Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-10-08
From Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 4.
The Southern line Is working to Frank
lin, Kentucky.
Clark county advices say Jack Bruner
with Il company Of rebels went up Red
River to capture Jim Townsend's Home
Guards. The rebels were defeated with
great slaughter.
General q. W. Morgan left but four
guns at Cumberland Gap. and those with
truncheons knocked off.
Colonel ). h. Bruce. son-in-law of Gen
eral Leslie Coombs. receives the highest
commendation in military circles here
for his operations at Bowling Green. The
rebels burned the bridge near Auburn on
Monday night. Bruce Immediately sent
thith-r the 10th Indiana and part of the
Sth Kentucky, rebuilt the bridge, routed
the enemy at Ru-sellviHe. killing and
wounding fifty and taking l. prisoners.
40 horses and Sa,ldie~. lie also routed q
party AZ Glasgow yesterday. taking ten
prisoners. including Lieutenant Colonel
Crews. Captain Brown and Lieutenant
Thomas.
a Portsmouth. Ohio. dispatch To Coy.
Robinson says John Morgan. with 1900
men yesterday attacked the Carter County
home-guard near Olive Hill. After sew
eral hours severe skirmishing Morgan was
repulsed. and twenty of his men we're
killed. Morgan then retreated towards
Licking river, burning thirty-fve houses
on his way. Last night Morgan returned
to Olive Hill. Meanwhile Col. Lepert went
to Portsmouth. and brought 500 of the
ll7th Ohio.
Advices from Bardstown says the rebels
H. r.. ~ nnl O.. - nln -. ~,
of eight miles in diameter round Bards-
town. Dur central advance was this af-
ternoon four miles this side of BardstOwn.
Thoy have been skirmishing and driving
the rebels before them for the past three
days. We captured three hundred pris-
oners.
1t is said that Kirby Smith arrived at
Frankfort with ten thousand men, and
that Humphrey Marshal is on his way
thither with FIVE thousand rebels, and ev-
identity means TO make q stand IL Frank
fort, and a battle at BardstOwn seems i'm
minent.
The report of an anticipated fight at
Mt. Washington, Yesterday. arose from
our forces Smelling the works as they adj
vanced. Bragg and Buekner left Danville
for Lexington, Tuesday. Bragg, in speak
ing at Danville, on Monday, threatened
to send every man who would not join the
rebel army to the north of the Ohio.
The rebels are cutting new roads from
Bardstown to Springfield and Lexington.
Leading rebels and officers of the Con
federate army are circulating the most
absurd stories in places occupied by them.
For instance that Gen. Nelson was killed
because he supported President LincOln's
recent emancipation proclamation that
Buell. resigned because Of that proclama-
ton, but concluded TO hold his position
six days longer. in the hope that Lincoln
would annul that document.
The rebels are rigidly enforcing the
Confederate consrciption act wherever
they have temporary control.
The Louisville special dispatch of the
2d, concerning the taking of 500 rebels by
Roussean's Division. was incorrect. 1t
doubtless was based on the fact that an
Georgian regiment of cavalry, 800
was captured in the early part of
last week by Lieut.. Col. Stewart, of the
I'd Indiana cavalry commanding ms own
and the ID and Sd Kentucky, which sur
rounded and completely surprised the
rebels at Frankfort, who surrendered with
out the slightest resistance. Col. Craw-
ford, commanding the captured regiment,
is an ex-Congressman, and n Of the
Peace Commissioners TO
Washington.
These prisoners reached here. last eve
ming. The rebels in large force, evacuated
yesterday morning, at ten
Brigadier General Van Cleve, of
leading the advance of Crit
corps, entered Bardstown, last
evening, at six o'clock, eight hours after
the evacuation by the rebels, and was to
them this morning. A rumOr is
prevalent that General Sills force was
attacked by Kirby Smiths force at Hard
and driven back four miles.
This rumor is entirely discredited here.