The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-09-26

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aud las burned and destroyed, to the full
extent Of his ability, all tie property in
the neighborhoQ0dd:, II Louisville Journal,
Nj The louisville, j Journal says that on
Tuesday the two clock downotraiu and
The two twenty-five up train arrived at K,
lizabethtown an hour. behind time. a,They
were stopped there by Gen. Reed, acting
under the order II Gen. rBuckEer. Reed
and his associates then took possession of
the depot and telegraph Office q wentwith
the locomotive to Lebanon Junction. 1t
lis not certain whether they sor their no.
complices we're, guilty OF seisibg the juno.
ton and burning the bridge over Rolling
Fork. ~ Guards were stationed all around
EGzabethtown on Tuesday might to pre-
vent persons bringing 10 Louisville intel
ligehce Of what bad been done there. The
Secession militia around Elizabethtown
we're ordered out to rendezvous at Mul.
draugh's Hill. Some sagacions Union
men destroyed the Nolin bridge, thus sub
serving the double purpose of delaying
the arrival OF troops from Tennessee and
of venting the trains seized at Eliza.
bsthtown from being taken at once to
Iepnesste. ~ f'f9t ~ 'a''f .a
The Louisville Journal of ,he 10th says:
The expedition which left The city yes.
terday at daylight. consisting Of sbou,
seven hundred Home Guards under Col,
Johnson, and Gen. Rousseau's brigade,
the whole under command of Brigadier
General W. fisherman, reached Lebanon
Junction at about eight o'clock yesterday
morning, leaving the Criuenden Union
Guards and two other companies Of the
Home Guard detailed to guard the road,
Although. early in the mo;nirg the people
were odt all points along the road aud en-
Enthusiastically cheersd the trains, waving
their flags. The men were in the finest
spirits and eager fot a fight, ,s
On reaching Lebanon Junction It was
discovered that the town wss almost en-.
tirely deserted. thecilizens having fed at
the approach of our troops. The tele-
graph wires and operating instruments had
been destroyed, and further examination
showed also tha. Rolling Fork Bridge, d
mile TO the south, had been burned and
was total wreck. s,s.5s' ~, +'.'' a.. =
The countrymen who focked into the
town alter its occupation by the Union
troops, stated that on Tuesday afternoon
a hundred men or so, under Emmett Gar.
vim of this city, had seized the train bound
South, and alter destroying the bridge
over Rolling Fork. had retired to MUD.
raugh's Hill, which they were occupying,
several hundred strong, Immediately com.
uianding the high tressel work overClear
Greek.
After d few hours delay, an advance
guard Of Rousseau's Brigade, uuderCapt.
Price OF the Engineer Corps. were thrown
forward, having forded the river and be-
gan an exploration of Muldrsughs Hill.
II was discovered that at tho approach Of
the Union troops the rebels had fed with
the train captured at Lebanon Junction
and the other taken at Elizabethtown and
was then beyond Elizabethtown. The
latter place was reported deserted and ii
was understood when our reporter left
that Capt. Primes pickets would occnpy
the town. u .rr o,.,.l, cys
Capt. Bowman's company Of Home
Guards. in searching for provisions, made
seizure vf contraband, consisting oI pis.
tolls, medicines aud various kinds of mer-
chandise. amounting in value i! is thought,
to s5, 600. and filing, an entire car.
Shortly previous to o:he departure Of our
reporter from the Lebanon Junction, a re-
port came by two several messengers from
Lewsburgh and Boston announcing that
about 400 Secession cavalry were engag
ed in rowing around the country and seiz
ing the arms Of all the Union men and
impressing horses and men into their ser
vice. A great deal Of reliability cannot
be attached 10 the statement, although il
wGs understood an expedition would b.
dispatched e, ,Lewisburgh immediately.
The command is to be REINFORCED TO
day by regiment of 1000 Indianians
when Che Home Guards will be relieved
j We Learn from wha. we deem good au
thority that General Rousseau, with hi
troops, crossed tho Rolling Fork last eve
ming, and took possession Of Muldraugh'
Hill, there being no Confederate, troop
there, as WAS stated. '' o, .,.. .i',. Z. 80 .
: The best Indication We have oflhe splri
-lof the people is the promptitude will
n which they answered to the call. Genera
| Anderson. about eight O'clock, asked 0
Y Mr. Dent. The chief of police, what fore
Of Home Guards could be furnished. TIL
chief summoned the captains Of ofcompanie
: 10 meet the General atteu, ndsby twelv
3 CLOCK fherc were fifteen hundred me
under arms and readyto march. Genera
: Roussear's brigade was notified at abou
ten o'clock that they would be ,Nan,et
4 and by one they hsd struck tents, crosse
8 the river, and were at the Nashville d.
Q pot, Every move was made rapidly an
r decisively, with the regularity Of clOcl
i work. ebtl idslv 1,
y DASvlnIE, kentucky ylssPt; i6,' ''leT
' To the Editors Of the Louisville Joul
J, nall neutrality-suspicious. Of undogb
led yeraoity has just arrived dtfTomh .Ba
\ louisville, Knox county, and brings Il
Nlintormation that General 'Zolheoffer ha
penetrated Kentucky seventeen mile
Through Cumberland Gap, with 4,0O
81 men. 500 of them cavalry and more wei
!, !. coming ming IN .lIl.AG.l IL. 1I.t5sI