The New York herald., 1862-10-10

branches OF the Dicks river and had population In 1880
Of than ten thousand persons Danvile the coun
~ town.
Our Louisvillo Correspondence.
LoUIsvuIs KY, Oct. 0, 1862.
The Rebels &c Won't Fght'-7hey Hun as We Adoance--
Brd0g's Army Demoyalised-Rapid Marches Of Buetps
Fbrces-Havdee at BGJdstoun ,cth Thiry:fre THOUSAND
Rebels--ArriUal Of Captured Prisoners-Frdnifor IN
Our Possssson-Dick Ra,ocs made Rebel Provisional
Governor Of Kat,seky--Reported Death Of b. Kirby
Snith-,Sirmsh al Bessling Green, &C.
Tho news from the front day. while IL is Of ex.
remely interesting nature yet has smack Of disappont-
mept in it, Al all points the rebels fly as our forces ad-
vance, without giving ua chance to fight thcm and 30
rapidly Buell. pushing his columns forward that Che
retirement Of the rebels partakes very much OF the nature
of complete rout. The news Is OF the same character
both from the left, right and centre. Bsseps mope~ns
prepeat the rebels ccting conce' alton Of their
forces, and they rapidly bconsing demordited from
their frequent and hsy retreats. Our right occupied
Bardstown yesterday Sunday, and so rapidly were
they moving that evening three divisions Of Critten
den corps in Lebanon twontyseven miles distant
This is the army travelling record ana Is con
elusive evidence that whom the occasion demands 1t,
Buell. make rapid strides any commander zoe have
General Hardee had commanded the rebel forces at
Bardstown and in that vicinity and his force is estimated
by citizens Bardtown at not less than thirty thousand
accounts
ave thousand Hardee himself Ill at the time OF tho
evacuation Of that place. and this will probably be an
sxcuse for his not Hghting Everything in the vicinity
OF Bardstowp that could wheels could drag
the wheels was pressed Into the rebel service and taken
away In their fight. The country was thoroughly
stripped of all kinds Of produce, and the goods in
the stores adapted 70 military purposes all taken
away Their Eight from that place was very precpate,
yet they took GOOD 10 impress sufficient number Of
wagons and teams carry of their sick with them.
They took the Lebanon road and closely pursued by
our rorccs detachment OF about thirty rebel prison
ers straggors their army, captured in the vicinity
Of Bardstown, have arrived here.
Rousseaus division has passed Tay yorsve and push
ing on with all expedition via Perryvle for Danvo
From the left the intelligence s still more cheering
Tho State capital in federal possession. II
was expected that the rebels would make stand AT
Rsrdius-ie where, for some days they had been mass
ing troops and il deemed eSpsdent 10 reconnore
this position carefully before moving it. snch
conno:ssance mado Sunday disclosing the pre-
ssncs 6feen TO twenty thousand there but
on Sunday evening Con. s commanding advance In
tnst direction, ordered forward movement and this
morning was in Hardnsvile, finding only deserted
camp there The rebels had all fod In confusion. Gen.
Si made halt, but crowded his little column with
all haste He arrived Frankfort this evening, but only
In time the last o the robes flying from the opro
site side of the in the direction OF Lexington. Pre-
yious % leaving they the railroad bridge
the Kentucky river st this point, and had also
set lire 70 the turnpike bridge But The citizens had
p time 20 all but ono span. The river,
however low that the destruction OF the bridges
Will not retard movements In the least. In fact,
report says General Sill has already passed through
Frankfort stl driving the broken columns Of the
enemy before him. | get information OF the damage
done at the Capital by the rebels during their occupancy
OF IL. Thee has not yet been time to ozamne the ar
chves o. the STATE which have donbtess been intsrcred
with.
On satnrday-the day previous TO the vacuaton-the
rebel Prov si0nal Governor of Kentucky, Richard
Haw s--nore commonly knoSB Dick Hawes--was in.
anguratcd at the Capitol with imposing ceremonies
General Bras had issued order providing for the great
HsAp0usErsns ARxr o. Kys.Ecxy.}
Installation Of he Provisional Governor Frankfort ON
satrd.y October At twelve ocoei n Ma General
\: ss:s K ~ .... Sis
Buetnsi srssdisr General respective
ss psas na
States hc orders OF the sssc and public records and
p'''''" - BRAkroN BRAGG, General Commanding
copy o. N. ec ess scns ,cSsd here
announces that Frankfort WAS henored on Friday with
quite . number Of distinguished military characters,
smith, and Brgadier Generals Stevenson Claiborne,
Heath Churchill, Preston smith, Barton and William
Major General s. B. Bucknsr was 70 be pressns At he
Inauguration" General Brasgs headquarters are ~
others 9th w were At ins ospitol Hotel.
This rsminds me Of little Circumstances related
s Ss...n ' so,. s"S now a''SSs osSn.s1as Hs
the gunboat ChiIccthe, on this city the substance Of
bic s.t.msn. Was tha. u: KIRBY smith 9ps,rssins :.
Dead and that shis brother, whose real name wL
liam, but vine vas thought 70 become rore famous In
stolen pumss circumstances bearing this point will
Be discovered u the legraphic asnouncements Of tho
late battle ~ Cornth. Mssssipp, whore, wnl - OBJ
ofncsrs, was woundsd. How many q KIRBY sniths
there occupying pF0minsnt Positions In shs rebel ermyS
rebels they bslisvs Srmy that some names are tower
OF strength and honoe thdee tackled 70 who
4 man Of straw with : famous ams l. sauitsy better
than great general with no naIS You remember how
Ssr vbon he wss a. The zenith q his ss BssEsesSs
was here and cauregard there and Bcauregard
everywhere all at The same tins Who ssys there's
Colonel sruCe, commanding .. Bowling Green, has hsd
another skrrash with the rebels In that vicinity ro
ssr occur about ave miles south of Bowling Grsou
on sunday and was probably with portion of The force
ne had routed day two previously from Giasgow.
The rebels were this occasion put 70 flight having lost
dsren in killed, twenty OF thirty prsoDsss ssd sbeas
cousrsstinr sn hospital near the House Refuge, capa
!, bic Of sccooncdasins two thcusod nen.
osnsrsi Ducil's Army - II IL.
IouSsynLs, Hy., 0et. =. 1852
General Bss mas been ana i s,l c.,st
7 VIII have control ovsg the troops IN tho drld.
forward ncvencst Vas nAds Dom here yesterday
forces csnyed only three milcs out wsds division
sspyrssd decn iniiss c. and engaged n heavy skr
nshiG ~ ave ocIsck ycssrday atorncrn; but have
nothing regard - ~ this AN the roads leading
east from the ctiy are now occupied with uccps u
-, anticipated thai che army wrl very rapidly
a present
. forces N Keltp.ky.-
pgrARrxtSr OF TIN 'oHlo.
rornc1suisr. in Llcf- Ma or General H. a. Bueu.
COMMANDER ibe Tie.d-Msiw General Icorge Y.
Thomas
coaps p'ARIsE.
wyst corps j'avnrc-richf wing Ads sr General lev.
sprsr sci"wei Nook.
ssc.nd coupe . sasonc-lc;t wirg-asjor fcnersi .hos
y. Ar,t puasn