The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24
The War in Kentucky.
The Rebels Falling back. to
z ri Cumberland Gap. ~
They Dispute Our Passage across the
;" -,i Kentucky River,

-,ia kentucky River.
Special dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 17.-About 100 cavalry
entered Lexington this morning. Oul
troops now occupy the place.
A rumOr reached this city this evening
but it is discredited, to the effect that abou
200 OF Morgan's cavalry had been captured
near Danville.
The reported fight between Bragg ant
Buell. is believed. A good deal Of Skin.
mishing had taken place. There has beer
no authoritative account of any fight at all
All quiet here. A lot of wounded arr
expected tomorrow. n3.a. saa Fl.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 17.-It is believed here
that there was battle on Wednesday, neal
Lancaster. No official intelligence has beer
received in regard to it. Citizens who ar.
rived last night report that it was between
Bragg's rear-guard, under Kirby Smith
and Gen. Thomas's advance, under Crit.
tenden. The rebels are reported to have
been totally routed. Large quantities o.
small arms, army stores, 1900 cattle, and
1900 barrels of flour and pork were cap.
tured. ..... -..t
Louisville is dead to all except the war
and that is of the army train order. Mules
and wagons keep the streets noisy, and
keep up the appearance of business.
The news received here from the army
is generally unreliable. Rumors are az
plenty as there are men to utter them
Bragg and Kirby Smith have been killed
or wounded dozen times or more-by ru-
NOR but I am satisfied they are still
alive.
LoIsvIILE, Oct 16.-There are rumors
ola serious battle between aportion of Blu
ellis army, under Thomas, and a rebel
force, near Richmond. It is said to have
been desperate affair, ending in the utter
rout of the rebels, a large amount of mil
itary stores being captured. It is all
doubtful. .. .
LOUISVILLE, Oct. -midnight.-
report of battle seems reliable. It oc-
CURED yesterday at Big Hill, eighteen
miles beyond Richmond. Mr.. Carr, sher-
iff of Fayette comfy, says that last even
ing the rebels were stampeding through
Richmond, acknowledging an utter defeat
Probably Gilbert's corps was engaged on
our side, the rebel force being Kirby
Smiths command We captured 1906
cattle, and an immense quantity of other
stores.
Humphrey Marshall left Richmond or
Tuesday, via Estell Springs, hoping te
escape Thomas. He will probably escape
Breckenridge has not to exceed 5000
men coming via Knoxville.
The reports of Thomas's battle have
some foundation, but how much is not Ger.
tain. Cannonading was heard distinctly al
Lexington from A. NJ. to 11P.M
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 16.-There is a lull il
the news Rumors run frightfully high.
There is no doubt that the rebels are re.
treating to Cumberland Gap, plainly toe
demoralized to fight. 1t was their inten.
ton to fight at Camp Dick Robinson, but
Buell. showed them in there so precipitately
and so used them up, that they could moi
organize. Hence their retreat. Buell. will
move as fast as they. There is no posi-
bilty of their getting out of his reach.
The Journal has a special from Dan
vile, the 10th, which says that Buel's
forces were in hot pursuit, yesterday morn
ing, beyond Crab Orchard. The rebels
were seventeen miles ahead. ..,..
The wounded here from Perryville are
all doing well. No serious cases have
been brought here. Another train is ex.
pected to-day. c..-I
There are six hospitals in New Albany
containing 963 sick and wounded.
Two or three thousand rebels, neal
Rumsey, Mclean county, are doing great
mischief in Mclean, Daviess, Hopkins, and
Webster counties. Rumsey is twenty
miles from Owensboro. The rebels say
they willcapture Owensboro soon. Owens
boro is garrisoned by 1900 federals.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 1.-THE Journal dis
credits all reports of the recent fight at
Big Hill. Bragg, ON Tuesday, with 40, O0C
men, was at Crabb Orchard, intending to
camp few miles below. He is rapidly
retreating towards Mount Vernon. .
Kirby Smith was going on a road to
Manchester, Clay county, thence by the
road, where Bragg is retreating to Cum,
berland Gap. - yt. f
1t is reported that the mountaineers are
telling trees and otherwise blockading tbs
roads over which the rebels must pass III
order to leave the State. g... ..,.f.r
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 1.-THE rebels are
retreating towards Cumberland Gap
They destroyed 900 of their wagons, anG
the bridge across the Kentucky river, eas1
of Harrodsburg, Gilbert's corps moved OF
Wednesday morning to cross the river. a
rebel force of infantry and artillery was
there to dispute their passage. .,@, E.
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u GEN. RoUssEAU.-One who was in tn,
Perryyille battle has given us glowing de-