The New York herald., 1862-09-21

NEWS FROM KENTUCKY.
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Junction Of Humphrey Marshall with
Kirby Smith.
The Battle OF M,lnfOrjlsvilIe
Resumed.
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The Main Armies Of Buell. and Bragg
Engaged.
Strength Of the Rebel Forces in
the Field.
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LOUISVILLE THREATENED,
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LOUISVILLE THREATENED
Our Louisyille Correspondence.

Our L0utsvtlle correspondence
LOUISVILLE, Sept. Il, 1862.
Whereabouts of Kirby Smuh-Humphrey Marshall Joined
Hin,--Resussptioa Of As Attack Ausfordsuue-R Rail
road and Taegraphic Communications Destroyed-Clonet
Wilder Holds Out All Day A0aina TUenty:fce Thousand
Rstels-Buen Reported 10 Hare Reached Him a, Night
Genera, Engagement Probatle-I,aportoace Of the
0rGa Riu- Bridce-Rebel Intention to Attack Louis.
riLs, de-, DC.
The situation in this State begins to assume in.
teresting character The rebels under Kirby emth who
were reported to have Withdrawn from in front Of Gin
cinnati, have been reinforced by Humphrey Marshall
and supposed to be lowering about somewhere
between Frankfort and Lexington with advance party
much closer lines IN front Of Cincinnati making
show Of menace in that direction, while az the same
time they threaten this point with equal certainty. In
deed is the generally received opinion hersabouts that
Louisville Is the real point aimed AZ, which is in
sure confirmed by Brages movements.
The rebels returned ~ the attack At Munfordsve
early yesterday morning in very greatly increased num-
bers Some accounts placed their force as high as twea
yve thousand men, though this is probably exaege
ration Yet il seems certain that both the divisions OF
Polk and Buckner hurled against the handful Of
Indianians who held tn, place, under Colonel Wilder
since battle Of Sunday single regiment Of infantry
new lsvss) and battery Of light artillery have been
sent here TO reinforce Colonel wilder and doubtless
succeeded
destroyed the Bacon bridge eight miles this side of
Munfordsvis, so that communication by rail with the
beeaguered there Il cut of Yesterday, during
the battle the telegraph wire cut in half dozen
places between here and Munfordsve, that il was IN
possible to get dispatches from there.
Passengers who arrived on the evening train from
Elzabethtown however, report that Colonel Wilder held
his own until five o'clock and doing good execution
upon the rebels
II was also generally reported through this city In the
evening that Buell. had reached Minicrdsve with his
nam army This report WAS credited at headquarters
II this should be true Is doubtless also true that Bragg
has kept along with Buell. and that probably The
battle at Munordsvile is general engagement be
tween grand armies that have raced all the
from Chattanooga this position 10 find battle Held
Another report hal i that Bags had been reinforced
by considerable portion of Kirby smiths army but
is is purely cofectur. based wholly upon the TACT o
smith having beon FRANKFORT on saturday evening
havc alluded, In prev Gus communication, 70 the
irnrtence the rehcs attach the possession OF the
6reen river bridge Il Muniordsvie. Everything with
N ON aepnnds upon their getting IT, Hence u
was that they strong force there IN the fist III
sauee. and being 50 dssracefiy routed at that time,
they send regular army against !, now even ., ine
hazard of bringing general engagement between tho
main armies, which they have hitherto sought to avoid
II is unqestouaby the.r intention, should thay got this
bridge ard be able 10 whip Buell., having him be
yond the reach of reinforcemcnis, to push on
and attack this city Immediately IN which move
ment they win be aided by the 1r,ss nov
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vii, withdraw from there and rnh down IT, join Masg ~
his asgaut hero The whole ouicct OF that dcmonsfa
ton Il 10 divide the Union army. We're Cincinnati not me-
naced now twenty thirty thousand troops masscd
tbere e,uld be added 20 Gberls force for the de
cpcc ~ this city and thus render safe beyond all ues
ton This he rebels and hence they Keep the show
or force before city whh would hc uucrly untenabo
aud useless them they TO lake H. They arc seek
ing the conquest of kentucky now not Of Ohio, aud
therefore IL that they burl heir masses against the
metropolis of this state
have other facts my possession boariug npon tbs
view of robel plans, which II not proper 70 dvutc
'''' From tho Louisville journal, Sept. III
FROM BRAGa's RrBsL ARMY.
From a pcnlc cman who lett Rear Walow, pest town
u the part II Barren county, on Satuidhy
night we have obtained the following inter sting facts ~
regard 20 Hraggs army The main array F encamped
upon Beaver creek north and west OF Giisgow aud Is
living OH tho fat of the BarfCns. They forage ib ar
their railcns and and animals furnish tbeiscNo os
with the best that Is to be obtained The men are gene
rally conscrpts placed in old regiments md hing them
up 10 the rebel maxmurn--sevon hundred and ntty
They idle, dirty and degraded wfotches, sleeping
mostly without shelter and in the worst condition imag
| nablc regarding wearing apparel
On Friday night last Cheathars division was encanpct
at Pear waow. The said that In tho morning they
were going to Woodland to whip Rousseau, aud tina
| Buckncr was going with them. 1hoy said tba
| Rousseau bad division of raw Ohio troops tha
| would run at the first fire. On Saturday morning
the rebel force had Increased and while tho main part
| them remained n camp, q large f0rco moved north
This force 10 doubtless that which attacked Colonel VII