The New York herald., 1862-09-26
Our Louisville Correspondence.

LoUevnlx KY, Sept. 10, 1852
x7s Susrrs5er or Aafordsrile % the Rebcs7he Caioa
Ebrce Pa,oled- kortalty Among As Retel Troops IN
ken.pcky, &c.
From Mr.. Sames A. Dawson, Adiutant OF the Thirty
third Kentucky nfanry, recruiting at Munfordsvis.
Asve Obtained following facts regarding the capture
q the force at Munfordsvls Mr.. Dawson was in the
FORT describes tie fight Of sunday under COL Wilder,
- being ipexpressbfy grand and magnificent victory
The statement gent you from Elizabehown is In alim
peant points correct also my account Of the fight
G Tuesday from the Place In addition 70
facts here stat Mr. Dawson says that the force sur
rendering Wednesday morning was 500 strong I'M
lsr Colonel Dunham OF the Fiftiefh lndiana and was
eemposed II the following regiments
eeventeenth Indians nfaniry..
Itftieth Indiana ia antfy. &N
SIXTY seventh Indiana infantry. sI U
sevant y.'ourth Indiana inianry
TWO Companies Thirty third Kentucky Infantry, re-
eSuitirg.
One cavalry company Louisville Provost Guard
Section thirteenth Indiana battery.
fhe rebels ptured Gunsone twenty -four FOUNDER
md nine Elk pounders Bucknsr chief in command
q the rebels, and General Forrest in command o.
The cavaly Dawson was captured by Forrest, but
fsAscd, On the suppositiun taat he WAS citizen.
f Tie Whole force was yarood
Reports from Frankfort that tho mortality at that
place sung ihe rebel troops Is very great and that ten
onj twelve die daily Of disease.
srre Torce Ist the city this morning and moved
Douthward am not advised OF IT. organization. Cen
Nelson has commenced tho campaiga with vigor and
taken the offensive general movement y being maze.
~ dys i ANAL force csn be SAFE snsrus,e, With the
a&ence OF the city. There 10 much excitement in the
Va The IL stated as my opinion, based on Irfor-
uatAon not then general, ths. Fortnight from t.t
olzno Bragg wond b. rusLing southward Kentucky
Sna nst succeeding have OCCASION on later inor,na
tim, repeat the declaration. and TO add that he re-
eussss tho Cumberland river plans and hopes
. will clvp bpQu n Qld y
latiure On our part
LeusyiIis, Ky, Sept. q, 1859
As EsbS Army at Kugcnispole The Circumstances d It's
Suren lsr-The Reosl Gsnrai FoneS-Ccasolsdatsoa Of
Drasps and Kirly Smi.s's Army C0ps-Fbst. .gatioas
y. Z, Nasaviile- -77ss Armiss X,ring, &c, &c.
Gene al Brsgg came into poss scion Of Muafords-
ytls on Wednesday morning, the 17th irssant.
Ne returned paroled prisoners state that Tassdsy
sight was spent in quiet by themselves, but
shat the rebels were busy. One Of them, dcsefib.
,nx the night, says they all remr ned awake listen
~ TO she rumbng Of artillery IN tho distance with as
zach nxiesy rs the bloody Richard stencd TO the pre-
ssrasiops on night before hs las. battle. He states
lhas In The the ght every stroke Of the pick
Oae plainly heard the hills arouud tho fort, tho
bsi built defencss Tor guns which they placing
b battery. They knew that they were surrounded and
nat under cover Of the darncss the abes planting
heir guns to open upon them 10 the morning. but they
was powerisss 70 ac 70 fight or 70 retreat Not shell
disturbed the rebels heir labor. Whom sunrise cane
nag OF truce with 10, and the officer who brought
d with al the ccones OF Lucfer revealing The worl a.
~ took Col punaam on tns Of his fort and
ppsnsed out abe dssrsnt batteries yawnng upon him.
psl Duuhsn found that every trench Of his fort would
- rake. ~ se sphiidiny fire OF the ereny and TO
turncd reply is Tie rebel that tho fort was his.
