The New York herald., 1862-01-06
KENTUCKY.

Special Correspondence of the Richmond Dlspaich.l
The Aciry Of e 6nemy--Increassd Prpsraticm by The
Confe5edte;- Dves O6er Of BduIe--No Ifsaca
Esccted Boscling Grsen-G ffcyRs Brigade DC.
near Green river, threatening apparently Bowling rssn
has resulted In nothing but TO strengthen our
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OF the federas, estimated a. high sixty to seventy
thousand men, prepared TO march Bowling Green and
as large column Of II having crossed 10 this side of
Green river, some unoasness felt We believed that
General Johnston, with inferior numbers, could whip the
enemy, but felt that against such odds the accidents
and chances Of war might place our brave army in
o trying or critical situation. No one doubted that
. battle, under such circumstances, would be most
desperate aud bloody We might have lost thousands OF
the best and bravest men without producing any other
result than that Of successfully defending ourselves But
the enemy has not had courage T 70 advance beyond
this side has recrossed. General Buell. Is making hms
famous by his marches and counter marches as the
ancient king who marched up the hill and thon marched
All the excitement that existed few days since In
anticipation OF a battle, has died away. Il was my
opinion, expressed In the Dlpdch that there would
not be any great battle that field the
demonstrations made by the enemy and bus,er by the
Northern pross. l need not repeat the argument I
made Facts show nay reasons were well founded.
General Buell. would have accepted battle had General
Johnston been foolish enough TO have offered H. with half
the force of the enemy and before their ntrenchrcnts
II s not there we should attempt to force way to
Lexington, Frankfort and the Ohio. The time has
passed. for such a movement, unless we can draw on
Although have no idea the fedcras will presume TO
march on Bowling Green, still we arc much better pro-
pared 10 receive them now. and thcrc s less for
uncssncss than there when they threatened 10 do
so few days ago. ..
General rioyds brigade Is expected in Nashville to.
day, route FOR Kentucky. The people propald
give hearty welcome to this noble CORPS. No troops
have done letter or suffered In the war than Cen
Foyds Tho number OF the brigade and It's destination
Ia not made public. Wherever u goes II will do good
service IL might bc rendered most ecent In co-opera
tion with Zollicpfer and Marshall movement towards
Lexington and Frankfort The line of communication to
Nashville by way Of Bowling Green Is well defended The
active csmpagn should be In the Blue Grass region aud
most populous part Of Kentucky.
Reports continue 10 come in which appear well found
ed that General Crittenden with twelve thousand feic
rails threatening Hopkiosvinc. II is stated that this
force divided into three columns, 10 march from Gin.
ton CreenviIo and Mhdisonvile a the time Colo.
mel rackson's command Ii united with that d Crten-
den. General Clark Ia near Hopkinsvle, with three
thousand four thousand troops. There great excite
ment In that section OF the State. Great numbers Of
Kentuckans focking 10 the Confederate dag with
whatever arms they had could find while others
moving their stock and other property farther South
We shall hear probably OF desperate fighting the
negbbcrhood Of HoPkinsvile.
The recent Gre here IN the ordnance stores Of the Con-
fsdeSate government Ia less disastrous than sup
posed 70 be At rst II will not DO Of much nconve-
niencc 10 the service. No doubt entertained of II
being the work Of On incendhry. thorough, tbersh