Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-10-27
" AR NEWS
TIE area. Victory in KENTUCKY.

in Kentucky, have been crowned with the
most signal victory of the war. When II
the details shall reach the public, the fruit !
of this victory in arms, and other spoiis,
will be found to certainly exceed those Of
any other battle fought on this continent.
It's important and beneficial results in ott.
err respects, are incalculable. 1t redeeras
the entire State of Kentucky, or at lea
all that portion of it worth holding, in
wolves the fall of Nashville, greatly imper,
lis Louisville and Cincinnati, and will en-.
able US to strike a blow at Corinth ana
Memphis, which can hardly fail Of success.
Late Cincinnati papers which have Bet.
received at Knoxville and Chattanoo2a,
acknowledge an overwhelming defeat, ard
state that they consider il their duty 20
come out plainly and iaform their readers,
that the peril of the q" Queen City" Of the
West is imminent. If all we hear be cor
rect, and as we have stated, it comes from
a source entitled to the fullest credit, Gen.
Bragg's programme, when that officer was
last heard from, bad been executed fully,
30 far as it could be executed in Kentucky
and his prospects were bright for expell-
ing the Yankee forces from every foot of
Kentucky soil, save the extreme, South
western portions bordering on the Ohio
river.
The accounts received by us represent
that the fighting commenced on the 7th
near Perryville, and was continued for
several hours, each side desperately con-
testing every inch of ground. Night closed
ALL oorkozk h1uwouor rrsAh &Ao ~lrn~-oa
decidedly in our favor,w we holding the bat
tie field, and securing many prisoners.
During the night Gen. Bragg retired a
large portion of his army through a deep
valley, (some say gorge,) over q road whicn
forked at the end of the valley, one of thu
forks diverging to the left, and leading to
Cumberland Gap. On both sides of the
valley, Gen. Bragg masked several batter
les, the underground and shrubbery of.
ing ample concealment.
On the morning of the 9Th. the g.
was renewed at or near a place called Ct
Inns Creek, and for an hour or 80 60 6.
with terrific fury, when the Confederate
in obedience to orders, broke and retreat
rapidly through the valley. Buel's forcc
thinking our men demoralized and endea
oriDg to reach Cumberland Gap, started !
hot pursuit, and after fairly entering ii,
teries, from hills on ether side, while Gen
Kirby Smiths column suddenly closed i,
on the southern end of the valley, and Ger
Humphrey Marshall forces swept arour
on the northern end, thus efectuaIly ST r
rounding the Yankee forces with a VA
of fire. Here it was that the Yankee &C
counts reported our army as having br,k
and ran by three diverging roads. And 6
they did. One column went down Ii
Valley, and the ether two on either sid,
but only to halt at a certain point, an
encompass thearmy ofBuell after they la
entered the trap prepared for them.
The fighting here is said to have bee
terrific, our meu emboldened by the pros
pect of an utter humiliation or capture {
the Federals, and the Yankees driven t
desperation by the horrible doom of dealt
which seemed almost inevitable. I. G
finally succeeded in breaking through
portion of Gen. Humphrey Marshall's col
umn, and through the opening thus effsc
ed, many thus made their escape, b.
thousands of their dead and wounded, an
many prisoners were left in our hands.
Another stand was made on the TIN
day of the fight, Friday, but the exact l.
cality our informant could rot learn. Ii
known, however, that the fight was a des
perate one, and lasted all day, our arm
driving the enemy back q distance of sey
eral miles, and still following them U
closely, when night set in. Eighteen hu.
dred of our cavalry were sent forward
Gen Bragg under the renowned Gen. Jol
II. Morgan, to harass the enemy, while O
forces followed on at a distance, it is sal
of hut a few miles in their rear. Gre
Bragg having gained a decided advantae
was determined to follow it up.
About one o'clock on the morning of Il
fourth day, it is said, the Yankee fore
broke and the retreat soon became a pc
feet rout. Hundreds and hundreds fell
the wayside from sheer exhaustion, and {
whole line of the retreat was literaI
strewed with knapsacks, canteens, sm
arms, overcoats, and everything e
that could possibly impede the movemel
of the fugitives.
Day broke on the morning of Frid
the 10th, with the great Army of G
Buell., numbering, it is said, at least Z!
600 men, utterly routed and demoraliz
and flying in every direction. But a sh
time previous to the dawn of day they |
encountered the Kentucky river, and
scene here is said to have defed descr
ton. Thousands had made their ,
across the river in safety, hundreds &
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