The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-10-10

DR.. Chittenden, Sun geon Of the 10th regi
ment, returned from Kentucky yesterday,
leaving Richmond on Monday and Licking
ton on Tuesday. lie has been attending on
our wounded. and 10 cQpstant contact with
the rebels. and is ,AnS65fofe able to speak
intelligently of them strength, and the events
of the pas, few weekss He says that abou,
three weeks ago our General Morgan, on his
way from the Gap to the Ohio, near Man.
chester, captured Kirby Smiths amrnuni-
ton train. and all the supplies be had there.
lie also seized all the salt and -four which
had been stored there by the rebels. This
news, which we have not heard before. was
learned by DR.. @. from the rebels them
selves. and is doubtless correct.
About two weeks ago the guerrilla Nor.
gan started out with 500 cavalry to disperse
q band OF Home Guards near Irvine, but
was terribly defeated. and his men came
back terribly demoralixsd and disordered.
A number OF wounded were brought in, and
several young men belonging to Richmond,
who bad joined the rebel force. were killed.
The Doctor saw this himself. and heard the
rebels talk of their discontinue repeatedly
On Friday Of last week heavy and con
tinuoua cannonading was heard in the vi
cinity Of Irvine. so far as could be Judged
by the sound, and bloody battle between
Kirby Smith and General Morgan was be-
lieved to be going on. At that time nearly
the entire rebel force had left Richmond =
On last Monday evening while at Lexng ton,
to which place our wounded were taken, he
saw a number Of rebel stragglers comm in,
and heard from the citizens that thew ad-
mitted they had been badly whipped by
Morgan. and had lost all their artillep Y but
one gun. This news comes directly, and
We have no doubt is true Nothing has
been said of it because nothing definite had
been learned OF il either at Cincinnati or
Louisville. The DR.. says that General
Wright had some limitations of such nexs,
but it was so uncertain that he would allow
no publication of IL made.
OF the Union feeling in Kentucky. and
the conduct Of the loyal citizens, the Doctor
speaks in the most enthusiastic terms He |
says that as our ambulance train entered T
Lexington the citizens cheered the soldiers
openly and heartily. Both Buckner's and
Kirby Smiths stats were on the corner Of
tho street by the Phoenix Hotel and the
windows above, and on all sides OF them.
were crowded with ladies displaying Union
flags. Over three hundred ladies' met the
train at the hospital, to take care Of the
wounded and supply them with everything
could get was furnished in profuson No
men were ever more nobly cared for. The
Doctor says our soldiers express the deepest
gratitude for the generous treatment they
received from the Lexington people. and
especially the ladies. At Paris the Union
feeling was exhibited with great enthusiasm.
At Richmond The citizens came for miles in
carriages to take our wounded from the
hospital to theis homes, and three hundred
of them were kept by the people for four
weeks without cent OF compensation. The
wealthiest aud most refined ladies Of the
neigh 5orhood almost made their home in the
hospitals, working at whatever was found
for the comfort of the men, no
natter how hard or unpleasant.
An amusing incident is related by the
Doctor Of Union lady near Paris. As the
rain of wounded came up she came out to
he gate with Union flag and waved it and
heered with all her might. While she was
q the midst of her enthusiastic welcome
nc OF our guards who happened to have on
rus y grey suit, very like the rebel uni.
,rm. rode up, aud asked the lady to give
i'm that flag rs he wanted to keep it. She
ook him to be sebel, and said: "Sir.
bought you we're a Union soldier. l see |.
GU are rebel. You shsn't have this :
ag." And she tore it all to rags before his
zee. The Union feeling in Kentucky. the
DOCTOR says. is in no way affected by the
residents Proclamation. The people say
icy want the government and they will !.
reserve il let what will perish in doing so. ,
he Doctor speaks with especial gratitude
the kindness OF Mrs. Judge Goodloe.
RS. Colonel Holloway. Mrs. Judge Embry.
RS. Green Clay. Mrs. Cassius NJ. Clay.
rs. DR.. Smith. and Mrs. DR.. Lyman /,
vi. Jour, Oct. I.