The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-10-10
Gen. Bragg.

According to the Northern account publish,
ed in yesterdays Bulletin, Gen. Bragg bad
evacuated Bardstown and was moving in The
direction of Lexington. Ifthis be so, it would
appear that he is wisely placing himself in 4
position less liable to be surrounded and afford.
ing a better chance for retreat if such becoh,
necessary. Lexington is in an easterly dirxs.
ton from Bardstown, nearer the centre Of tbs
State, and in short marching distance of Cum.
berland Gap. There is perhaps some strategy
in this movement, certainly it is not a retro.
gade movement. A good General will ALWAYS
provide for the exigency of a retreat, and this
movement may be in accordance with such
Generalship' 1t may be a part of the precon.
ceived plan which many Of us, in our crude
speculation, thought was to ''bag Buell." 1t
may be a 'change Of base" unexpected,
brought about by the movements of the Fed.
erals. All is dark to us, and we can find no
light to guide us in an attempted exegesis. In
truth, Gen. Bragg has deceived his own coun-
trymen most admirably in his movements, and
if able to do this he surely will deceive the
Yankees. Our trustl In him is great, although
we cannot understand why Buell. escaped.
1t was generally supposed and all but off.
cially declared, when Gen Bragg took the
greater portion of the Mississippi army with
him to this State that the capture of Buell. and
his army was one of the objects of the move.
ment' Great care was taken to prevent a hint
Of this from reaching the Yankee General, and
all seemed confident in their predictions that
Buell. would certainly be caught in the trap
set for him. We thought Bragg would push
on after Buell. and force him to fight or sur
render. But we guessed wrong. Buell. finally
took the alarm and rendered it certain that no
disaster could befall hin. South of Nashville
Thus it seemed that the bird had flown without
being caught in the seemingly well-set trap
We are not blaming any one. The best laid
plans Of mice land men, &c. Gen. BRAGG go.
his men in motion, crossed the Cumberland
river at Carthage and reached the railroad
leading to Louisville, several miles above
Nashville, where he. captured several thousand
prisoners. AT this time Buell's army was in
his rear, and now began what was supnosed n
be II race for Louisville. The Yankees wor.
n4rvously anxious to have Buell. reach that
city IN time to aid in its defense, but as be had
much the greatest distance to travel if was bor
iysnpposed he woulddo SO. 1t appears, howev-
er, hathesave Bragg the slip, and succe,s fd in
reaching the base of Yankee onerotions ona
III Brasg's front. 1t is now manifest that rs,
was the intention of Gen. Bragg to c,n,urs
'en' Buell. he failed in his design, and if he
wished to take Louisville, he was too slow
nor do we say he could have been faster) for
that, for Buell. has now reinforced that nlsc.
and ifthe Yankees lied not in their renort'
which we published yesterday, Bragg has > 70,
up any intention of attacking it. PERHAPS oil
the objects of Braggg's advance into KentpcIv
nave not yet been developed but so far os /
appears to a common observer, il looks vorv
much as though he had been somewhat ori!'
generated. But he has an army of Veterans la nu',
under him, is aided by, or in close nroximitv
10 the forces of Smith and Marshall, and we
predict good news from them soon, '"