Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-12-26
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AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. l2, 1861.
The lines OF the army are drawing
tighter and tighter around the rebels
in their entrenched stronghold of Bow,
ling Green. Tighter and stronger arc
they drawn, as if Gen. Buell. intended
throtling the monster in his den. Re.
Inducements for the right and left
wings and the advance of the main
army in the line Of the Nashville Rail
road have been the latest and most
important movements.
The three brigades Of Gems. Nc.
Cook, Rosseau aud Johnston crossed
the Green River yesterday, and are
now encamped in the entrcnchments
lately occupied by Buckner and his
rebels, deserted by them without firing
gun. Forty miles now only lies be-
tween the rebels and the loyal army
forty miles Of distance and but "a
few days of preparations.
The position assumed by the ad-
vanccd brigades is in the most beau.
tiful region of Kentucky. The couu-
try is on delightful contrast with the
region on this side Of the clear, deep
and swift stream of Green River. On
this side a rough, hilly country, where
scrub-oak and hardy cedar force their
crooked way from the earth between
the bare and gray rocks that peer
above the surface of the sterile and
Improbable soil. Beyond is the
smooth, level plain, vast and extern
sive as the Northwestern prairies,
where the eye unobstructed reaches
afar to the horizon, and railroads
stretch in tangcntial lines into the
dim distance and disappear. The
"Barrens Of Kentucky, as the region
south of Green River, and in the Gen.
tral part of the State, is called, is a
richly cultivated and richly watered
country. The railroad leaving Nun
fordsville, mile to the left, aud de-
serting the hills and cliffs on the
northern approach to Green River,
runs in southwestern direction to
Bowling Green, again encountering
the rough country that indicates a
near approach to Barren River. Along
the line of the railroad, and as it were
following its course, is fine turnpike
in good repair and in fine condition
for wagons and for foot marches.
The assumption of this position by
the three brigades named, does not
argue an immediate advance. A for
ward movement will hardly be made
before Christmas, if that early. We
are waiting for somebody.
On the right wing nothing of much
Importance has yet been done by Gen.
Crittenden. A simultaneous move
ment has probably been made, but we
have not had information as yet to
that effect. 1t appears that the story
of the exploit of Capt. Netler in burn
ing the bridge of the Bowling Green
and Russellville Railroad, had its
foundation in truth. The Nashville
Union and American Of the 5th, states
that "the bridge on the Memphis
branch road over Whippoorwill creek
was burned by the Fedcrals last night
Two Confedcrates were killed and
eleven taken prisoners Four Fede-
rails were wounded"
The Union and American then re.
marks editorially "A private dis
patch was received in this city yester.
day morning, stating that bridge on
the Clarksville branch Of the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad, near
Russellville, was burned Wednesday
night. The bridge was guarded by
eighteen men, who were attacked by
body Of about fifty men. These
men fired upon the guard, one of whom
made his escape. The escaped guard
reports that, as he left, he saw two ol
| his comrades fall, and he supposed