The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-16
Bragg's Aerial Castle.

Bragg's Aerial Castle.
The following army correspondence
from Kentucky TO the Atlanta Confederacp
with the PREDATORY remarks Of the editor,
will give our readers some idea Of the
magnificent expectations which some of
BRAaG's friends had based upon his in
vasion Of Kentucky, and also of the dark
forebodings which others entertained of
its consequences. The Coqfslaacy says
OUR KENTUCKY ARMY CORRESPONDENTS.
Some time ago we announced to our
readers that we had engaged an expert
enced and able writer to correspond for
US from Bragg's Headquarters. This
morning we have the satisfaction of lay
ing before our readers the first letter from
his pen, which, though long on the way,
is full of the deepest interest. II is clear
and satisfactory, and explains why Bragg
has not taken Louisville Our people
have been exceedingly impatient about
this matter, thinking he should have cap
tured the city long ago. Many have
pronounced him failure and feared the
worst consequences from his not having
done what was expected Of him. The
position of military affairs in Kentucky,
so far as relates TO what has been done
up to the time of writing the letter is, to
Us satisfactory. Bragg was trying to
draw the enemy out from the city; and
il may be that the Yankee reports in 0 ur
last Of battle progressing at Mount
Washington was the cOnsummation Of
Bragg's planss
Itseems that he made no attempt what.
ever to prevent Buell. going to Louisville,
as we expected he would. We hope all
will yet turn out for the best, and that
those who have been impatient will adj
mire the wisdom Of all Bragg's move
ments, when success crowns the whole.
Our able correspondents letter will
reach rs regularly as couriers come
through. Henceforth we shall have light
on the campaign in Kentucky.
OUR SPECIAL ARMY CORRESPONDENTS FROM
KENTUCKY.
BARDsTowN, KY, Sept ~, 1862.
I write you my FIRST letter from the
headquarters of the Army of the AIissis-
sippi. A glance at the map will show
you that Bardstown is north of the CEN
tire of Kentucky. With General Kirby
Smith at Lexington, Gen. Marshall at
Paris, and General Stevenson just arrived
at Danville from the Gap, we occupy all
of Kentucky except Louisville and Gov
ington, and their suburbs.
We are here thirty nine miles from
Louisville, and according to my best in
formation that city is ours whenever Gen.
Bragg chooses TO put one division of the
army in motion to occupy it.
The scare there is very great: heavy
artillery and goods have been sent to
the Indiana side. and the livery stables
have sent their horses one hundred and
fifty miles into the interior of Indiana
for safety.
1t is no part of Gen. Bragg's present
plan TO occupy Louisville. He .foregoes
the empty glory of conquest to pursue
a more comprehensive plan. The march
of this army from Chattanooga has been
an extraordinary one. In little over
two weeks, Gen Bragg has transported
his great train of ordnance and supplies
over two mountains and two rivers, and
marched 300 miles At every pointhe has
deceived, out-generaled and out witted
Buell., who is now making his way to
Louisville. On the march he compelled
the surrender of Munfordville. with
$500 prisoners and valuable stores of
medicine and food. He freed North AL
ALBANIA, and if Gen. Price has done his
duty aud executed his part of the pro-
gramme, the whole of Tennessee should
now be liberated. The enemy now oc-
cupies but small part Of Kentucky.
and when Price shall have secured
our rear by holding Nashville, we
are strong enough if Kentucky
does her duty, TO maintain Kentucky and
thus defend the more Southern States of
the Confederacy on a frontier three hun
bred miles removed north from the fight
ing ground of the last campaign. We
are in an abundant country. The quar-
termasters buy corn at 30 cents, and beef
and bacon at 4 and cents So you will
our army is cheapy subsisted
The country is full ofprovisions, and we
hear that Kirby Smith has already coll
lected large army stores at Lexington.
Gen. Stevenson, as / said, has reached
Nicholasyille 40 miles hence and between
us and Kirby Smith with from seven TO
ten thousand men from the Gap. He was
ia pursuit of Gen. Morgan and his re-
fugees.
The stragglers of the army left on our
toilsome march are coming in numbers to
Danvile. The great problem Of the
campaign 70 wit: what Ken;uckians will
do for their own Liberation, is yet to be
solved. It'is painful to acknowledge
that the burdens of the Federal yoke
are too visible in the temper Of the
men. But the spirit Of the women is iT-
represGbe Our troops are everywhere