The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-06

undou btedly he completely DESTROYED.
CAiho, Oct. D. Glorious news has bean IA.
ceived to-day from Corinth The rebels are
routed and retreatlng. Their loss is very basvr
Ours Is also large. Gen Dodge sent MESSAGE
mere from Columbus to prepare for Il large num-
nor q; wuunded
Price, Van Dorm and Lowell were in com
mand OF TIE rebels. who numbered 40. 900. Our
troops are said TO have acted nobly.
oPRINGfIELD Mo. Oct. 4. The correspondence
OF the Missouri Democrat OF last evening saws
that rumors were aioat of heavy artillery firing
In the direction of Sarcox!
10 Jay these rumors increased, and bv noon
worn was received that tight had taken place
~ o@rcoxl The number of the enemy's force
is unknOw, and we have not vet learned the re-
suit OF the fight.
refugee from Gen McBride's command
came IN to-day, and from him we learn that
nearly every able-boded man in the Northern
portion of Arkansas is either conscripr or A
refugee.
The treatment of those living in Northern
Arkansas is represented as most cruel. Their
homes are robbed by armed bands OF plunder-
ers, who seize all the men and all the property
that can be OF any possible use to their army
leaving women aud children to starve for want
OF the neces aries of life
AdVlces rom SarcOXl under date of Septe,n-
Der 10th, says that two brigades OF the Kansas
army had arrived there. The guerrilla Coffee.
with three hundred men was at Newton;a. tif
teen miles south OF that place, when Colonel
Solomon S advance guard arrived there. but a
rebel Major who was there on visit, made his
escape and gave Coffee notice of our approach,
when he reiterated south
The rebels at S.rcoxi say that they have ten
Thousand men at Cowskin Prairie, and that
Gen. Hlndman with 80 600 men is in Arkansas.
near the Missouri State line, and that as soon as
they JOIN forces, they will march directly on St,
Louis.
All the prisoners taken tell OF the rich BOOTY
The rebels are promised when they take st. Louls.
1t appears that such promises are the great in
centIVes used by The rebel generals to keep their
men together.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 4. Bardstown advices say
the rebels have from thirty thousand to thirty
i've thousand men within circle of eight miles
IN diameter around Bardstown
Our central advance was this lternoon four
miles this side OF Bardstown They have been
skrmlshing and driving the rebels before them
'oi '"0 last three oaSS' we have captured 800
prisoners
1t is SAID that Kirby Smith has arrived at
frankfort with l0,OOO men and Humphrey Mar
sha Ii on his way there with five thousand The
rebels evidently mean to make stand at Frank
lore and j battle at BardsloWn seems Imminent.
rho report Of an anticipated fight at Mount
ashington yesterday arose from our forces
shelllng the woods as ttey advanced
Bragg and Bnckner lett Danv!Ie for Lexing-
ton on Tuesday. Br"gs was expected at Dan
vile on Monday. H. threatened to send every
man who would not Jon the rebel army to the
north OF the Ohio. The rebels are cutting new
roads from Bardstown to Springfield and Lex
lngton
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 4, The southern line is
working to Franklin, Ky. Clark County ad-
vices say that Jack Bruner, with IL company of
rebels, went up the Red River to capture Jim
Townsend's Home Guard. The rebels were de-
teated with considerable loss.
Gen. q. W. Morgan left but four guns at
Cumberland Gap, and these with the trunions
knocked off.
Col D. 5. Bruce, son-in-law of Gen Leslie
Coombs, receives the highest commentator
from military critics TOR his operations at Bowl
ing Green.
The rebels burned the bridge near Asburn.
Monday night. Bruce imme dlately sent thither
the 18TH Indiana and part OF the 9Th Ken
lucky. who rebuilt the bridge, rou ted the enemy
at Russelvlle, killing and wounding fifty, TAX
Ing 10 prisoners and 40 horses and saddles He
also routed patty at Glasgow yesterday
taking ten prisoners, including Lieut., Col |
Crews, Capt. Brown, and Lieut.. Thomas,
Leading rebels and officers of the rebel army
are circulating tbs most absurd stories IN places
occupied by them. For instance that General
Nelson, was killed because he supported Pres-
dent Lincoln 3 recent emancipation proclama-
ton that Buell. resigned because of that proc
lamation but concluded to hold his position six
days longer IN the hope that Lincoln would an
forcing the rebel conscription act wherever they
have temporary control.
LOUISVILLE, Oct i. A Portsmouth, Ohio, |
dispatch to Gov. Robinson says, John Morgan
with thousand rebels yesterday attacked the |
Carter County Home Guard near Olive Hill |
After several hours severe skirmishing, Morgan
was repulsed and several of his men killed |
Morgan then retreated toward Licking River
burning thirty-hve houses on his way Last
night Morgan returned to Olive Hill. Man
while Coz. Sefort went to Portsmouth and
brought up five hundred Of the Il7th ONO reg
ment.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 5. The Louisville special
dispatch of the "a, containing the taking of
800 rebels by Rosseaus division was incorrect
1t doubtless was based on the TACT that an en-
tire Georgia regiment OF cavalry 800 strong