The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-22

Kirby Sn ith's Forces Routed.
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Large Quantities OfSupplies Captured
Rebels scattered-Throwing Away
Their Arms.
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From The louisville Democrat 90 the 18th.
Mr.. Th6s. Carr, Sheriff Of Fayette
county, arrived in the city last evening,
from Lexington, and makes, in substance,
the following report
He was in Richmond, Kentucky, day
before yesterday and could hear distinct
ly The firing of cannon all day long, and up
TO about eleven o'clock at night, in the
direction, from Richmond, of Lancaster
or Stanford.
While there, quite a large number Of
struggling flying rebel soldiers arrived in
town, all Of whom agreed in stating that
the rebel army had been that day most
terribly whipped. The results of the
fight were stated to be, that our forces.
under Gen. CIittenden, had captured
from the rebels very large number Of
cattle, estimated as high as sixteen or
eighteen hundred head, large number
of wagons, some twelve or fifteen hundred
bbls pork and -four, and immense auan
titles Of small arms that the rebels were
routed, broken up, scattered and hying
in all directions, throwing away their
arms and and everything else that could
impede their movements.
This is the story as told in Richmond
by flying rebels, but it may be consider
ably exaggerated.
But that a heavy fight occurred, we
think can scarcely be doubted. Other
citizens of Lexington who ar
rived last night report having
heard the cannonading at Lexng-
ton, and that il appeared to be getting
farther away, as Of a running fight The
rebel forces are said TO be those under
Kirby Smith, which were acting as the
rear guard of Bragg's army, removing
the stores from Camp Dick Robinson
Whether all Of Smiths forces were en-
gagged or not was not learned; neither
were the losses on either side, except
that our forces had captured large num-
Der of prisoners
We should have been better pleased
had the report come to us from Danville,
which is not more than fifteen or eigh-
teen miles from the battlefield; but we
understood last might, that dispatch had
been received at Headquarters, announc-
ing battle on Wednesday, but giving
none Of the particulars.
The forces engaged on our side were
said to be Gen. Crittenden's corps, or a
part Of it-and it is fair TO presume that |
the rest of Gen. Buell's army has gone in |
pursuit Of Bragg, or upon parallel lines |
to intercept his retreat, before he shall |
succeed in crossing the Cumberland.
We hope to be able this forenoon, to |
gain further and more satisfactory news
meant ne, we think, our readers may
believe the main points in the above re-
port.
Since writing the above we have had a
with gentleman, who in
forms us, that he knew the rebels to be
moving through Lancaster in a south
eastern direction, evidently, as we yes
terday anticipated trying to escape from
the State via Mount Vernon, London,
BarbOursville, and Cumberland Gap,
knowing, as they did, that the road
through Crab Orchard, was too closely
by our forces.
We sincerely trust, while Crittenden
has fallen upon the rear, near the point
where the Lancaster and Mount Vernon
road crosses the road from Richmond to
Somerset, that Gilbert and McCoOk have
pushed forward from Stanford and Crab
orchard TO Mount Vernon, and there in
ercepted the retreat of the main body, or
1t least have arrived so close behind as
o catch them before they can possibly
each the Cumberland river. We feel
confident they will not get out Of the
'iate--conGdent that Buell. will overtake
hem, force them into fight, the result
# which can be nothing else than the
liter route and dispersion OF capture of
he rebel army.