The national Republican., 1862-10-15
TIE Intercepted Letters OF Gen. Beaur.-
gard.


gard.
We have received proof slips Of the two csp.
sured letters of Gen. Bsauregsld, which have
been rfferred to ! telegraphic dispatches from
tnis city, as throwing light upon the recent
rebel invasion Of Kentucky.
Ons Of these ietters ia dated en- the 2eth Of
July, and Is addressed to Gen. Bragg. The
other is dated on the 6sh of septer Der, and 10
addressed 10 Gen. Cooper, the Adjutant Gene
raj Of the rebel army.
These letters sketch plan Of camp aien 90
entirely different from that actually adopted
in the Invasion Of Kentucky, that they really
throw no light upon 1t a. all.
Gen. Bsauregard pronounced II to be indis.
pepsable to get rid Of Gen. Buell., by drawing
him into battle and defeating him, a. other
wise, the rebol advance into Kentucky would
be liable TO have its rear communications cut
of. TIE plan sctuslly adopted was an advance
without any reference whatever TO General
Buell..
IA to Western Tennessee Gen. Bsauregar
advised a concentration at Grand Junction Of
the forces Of Van Dorm and Price, and rapid
Advance from thence upon Fort Pillow, the
capture Of which place, as be argued, would
isolate and expose to destruction tha Latlcual
troops at Memphis and bslow. NJ p 40 like
this was actually adopted.
Gen. Bc,uregard advises the simultaneous
capture of Louisville and Cincinnati. lie at.
sumes that Loui-vilie might be captured By a
"detsehnent." HI. reason for this aseun plion
vas, doubtless, bis overestimate Of the teces-
sion strength IN that city. As TO Cincinnati, lie
proposes 30 Permanently command 1t, by con-
s.ructins And nAlp;air ng strong works ep the
opposite bank OF he river, at Covington.
These letters will. pe-haps, be regarded
upon a careless perussl, rs tending to show
that Louisville and Cincinnati were point,
: aimed at in the Invasion Of Kentucky, in The
manner in which It was actually made. Bu.
: they really prove nothing Of that kind. At the
most, they only show tnst an attack upon those
citieo was believed to be possible BY Gen
bsauregard. bis ideas upon that point csnuo,
be presumed 10 have been accepted by Gems
Yirby Smith and Bragg who certainly dbl uor
adopt bis ideas in aoy other respect.
Some passages IN these letters Of Gen. Beau
regard deserve special attention. Iu bis letter
to Gen. Cooper. Ne says:
When Louis. : shall have fallen into our
possession, would construct d work there 10,
The Command Of, Ohio and the cana; and
would destroy the latter as soon an posi- ble so
completely that future travellers would hardly
know where It WAS. This ! would do as a re-
turn for the Yankee vandalism in attempting
TO obstruct forever the barbors of Charleston
and sar -nnsb."
This project Of destroying the navigation Of
the Ohio mnst bs peculiarly gratifying to the
Democracy" OF the Northwest
In his letter to Gen. Bragg be says:
"By the rye. thins We ought hereafter, In
our ono lal pape-p, 20 call the : Ysnkess' az.
litionists, ,ps.ne~i IS gsderals for they "
proclaim H., clifton of slavery, but
of AL our consnn.. oval rights; and that name
vl.I haze a sitn7ln3 effect on our Western
-nemes. Intent 10 ISSUE a general order on
the subject whenever assume d command"
Gen. beauresard hss evidently not forgotten
old political tricks, aud appreciates the advsn-
tsye OF rtgmatistrr enemies With IN odious
name.
l. .s amusing to Leaf him claiming for him
SAL and othe. rebels constitutional" rights.
Be- in that respec. 20 does uolhipg more than
= Gone Tor him and them by secession symps-
tbi1a-s a, Tho North