The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-14
lMpcaTAFlT NEWS FROM KENTUCKY.

CINCINNATI, Dec. IL, 1861.
The Frankfort (Ky.) Caste has despatch which
says that when the stage left Somerset at eleven O'Clock
on Wednesday, there had been no hsh'iag.
Tho Postmaster wrote follows:-"We arr expecting
to Fight hourly The enemy close upon u.s. with force
estimated at from eight to fifteen thousand men Our
force is about five thousand effective Both citizens
and soldiers complain Of General Thomas for moi having
sen reinforce ments to General SchoopNn
As il cannot interfere with the plans laid down, it is
not improper that the plan OF General Buell.
shat General Thomas sheuld get in the o General
Zolliconer.
letters night express approximations about the result
should General Zolliconer force General Scboep 70 an en-
gageuaent before General Thomas arrives.
An officer arrived from Loudon this evening says that
the rumor there was that after some picket hing Gene
raj 2oliiceaer bear again. II this should
prove true General Thomas will not be in time TO inter
cops HIM.
Troops continue pouring into Louisville Four reg-
mems passed through yesterday
The Coxamercisf, Of tits city, has n despatch which
saysghe Pa, FROM London reports that General
Crtenden is at Cumboylsnd Gap, with fifteen hundred
men, and large fore" IA the vicinity.
letter the representative from Wayne county says
thai MAJOR Heve and three others CAPTURED with him by
the rebels were killed a';er their capture.
All the loading have been driven from uwenan;Is,
Bal county and the town is nt the possession OF four
hundred rebels who computing ths groatest ey
cesscs.
resting interview with uGion refugees trom louis-
ana who sicceed1d in making their way rom sew Or
leans to Nashville through the rebel lines 70 the oio
river They confirm the Of the utter sacnaiion OF
business in New orleans and constant approximations o.
attack aud scarcity OF Ill the aecessaros Of lie All
between the Of eighteen anu fotyhVe were Deing
Memphis i strongly fortified II, river side There
two gunhoas at The iancine rcgiin'ni q ~
faatry and companies OF artillery comprised nj the
| tron,s at that point
The two Union refugees arrived at Nashville on tho
9th instant. The city in high state Of eIctruent
on that day and TIE following, ewing 70 an attempt
being mace To DRAFT citizens into the army tn 1dsna
oni in tbe Forrlh ward and four 10 corlea
who attempted GnclI the riot We're shot dead Tho
mob rushed to the cap to attack Governor ierria who
ed Memphis The pancrs o. the next Gay announced
thai he tad g41c tthar - business.
Last SATURDAY twenty-five hundred men from Louisiana
passed through Nashville 10" Bowling Green, carrying
ba 4 ags cahettshcd with slis aud croshoncN They
were mostv sixty days men, md were crned entirely
with snotgIns.
tolliyrce Of bate rpwpg Green. The rbel ircs
~ that Point estimated by tho papers and VOL N
orncI people twenty-five Thousand men Reinforce.
,na,ls " 30 instantly png forward The hospitals at
Nashville i,ied with lci TUG nufnhcf vas estI-
mated at from eight q ten y ssana men lhe ianhas
waai food, The prevailing diseases were ahc small
pog aud Pneumonia ..., .
ter.d most ~ the Tcxas Rangers were on tho aick list
aud in most pitiabie condition. The deaths were 80
lcdau4ui that they supplied e draymen OF ther city
win their principal business On sasrdey train OF
Fix ears filled with sick il from Bowling Green
Tic Louisville 3ltraai Of Yesterday says thar all ndi
ara regiments watch have mniri III number OF men
syc been ordcred iuo Nchtneny tbs order viii throw
from nine to ten thousand troops into Kentucky during
! til and the coming week.
General Rosccrans arrived al alnfnnaii les das bs-
fore yes eraay. publ, receDtin was given I'm a. tic
| hall of the Catholic institute Inst night.
The Commercials Frankfort despatch says tDat Iosli-
clT: SQs advancing, ad is hat town, with 1000
man ard reinortements are probably coming 70 2.
assistance.
III, Thirty first Ohio regiment let Stamford this morn
ing at daylight nj the double qiick 20 assist General
Sclccnn. -,
Humphrey Marshall is Invading Eastern kentucky With
Formidable force
The Mount Sterling Wig issues call to the Iaion'sts
to resis. their ccralu faDgef
BAepAD, KY, Dec IS, 1861. =
marty 81 rebels have been endeavorins mako The
ynion men lake the oath q allegiance to the southern
coaeeracy in this scction, aud Colorci Whitaker, on
learning OF IT, seata squad Of soldiers to arrest them
when the rebels fred upon COON" Whitar's men the
Odds we're too great and Colonel Whitaker dasralchea 70
C3Dial lee Al louisville, for assistance, WHO arrived
his afternoon Immediately proceeding with the troops y
Jacksonville where the skitmish last evening ."os