The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-11-09
The War in Kentucky.
COMPLETE RoUT OF REBEL CAMP-THEIR
CAMP EorIPAGE DESTROYED.

CAMP EorIPAGE DESTROYED.
| The Louisville Democrat, of Sunday last,
| has the following account of the defeat Of a
rebel camp on Green River:
On Sunday last, Col. Burbrdg., who is in
| command at Greensboro, received ii call from
! Col. Mcllcnry, at or near Murgantown, for
help, as he anticipated an attack by heavy
force OF the enemy. That same evening Col.
Burbidg left Owcnsboro with two hundred
and tity or three hundred men, and two can
non---a5out one hundred of his men beng
cavalry from Col Jackson's regiment; the
rest wls infantry, with their supplies in their
knapsicks. This little band made forced
march to The bank oflhe river opposite Wood
bury. which they reached GU Tuesday after
noon.
The ferry boat was on the Woodbury. side,
IN charge of two rebel scntrcs and a black
man. The scntries We're picked off by rifle
shots across the river. distance ofncarly 500
yards, and Col. Burbrhlgc then ordered the
negro to take the Don't across. Into the boar
he put one OF his cannon and portion of his
| furccs, while the balance Of his rifles and the
second gnn-boa protected his advance against
the rebels who had formed on the river bank.
Making landing with his squad, he charged
upon the enemy. driving them back into the
town. Meanwhile the balance of his forces
were crossing rs rapidly as possible. They
were all over before it became busls, and they
made charge through the town, driving the
enemy before them On the way through
they were fired upon with several shots from
houses. which they instantly rddled. Untor-
tunately. and to the regret of all our men, a
woman thrust her head out of one of the win
dowS and. in the dnSk of the even ng, was not
distinguished as 4 woman. She WAS shot in
the forehead aud killed. The surgeon who
attended the expedition reported six or seven
in the houses killed.
The enemy retrcated to his camp in the rear
of the town, which Col. Burbridgc mmedi-
a,ely attacked. utterly routing the entire force,
some four OF five hundred in number; he took
possession of the camp with equpage for 500
men. and all their camp utensils bat as he
had no means Of transportation, the entire
camp was burned.
Two prisoners were taken, named Ives and
Lewis, and brought to this town this morning;
one of them from Aabami, one from MiSsis-
supp. One of them is reported to be cap
tain, the ether private.
About the same time Col. McIIonry, with
some 200 men. made an attack on camp of
the enemy at or near Morgantown and took
five or six prisoners how many were KILLED
and wounded we did not learn. Col. McIIcnry
lost one man, but drove the enemy off.
About the same time Capt. Neerer who is
o'"tioHtu WI i party ol ~ 1lcu al ltDCIlcSlcl.
his men all armed with Colts revolving rifles,
had skirmisb with u largely superior force
of the enemy in the vicinity of Rochester, but
with what result we have not yet learned.
Col. BIrbrdge, in his attack, had one man
wounded, but last none. We believe these
particulars to be entirely reliable, and think
that further reports will only confirm last
Tuesdays work as day of glorious achieve
mcntI.
The marching, as Col. BurbldgG did with
about three hundred men from Greensboro to
Woodbury., Il distance of sixty or seventy
miles, in two days attacking and utterly rout-
ing force Of five hundred OF the enemy with
in less than eighteen miles of Buckncr's head
quarters at Bowling Green, where he is re-
ported to have a very heavy force, destroying
the entire camp and camp eqnpage, driving the
enemy off with a loss OF fifty or sixty in killed,
an unknown number wounlel. ard re crossing
the river in safety, with only one Of his men
wounded and none killed and doing all this
too, with raw troops who never smclt powder
before is one the most brilliant exploits Of
the entire campaign.