The sun., 1861-12-14
THE LATEST NEWS.
By Telegraph to N. Y, Sun.
Fews from IkentucLJ.
A Battle Hourly Expected.

GAZETrH h AZ a dispatch, which says that wht n
the stage left Somerset at ell ven O'Clock on
"wednesday, there had been no fighting.
The postmaster wrote az follows We are
expecting tofght hourly. The enemy are close
upon us with a force estimated a. from eight TO
fleon thousand men. Dor force is about five
thousaLd Ell, ctive men. Both citizens and sol
disrs complain of Gen. Thomas for not having
sent ft-inioIC' ments to Gen. SchOepf'
The following item Is also credited to the
postmaster at SoneTsat, as having boen written
by him on tho 10h inst
''GenerHl IO.liceffe' has erosiel the Cumber-
lane, twenty miles below Wal sl,oru on a bfiigo
OF coal barges wi,h from 1000 to 1900 troops.
We expect 10 flht tomorrow. The f,de 'al for
ces uLd,r Gen Schoepfare siH regiment, with
two batterics'
The DrMuCRAT discrcdits tho aloya, falling
TO get confirmation from It's oSn CORE spondert /.
A. it ciuLot intCffefc with the III aus al
down, II is not improper 10 susa that th3 plan
of General Buell. Eas tina, General Thomls
should get 10 the rear Of General Il lli 1ner.
Letters t'nish' eSp'oss approximations about
tho result, should General 'llicoh r force Gen.
cal Sbocpf IN an engagement before General
Thomas arrives.
An officer arrived from London this evoning
Gays that Tho rumOr there was tina, Ai'er sDmo
picket fighting, Gen. Zolcolrsr began 70 rotreat
again. lithis should prove true, Gen. ThomIs
" i'll not be In time TO intercept him.
regiments passed through yostcriay.
Tbs CoMsEhCIAi, Of this city, has a Dispatch
which Says:-"The paymAstef from Lpslon. re-
ports that General C,i,tcndsn is at Cumberland
Gap with iiftsen hundred mer, and largo force
IN the vicinity.
Al tho leaAng N IN have been driven from
Owe Vile, Bath county, and the town Is in
possession Of four bundled rel'cls, who are com
mittIg the greatest eSotses.
rYws FROM NASHVILLE ASo TIis 4orrH
Tho COMMERCIAL says We had ycs'cr-
day very interesting Interview with two I'm
ion refugees from louisiana Who succeeded in
making their way from New Odean4 to Nash
vile, thfuu, tho reb,l lines to the Ohio river.
They confirm the report Of tho utter stag
nation Of business in New Orleans and cons'aut
apprchensiOns of attack, and scarcity Of all the
necessaries Of lifc. All men between the ages
Of egh cen and fort y-iye were being impressed
into service
Mcrnph is strongly fortified on tho river side.
There were two gunloii at the landing. A
regiment Of infantry and few companies of
artillery composed nll tho troops mt tnat poiut.
The two Union refugees arrived at Nashville
on the 9th inst. The city was In high sta'e Of
excitement on that day and the follow sng, owing
to an attempt being II ade to draft citizens into
the army. Tho indignation Of the people was
intense.
A mob broke out in tho Fourth ward and
four policemen who attempted TO quoll tho riot
were shot dead The mob rushed t. the capitol
T. attack Governor Harris, who fled 10 Mem
phis. The papers on he next day announced
that he had gone thither an busnt ,s.
Last Saturday twenty five hundred man from
Louisiana passed through Nashville for BIwling
Green, carrying black flags, embcllished with
skulls and cross bones. They were mostly sixty
days men, and were armed entirely with shot
guns.
Tho people nt Nashville were constantly ex-
pecting intelligence Of battle at Bowling
Green. The rebel force at that point was esti-
mated by the papers aud tll-iniOrmed psople
At twett five thousand mon. Roinforc ,msnts
were constantly going forward.
The hospitals at Nashville were filled With
sick. The number was estimated at from eight
to ten thousand men. The inmates comp aimed
Of lack Of attention and wero suffering for
want Of food.
The prevailing diseases were the smallpox
and pneumonia.
The troops from Texas, Louisiana and Mis-
sisspli suffered most. All the Texas Rangers
" ere on the sick list and in n most pitiible con-
iition. The deaths were so frequent that they
supplied the draymcn oi their city with their
principal business. Ga Saturday a train Of six
rais filled with sick camo la from B1nlng
Green.
MISCELLANEOUS fNrELLTGRNCE.
The Louisville JouhNAL OF yesterday says
hat all Indiana regiments which have a mini
mum number Of men have been ordered into
Kentucky. This orcer will throw from nine to
ten thousand troops Into Kentucky during this
aud the cOmirg we,k
Gen. Roseersns arrived at Cincinnati the day
b,fore yesterday. A public reception was
given him at the hall Of the Catholic Institute
last night.
The Rowling Green (Kv.) CorRrrG deprecatos
the discouraging effect Of the burning OF Whip
poorwil Bridge on the Memphis branch railroad
by the FedeTals. Its correspondent says nothing
to Indicate forward movement Of either army
this winter.
Tennessee money, that ifteon to twenty days
ago was fifteen to twenty per ocnt. discount, is
now thirty five per cent. discount
The Savannah RRrUnIICAN urges President
Davis TO send VIM. G. Rives and John J. Ward
as Commissioners to France and England.
The COURIER says that fifteen thousand Ken
tuckians are IN tho rebel army.
LATER.
BGgiid n.y., Dee. l3 "A party Of robcls
have teen eudeavOring to make the Union men
take the oath Of allegiance TO the Sol'hern Con-
icderacy in this section and Col. Whitaker on
learning fit, sent squad of soldiers to arrest
them, when the rebels fired upon Col. Whita-
kel's men tie odds were tCO great, and Col.
Whitaker dispa chsd TO Capt Lec at Louisville,
for assistance, who arrived this sfi rnoon, I'M
media,tly proceeding with tho tnO :. 60 Jack
sonvillc, where the bkirmsh las, ouing took
place.
Cincinnati, Dec. 13 Tho CoNMERCIAI.s
Frankfort Dispatch say that no fght hat taken
place up 10 o'clock today at Somerset.
Ioliyoil,r was advancing, and il near that
town with nine thousand men, and reuiorcc-
| mcnts are probably coming to his assistance.
The 3lst Ohio Regiment left Stamford this
morning at daylight, at the double quick, TO
assist Gen. SchocpE The dispatch says, with
| out doubt there is rebel force at Owngsvillc,
| Bath county,
| Humphrey Marthal is invading Eastern
Kentucky with a formidable force.
The Mount Sterling WmIG issues call (,
the Unionists 10 resist their certain danger.
Southern News-Report Of the Death .
Col. Brown.
| EWtTsS Monroe, D,c. u, ria Baltimore, y Q
l3.--A flag of truce lett here this morning TO
Norfolk, in charge OF Capt, Milward, with
large quantity of letters aud express mattec 70
the Snuth. The boat returned with passenger
from Richmond, who arc British subjects an
two from Norfolk
The Norfolk DAY Book contains no news @
| impOrtm &C.
The rumored contemplated attack on Car
has been abandoned.
The iron ram Manassaa arrived ut Columbu
Sunday.
The Richmord DEsrATCH of Wednesday con
tains the following mail items: