Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-15

Tho II Rsbels on the "Destructtve''- Cave
City n aHed to the Ground-Ritter's Sta
tiOn Ditto-RebeIs Securing the Country
Nsgroes RuBniBG Away for Fear OF Being
Cnptured- The "OhIvAlry'' stealIng from
the NeGroes- Aud Not BY Eloy d-R esiguas
tion OF Prof neutrality-suspicious. Of
DIR. James-neRlth Of McCOOk's d.
vision.
Especial Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Pressl
MUNToRDvILIE, KY, January ID, '62.
To-day have been fortunate enough to
CLEAN few items which will not fail in COM
vincing your readers that this war, on the
side Of rebellion, is nothing short of being a
perfect onslaught on the property Of the
Union inhabitants. Last evening the red
glare clearly visible at this place plainly told
the tale that Cave City was reduced to ashes.
Those of your readers who have visited the
Mammoth Cave will not fail to remember
the beautiful hotel, equal almost in size
and arrangement to the Burnet House, and
beautifully located alongside the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad. This beautiful
structure, which was credit to the State,
did not escape the wicked hands of those
ruthless invaders. The track all along for
mi 'es from there-likewise Ritter's Station
is also destroyed. They are now securing
the country in all directions where they
| suppose our troops are scarce, and commit
ting ravaees uDon the Union families.
| Last evening a large body of contrabands
reached camp, fleeing for their lives from
| about two hundred rebel horsemen who we're
| prowling about and ready to pounce upon
| them. In all my life | never saw creatures
more rejoiced than they seemed to be when
| opce inside our pickets. While speaking to
| ore of them l asked why he did not remain
where be was until they came UP. He
opened his large mouth and grinned, dis
playing at the same time as 6nO set OF
teeth as man could wish to look at, and said,
"Golly, msssa, wasn't gwine to let them
fellows cotch me, kase they would set me
digging up the big bitches, and then they
would send me down Souf"
Don't you think they would treat you
well2" "Yal yal God bress your dear soul
masss, they would kill dis poor niger i
they could kotch him, bekase he am for d.
Union and for ole Labraman Lincum;" anC
again displaying his ivory teeth he giggleC
out, "Massa, dey ans very bad people, anC
will steal any thing; God bress your soul d,
don't tink muffin of stealin' all de niggers il
de country"
asked, DO they steal any thing else p
The old negro looked at me for a momeu
with the utmost astonishment, to see if
was serious, and then said: "Msssa does yo
ble've niger would steal2" Being an
sweIed in the affirmative, he continued
Use gwine to tell ye now one fac: VI
Msssa Ben's boy down thar, Use mea
, Zeddekish Hippolimus( would steal all d
hens in de country, an toder day he felt lik
, gwine to steal hen for Aunt Betsy wh
was sick with de tychiphide fever, and whe
be cooked de hen, one of de SecksecBeshin
who came on horse stole de hen fror
, Zeddekish an old Aunt Betsy; now Mass
what do you supposum dem fellers do2P A
be said this he clspped his old black haud
together and laughed himself almost black 1
the face. This is not the story of the negr
alone, but of all persons who have had an
, dealings with the rebels. Who would eve
imagine that the "chivalry" would be guilt
of stealing stolen property from negr,
If this was not done by Floyd or his mel
what under Heaven will the poor people
wherever that thief and his crew gets anon
: them?
Some of our pickets were fred into la'
, evening by the same gang; but, thanks
' General McCooB, they were routed and 70
lowed up until they were lost sight of in til
= woods. 1t may be they are on the run L
s to the present.
4 Two of the Sixth Indiana boys were mis-
I ing up to a late hour yesterday, and til
general impression was that they we're cal
tuTed. They came in, however, in course
? time, and upon being questioned as to the
t disappearance and Whereabouts they al
Z sWered in the following significant manner
= "We thought it cruel and cowardly to ru
Q in when our picketg returned, so we waite
n to see if we could rot get shot or two
: the rebels" While such spirit pervad
= in almost every man in our army, is it to
wondered that the rebels would run.
g While on the south side of Green RivI
}. yesterday, l met a party of about twelV
contrabands, who had escaped the mig
before from the rebels. Some of the pos
we're slowed away in an old wagon draw
q by two oxen. There was one jolly, roun
% faced, big. Tipped, fiat nosed nigger leadir
d The van and experimenting the operation
"a of the oxen, hallooiDg at the top of his voiC
y whoa, ghee up, jeff" and when the oxt
~ would treat his screams With contempt
n go to the wrong side, he would again CT
10 "Shobulder rms-eyes to the 'front.'" al
90 after this he would lau yh as loud as he coul
u with the pleasing confidence that the OK
le were well drilled and obeyed orders.
ar We had quite heavy fall of snow he
ts last evening, to make it pleasant for sleig
), ing; and, indeed, if it ever was deep euoug
~ doubt much if such luxury could be e
c. joyed, as the only sleighs here are those us
IS, for carrying wafer from the river to the
40 ferent camps, full description of which
- will send you in future letter.
~ DR.. james, of Cincinnati, has been G
i pointed Assistant Medical Director, on Ge
ry eral Mitchells staff. The Doctor is thorou
40 physician and kind, hearted gentleman, a
~ will not fail on being great acquisition
SO the medical department of that division.
It's is to be much regretted that Prof. Blackm
rendered his resignation, for l do not belle
a man more attentive to his duties can
found in this part of the country. The hea
!, of General McCook's division of the army
le excellent, there being scarcely any sickn
'ss whatever. The Paymaster is expected TO
Ii. here this week to pay off Mitchelps divisi
LATER.
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