New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-18
IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY.
AUTHENTIC NEWS or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EsTING FACTS.

FYesi The Ciereidsd HtTdid
Capt. Merriam, who with six others were selected
from the New-York 9Th Regiment by Col. L"tie'ts,
and attached to Gen. Rosecrsnss siaa a, honorary
aide, gives "a the following valuable information,
which may be considered authentic:
Can't Merriam left Ceredo, NJ tbe mouth Of the
Big SANDY, Saturday evening Breckinridge u un-
doubtedly at Prestousburg, Kentucky An old gen.
tIemAn came into the camp ut Cerodo who had just
seen ard talked with Breckinridge at Prestonsburg
HE force ia from Ave thousand 10 seven Thousand
without arms, ammunition or equipments. The OBJ
jcCi Of Breckenridge IL 20 procure these nece sa,ies
and the only manner OF doing 60 Is by makiug das
al the mouth OF the Zig Sandy ssiZ- the boats loaded
| with army etores, and strike South and resch the
Cumberland Gap In sessoo TO hold is With assistance
from East Tennessee. Our object, Of cour Q, is 10
cheek this movement. Consequently they have CON-
pletey surrounded Breckenridge, and II our force ID
only strong enough, that distinguished gentleman ID
I" gone up"
| Gen. Cox is nj Gauley from which point be is
pushing on 10 Logan, Va, distance OF about sixty
/ miles ut which point Gen Anderson is TO Join hls
forces, cut off B'ecknidge, and secure the Cumoer'
| land pass 10 ourselves. la the mean time Gen.
Roeecrans remains at Sewells Mountain, 10 check
! Wise ans bis forces.
Our force ct tue mouth of the Big Sandy is quite
large--supposed 10 be sufficiently 70 TO bold II
against Breckenridge. Twenty miles above Cered0
/ Loisa, only twenty miles from Prestonsburg.
II Breckiniid2e should msrch upon Coredo 20 seize
bis needed supplies, the probability Is he would be
J defeated though IL successful he must fall back
thr0us b the Cumberland Gap, in which event 10 Ii
certain " encounter our superior force. Great in'
porlaDee is attached by both sides to the pCssetsi)u
Of Cumberland Gap, inasmuch ~ 1t controls Tonnes
! see and tho Southern States.
| II Anderson and Cox can only reach the Cumber-
land Gap 10 time Seoesh Is played out IN that re-
Qion Anderson force Is not tar from forty thou
Sand, at least half Of them Kentuckians. Captain
Merriam thinks there will soon be lot work NJ Ce-
redo.
! SEcEssroE VAsDALIsK.-Ihe FrdnkfcTt Com
noac,aiih hss information from our southeastern
couutee which shows that acts Of unparalleled airoe
ity have been committed upon citizens in that region
In Baibonrsville, they took possession Of the resi-
denoe Of q. ~ Adams, tore ap his capets, destroyed
| bis furniture converted his house Into culinary
establishment and ignoring the garb suited 10 theii
ees arroyed themselves Ia the elk dresses OF hii
daughters and 80 habited, performed toe usual dates
oil cooks LesmeSIing too sks with the grease oil The
frying pans, and cutting up such fantastic tricks al
would Thame Vsndal and lead the gentle ser 4
pelieye that all chIvalry and true manhood bad de
parted from the land. TIE finest private residences
10 Barbouyille have been conyeroa into stables fo
the horsee Of this thieving band and the most wan
ton destruction OF property has marked the progress
OF theto invaders In Laurel, they visited tue farm
OF Jrcob Hackney, tore down bis house, destroyed
Lis fopees made his place scene Of desOielion, de
paved bin Of his Winter clothing and utterly ruineC
! this poor, honest, and unoiiending mao. The SAINT
treatment Yves bestowed upon Thomas Moore, viii
the exception, PERHAPS that they tore bis children
elvthEg Into shreds in the presence OF his tainily
The IeeOing cilizens have been compelled 10 ny irop
home 10 order 90 save themselves aud their lovet
ones from personal outage. Dor informant saw
large numbers OF these refugees wno have been com
PEELED 70 leave at ard 90 70 plsce Of safety. Som'