Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-24
LATEST PROV gHE UNITED
STATES.
TEE CONFEDERATE FORCES UNDER GENERAL
CEITIESDEN ROUTED.
DcATH OF GENERAL s0iLICOFRKR.
A VICTORY By JEST. THOMSON.

zee NOrlc lIy Boo, copies tie following important
,ltsEs 51cc froz tas Fhi-dephi- fresI Of the slsL
Cis,nsa9.. jan. o. combined st,A,k saS made
TO-DAY on Ge~ Zl.lc0hsr's e-ts5nchments by GsceTal
Schos5f AID General Tbonls, resulting in complete
.yis'ory.
TIE S;l-s aud S.rps," nov wave over the rebel for
L6,ad0a
Our troop elpa-ed al tae camp property and large
-nye- OF r..s1cgsI
sEi los, 81 ths .eesll is heavy. ,lc3air'a dead
o1dy a 10 the possess:oa Of tae Federal troops.
L0rIsvILLE. la Tee Bgie Psyton Who vas Kill
e. The rsceat -ga-au ut proves 20 be BAihe Peytou,
" attached 70 2 .rolsrs sat, and no; lille Peyton,
81, AZ Asst .cp-osd
C.sc.ySl-r. ,a. She Le@rg:on, ~, eOrrespOn-
den! Of the C5nmerc a. Of this city gives The following
gc.ourt Of the battle fought on Sa'rrl'y
Gen. ,icCd r learning Tia. the FEDERAL forces lad
snlsased IN ais rear marched OF q hIs entrsns ne u
a S o'clock, On Saturday morning., ard attacked Gen
Ssl0epf in bis camp
Our pcksts we're driven in At an early hour SAtur
DIV morning and before dayigh. the attack was made
&c 5a.s $ said 10 have rs gsd wh great fury until
o',o K In I've af.sruool when LJ.icJh,r having been
. tS5 Vice force OF r., &c a 10 e3liu on 70 their
e ~ TIE us Is not stated but il : thought 70 De
hgsyr.
Toe Bile Peyi7r, IT, rho is among the Killed, is >
son Of hs distinguished member Of Congress o! that
o. ne from Tennessee.
'.lryctory g sliG to la.s bsoa ger. decisive, ard
result il the roCi q the whos foree defending nc
FFAf ~ u OF the REQ 'I8 pl-lt0l a. boNAuB nlceA
r. Ices "a heavy o. both sites
L7UIsyILLE, jan. 90 The recent hRhs took place
o. study, instead OF Saturday morning.
G.a. Tlomls on sunday morning, toIoFed up the
rbss 70 their elseuChmgut keen miles from his Own
c,u1 and was about % them this morning. LII
~ ,Fvicss state that this attack yc.Ory-kD-
r. flund thcr el'genchnents desertedthe rebes hav
itr let their clnnJu F1ag.ermss,s sorS7 tent horscs
and wagons which fy. into on ha-dA
T., reb-ls Ia lspsrs1c, had crossed the Cuubefind
sH. sH.rHH nHrN fH IA ~
Cfss-, opposite the' elciup1.sl, a MI Spring.
To hlldrsd s-ye1'v-bSe l- 81 rel - we're killed
s1i wounded iacai0g l.c0hsr and Psy;On. The
da-i we're founi on the t'ii.
The Tsa5h Iat,n, Rsgns1t los, IS killed and Wouod
e5 No further particulars Of the Federal loss b'ye yet
.t-ched hess.
ne scene a the v,story s soTerset the csp'sl
si FIllsk county. X, ana - tuAted ~ mica Sorth
cg ne Cumbsra1d riser and ninety miles east Of FrA1k
fo-', TIE capital Of the State.
EDIr,RlAJ COMMITS or ToRsHrs FSrss-THI LArzsT
VAR saws.
The accounts OF the battle fought 10 Eastern Ken
tucky are not su6 ;sn:ly crcumstAntiA to give us a
celr isa Cf the cOntag bl. eaongh knoEa 70 prove
thl very brilliant aud decided Union vetor' has been
achieved. Z1Ecsfr one o. the most adventurous
Of as rebel Geusrsis Defeated in several previous at
take upon the Uuioa troops At Wildcat Camp, be some
en1t -pec.s-'y vsuiur5i gpoa anothe; ensoTtsr
65c1 proved fatal % himself Aad large Uortion OF ms
cJmuand
" e understand thA. tGe Btlie Peyton who Is report
e. 10 have been kri {, the OF the prominent Ten
Bsssee politician OF that name whO Minister TO Ba'
~ turing Nc. Filmores administration.
Toe position Of the iro5ps Somerset IL thus described
10 , Letter from there, di ed JaUuar7 18Th
Ths ststus here Is sl.gy this CFiIenGen having Ia
20 the command ci The troops 81 Nil Spring, Uli'e
Z.iscfsr has gole 20 lshvle remains ~ith the bik
biz 1900 men, eutre0ohed, and delsdd By eleven
pieces Of "a artillery and twenty OF the CANTON
manufactured 10 the C0nl.deacy and warranted 70 burst
on the third discharge His right hlnk Is pro eced BY
the river, BIZ LET, by White Oak creek stream Uth
high bua banks mpsssbls at tbs camp 70 our troops,
while his front rests on succession Of hills, not ssep
Bat % connlndug Lat they cinnOi be taken without
great Slaughter unless theis defenders cut and run
Eh their only rog.s Of escape cut OF by our torces
moving towards Monticello We NAV veil imagine that !
he enemy fights 40 al C. sill be uiih desperation.
On our part General Boyle T. Somewhere on t1e Cum
berland river Barkesgils vsitiBg for afilesy--
Gsaeral Thomas is fscen uilss this SIDE Of Coumei'
or Eas al lot secouats waiting I'LL creek ruus doSu
and us are here waiting Tor orders Tia Telegraph las