The national Republican., 1862-10-23
~ An interesting communication, in re.
lation to Texas, will be found on the outside.
THE POSITION.

We publish two dispatches from Louisville,
one Of the goth and one Of the 2lst, which
Indicate that the rebels in Kentucky are quit
q successful in capturing prisoners as we ore,
aud decidedly more so in capturing wagon
trains. The upshot Of the whole matter
seems to be that the rebels are getting out Of
Kentucky in much better trim than when
they went into it.
4 dispatch, dated Frankfort, October 10,
r~9e, -'-'''
"Buell's sue cess beyond Grab Orchard turns
out even less than reported last night. The
only wagons he oaptu. d were few that had
been imprssss by the rebels on their retreat
from country people along the road. These, OF
course, will have to be returned TO the owners
It is now believed that - rebels have been
making their retreat By both routes through
Cumberland Gap and Somerset. No hopes are
entertained of catching up with them or get
ting much. II any, {. their stotes.
Governor Robins On returned here yesterday.
The State government is again running as
usual"
Let it console us to know; while we are
mourning over Brsggs escape, that the rebels
are indignant that he accomplished so little.
Thus, the Richmond Wig, OF the Goth, says {:
"Our last adyioes render u certain that
Bragg's army is abandoning Kentucky, and
that II ts now ln position in the neighborhood
OF Cumberland Gap. We do uot know, and do
not pretend To divine, lie causes OF this retro
grade move..ent.
We do know that it has profoundly disap-
pointed and mortified our people, and dashed
the fond hopes they had formed OF hberatipg
Kentucky and Tennessee. We had expected
and reasonably expected, from Gen. Bfasg's
magnificent army, somethlps more than mere
lncursion TO the nelghbornood 81 the Ohio
i.seI; something more lhan iruilless marches
and barren battles. We had anticipated from
Gen. Bragg something more than boastfu
orders 10 ME troops and sounding proclama-
tfons TO the people beyond the Ono. We had
formed exalted hopes of the great expedition
which he led across the Tennessee river, and
nearly up TO the suburbs Of Louisville His
long delsy al Tupelo. his hesitanoy at Chatta. |
Nc IA, Ale tardy advance 20 Kentucky, had
snAAen 81 fShac Gon0dence' but few we're willing
W Souuehu 50 lVNs as opportunity yet re-
manned for q coasummatoh Vi the Grand b.
lects OF th5 campaign. It's ali over now. The
Kentucky movement IL the hands OF Gen. Bragg
nas turned out 10 DC sinp!? hzz o. No other
wvfd can 30 appropriately describe it. II has
osen, FROM beginning TO end, brilliant bluIder
and a magnificent failure"
The Cincinnati papers report the arrival
there Of Mr. Greene. who left Nashville on
the morning Of the 18th, with dispatches from
Gov. Andy johnson. Mr.. Greene says that
the city is perfectly safe, and that the rebel
summons to Surrender is treated with ridi.
eule.
Mr.. Greene is reported as giving the fol
lowing information:
General Hegley was strongly under the i'm
preston that 1t was military necessity tina,
Nashville should De evacuated, but Governor
Andy Johnson. not being much Of a military
pan, could not see II, and opposed 1t success
fully, vovipg that no would hold the place az
long as there was a man ~ defend II, or one
stone standing upon another 10 the Capitol
house Of the State. The hr .lth Of the Govern.
or 10 good. and his spirits do not seem depress.
ed BY the condition his city lR 10. Cut of from
all communication with the north, be seems q
man for the times. WHOSE energies Iiss to meet
emergencies, Instead OF sinkios AZ the first
shock"
The Washington correspondence of yestel.
days y. =. 7ri5unt has the two following
paragraphs:
~ is said that both the secretary of War
and Gen. Ha!leck refer all persons who inquire
about matters relating 10 the Army or the Po.
tomac 10 the Presldent, he having undertaken
to relieve them of all responsibility in that
natter"
"Our statement to the effect that Geu George
W. Morgan has been suspended from bis com
mand, and that oour Las Uee" ordered to il.
vestigate the circumstances attending tire ev-C.
uatton OF Cumberland Gap, "'as and 10 true, al
deniais 10 the contra H"twIs nsiandlEs."
The Star OF last e' .llng gives the 70 l1w-
Jog statements, as MAJ by J, Gurbrick, who
arrived here on Tuesday, where he had been
long confined as prisoner:
"Curbrick says that he saw the Merrima~
No. 2. wing aear Rockets as be passed down
and thiuks she is nearly ready for service,
She has had all the iron plates pls ed on her,
and looks AS n ste will be an ugly CT stomar -
deal witn. He heard persons say who SAW he
old MsrrtIac hat this one Is slmi ar In c,n.
struotion and plan, though not 40 large, and
viii be much more easily handled.
Major Jordan, NIntI Pennsylvania cavalry
and Capt. Arnold Harris were conhn, i IN The
same.ro L with Gurbrlck, and were retained
for trial and punishment for depredaltons said
10 have been committed by their troops. Four
Of the First Maryland cavalry (UaI0ni arc con.
nned, and 70 be tried on the charge OF murder.
What the facts axe he could not learn
GLs. SIsELs FoRcE.-Ihe star OF last