The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-18

nerals Blckner, FLOYD, Hardee and Pillow
the flicers who went forward from BJFl-
ireen 10 reinforce Fort Donels1u. Up 10 the
of January it was only occupied by few
4 anies but has, a. before stated, boon large
n inforcsd since that time. Extensive and
dable rebol works have been in construc.
here for two or three months, aud a large
'-r of heavy guns shippsd thithsr, itis
for the protection Of the bridge and tho
nunication with Nashville.
ses were iel cd two miles around the fort |
gang OF negroes. General Pillow was in |
iand, and hal sOme Of the bost artillerists .
Columbus. There were two small forts
hree camps several hundred yards from the |
f'.hhnh!e t559nRHsj noy.. ..y.r, - Kan.
"a Jo,,,ovs the whole Rebel arm! neO
wi.h ihe exception OF l0'ooo SIno,nua, W
,, r tho entrenchnens Al No'uiio
n,,sr,sppSr's ACCOUNT OF IhE 'oON'"'
,unrT TowIISG "NEfSi hi'' =.
oran b,,psns Ia time Of war, very qusot
/ tc,untry in Kontucky mas Oo. ~ ,ha
+, "A MOI, howoyer, eNac uI' 1r ,Sa i,,,' I'm.
| 90 K yer Couutfy Is worm! s,oJ w The
\ %, ..cutity in which II mas res, re',L". han
"'o -. ,y.,i of nctoriety have rethsI oSSu ,Sa
e,t ,os,tion, from the nature "
.'ry .urrgundipg 1t, and the Wail' vi
o. ~, ,ho eoot land Of Kentucky lies ~ y,
| "a iai-us. Around LpuisN!lo 70 ~ N.oH
,re Hear Grass Country, ie''l,o ,',oad "a
y tnr tho most paJt IN loNoI P'aT, ,,-i;ng ,
4 f',r,,,,I ffya the river, ana auo nus
BACK " a,u W. a. the ci.y. Around l.cxlnR
! ,l,n,, three or four countlee,ls ls stuaI 70 :
II LII trey,n. tn, garden OF tbs W eSI' % %
III So tVn rspions, beginui X O1 t1s Oh'
Il southWe,t cf the mouth OF ths c'eo'a.S
i > river. which hows into the ONO r;n sJ
n fn,y mile5 below Lo1iS'li,e, ,,. .na the entir,
Ir,s of miles vide and sheet aH'N3 'uo Ill
= n IN Vi.ginil and Tennessee, hss WI
Il u b;uy almost mountainous country,
,;tb an uniulating sweep 'rom tne " "
u H., "a aouthea, including nearly ohs-hA'I
/ Hhnla state, IL isnot mountainous as
\ ,nsrv reyion is, but Is everywhere n,l
E11, Ian Nlw 1t swelli up INTO SUI !
IA,roSs :" then il broken into river NUS,
IH il thin, ani everything anou uH '''H'
|Ni, coming from the North, however, So
c,o.sing Green river, batter symp'o
IA and the traveller finds himself II
ac,ry which, by a sort OF Ilcuf hDn
FaJo nfincipls Is called lh' DH'ei
lne reason Cor this unjust aud unpiep )s
e. name wa' tnat when the hFst s'tt
'rrivsi the whole region Was oos.ntu.o
imber. 1t WAS, in ae', prNmI.e;; Ian an
t.W,,;lIa M and Hopkinsvills there was oeal
md someUhat extensive range OF umper
Nv c,lled g WCroghan's Grove oelTg'
HE W,u-kno sn Col. Croghal, aud WAS supp
to be oC immense value, as for lJ!a coi
around no woods was 10 be ioand' blt -
. as the country began TO settle, tins |" 'oi
M .ya,yyhere /; in part stunted proiuci OF
N S,IIsd WBlark Jack; but thi. characta
growth interming,ed wi h valuable tim'
manv kinds. The soil is very ttrile. In
,,rovSp a lafRe part Of the to)AtcO Tor
Esntueky IA celebrated, though 1t - e,l
rood for wheat and corn. apd admirably al
u foy rearing horses and cattle.
The climate ia delicious. Tho SUMMED
,ot nnnleas4ntly wA'm, and about the
SntaIbor a ind OF weather begins WIN
s"n,hlss more than anything we have heI
TAi.r summer II continues, with rare
r,,ntiops until Christmas. There then $
soTtwo mcntus something like RAINY Sc
.obich Ia rem arkabls for the portentous ae
,~nich the mui reaches-composod o'
,anacious clay--the roads being Cu' VI
dtep by the tobacco wegons' -.
Tho reader viii now uBderstandi %
b,ns than before, why the bail OF the l
r,,fsht in the "BNrers Ut hentnikl
I've us other name, "Ihe
p,yaT Country. L. ia not onl
ID, land between Kentucky and lea
!, -. the only region ia Kentucky, short
! .,Bsar Gra,s, OF Lexington co9nr!
an army could he gu sisted. Oar rsa'
-.mamBRT tnAH Nno ONoI-lAlhhb A'"s
~ arT,rk or a retrea. on tho part OF d
III sas that he wai early 'ut Ct provision
rsason is th,t Somerset lies m.el !ey
i.;a oovrtrv in tie wild, mountain
wbieS we have described. It Is in Sc
tenn K, ntucky. TIE Gresn River eou
ne, lies in Southern Kontucsy, DIT
. Stretch ncross the whole Ienn9ssee D
IL reaches in act only about haii ol n
parts west OF the Cumbtriahd ana
fiyers are lot 40 fertile a. those ITon 1
Irg Green, Russelville and hoP
enough they are by no means 60 p9)ii
l,ing east OF Glasgow. The prAll'
Z about city miles vice from north
and about one hundred miles vide iro
Nost. 1t ia gently undulating, very
naturally very beautiful. Bowling
thirty years, has been the most
ing town. The original capital
seilvills, whore tho bogus Cony!
20 take KsltuSkY oat v v