, 1862-08-27


LKx1NeroS. Ky, Aug n, 1863.
Gen. Cassius III. Clay is here, IN command
Of q brigade. He is. By commission major
general, bnt asks only the position Of brig.
;dicr, and his commsud constitutes part Of
The force now ha=tening forward to ward the
Cumberland Gap, and thence into Eastern
Tennessee In addition to this, there are
some other things that I know concerning him
and others, which I infer. I kno q tdat be
has received an urgent letter from Ar. Lin
that he has promised to do SO, but inter
10th from bis conversation and his actions
that he intends to first take 3 turn with the
s~c.tsiouists, though that mag leave the mis-
zion in the hands Of Mr.. Cameron for year
ur So Hc begins as br!gadier, but If success
qua1s his earutstness, he will not fall to take
!. larger command, unless the purpose Of Zen.
I1a1ltck is to CRIPPLE every man who has not
West Point eheerskin.
There ia jast now most remarkable revival
OF Inionism in this vicinity. the Immediate
cause Of which is the formation If a regiment
| or two Of co'orcd individuals. Gen. Wallace
| needs q turnpike from this place to the Gap,
| heGoro winter sets in, and he has levied upon
The negroes Of eecessionists to build it. He
/ sends to each of them and demands three, six,
planter and the strength OF his secesh procliyi-
| lies. Yesterday his sid demanded seven
| from one who replied that he had not that
| many able-bodied men, "You must get them,
ttrn," was the stern reply, and today the
1nsn is tryinE to buy or hire the necessary
run oil. l was much amused at the special
/ pleading of one nan. By g friend, he called
| upon known Union man to represent to the
general that he was Union, "Union" said
the man, ''what has he done for the Unions'
500 10 the soldiers relief fund.- s'so lie
vas, but he never paid cent of it," was the
closing rep1y, and secesh had to procure his
Lc.rots, Is no. this what is meant By s. naak.
ing to yourselves friends Of the a{ammou of
examined, and every one whose name is moi
written thtreip, with "the amount set oppo
si1e'' marked paid, is held guilty of seces1
lreclivf'irs, and charged . negro OF go a.
atopement.
ALREADY some 500 Of these road builder: ar
| in quarters. and their number is inereastn!
rapidly. The work begins Tomorrow. III
engineer estimates that with Thousand nc
grcrs he can build q mile per day. The fore
| will probably be 1000 in ten days or twt
weeks. The road is to be thrown up sixtee1
fret wide, and AfcAdamized with broker
stone nine inches deep The grlde is not tt
he materially altered from the present Stat
r1,ad, but bridges will be put over MI tn
streams.
Cen Rousseau has hit upon new expedi
en! for guarding the road Ia bis jurisdiction
in Tennessee. He has Issued an order t
carry. free Of charge, ffty wealthy aud iahu
cntisl eccessfonis:s On each train go distribu
, | ted on the top Of the cars that 1t would b
impossible to shoot at the train without xii
ing come OF thtse. Tue order expressly n
Quines one preacher to each car. So far
| works well. GR1SnSToNE.
The following is the order referred to in til
above. It receives the unqualified approy'
t Of the eoldiery:
: EcAroAHTEEs THIRD Drr1srny,
. HTSTty1LLE, Ala, Aug. 5, 1SS2 I
E1'fr1A1 OnpER, No. 5i,-Almos, every d.
. murders arc committed hy 1awless binds
e rut;.err and mur6cre1s firing into the railroi
/ | tYhins
1n prevent this. OF to let the Callfy euaer vi,
s hc innocent. It Ia ordered that the preachers at
, lcndiug men OF the chu.ehes (no. e1cecdi1
y | twelve In number} In and ahopt Hunt
4 ! vile, Who have BEEN active Eeeeasio1ist
= | be arrested and kept in custody and tn
- one el them be detailed each day and placs
4 IN board the train on the road running hy way
# Athens, and taken to Elk River and back, 81
thu. like detail be made and taken to Sterense
l. and back. Each detail shall be in charge of
1t frntsg soldier. who rhal he armed, and not alo
Ia him 70 communicate with any pcspon.
Hhen pot on duty, these gentlemen shall
ot Immortality quattercd In Huntev1l1e. but not
t. vmso ~ 70 communicate with any one without les
n ~ ~ 1nese hsadquatters. The soldiers detail
u Loo 10 Ea.a ot tnis character Wit report at the
ia hcadqnaHefe for further INSTRUCTIONS upon the
~ isse< osfE thci1 TOM Of dutv et o'ciocE n m
Fe O' eAAoe' LOWELL a. ROUSSEAU,
T. r1 1oxv. Brig. Gen. Com d'g.