The Evansville daily journal., 1862-02-28
FRom BOwLINo GREEN.

day morning from Bowling Green, to which
place she took up cargo of army suppIies
This Is the frst trip made by any boat
since the rebels took possession Of that
place, last simmer, and destroyed Browns
Leck The lock is still out of repair, but
the Matte Cook passed over the dam, ow-
ing TO the high stage of water.
From gentlemen who were on The boat,
We learn that Bowling Green presents
most forlorn appearance since its eyacua-
tion by the rebels. Most Of its more prom
inent buildings, such as hotels depot, pork
houses, and many of the business houses,
have been destroyed by IRE, and the black
and charred remains give the city an ap-
pearance Of desolation and misery painful
to behold.
The Union citizens welcomed the arrival
Of the Matte Cook with mach qualification,
regarding her as an old friend, long ban
ished, but once more returned to her regu-
lar trade.-A large portion of the secession
lists of the place followed the rebel army in
its Tetreat TO Nashville, and manifest dis
position to stick By their cause to the last
Notwithstanding the ruin and desolation
brought upon their quiet and pretty little
town, they either were fearful of being pun
ished for their conduct, or are determined
to fight the thing to the bitter end "We
admire their pluck, but doubt their discre-
ton
The streets of Bowling Green are OBJ
structed with llth of every description and
the pork houses and warehouses containing
large quantities of meat, hides, &C., which
were set on FIRE to prevent their contents
from falling into the hands of the federal
soldiers, are now heaps of smoking ruins
from which horrid stencil fills the,air and
sickeRs the heholder
No effort seems to have been made by
tus rebel officers to keep their camps clean
and the men healthy, consequently an
Augean task must be done by the loyal citi-
zens before their town can be restored
to its former reputation for cleanliness and
health. Now they feel assured that the re-
bellion-at least so far as the State of Ken
tacky is conceraed--is at an end, they will
go to work in earnest, and the prosperity
that once enriched the inhabitants Of the
town viii be fully restored. E
The rebels made vicious effort to de.
stroy the handsome railroad bridge ovel
Barren river adjoining the town, bat witt
only partial success. We are pleased tC
learn that but little labor and money is re
qaired to make it as good as ever.
1t is estimated by citizens of the place
who remained during its occupation by the
Confederates, that at least FIVE thousand
troops died and were buried in the vicinity
since they FIRST took possession of the town
The mortality is represented as having beer
terrible. Entire regiments wete almos
annihilated by disease, and on all sides o
the town are found grave yards filed witt
newly made graves, whose occupants eam'
North in the depth Of winter in search 0
their rights. Being thinly clothed an,
unaccustomed TO the rigorous climate the.
fell before the cold rains and chilling SHOWS
which 20 them were angels of death. Th
Arkansas troops in particular suifere.
severely. One grave yard appeared t
have been filed with men from that State
and new location having been chosen, it
too, had large numbers of graves and Noul,
soon have been filled if Gen. Halleck'
movements at Forts Henry and Donelsor
bad not necessitated the evacuation Of Bow
ling Green.
The rebel lortifcations- which. for :,
many months, have proven such begaboo
to the Commailder d one Of the fines
armies thai ever shoulaeged musket o.
were ordered into line prove TO be cf In
aimsiest character Several gentlemen
with whom we conyersed, who examiue
them, inform us that shey are miserable i
design and still worse in construction
Somo OF the main approaches to the eit
were left without any defense Whatevel
the rebels seemingly laboring under the i'm
pressioo that an attack could only be mad
in front and that upon such points as the
chose to place their brsast-works. Thes