Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-04
1Alportant from Kentucky.
BNTIRE REBEL CAMP ROUTED.
THREE ENGAGEMENTS IN ONE DAY.

From the Louisville Democrat Of Sunday
we learn the particulars of the engagements
at Morgan:own and Woodbury., on Green
River. It says:
On Sunday last Colonel Burbridge who
is in command at Owensboro, received call
from Colonel McHenry, at or near Morgan
town, for help, as he anticipated an attack
by heavy force of the enemy. That same
evening Colonel Burbridge left 0wensboro
with two hundred and fifty or three hundred
men and two cannon-about one hundred of
his men being cavalry from Colonel jack
sons regiment; the rest was infantry, with
their supplies in their knapsacks. This little
band made q forced march to the bank of
the river opposite Woodbury., which they
reached Tuesday afternoon.
The ferry boat was on the Woodbury. side,
in charge of two rebel sentres and black
man. The sentries were picked off by rife
shots across the river, distance of nearly
three hundred yards, and Colonel Burbridge
then ordered the negro to take the boat
across. Into the boat he put one Of his can
non and portion of his forces, while the
balance of his rifles and the second gun.
boat protected his advance against the rebels,
who had formed on the river bank. Ma.
hing landing with his squad, he charged
upon the enemy, driving them back into the
town. Meanwhile the balance of his forces
we're crossing as rapidly as possible. They
were all over before it became dusk, and
they made charge through the town, driv
ipg the enemy before them. On the way
through they were fred upon with several
shots from houses, which they instantly rid
died. Unfortunately, and to the regret of
all our men, woman thrust her head out of
one of the windows and, in the dusk of even
ing, was not distinguished as a woman. She
hot IN ha ha
surgeon who attended the expedition re-
ported six or seven killed in the houses.
The enemy ret eated to his camp in the
rear of the town, which Colonel Burbridge
| immediately attacked, utterly routing the
! entire force, some four or five hundred ia
| number; he took possession of the camp with
equipage for five hundred men, and all their
camp utensils; but as he had no means oI
| transportation, the entire camp was burned
Two prisoners were taken, named Ives and
Lewis, aud brought to this city this moyning
one of them from Alabama, one from Mis-
| sisSippi. One of them is reported to be a
| Captain, the other private.
About the same time Colonel McHenry,
! with some two hundred men, made an attack
| on n camp of the enemy at or near Morgan
| town, and took five or six prisoners-hoU
many were killed and wounded we did no
learn. Colonel McHenry lost one man, bu
drove the enemy o1
About the same time Captain Neerer, VIII
is stationed with a party of twenty men q
Rochester, his men all armed with Colts re
yolving rifles, had a skirmish with largely
superior force Of the enemy in the vicinit,
of Rochester, but with what result we hav
not yet learned.
Colonel Burbridge, in his attack, had on
man wounded, but lost none. We believ
these particulars to be entirely reliable and
think that further reports will only conhrn
last Tuesdays work as a day of gloriou
achievements.
The marching, as Colonel Burbridge did
with about three hundred men from Owens
boro to Woodbury., q distance of sixty O
seventy miles, in two days, attacking an
utterly routing force of five hundred G
the enemy within less than eighteen mile
of Buckner's head. quarters, at Bowlin
Green, where he is reported to have yer
heavy force destroying the entire camp an
camp equipage, driving the enemy off with
lcss of fifty or sixty in killed, and an Ut
known number in wounded, and recrossin
the river in safety, with only one of his me
wounded, and none killed; and doing tbi
q. too, with raw troops who had never smelle
powder before, is one of the most brilliar
exploits of the entire campaign,
THE WOODBURY. FIGHT.
The Evansville Journal of the 1st state
that Colonel Burbridge, in addition to th
Iout of the rebel cavalry at Woodbury. an
the capture of their arms and camp equipagC
took the mill which had been employed ther
in grinding wheat for Buckners troops g
Bowling Green, and con6scated four thoU
sand bushels of wheat for the use of ou
soldiers. The Union men along Green Rive
are becoming fairly aroused, and will Civ
the Vandals warm reception wherever the