The New York herald., 1862-10-11
The Rebel Rout In Kcntucxy-The Re-
bellion Cut Up in the West.

The rebel General Bragg-who lately ad-
vapced into Kentucky with powerful and
insolent army, not only to turn over to JEFF.
Davis that indexible Union State, but all the
Northwest to the sources of the Mississippi
riyer-has been procipitaely put to fight.
Neither rapid marches, nor skilful strategy,
nor desperate fighting, nor all these expedicnts
combined, have been sufficient to save him.
General Buell. has outmarched him, out
manGuvcrcd him, overhaulcd him and routed
him. The result, in its value to our great
cause, in conjunction with our recent victories
in Northern Mississippi, can hardly be over
estimated.
The reader will understand the imp portance
of these victories by the consequences which
would have followed had they been gained by
the rebels. With the decisive defeat of Gene
rails Grant and Rosecrans at Corinth we should
have lost Memphis and Nashville, and all our
fortificstions artillery, manitions of war and
stores of provisions at those points. Tennessee
would thus have been completely reconquered
by the rebellion. With decisive defeat of
Buell. in Kentucky, that State would have fallen
helpiessly into the hands OF the rebels including
Louisville and its immense military supplies
Of all kinds, and the left bank of the Ohio river
for five hundred miles, and both banks Of the
Mississippi again, from Cairo down to New
Orleans. But, with these victories on the side
of the Union, we not only secure Kentucky and
Tennessee and the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
intact, but we have SO crippled the reb bellion in
the West that now, with our forces in the field
in Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi
and Louisiana, we may, without repulse or
check, sweep away the vestigcs Of the late rebel
armies in that quarter, from Missouri and Ken
tucky to the Mexican boundary.
We have demolished the whole rebel pro-
gramme Of an invasion and winter campaign
among the abundant stores Of subsistence and
clothing of our loyal border States on both
sides Of the slavery line. The initial victories
to this end were those which expelled The great
rebel army Of General Lee from Maryland back
into the military desert Of Virginia. General
Buell. has substantially finished the good work
In Kentucky. Thus, East and West the hungry
and ragged armies of JEFF Davis are driven
back into the States which the rebellion has
reduced to the verge OF famine; and 90, with
winter close upon them, another Union vict ory
or two in tho East will bring into play through
out the South, tho saving alternative Of Pre-
sidcnt Lincoln;s emancipation proclamation
Between the preservation Of their institution of
slavery In the Union, on the one hand, and IA
mine, invasion and the destruction OF slavery
on the other, our cotton States may now
speedily bo brought TO tho saving choice %
| Submission. .-..s. 5. :
We sre assured, too that, between the waf
| Department, General Hallcca AID General
/ Mcclellan, lie most energetic measures and
movements are in progress for decisive work in
Virginia. DG. what Of Tie Navy Department.
There can be TO doubt that with some such
practical and energetic Jack Tar at the head of
This department as Admiral Foote, Farragut.