, 1862-09-20

Auothcr disnstcr in Kentucky. The re- t
port comes that A1unfordsyil1e has fallen /
;5o:o tue bands Of tue rebels after a
gallant defense, thc enemy under Gen.
Bragg overpowering our force Of about
$500 under Colonel Wilder, all Indiana
troops, as follows: 18th, Col Wilder; 5oth,
Col. Durham; 9th, Col, Emerson, aud =!
'the 83d, together with squadron Of |
Dlood's cavalry. In addition to the force !
above stated, Col. Wilder had flre pieces
ci artillery, viz: One 1wenty-four pounder, !
two twelyes aud two sixy-threes. Op-
posed 10 him the rebels were reported to
'a,avc from 1000 to 10000 disciplined !
troops, with twelve pieces Of artillery.
0nr map, given elsewhere, will serve to
illustrate positions aud movements. lnun-
fcrdsyillc c'mrm is MT the word'' is sta
ton on tie Louisville and Nashville Rail
road, scycnty-two mles below louisville,
st the crossing Of the Green River: The
river is crossed on q splendid iron tres.le
bridge 500 feet in length
Gen. Buell. with 1luely organized Army
is at Bowling Green, where he has been
:1nassing bis forces, these originally moving
III two columns northward from Nashville,
one intended for Bowling Green, the other
for Glasgow, point about thirty miles
further last But in this march Of Buelrs
forces, Gen. Wood commanding tue
latter was outstrippcd in celebrity By Bragg,
who, after crossing the Cumberland River,
pushed directly for hold on the rich re-
zion cf tie Green River. This was the
first misfortune that Bragg outstrippcd our
troops.
He moved with the utmost rapidity, with
Gen. Bishop Polk in the advance with
10000 men; and SO close did this division
approach column Of our forces moving to
Glasgow also, that the latter was forced to
turn from its route and march with all
haste to Bowling Green, in order to avoil
Il battle, Which it %as not deemed policy
to give al lAat time Bragg reached GIas-
gov on Thursday night, the 11th inst, md
during the following day had succeeded in
bringing Ills whole force up, which imn1c
d1attly went into camp along Beaver
Creek, and III the western portion OF til.
town Of Glasgow.
From Glasgow az his base Of operations
Bragg nloSca On a1nnior5svil1e. af;cr one
or two lesser movements aimed at points
On tic l.. & n. r i. The attack on Nun
for6syille orig mated in desire doubles;
TO break the railroad communication d
1lis river, aud cut off Buell. from supplies
-as weu-as Gu. off Louisville from Buell.!
reiLflrcm:nts, by destroying the grca
bridge above spoken Of. In all this Bras:
las been successful, and immense seusatio,
4! Louisville is the result.
Gen. Butll, good easy man, was at Bow
1i"g G,tcu, aud las allowed Bragg thus t
bead him of. Don CArlos may have c2
cel1cnt points, but they fail him and IL
public whcn called for. The consequence
of his hardness in this instance, Is
1:isfnrtunc Of no suuu magnitude, whic
it will cost much to repair. He has q
1o"cd Il vigorous and daring enemy
conc between him enl the thrcA.ent
prints north, and Louisville is nov real
il danger.
Kirby Smith was known to have been
Frankfort, with his army, on Saturd
evening; and no8, strong rebel for
Inns made 1ci,gn,ent at Munfordsvi
and les.rcse ed the railroad Bridge tAel
illus placing 8 broad and impossible ziv
between them and Euclrs army, Iouisyi
is doubly mcnaccd aud cut off from t
succor that it lad hitherto been suppo;
Euen's army could give it.
The first attack was made oa Sund
The second battle Of Charlottesville y
fought less than llalfa mile from the set
Of Willich's gallant encounter year a
Tie blidgc wns destroyed ty Buckner !
yenr. Stirring events urc near ut hand
Kentucky,