitors IN ElAbethtown, where tho Lieutenant
was stopping TO seize him withouthe knowledge Of the
people Of Louisville and carry him 10 them. Theyseze
him. pinioned him. put him on the cars and started;
but the Lieutenant, watching his opportunity, sprang
from the train while II was in motion, and took TO the
woods The traitors Gfod at him, but without effect,
and then stopped the train and pursued him. lie eud-
ed them by swimming large creek many times back
and forth, and threading the woods until he arrived in
loyal neighborhood, when he made bis way to Louis
vile without further noestation. The excitement
here, when il was known that the Lieutenant was
captured, was intense. If ho hsd not returned, Col.
Rousseau would unquestionably have gone after him
with lis brigade, and rescued Lin at the point Of the
bayonet.
Last night tho Colonel dispatched trusy Captain
with two men 20 cross the river to Portland and take
one Capt. Lavaillc en- officer in the Rebel army at
Manassas, who has been lurking around there for a
day or two; but the bid had flown. These two Incl
dents secm to indicate that the game Of stnkbase is
about played out in Kentucky and that both parties
are going to work in earnest.
This moining as some Of Capt. Stones men were
bathing in the river, they saw negro, spent and al
most drowned, struggling toward them across
the rapids. They saved him from watery grave,
and brought him, naked as lie was born, to head
quarters Here some Old clothes, aud some bread and
meat the first Which, he had taken for more than week.
were given !im and then he was ordered to give al
account of himself. Tie fugitive's name 10 Goree.
Io Is tie tlgye and wac the bodyservant Of Lieut..
Col Bob. johnson Of the Rebel Camp Boone. 0orec
ran away from him for being beaten without ofIcnse
and after adventures enougbto make On Uncle Toms
CABIN arrived at daylight this morning on the bank
of tie friendly Ohio. But he was not yet safe. So,
pulling of bis clothes and wrapping them around bis
head he plunged into the river and struck out boldly
for the further shore, distant almost milo. The swift
current swept him downamong the rocks aud breakers;
his heavy tuban became saturated and threatened 10
sink him. LIE wis bruised and cut horribly BY the
jagged granite Of the FALL. He shrugged Inaufully
rather than part with his clothes Lis little earthly ALL
Jut finding that he must choose between death and
nakedness he concluded 10 take the latter and 70 set
lis wardrobe adrift lie continued to founder on to-
ward freedoms bark, sucked under by the power.
full eddes, now swept forward with fdShtfal rapidy
by the current dashed hard against toe rocks. lie
must have persisted ii Stones men had not drawn him
ion The river Ilia RnrpriES md distleEg q finding