Aissr the su lender Vas completed tho United States
sseps we're marched four miles south towards Bewliug
Urcsn and DIVISION Of reoei troors formally occupied
Shs tort wss particular 70 question the nfcrman
= biz oss " avison. he described the force 10 CUES
in ssns about thts times - large 10 our ovn force
IAis later m, esed Of single brigade os A5u0
nsn The uls>'s idea q division was somewhat sxsg.
rrs ed a. hS rebel al ssons wi hardy IL 90
~, Thy are do btless composed are o three
hrtxa,.cs. thsu inquired Of him what brsgg force
sn.,ed TO- 10 rcpli-d somewhat 70 my as as,,nsmsi.
sound them while tuey were Counter mafshiug seTss
2rssn river On Thursday ~ rns. ne sa.ea that M ost
f7nursday morning. AID tbee tso had moved north On
Tri, 40 OF their advance ou Mite stown apoint
wing south f.on Munordsyis he heard no,hin Alter
s.vtns ths saus pcat gons north he listened 70 hear
Ging hut hrard He thinks be was near enough TO
kavs distinguished cannonading had ght taken place
Pday. He does not th,nk he,c cid have dstngu rhcd
ag az late a. saturday ~ the distance 10 thsn ws fca
iis aaticea on Thursday morning gres, e9mme,IOs
sts ,aaa iriclrct v cause from no less an individual
han bfgsdIer General Forrest. That o,cer sed
aapply trains had been Clt OF by isuuli hy
aformant t.en asked What ftrce General Biagg had.
eeperal Forrest rep ted, +" That s very un,alary
sussti n sr,r ba, added Immediately, "A very heavy
kroc r' Tins gentlcInaa describes Forrest very
nersetlc oicsr. IL b ssaD niiceS mike amy olt to
aim which 10 N IN his power u investigate he iin- H.
nGeiv proceeds to d. lie takes nrthing hearsay
Nat Il IL ,ssibs ~ learn from personal observation aai
6osr ~ hIA b sisss rinsef
On rs ariug rlain my iuformants dea of the n1m-
pe u trc m cclf cs,ng t,ras's army, md hearing him
roiis.ase hs pievos statement, refnai kcd that Kirby
snhh must certainly have reached him. he Instantly
fepiei . Gcst tainy, h3 has | ccnteitcd win rcbcis
ehD once resided Nun.ordsrnH, ana whom Know 10
- m krby smith's div sion." This important act s
por cboraed BY oers. and ctNer Information sasiss
pS tnai kifny smith has DrncsSs junction Win Tass.
f1s last heard Of Snths man that u was ss
ng through farrcdsbars, cing ws~t, oa Monday, the
18th insf. Rotusoes frn panyit came in dy ~ two
spes and reported Iobe cavalry paSsivg weet Through
faavs un tbs sIns day There Is bi. ate doubt that
SnNh hia toied y. agg
Ipofn ncta long prominent n politic4s and stand
~ b, Va III estimation af Gcncal fuel, trn utt
tsrara Bicli on tuesday, he'd marched lronS Bowlrg
Sr~n, across barren river, and hid gme otN ihgN
Solss l.en the own Gu the road 10 Anniursve Parry
~ psspAsday ~ march resumed, aud wssncs-
vyiS gegoia Bucll rested At Tripping Syriuas. Hero
s,v Sprnant saw General Hu8li, anl sa,vs that fscm
"a ,af q "a stad. officers hs learned tho next day
sooa ID snl.ioyei In recunaotsriug tue snsmyS
n'.ss s,ascments establish two or tlrce important
n.,s n q b~,s doubt that daring The elay D. q week
sr5 \ b.u l,euo~ grark has been reinforced by krey
kSs,,.'s s,rns ,nl General Beoif ~ the div sons II
ssssas lo,n AZ nuS Ncg cy The force ~ Bragg set
sxu nsnt .,,,s,m t~-say sSty thousand The indca.
~ issi . knoxa IVA. " psssaay bfass was msssIaa