, 1862-09-13
FROM CINCINNATI.
THE REBELS bETReATIHe IN
GREAT HASTE.
No Enemy Within Twelve
Mills of the City
MOVEMENTS TO CAPTURE GEN.
KIRBY sn1lTHs
Gen. Bragg Crossed tie Cumberland
Riyer---Cen. Buell. ditto.
4 FEDERAL COLUMN MOVING FROM
LOUISVILLE,

A FEDERAL COLUMN MOVING FROM
LOUISVILLE.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago TrihnHe.7 |
CINCINNATI, September t2. 1852.
Itclegrarted you last night that General
Htatl's camp, Two miles south OF Fort
Mitchell, would receive the compliments of
our big gu1s this morning. This was the lo-
te1tion. The camp would have been slelled |
last night, but for the fact that our anbu-
lances hsd just passed through under flag Of |
truce, for Richmond, aud Ger. Wallace feared
they would be returned if ne opened the bal.
Th.s morning the rebels were not in sight, !
ard our scouts ascertained that they eVacu-
ated Hcately during the night. The scouts
vent out Twelve mills, and found the rebels
in relid retreat The 10th Kentucky cavalry
has gone i'll pursuit. 1t Is estimated that 1h:y
had 5000 men, including cavalry and i1fa1tfy,
with thirty pieces OF artillery, il our tTs'nt,
Our scouts picked up good many straggglers
trcm Texas aud Louisiana regiments.
Il il now supposed that the rebels will
nls ke no Stand this side Of Lexington, ard it
Is ever feared they will retreat rapidly By the
ea::ae road they ca1ne. Il they delay, their re-
treat will be- intercepted. They have doubt
isss b5cn adv;sed Of the movements intended
TO Gpe rate OIL their rear, aud are hasteniny to
get out Of the bag. In any event, Kentucky
will be clear OF the rebel army in short
time. By tomorrow there will probably be
10 c1cny Il force within sixty E.llcs Of Gin
| cins;lti
TIE cavalry raid to Naysvilie was intended
tc diyt IT troops from here. Our generals SAW
| ti.at ard did Lot bi.e. The rebels may seatter
j; they choose and try to hold different places.
i The pclicy here is to concentrate, and whip
? the rebel armies. The scattering policy has
g., heen played cut on our side. II the rebels
are not basged in kentuckyi it will viii not be
the fault OF the gen=raishlp i'll this dcpa-ss-
ment.
Never WAS such IN army concentrated and
such preparations made as have been accom-
plieh.d here within week. One week ego
latt Monday there was not gun mounted or
regiment ou hand to aete:.d his city;> now
YOU would be surprised if ell you CIR
s11eISth
An itnTort~s ~" Vi,
krEtrck .Gg CROSSED tae -"u4@-.
! land Eiycl eH11il} ilI0 IL pu@alG5 iHtJ
H. with Buell. after him. Ne nave 4
o. moving cut from Louisville. There
rec columns pointing to Lebanon,
Kirby Smith is believed to be making
some oint to form Junction with Gen.
raEg, whip Hnc1l first, and thea turn on the
l.ou;sy:l;@ forces. T. is impossible now, how
| eytr, fur 1,i= to work oui Us the rebels dvsiie.
! Celsrity GIL our part will insure SUCCESS, but
:cla3 y i'll bring disaster OK disappointment al
east.
C1SclSSATI, Sept. 122.-Skirmishes yestcr
day atternoon resulted il The capture OF tweu
ty rebel prisoners, who report the rebel arnlj
in good spirits, and anxious to advance o,
Cincinnati. Il was understood by them t!,a
they were to fall back in the direction of Flor
euce, to draw our forces out Of the intre1ch
ments. Kirby Smith made speech to hi
9 army on Wednesday, assuring them that in
few days they would quarter in Cincinna'i
They also report that Bragg reinforced Snlil
with twelve regiments.
At 10 O'Clock this morning the entire rebt
army fell back. Their picllets are nov tv
miles from their former lines. Our troops ar
in good spirits, and anxious to be led forwart
tF1em the Cincinnati Gazette, 12th1
y SkIrmisllng between our pfckets and tlla
Is Of tile rchels was going Oh all day yes1erdA
!, in front OF the brigades OF Gems. Love, : vain
~ and S:anhopc, on the Lexington and Indt
y uendcncr r1ises. Several Of our men WEI
le wounded, and few driven iu, aud it is sui
70 1osct sc11le Of the rebel piekets were killed.
~ The men in these several brigades were
s. | line Of s,att!e several times during tue d.,
re but no enemy in force appeared. The pickle
n OF one Of rhe Cincinnati regiments came
and reported tie enemy Advancing in force
aud three companies were scut for ward OF
O. reconnaissance, butthey saw no enemy Ny
IS, OF the picket firing was on the Lexington pil
M between the residences Of Messrs. Buckn
~ anu Staub, and near the edge Of the wood.
IN From Fort Mitchell we tould see hundre'
lot ct the enemy moving ahctt IN the saddle al
u, en- foot, .rd cur plckets were o,l'y separ:.t
I'M at tliis po;nt tro1l the picEets OF the Tepal5
. . Cornhcld.
six Tie tI1g Of truce, nnGcr Captain Ross
,us General Wa1lace's stall, With an escort
of cavalry, and about forty aEbufanccs, lett W
jrgtpn al 5 clock this afternoon, ahd cesssa
ae Buckntr's Residence ut about huf-pas1 1ol
ral The officer was iutt EtTc ey the eolonss Ct
rebel IT uillert ami a Euul1cr Of c"!cefs, "
,o, j said he 6ad orders from ten. Heath not to
~, ! low any person to pass II u . eons"Na!l
SOIL the colo1t} acreed to take Capt. Ross pirt
ere to Ger. Heatu's headquarters, aooa1 A'i1ar'
cne OF nile distant, whleIi hE did, aud be 50
:7 returned with permission ior the train to Z
900 VIC were at Camp Mitchell when the tr
ON started from Buckuef's Residence,
etc Wslen. IL uu.ll !. as ~. ~ :,
i kIss tGen returned and rc:ofted - Eel. u
1@' Lace.
:ocs FIVE cid regiments Of Geu. Curtis diyjs
ure arrived Yesterday and crossed :lie river.
We arr not 1t liberty 1T pfcseat to st
What the force nov opi'usite Clnein.
l. amounts to, nor what wnrAs havt: been tr
by I'd 1,r rhe defense Of the city But this I'll
sas- wc can say, that ro equal amount Of " v
"a was ever dope, LOT rs naEy Men got iog5z
NJ in us slurt atime By any general, as has b
a.it. ror, hy Gen. Wallace for the defense Of.
lion ri1v iIe las b.en IN With his aids aaa
ing Gers day and night, and has accomn'i$iiv
the r,st l,,1ount III .,t)r by his untirlusr vGt
on'' and Industry.