New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-20
rxxP SITUATION IN KENTUCKY

vs.. pearz Of LouisvilIe md Cincinn"'
Absted-The Days Of Invnsion Num-
h.rcd-Bebels About Eesreniing from
The B,us Crnrs Eegior-MovenenS o.
Ru,Iis Troops-Wii, the Eeb''' ~
intercepted THE Union p'''''"
the Cumberland Gap.
Srem Our Special Correspondent-
LOUISVILLE, SEPT ~, 1862.
There is & universal loyal jubilee OIL 'ne oLi'
River to-day. Louisville and Cinelnnan are ItJol'De
In the conviction thst there is 40 longer any ground
for their apprehensiors of attacks by Tho RUTHLESS
,nyaderq;" and the Joy of the two cities is shared by
all the people connected with them by ties CON-
nerciaI social. and political. Cincinnati, fully
,s.;sfe5 fiat she was the first aim and Object
Of the conouering lusis Of the Rebels, uudoubt.
,d,v aatsrs herself with having eyecial caufe foi
,elfcopgratulatiOn. Bat Louisville, having believed
AZ firmly that the occasion of tue excitement OF her
sister during the last few DAYS WAS simply Rebe
reh, meant to cover iona f9e demonstration Of tie
main body Of the army az ,ns, berse is slso taking
a long, long breath of relief.
1t is essy to make predictions when one knowf
fnCts that clearly foresnadcw the future. Hence
do not claim any special credit for b,v.ng uniformly
expressed the opinion in preceding letters, that
Kirby Smith never hal any serious inteaions
edge Of the strength Of lis army-tLe relative mt
ness Of lis troops for offensive IaOvemeDsthe char
scter OF his artillery. and above all the fact that ne
himself DESTROYED and obstruoted the lines OF COM
munication between Lexington and Cincinnati, yer.
United 10 TO draw no other logical conclusion than
that The Rebel General was neither IN condition nor
had the disposition 10 attempt the capture Of eny
Ohio River Cjy,
OF couree it vii lie difficult at this time 10 mai G
tie people Of Cincinnati recognize the truth thai the
- ~ &C.,
attack upon their city but large fora inl and
ceeruitiug party and that just many tens Of thous
spds were marthaled TO her oeftnse beDiud ext Il
sive f-li works, as thousands Of The enemy ap.
preached her at Sll. But the developments of tie
1sxt few davs " surely disclose these inWiatiny
T.U's still the reo,le of the Queen City, and those
that buIIiedto her assist nce Tom every Fart Of ONO
deserve no sueers on th,s score. On tne con-
ffary, they should receive historical credit for
s8ving enacted tue grandeet st,~he ID au IBIS
tire spectacle OF civil war. IhS au'noiVfs;
1pOn whOse call they rose with such uul 'i4ed zeal
and unauuity alone he ed resp lsib.s Tor any
oyer-estinate Of the eremys resources nd any mis-
understanding Of biz intentions Ii Ger ailY r,ist
seem reprehensibIe in the highest degree, that tha
snAieties Of the population OF whole State should
% excited and POPULAR ehiLrfiasm wasted ava!
without cause, a. has been the case during The
q siege Of Cincinnati" That General Wright mast
have labored under absolute want Of correct io-
formation as TO the strength, mOvemeDts ana pur
poses Of the enemy, is evidclt The ludcrols SIGHT
Of army Of thirty thousand men drawn up in line
Of battle for days behind ibtreuchments waiting for
al attack by Rebel brip.d , permits OF other
-xplan alton. Bot 1t appeafs strange that What
known here could not be known IN Cincinnati 10
prevent O performance OF this military mcleod aua
General Wugbt's debut has mauiiesily been ANY,
.hng but q success. Il be is to Operale in tie led
win no ,pore clearness Of Judgment and uomentum
than at Cincir pat shall have 10 lament auJ.ler
military failure"
l. Will IoiAaps be remembered that in IN last
letter out one gave expression to the belief upon
tile strength Of what knew OF certain movements
Of o portion of Gen. Buelr army, that Gen. Kirby
Smith would retreat from thc Blae Grass region 10
IT, few DAYS. 1t now sprears that tie predicted
contingency il likely TO occur even sooner q an ex-
p-Ced. All the information from u interior o the
State j. to the eff Ct bet all The iyiug columns cent
out from Lexington for foragiDg and recruiting pur
poses have been calico III and are burTyiug IN the
direction VI Lexington. Both Lebanon ana Frank
fort are reported evacuated. Parties that left
Frankfort the day before yesie day state that the
Rebel officers before leaving acknowledged that
they wond probably have 10 retreat temporarily
from Lexington" The military authorities here are
persuaded that Kirby Suatl IS al this moment al
ready falling back toward tic Cumberland, whether
to form junction with ret ri0rcenents on the WAY
70 him from Braggs force or 70 ,ecure line vi re-
treat iIjo Tennessee being yet unknown.
That this presumed retrogfade movement h IL
consequence Of aCvces 10 the Appearance Of pGrt
Of Buelfs army between the Cumberland ana Green
Rivers is more than probable. In what exact il
rection the column detached from the main bOdy OF
tie Army Of TIE ONO for operations against hl'by
Smith viii move au no atls t, say. The greater
portion OF ii has arrived at Bowling Green within
The last five days and the reuai lng regiments are
expected 10 reach there to-day. Whether they viii
continue in nor'hward direction, take cestefiy
course between the Cumberland and Green Rivers,
remains 10 he seen.
From present appearance, It can hardly be eX-
pec,ed that Kirby Smith will be intercepted by tie
body III question before he reacles the Cumberland.
Nor doe the strength OF the Union force sent after
him from below leem sufficient 10 warrant offer
OF battle to Ian.
From. Gen. MOrgans division at the Cumberland
GAP. we have report Of u sncccssfal ruse II Act
ing 5rgsdier De Courccy, rosuting in the rout 81 a
Ietc brigade, the caI iure oi their General aud 6o
lriscneo. c.nls, trals, together with large quanti
ties Of supplies. j lore tie noWs will prove true.
Why orr forces st the Gap have allowed tieuso' %
o. long 70 be storped from enterprises Of any kind
tg email Rebel force IA Their front, while the dam
ger 10 the rear had dlsapIeafed by the noIihward
movement Of Kirby Smith, difficult 10 understand
The Cincinnati Tap.rs OF - day report the arrival
OF part Of Gen. Cu,tis's army in their city. The
question tiises in the face OF his announcement
why note OF the many tens OF thodrsnds Of Idle old
troO,s scattered all the West were brought Is
KeuiUrLy IN time 10 prevent the Richmond disas
ter ain Ou2h the Government had two weeks' 10
tice Of kirty Smiths appearance upon lie tucky
soil. Bat this Is only another NlustraiiOn Of tie
Latiiuel TOO late" that characteriles the TecCiC
OF he movements Of re-en'0IccIAeDts dining tht
late os;'cLl situations OF our Eastern armies.
The Army OF the OhiO-A Para,iel-Esuc;
Re-enforced by Two Divisions of Rose