The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-10
The Situation in Kentucky

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The information received from our adj
yancing armies in Kentucky is gratify-
ing. We learn from Mr.. O. p. Myers.
who left Bardsiown at oine O. clock YES.
tcrday morning, that our army arrived
at Bardstown on Saturday evening, Gen.
Buell. and staff passing through that
place at half-past eight o'clock ycstedav
morning, in pursuit of Gen, Bragg's for
Ccs.
A portion of Gen Crittenden's CORPS
left the BardstOwn road in the vicinity
Of CoX's Greek and made flank move
ment by way of Fairfield in direction of
BadstOwn, gaining the turnpike in the
vicinity of the toll-gate, about two miles
this side of Bardstown, on Saturday.
AT this point detachment from the
First Ohio Cavalry and Second Kentucky
Cavalry encountered fifteen hundred
Texas cavalry, AM sharp sl,irmish en-
sued. The loss inkillcd and wounded
on both sides was about twenty. the
casualties being about equally divided
AS the Federal cavalry, wcro oyorpow
cred, the rebels succeeded in cutting
their way through, and made their es-
cape TO BardstoWn.
II is said that a portion Of two COM
panios of Colonel Hobsons Thirteenth
Kentucky infantry, who had been en-
ployed as skirmishcrs, yentured too far
from the main army ON Friday and were
captured by The rebels.
We learn from Mr.. Myers and others
that Gen. Bragg's forces made q move
ment from Bardstown toward Louisville
ON Friday morning, boasting that they
would have possession of this city bv
/ Saturday evening. They returned 10
BardstoWn, however, on Friday evening.
| and at once commenced the worl, Of eva
cuation. The supply train embraced
about six hundred wagons. From the
best information we can gain Bragg
army, which left Bardstown on Saturday
evening, was composed Of sixty-fye re-
! gimcnts, which averaged about three
hundred men each, numbering twenty
| thousand men. The rebel army went
OF in the direction Of Springfield, an
/ nouncing 'heir determination 10 mako a
stand at Mill Creek, four or five miles
from Bardstown. Il is the impression OF
our commanding officers, however, that
they will fall back through Springfield to
Danvillo, and, in all probability, thence ia
/ Camp Dick Robinson.
Mai. Watts, of Bardstown, of one OF
| the Kentucky cavalry regiments, was
captured by the rebels on Friday, and is
now a prisoner. John Rowdcn, a rebel
! captain, was captured by our forces on
! Friday, near Barclays tavern.
! We learn that the rebels have commit
ted many deprcdations on the Bardstown
branch Of the BONNEVILLE and Nashville
Railroad, II is said that no less than six
bridges on the line Of The road have been
destroyed.
A man named Crouch, who was form.
erly employed on the Bardstown juno
| ton of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, is tho rebel who took the Fed
eral flag from the Court House at Bards-
town and placed the rebel flag there.
lie now has command OF company in
the rebel army.
We have letters lrem Shclbvville under
date Of yesterday morning, These let
tors announce the arrival Of the Fifteen
refugees from Frankfort who left this city
for their homes Friday.
Col. Jacobs's cavalry regiment, Of Gen.
Silfs advance, had n skirmish with tho
rebels at point nine miles beyond Shell
! byvillo, an Saturday evening. The rcb-
els lost eight killed, large number
wounded, and eighteen prisoners. The
Federal cavalry had a few Of their num-
Der wounded. The rebels fed procipi-
lately. Gen, Dumonts division passed
through Shclbyyillo toward Frankfort
| yesterday morning.
A train went up on the Louisville and
! Frankfort Railroad yesterday 70 within
three miles of Emnencc, aud found all
! quiet TO that point II is the belief in
the vicinity Of Eminencc that Kirby
/ Smith has collected force of fifteen on
| twenty thousand rebel troops in the vi
entity of Hardinsville, and that he in
tends 10 make a desperate stand there
against Gen. stills advancing division.
/ The reports we receive from the three
army corps moving forward from this
city are highly gratifying, representing
both officers aud men Ia the best spirits
INDUCING 8 hope that they will soon come
up with The enemy Lou Jour, Oci, Gu