The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-13
IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY.
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DESPERATE FIGHT AT PIKEVILLE.
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The Rebels Defeated, with a Loss OF
Four Hundred Killed.
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Two Thousand Prisoners Cap
tured by the Union Forces.
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Sketch Of Pikeville and Pike
County.
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Some Of the Union Heroes En-
gagged in the Affair,
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CINCINNATI, Nov. 12, 1861.
General Nelson met the rebels under General Williams
at Pkcvlc Pike county, KY, Friday last and gained
glorious victory.
Colonel Luke Moore attacked the rebels in the with
three thousand eight hundred men, while Colonel Harris
Of the Second Ohio regiment, with six handrei
tackled them in The 'front.' Co mel Harris falling bac! nni
Colonel Moore pressing forward, until the enemy
brought into midst OF General Nelson brigade when
forces pressed them on al sides, killing four hundred
of them and taking thousand prisoners. The balance
scat tered in all directions Tho Union loss Is small
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. IL, 1sGi
A courier from General Nelson's brigade, with des
patches for General Thomas reports that the gtns
Pikcyi lasted days. The rebels lost 100 killed
/ 600 prisoners.
CINCINNATI, Nov. IL, 1861.
The battle at Pikevic lasted Friday and Saturday, and
,he victory complete.
Generals Williams and Hawes among the prisoners
WASHINGTON, Nov, H. 1861.
The War reparsmen, received this afternoon the ivi
lowing despatch from Kentucky
PlRIs, Ky, Nov. IL, 1861.
The rebels under Gen Williams, at Pkcvillc, d.
feated after two days fighting, by Gen Nelson. Tolr
hundred rebels killed and thousand prisoners
taken
Since forwarded the government despatch tls after
noon that General Nelson captured thousand Nri
ceiyed BY the President announcing that the number Of
rebels captured two thousand.
THE POSITION OF PIREvILLE AND PIKE COUNTY.
Rumors floating about the city yesterday evening
to the effect that, considering the position Of PkevIe
there could force Of Union troops 10 the negbor
hood and that therefore the battle all an invention
or at most was but skirmish of the Home Guard.
Pkevlle Pketonor it is called, nj tmes by either
of the two names-is the capital of Pike county, KY,
which situated the southeast part Of the The
county has of four hundred square miles, and
Cumberland mountain bounds it on the southeast The
county had in 1850 live stock valued at 95 and pro
duced at that time quantity 1876 764 bushels
Of corn Is sol of oats 4s01 pounds tobacco and
II 0S pounds OF wool There then the county fifty
Touring and grist mills, tour sawmis, tannery
churches and schools, the last having about two hun
dred scholars The population in 1870 1861 and in
1850, 1865, of which ninety eight slaves 1t bor
ders Virginia, and is drained by the forks Of tho Big
Sandy river. The surface Of the country is hy and
broken and extensive beds Of bumiuous coal from five
eight feet thick have been opened and iron has
there been found. The capital is situated the
fork Of the river and is yarousy estimated at from 100
to 173 miles southeast from frankfort The
navgable for boats from this point northward to the
Ohio Jhc village has court house aid contains nnmc
rous and had time since an estimated popu.
lation OF five hundred persons.
TIE FORMER POSITION o. GENERAL NELSON.
70 prove however that General Nelson and his bri
radc were in this neighborhood we find that Mr.
David Thomas of Cncnrat sH,ler Of Colonel Harris Ohio
regiment left the gade days previous to October
25 at McCormcks Gap, on the road from oIympau
Springs Prestoubrg nearing the latter Prcssonburg
is about twenty miles from Pikeve, and therefore, al
lowng for the lapse Of time there eau be 10 doubt but
that General Nelson's brigade in the nehborhood OF
the place Mt the tine indicated. AT that time tho
brigade consisted of Tour regiments Of afsnry and six
pieces Of artliefyabout four Thousand effective men
Tie second Ohio then Lad the advance They were then
pushing on fer aze Green where was said a cons Ter
able urmhc~ &C te rshes corgregutct--o iht ers
,the very captured. Hazel Green sta4l ed
title of the route fon mpan springs to go stQnbafg
The troops thsn geod sprs. full of iee, mi