Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-24
B.,,le in Kentucky.


Bat,le IN Kentucky.
We have unpleasant LeHs ir,m ken:ucky
A portion Of Cur forces and d body CT she eLc1'l
have Lad j meeting, ard he victory IVES WIZ
the enemy.
TIE battle COX place nesr Somerset III
Is : village ii about five hu.d't Cd irhaol'ah's
S. u.;.i ~ Pulaski county, 81 miles H'a
Fa,khr.:, ;lGattu, Isl! lEat distance Hon
,.r Tcrl,ssce line, and FIRE n!l.s north [!
rumb,, lsl.G river. Gen. Z:i!!c: fer lad bee.
i lie vicinity for sons time, sd had strength
e,ed h;mself by entertainments.
Tie account # The enemy nc Published
7estelday morning. They claim that 2;ll:ccf
ier's entertainments were stor,ned and clrried
BY the cell blned attack of Generals Schcepi
and Thomas, with the less OF 275 lid snc
Iound,d on cur side, besides many prisoners.
Their own loss in one regiment they state 81
seventy hfe.
s,Tte account which has been received here,
through 4, f6c;sl s:u:c:s, is substantially as fol.
lows:
Oar ucops, under command OF Nj. Gen.
Geo.gs B. Cri;tecdsn, m.Tched against the
eaeuy Oh Sund,y tu,:nlns last, the 18th inst.
Tdey fou,.d tbs cncanped in 3 strong posi-
.!su OIL F.ohlrg Creek. Tols is a s,rtsm which
Ans South in o Cumberland river. and passes
Somerset on tie West. Tue attack was made
y; our la. p. aud rspu ssd By tho superior
Lua5.is pi lac eaemJ. Daring this aff4ir,
Geo. L 4Iicrf.r was slain, aftor which
q di,orderly vesrea. ensusd on ,ha part of the
Confederate forces. Tao easny pursued to
ous entrel chnents, aud there attacked our
brsastwosks aad shellei our camp. Oar
troops abandoned their camp, losing their
artillery, ammunition, 81, aad cou1socsd .
retreat towards kaox7llle. The number OF
k lid and wounded on our side is stated al
frs huatrsd NJ mention is mads of prisoners,
We have been uaable TO ascertain with pre-
clslon Inc position Of Our camp, and toe dis
tance oyc- n hich We advanced to make he fist
st.sck. We understand that Cri;,sndaa rss
Oh the north o. Somerset bank Of the Cua
bsiland. The enemy's position on Fishing
Creek is stated in the despatch as eleven miles
from Nils Springs. Tais is a SINAI! place op,
posiie the mouth OF F sh:ng Creek. Oritteu-
d.n's camp vas probably naar this p>!et. /;
s., our troops w:re Lee 20 oi;;ls, sf;era a march
o. about eleven miles, against q superior force
OF The enemy %s:roeslS pasted.
The dsoo:al za.,on CT the rspulsc vas
Increased BY tbs I'll of GeEcvsl Z,li
ccF,r, and this Tas SILL further added ID
~ the diso.d.rly rstreaso o. Sight astk to their
oan eatrerched camp. When the enemy fol.
lowed saem there, they found WHIPPED men
Sehird cur b.eastworks. who quickly sbar.
d,ned everything and took up tie line Of .rct
10 tho rear.
The battle is vs:y discroli'ab.a 70 oar scr
vice, and will colU.i4s5 ~ strictly euquired
Into. /. will co io7 p.rior heroes and paper
tigers to cry gu! e. aggressive movements,
under ali circumstances, and to talk atout
whipping ths ~cova'dly Taukees 9. any ODDS
but General Crittende2 Eho2ld have had mere
sensible iisas.
"Eaat Is Very Uas2sd;o1l; 81: 4 IS ~!
wi + s.is F.on;a OH :or, as be- o5ser7:d
to, charg, CT Lord L11an a. the battle
.: yA.kiavl. Sunny c. SAD Of su,h rash
stt-cS, AS ina; u: FISHING Geek. Tasy may
b. ve'y he or, cu. they look uc:s "a The
eln:ol.lo2s o: Ol;ch Courage" :h.a Ina vel.
c':s.d.r-d a"eap: Of & sk;i;s. connsaicr. 1,
I-,. -, kl ..,. 4. -..--; -
2 slsion, III would probably hare wen the
Cay.
Tuis is enc OF the reVerses which SO mus.
occasionally tzpecf, and il We learn the los
son they teach, they will 60: BE- ia vain.
The d stance from Somerset 70 K5cy7:lle We
win acd is aban! 100 miles, through Wild
region.