New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-24
THE CRrsss IN AENTUCNY.


vyrnrorsSv;s'c-Vae WhcVc"bo" OF
Gen. sueli's z'orces-Co,,. Nelson sse-Hs- q
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Negroes. "
FRO" 0u' 'p''"'' I,orI,yIlLE. Sept 10, 1862 Il
Twelve months ago, on the day Oeio'e Z,
c.u Hockner made his memorable RAD upo" n~-
linz Green. Tie loyal cause III hehIu'N { "as
.oe,ds,aa at lat time to be in great peril Sa. the
aa~ror. or then must appear insignia cam when
on,o,,ored q those entaed by the 'sasOeg 20 the
ITn;an arms that sguaized the anniversary of Buck
- bvasion. The appearance OF Tire whole of
Re- army On Green River, and the surrender of
che Union force defending the s.;8g at Munords-
rflc uuder the pressure of its overwhelming num-
hers on Wednesday last, is, beyond all doubt
the most untoward event that has yet be-
fallen tine loyal interest n the West. When,
after the battle rear Richmond, in this State,
The real strength OF the invading column OF Kirby
Smith became known, loyalists fauered themselves
that the Rebe, ascondency in the central portion OF
KentucSy would at the very worst, continue few
weeks They .et confident that Gen. Bueiis pow
erful er,ny of experienced sodiery would be more
than equal = the task of keeping the second Rebel
column threatening Invasion, from the soil OF Ken
lucky and that the twelve or fifteen thousand mv"d-
ers under Kirby Smith would be snpihilated, or, at
least driven back iro Tennessee, Icing before Bragg
would be able to strengthen their iOothod IN tine
State by forming junction with them. Alas
all their hopes and wishes Were doomed
to disappointment. The Commando: CHIEF
of the Army of the Ohio has been found
wanting as usral. Instead Of fifteen, well nigh ftfy
thousand Rebels are now in the very heart OF Ken
tucky With boldBess of strategicd conception
and celerity of energetic execution worthy OF the
best cause their Generals have gained line 81 ope-
nations thas will euat e them not only TO secure
plentiful Subsistence fer their sode-y from the rlch-
est section of the State but also TO isolate the dief
ent bodies of Union ti0ops marshaied against then
one from another unite all their forces for successive
demons atoms upon the separate Union corps wdl
strong chance of defeating each 10y superiority Of
numbers. That these are unwarranteo as
sertiop3 the respective positions Of tie Union
aud Rebel arIles at this moment prove be-
sond gaiusay. There are four Union
rorps in Kentnc ky-oue al CovingtOa, a second u
the vicinity OF this city, hir1 under Gen Buell. II
Southern Kentucky, and fourth a, the Cunber
land Gap. These four bodies represent aggregate
strength Of over 100000 mep, more than twice III
number Of the invading armies, and II able to &C
operate more than sufficient to dispose OF them efec
tu,y. But as it is, they occupy the four corners O
an irregular square, with the two armies Of Krb,
Smith and Bragg in a central position, reudeiin.
their junction and joint operations against each cor
III ner easy. Never were commanders Of armies il
more precautions preiicaments than the Un.On Gen
erals in this State 1T this hour. To extncate then
will require the most sagacous and enterprisn;
gemeralship. Bot Of this the record of the las
two months hardly warrants the presumption Of
superabundance. The situation s such, that tn
next few days must bring either great triumphs o
great disasters. The climax of the crisis in Kentucky
reached, and many more hours cannot elapso withou
events Of the most decisive character. Probably /
less than week the Rebels will be routed an
forced back into Tennessee, the whole OF tina
STATE and all Of Kentucky viii be under their con
troll and the Union armies in the southern part 0
this State destroyed, and tlose IN the northern
pressed clOse north Of the OHIO. TIE aspect 0
affairs in this latitude is, indeed, very similar Il
that on the Potomac. The fortunes Of war vii
early and surely turn way the other. Let il
be the prayer of every loyal heart that Providenc,
favor the righteous cause
But to the details of the pOrtenious events of the
last three days. and first of the unforeseen contngen
ces that changed the decided success of forces in
the intrenchments south Of Green River on Sunday
last into the disaster Of surrender "Wednesday
II appears that the attacking column of Sunday
instead Of being part of Kirby Smiths force sent
upon rowing expedition from LexDQton-as be.
6eved by the military authorities here and stated il
my last-was in reality the advance OF Bragg
army. The whole OF this had, is now known
moved, Bragg had learned of Buel's
movement from Nashville, toward Bowling Green
In forced marches upon an almost parallel line and
certainly with greater expeditiousness than own
troops, from Sparta, Tenn, via Gainesboro and
Tompkinsvile, 10 Glasgow, in Barren County, IN
this State, and thence in the direction of Green River
After the repuIse Of Sunday this advance, com.
manded, not as previously stated by Gen. Duncan,
but Gen. Chalmers Duncan had but a subordinate
command), instead Of abandoning, conjectured by
the Governor altogether the project Of obtaining
possession of the intrenchments and capturing the
garrison, merely fell back few miles to rest, and
await the coming of the main body of their army be-
fore renewing their efforts.
In response TO call for. re-enforcements by Col.
Dgnham Of the 5Oth Indiana, who, as senior officer,
mad assumed command after tie fight Of Sunday, the
garrison Of the ntrenchments strengthened on
Monday evening by the Goth Indiana, COL Owen
!son Of Robert Dale Owen, eight companies of the
eoth, under Col King Major 18th U. S. Infantry,
end the sih Ohio Battery, numbering together about
LOU men, with six pieces of artillery. The re-
enioreements, on their way from Ezabethtown to
Green River, were continually barrassed bya body
81 Rebel cavalry, but got through without any &c.
SiogS loss.