The national Republican., 1862-09-18
Tho War In the Southwest
The Rebels Burn = Railroad ns,dss Ar h
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LOulsvILLs, Sept. l6.-Ths Journal. 10 an
editorial to-day, appeals !, the authorities 10
have the city fortiied. ,.;' -
Brigsdier General Jsoksons division was rs
viewed t6ie forenoon by Major General Gilbert
and stad, and made tine display.
The train Of eleven cars that conveyed Col.
Durham's regiment 10 Bacon creek, was attack.
I'd BY quad OF rebel ,cavairy, come rail-
having been torn up; the regiment, after u.
king all their ammunition, and most oil their
provisions, abandoned Il. when the rebes p,ph.
I'd tho train on the bridge and burned both.
euesiIias on the Lower Ohio.
CAIRo, Sept. l3.-Yesterday, as the steamer
FItzbugh, from Louisville, approached Curlew
% the Kentucky shore, twenty-five mounted
suerillss appeared in sight, aud prepared 10
make demonstration against The boat, g..
The ofiters had bsen Ted what TO expect,
az befors their arrival had made Quaker
gun from saw log, little paint and tar
Psulin, and bravcly. pointed Il st the gusrillss
These valiant soldiers, when they saw the
black muszle pointed towards them, ran as II
the Evil One WAS in their rear, and the boat,
giving farewell snort, left the rebels 10 rumi
uste upon the Yankee trick 30 olsvsrly plsysi.
At Battery Rock, on the Illinois shore, thirty.
I've guerillas, armed with rides, were seated Sn
the shore, and on the Appearance OF the boat
arose 70 give the Uzburgh volley, but the
wooden gun dodge was again tried and Tie
rsbsls sked added. These chaps crossed tie
Ohio the night bafOre on fAt-bost
Oa syville waa occupied by the rebels rev E
sral days sinec Thss ara rnising n cavalry
regiment ID tha. viclcity o.
Tho steamers Matte Cock and Ollie sulli-
van were 6rnd into day or two since. o,
From Memphis-Opsrstions OF the FEET.
srat Troops. ii f. t-
MEMrHIs, Sept Is. The Eusni,,g B,llain
has the following In relation 10 sCold Wafer
affais: On Monday, Col. Guersou, with tbfse
huudred and seventy men, came up with the
rebels beyond Gold Water, near C0Ctrap's q
and Persons cayalry, and q number oi infan
ry, amounting 10 eight hundred or u thousand
MN, They were well posted apd commence d
'he attack. but wpre driven Two miles sud a
hslf through heavy timber.
10 the affair four 0i To" enemy were killed
and seventy OF eighty wounded. That nigh
gusruon camped between the Crossroads and
Hsfnouio, aud rsmaining 4Iuriug Wednesday ,
" iierna d. Next mor'ing he moved 10 w
direction nr Cold Water, and came on he enc
ny's piskots at Gold Wstsr Bsitge, bhrd
which they Icy in force; they ared thc bridge
hut moved of, aud tho bridge was 81 lar saved
thai, after some repairs, Ihe Union forces oroased
the enemy rs,rssiing ssr they sdvspucd, Col
Guerson entered Senatoiia, where he bur bed
the railroad depot and 's contents, includinl
thrc0 cars,
Several scattered parties o' gnerllas were
also oome up with aud dispersed, While these
events wore proceeding The paiu body Of Toe
Eed,rals, under Geuera Al Smith, destroyed the
railroad bridge over Gold w'tor eight milct
beyond Hsrnsudo, aud tore up portion OF tbs
track, by which means the railroad conDsctlor
With H"rnandp, was destroyed,