The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-10-10


lin, Kentucky.
Clarke county advices say Jack Bruner
with company of rebels went up Red
River to capture Jim Townsend's Home
Guards. The rebels were defeated with
great slaughter.
General G. W. Morgan left but four
guns at Cumberland Gap, and those with
trucheous knocked off.
Colonel S D. Bruce son in law of Gen
eral Leslie Coombs, receives the highest
commendation in military circles here for
his operations at Bowling Green. The
rebels burned the bridge near Auburn on
Monday night. Bruce Immediately sent
thither the 10th Indiana and part of the
Sth Kentucky, rebuilt the bridge, routed
the enemy at Russelville, killing and woun
ding fifty and taking Is prisoners, 40 horses
and saddles. He also routed party at
Glasgow yesterday, taking ten prisoners,
including Lieutenant Colonel Crewt, Capt.
Brown and Lieutenant Thomas.
"A Portsmouth, Ohio, dispatch to Gov.
Robinson says John Morgan, with 100 men
Yesterday attacked the Carter County home
guard near Olive Hill. After several hours
severe skirmishing Morgan was repused,
and twenty of his men were killed. Nor
gan then retreated towards Licking river,
burning thirty-five houses on his way
Last night Morgan returned to Olive Hill,
Meanwhile Col. Lepert went to Portsmouth,
and brought 500 of the 117th Ohio.
Advices from Bardstown says the rebels
have from 10000 to $4,000 men in circle
of eight miles i'll diameter around Bards
town. They have been skirmishing and
driving the rebels before them for the past
three days. We captured three hundred
prisoners.
1t is said that Kirby Smith arrived at
Frankfort with ten thousand men, and that
Humphrey Marshal is on bis way thither
with five thousand rebels, and evidently
means to make stand at Frankfort, and
battle at Bardstown seems imminent.
The report of an anticipated fight at Mt.
Washington, yesterday, arose from out
forces shelling the works as they advanced.
Bragg and Buckner left Danville, on Mon
day, threatened to send every man who
wan:d not join the rebel armyto the ncrth
of Ohio.
The rebels are cutting new roads from
Bardstown to Springfield and Lexington.
Leading rebels and officers of the Con-
federate army are circulating the most alb
surd stories in places occupied by them.
For instance that Gen. Nelson was killed
because he supported President Lincoln's
recent emancipation proclamation; that
Buell. resigned because of that proclamation,
but concluded to hold his position six days
longer, in the hope hat Lincoln would
annui that document.
The rebels are rigidly enforcing the Con-
federate conscription act wherever they have
temporary contiol.
CA1Ro, Oct. s,
We can get no additional account of
Fridays battle a tCorinth. Saturday morn
ing Price attack ed Rosecranz's right, Van
Dorm and Lowell has left. The assault was
made with great determination. At one
time our center was penetrated and the
rebels reached the Corinth House near the
center of the town. They were driven out
at the point of the bayonet. Van Dorm led
his column over the abattis, on the left, up
to within fifty yards of the ditch, exposed
all the time to scathing fire of grape and
canister, and was driven back by q charge
of the 2Sth Ohio and l lth Missouri.
The battle lasted till half past IL, when
the rebels retreated towards Hatchic river.
The number killed and wounded on either
side not known. The rebel loss reported
much larger than ours. We have between
700 and 1000 prisoners, not including
wounded. Gen. Hackleman is killed -
Gen. Oglesby is dangerously wounded.-
Coils. Smith and Gilbert Mower wounded,
The Mobile and Ohio road is not seri-
cusly injured
The telegraph has Seen repaired to Cor
inth General Hubert marched Saturday
to the South side of the Hatchie river, with
a large force, thus cutting off Prices retreat
Rosencranz moved early this morning, tc
renew the attack. Cannonadlng was heard
to-day in the direction of their forces. Price
is in the forks of the Hatchie river, betweer
Hubert and Rosecrahz.