The New York herald., 1862-10-12
Capture Of n Wagon Train and Five
Hundred Soldiers by the Rebels, &c.
Our Louisville Cor~cspondc nee.

IoU9yfLLg, KY, Oct 0, 1862
3u.H Vndica,cs Himself by his Actions no Are HIS Ma
itgn1v-Way Bueu DID Not Fight Broog in Atabama--
Rapdiy Of HIS Recent Mousmenss-Baerps Forces Pen
Up ths Rebeisvdlae OF Danvi,feOur Forces Crolofng
the Eaemy--Ios.ion Of Darsuilis, dc.
II probable that before this letter reaches you you
VIII heard Of the great decisive Of tho Ken
lucky campagnhe battle that will vindicate the mill
ary genius OF the commander Of the Union this
department. The aspersons that have been upon
General Buel, cquacd only in their malice and vim
dctveness by the assaults that have been pcrsteny
made against Mcclellan. These assaults, in both i-
stances have como from the same source. The world
has how cruelty unjust these assaults were as
against Mcclellan, and ere this week closes the
world will how cruelty unjust they are as
against Buoi. Mcclellan and Buell. arc the two
military heroes &c the day. ON them rests tho
hope Of the country and the country will rise up in
majesty Of its sustained honor yet and call these two
blessed There Is avoiding this. The very rnan
whoare tho most bitter in their denncstons OF Tie two
generals 10 day will be most noisy in their exciinn
Of praise and delight at their great military sasacy and
sSillere the war Is terminated. They whom 40
amount OF IRE In the permanently harm.
he chief complaint that has bson urged against Buell.
publicly has been his sovuess. He has beer slow II is
true. But he has invariably been ~ has nspsr
yet mad; . mfa0ie, has vet w,M a d,)euf A
very fow days viii disclose, tbs apprchcu
son OF the blrdest, the wisdom Of Buell. in ughng
the torccs 50 evenly balanced the advantage In
Numbers, II any thsrs being with the beis would
uon banners We had no, tho force position
any OF the facilities TO make defeat of the enemy
that plaee decisive and Iinal Bat have no hosancy
predicting that not live thousand the rebel army
in this state will svcr.gct on. OF IT,
base this prediction the present position the con
tending forces The rebels surrounded. The
OF escape closed against them. All who avoid the
clutches Of Buciis strong hand must avoid them by
breaking ranks aud flying the barren re-
~ m CariuJ mi
Tor himself The movements OF Buell. have Boiled
bis former reputation The rebels calculated tho time
they would bc suffered 10 continue their pundering the
productive regions OF the state ther coicaons
th>y fo01 hat B,>u could rdpd,y ne has rpoued
army like fam and crowded his forward at all
points with the celebrity. Tho enemy have fed
raiions and seeking TO concentrate their forces, until
suddenly they discover that the Yankees and
below them, and on all sides Of them
Generuf Beeirs army "a in NE SHAPE Of huge
smc,rcis, us sf rest.ng al L~zsrgtsn, and ss right
al Dasv,iis In the region thus enclosed are the
small corner OF Garafd counties Is their ony 6eld
Here they penef up Here they m,S fight 10y do,on
Danye is the sey g the southern esca ps from the
State From it the roads 10 Cumberland Gap and Pal
Mall dvcrse From these alone could the rebels hope
make q retreat They had expected fortlfy and hold
that position but Buell. crowded them pidy that they
had no time to fortfy Il. Possibly they may have
north of Dsnvile. has been reported or more likely
they viii attempt 10 intrench themselves the
tbe vicinity OF NicLoasylc
THIS would be bad policy on their part but Il Is the only
policy left them other than unconditional surrender.
Somewhere In that region-cthcr Camp Dick Robinson
or near Ncholasvite-tbsy must fight within day OF |
two. There iP no alternative for them.
And INTO nss posfion Mev hor. bean crowded IN Just one
'ocek by the unprecedented movements Of BneV should he
do nothing more, this OF ssf ought 70 establish his re-
putation great general Bat he will DO something
He has not halted columns yet They stl
marching on and crowdna the enemy stl more cir
cumscribcd limits. His movements are 20 perfectly
planned that al parts o the semicircs his army forms
move with tho precision OF the French hatmak
ers conformateur All, the divisions advance the
same tmc and each advance contract their limos. So
,ohs one portion shall be brouoh face 30 fs
t ne r.is they med pcu,t for other columns 20 ops
ap theyvfu ell BE- in h,r orpoined positions very
positions whore they bught 10 bcand will a be ready
strike. Such blow DO thur given would annih,.
late any army under Heaven.
Az s6ou,as army left Louisville preparations we're
commenced for battle Extenssve hospital arrange
rpsnts were made here. The public sslcolhouses the
hospital budings, all the pubs private buildinrs
readiness for as hospitals. Not only In Louisville
but 10 Je0ersonvilie and New Albany, wero these
preparations made. Ample accommodation has thus
been prepared Tn ten or DiUen thousand wounds It
undoubtedly expected ., that time that tie oneny
would make stand somewhat nearer this cv-probably
near INSTRUMENTATION would have rendered the removal
OF the wounded 20 tbs city comparatively easy
vlo s about hundred miles from Louisville, and as
this distance must be traversed by ainbuances order
10 bring the wounded hcre, will bo that their
moya To the comfortable accommodates that have been
provided here will be attended with great trouble Pro-
baby the greater portion Of the wounded In The event o
great battle, viii be treated nj Dsnvc and the towrs
IN that region the buildings Of which viii be transformed
into hospitals.