Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-06
FROM KENTUCKY.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 4.
The Southern line is working to Franklin,
Kentucky.
Clarke county advicss say Jack Bruner with a
company Of rebels went up Red River to cap ure
Jim Townsend's Home Guards. The rebels
were defeated with great slaughter.
General 6. ". Morgan LEFT but four guns at
moerland Gap, and those with truncheons
knocked off,
Colonel S. D. Bruce, son-in-law Of General
Leslie Coombs, receives the highest commen-
datlOn in military circles here for his operations
at Bowling Green. The rebels burned the bridge
near auburn on Monday night. Bruce immedi-
ately sent thlther the 10th Indiana and part of
the Sth Kentucky, rebuilt the bridge, routed the
enemy at Russellyille, killing and wouAding fifty
and taking IS prisoners, 40 horses and saddles
He also routed party at Glasgow yesterday,
taking ten prisoners, including Lieutenant Colo
mel Crews, Captain Brown and Lieutenant
Thomas.
A Portsmouth, Ohio, dispatch to Gov. Robin
son says John Morgan, with 1000 men yesterday
attacked the Carter County home-glard near
Olive Hill. After several hours severe skirmish-
ing Morgan was repulsed, and twenty Of his men
Licking rver, burning thirty-ive houses on his
way. Last night Morgan returned to Olive Hill,
Meanwhile Col. Lepert went to Portsmouth,
and brought 800 the I17th Ohio.
AdTices from Bardstown says the rebels have
from $1,000 to 5000 men in a circle of eight
miles in diameter around Bardstown. Our cen
tral advance was this afternoon four miles this
side Of BardstOwn. They have been skrmishing
and driving the rebels before them for the past
three days. We captured three hundred Pris-
Oner5.
is said that Kirby Smith arrived at Frank
to.t with ten thousand men, and that Hum phrey
Marshal is on his way thither with five thousand
rebels, and evidently means TO make a stand AZ
Frankfort, and battle at Bardstown seems i'm
minent.
The report Of sn anticipated fight at Mt Wash
ington, yesterday, arose rom our forces shelling
the works as they advanced. Bragg and BuckneT
left Danville for Lexington, Tuesday. Bragg, In
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send every man who would not join the rebel ar
my TO the north Of the Ohio.
The rebels are cutting new roads from Bards-
town to Springfield and Lexington.
Leading rebels and officers Of the Confederate
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 procla.
nation: that Buell. resigned because Of tha
proclamation, but concluded to hold his posi-,
! tion six days longer, in the hope that Lincoln
would annul that document.
The rebels are rigidly enforcing the Confede.
rate eonscription act wherever they have tempo
rary control.
The Louisville special dispatch Of the %, con,
cerning the taking Of 500 rebels by Rousseau
Division, was incorrect Il doubtless was based
| on the fact that an entire Georgia regiment o
cavalry, 800 strong, was captured in the early
| part Of last week by Lieut.. Col. Stewart Of the
| 2nd Indiana cavalry commanding his own anC
l the I'd and Sd Kentucky, which surrounded anC
completely surprised the rebels st Frankfort
/ who surrendered without the slightest resist
/ ance. Col. Crawford, commanding the captured
regiment, is an ex-Congressman, and one Of tht
| Confederate Peace Commissioners TO Washing
| ton.
| These prisoners reached here, last evening"
| The rebels in large force, evacuated Bardstown
| yesterday morning, at ten o'clock. Brigndiel
/ General Van Cleve, of Minnesota, leading tht
| advance OF Crittenden's corps, entered Baris
town, last evening, at six o'clock, eight hours af
ter the evacuation by the rebels, and was 20 pur
/ sue them this morning. A rumOr is pIevaleu
| that General Sill's force was attacked by Kirby
| Smiths force at Hardinsville, and driven bach
| four miles. This rumOr Is entirely discrediteC
/ hare