The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-01-29
THE SITUATION IN KENTUCKY.

THE SITUATION In KENTUCKY.
The present aspect OF affairs in Kentucky
Is far more encouraging than 1t was thirty
days ago. The whole force of the enemy
under Gen. Buell. in this department, as we
/. have before published, is thought TO be al
most one hundeed and ten thousand strong.
Against this army we are GRABBED to state.
upon satisfactory data, that the Confederate
government can bring force of between
ninety and q hundred thousand men. all Of
whom are now under arms in Kentucky.
A Federal column of eighty thousand has
long been threatening Bowling Green, and
has led to the very probable opinion that the
great battle of the war in the West will be
fought within that vicinity. Our latest adj
vices from this point are derived from a per.
sonal interview with the Hon. John w.
Crockett, member of the Provisional Coun-
Gil of Kentucky. whom we had the pleasure
OF seeing In this city ON yesterday. In con-
sequence Of the apprehended advance move.
ment on the part Of the enemy, Gen. john
son has been active and energetic in his pre-
psrations OF defense, and has had large ac-
cessions to his army from various quarters
sufficiently large we are happy 10 learn. to
raise the general expectation that he will go
and hunt the enemy, if the latter delays his
attack very much longer.
1t is generally surmised by our military Of.
icers that il Buell. does make an advance it
will be in three columns-une movement in
front and two on either flank. To prevent
thanking on the right, Gen. Foyd's brigade
is now stationed on the GLASGOW and Bards-
town turnpike. which is something over 20
miles east of headquarters; and Brig. Gen.
Clarke is stationed at Hopkinsylle, with five
or SIX thousand men, to oppose the success
full advance Of Gen. Tom. Crittenden, who,
when last heard from, was at Calhoun, IS
miles from Hopkinsville and so from Bowl
ing Green. Gen. Johnston's position is thus
well guarded, and is deemed very nearly i'm
pregnable.
Gen. Zollieoffer still remains nine miles
south of the Cumberland river, we'll fortified
and only twenty miles from General Schoef,
who, with small force. has made stand at
Colu mbia, the county seat of Wayne county,
Eastern Kentucky.
General Humphrey Marshall, who enter
ed the State with only 5000 men, has been
pressing steadily northwsrd, increasing his
gallant little command at every srep. When
last heard from he was at Prestonburg with
seven thousand.
He was moving on 10 the Blue Grass re-
gion. His advance guard was at Hazel
Green, eighty miles Of Lexington. Large
reinforcements are said to be fiocking to him
daily from Bourbon. Bath, Montgomery, Har-
rison and Nicholas counties, and he hopes to
organize an army by next Spring large e.
nough to capture Lexington.
Gen. Pope, the Federal comm ander, oc-
cupies the latter place al present with FIVE
thousand men, who were to have been rein
forced by as many more recently sent from
Gen. Buell's column.
The Provisional government Of the State.
as will be remembered, has voted to raise so
regiments OF twelve months volunteers to be
placed under command OF that disting uished
kentuckian, Gen. VIM. E. Preston, who is
constituted commander in chief Of the State
forces. Whether this elliott be attended with
complete or only partial success, the stu
alton in Kentucky justifies Us 10 the conyic-
ton that southern arms will be attended
with series OF successes in that State upon
the opening OF the spring campaign, altogeth-
er commensurate with the ardent hopes q our
people. As it is fully understood through
out The South that no treaty Of peace can
ever De accepted in this war that does not
yield Kentucky, and The other Slave States
to our Confederacy. the future movements
q zen. Sydney Johnson. SO pregnant with
vast results, will be watched by the country
with deepest solicitude. Nm tnD,oi
THE FIGHT NEAR PREsToNsRIrpc