, 1862-12-29

Rosecrans' Communications Cat
Off by Morgan, !:
Threatened Occupation Of the Blue
= Grass Region. i,
PICTURES OF KENTUCKY lKfaAlsM.
A Chicago Times Ganal:d
Exploded. ::
TIE PRESIDENT WILL STAND BY
HIS PROCLAMATION.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
C1scnEAT1, Dec 70, 1862.
Matters in Kentucky are certainly looking
serious, and fears are felt for tho safety Of
RosecTans' army with regard to supplies |
Their stock Of provisions WIS very low, and |
the destruction OF the Nashville road de-
priyes them Of further supplies, as the Cum:
berland River is not yet nayigable,. ! ...
Morgan has undoubtedly possession Of Glas-
gov and Gaze city, with five regiments Of
cavalry, in all about {, 600 men,. *,
Morgan met With no opposition at Cave
| City, which is twelve miles from Munfords
vile. His men at once commenced destroy
| ing the railroad, and it is reported here that
| they did go most effectua1ly. Scouts from
Munfordsyil1e arrived on Saturday with infor-
nation that Morgan vas advancing on that
town With the intention Of destroying the
railroad bridge acrosa Green River.
! Great excitement prevailed at Munfords-
vile, and active preparations are making to
meet them. A train loaded with nrtillery and
ammunition, left Louisville on Saturday for
that point. -. ::
4 scout who arrived to-day from Danyil1e,
reports that Gen. Baird's division, with eight
regiments Of infantry, two Of cavalry, and two
batteries, left there at O'Clock On Saturday
morning, for point on the Louisville ind
Nashville road, to intercept Morgan. A strong
force is left at and in the ncighborhood Of
Lexington.
1t is said to be the intention Of the enemy
to try to effect d junction with, Sae:dorces lu:
: der Humphrey Marshall and Eoyd WHO are
in Eastern Kentucky, not far from Mt. Ster-
ling, for the purposn Of occupying Lex1ng-
ton, Paris, Frankfort, and the Blue Grass re-
gion.
1t is also said an attempt will be made to
prevent the Kentucky Legislature from con
Yening at Frankfort, and TO install the PRO
| yisional Governor HaWes who is to set up the
l Government for the State as d member Of the
] Southern Confederacy.
t Louisville papers Of Saturday have partlcu
! lars Of skirmishes at Glasgow, Care City, ant
MunfordsyiI1e.
G It would be improper to state the details
+ Of movements and dispositions Of our troop
to meet Morgan, but they are such as to etfsc
d tua1ly check and drive him back. We do no
It look for his capture at Cincinnati.
u The Chicago TINES on Saturday stated tia
- - the Republicans Of Coyington, Kentucky, ha
l. appealed to Colonel sipes, Military Con-
adandant, to prevent the election Of th
IL Democratic ticket on the ground Of its bein
r. secession. Colonel Sipes, in card, that ri
s. be published tomorrow morning, says no
quest was ever made Of him to prevent a1
p candidate from running The report was ev
en IDENTIFY put forth to pave the way for the &c
tain defeat that awits the Democratic ticke
At a:Union meeting in Covington on satu
n day evening Congressman Menzies, the Unit
member from TINT district, WAS very bitter (
the Administration, and said Kentucky h
nothing to hope from it. That the mission
III Gov, Robinson and Adiutant General Finn
- to Washington to prevent the issue Of
emancipation proclamation was unsuccesst
It is reported that Buckner, Speaker Of
TT House Representatives Of Kentucky, had (
A' dressed circulars to all the Representati'
asking their views on this proclamation, a
30 that he has received replies from over tV
thirds, who oppose it, and it is claimed II
the Legislature will not recognize the proc
nation. have this from prominent E
The tuckian who I hare reason to believe rep
= q sents Gov. Robfnson's views.
It Is About o'clock this evening one or
Ills guns on the forti6catlons and on the gunb
iers Indianola doomed forth, which created a g
roes deal Of uneasines. Thousands flocked to
Ing. newspaper offices and to the landing, supp
o to ing the enemy were upon Us, but on the
nouncement being made that the firing wa:
ring raise body drowned in the river the exc
, no mcnt subsidized.
lblic LOUISVILLE, Dec. 28.-John Morgan, u