, 1862-09-16
Change in Rebel Military
Commands.
7KE SITUATION Iii KENTUCKY.
From General Buell's Department.


tSrecl.l OItpa1cA 10 tue Ctits:;sO Tribune
ClfcISSAr1, September IS, 1862.
Trustworthy a5vice5 re:,ort the rebels
12,C00 strong seventeen miles from the river.
They ase throwing up forIiGea.iols, and pro-
ftss u be awaiting rciuforc.1!leuts to attack
1sis city. We la7c tlLcn for:y.ecvcn pris-
oEc1s altogether. Oae Of these, private Of
"a Georgia regiment, brought il to-day, WAS
;lp,o.t naked.
liz says he has been III the rcb.l army nearl:
n ytRr, ard had bnt ore pair Of ehocs in that
:ime, ard no blanket. Ie hal been barefooted
six months.
I'll. TT is 70 forward movement jet.
Dispatches have been received from Buell.
ut headquarters, but nothing is made public
i III. s.erger a1-o arrived from Gen. Morsas
II CumDe1la1 Gap, but nothing is public.
fhsra are grcat Tcjoieiogs oy.r the Maryland
c'ories.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
CA'Eo, sept. Is, 1861
- Col. Wright Of ore OF ,le 0aio regiments,
Informs me'ahat the whole country south Of
Corintn hts been evacuatsd, and that the enc
my vas now in uatou5tcd possession. 4
le:Ec ar1ny is being gathered at Co:icth.
Our dispatches from brloE have fail I'd to-
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VI AnussoAS h'sat 11sspof1, '14ss.' WIS
aaahuohe0' anu Inc tfools etas'oneo there,
snd the quarterinssters and comuis5ary
stores removed to Hamburg.
Oh Friday, two regiments Of Infantry and 4
ta!tery Of artillery, under the command Of
Colonel Murphy, Of the sth Wisconsin, which
were at 1uka, preparing to move towards
Cc,inth, were attacked by Roddy's rebel cay
t airy, 1000 strong, Gu the Jlclnto road. Tnc
eucny were 1epulsed with tue loss to them
# fifteen rebels killed, aud to US Of one man
wounded-Capt...Jo johnson, of the Sd Michigan
cavalry, shot through the head. The feterals
were again attacked, and again 1epulsed the
ntmy On the Eastrost road, and still again
On the Burnsyille road In the last atta2k
although the enemy were disccmdted, they
succeeded In tearing up the railroad 11ack
and destroying the telegraph.
Gen. Rosecrars sent two trims to Iuka.
bat finding the track destroyed at Burnsyille,
they we're compelled to return. While Cross.
ing back they were lzed into without doing
much damsge.
On Friday night five companies Of Birze's
sharpshooters were sent out to reinforce Col.
Murphy. none Of whom had returned whca
| my informant left
Especial Dispatch to the chiea-o Tdbune.1
hEHrnIs Sept. 13. Via CAIRO. Sept. IS.