New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-12

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LOUISVILLE, Sept 6 lSuz |
There are Two vital coalitions OF successful us
,harge OF the duties q newspaper correspondent
viz: F.s,erial for writing, aud means OF Proml'
tram s.siou of WHIT ia written. In both respects
NJ .,ill has been most unfavorable field OF opera
ION d,,n the last four weeks owing 10 its isolation
nom the outside world, by the almost con'nuedin-
x~runt;on Of railroads telegraph and mail facilities.
Aos;n at the same time the second concentration
of the Army of the Ohio in the vicinity promised
better supply of material, the victory of Kirby
Smith over Nelson, and the consequent abandon
ept of the greater portion of Central Kentucky TO
Rebel control opens the certainty Of greater strn-
cency and longer continuance of the blockade by
land aud water In view of this, and the fact that
events OF greater interests than any likely 10 occur
in Northern Tennessee, were enacting in Kentucky
deemed il wisest TO turn my course TO the Nor'h'
and attempt to work my way through to this city,
whence there winked certain prospect OF pientnu'
material, as well as means OF communication
before the Rebels possessed themselves OF the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad north OF Bowling GTeen'
Accordingly secured seat in one Of the passenger
coaches, running for some days between NASHVILLE
and Franklin, and rumbled out Of the capital oil
Tennessee toward Wednesday evening, with my
heart 6ebered by the assurance Of the eafrepTensr
of the line that would reach Franklin in time TO
take the Thursday morning train for Louisville.
Stage-riding s OF best but precarious mode OF
overland transportation, but particularly 80 wheh
yorsnndergo it ct night, when your companions are
numerous and above all when there is prospect OF
a renconter with SO notorious land-prate as John
Morgan. often read of the peculiar sensations OF
travellers through the haunts of highwaymen IN the
Apennines and between Vera Cruz and Mexico.
Similar ones evidently animated the more timd OF my
fellow passengers upon the entire trip to frsnShn
While daylight continued, they constantly Kept tnen
heads out OF the windows, throwing disrusiful, ap-
prehensive glances up and down the ROAD. FROM
every bush we passed they expected to see the
dreaded forms of the guerras issue. And the drag
ing hours OF the night they filed with the self-tortue
of incessant speculstons about the probabilities Of
our capture the kind Of treatment we were likely to
receive, &c. Every halt that was made to water,
feed OF change horses, they first imagined to be in
obedience TO the command Of guerrss. In short,
they kept themselves upon the rack of expectation
of all the horrors of Southern prisons until their fears
were alayed by our safe arrival at Franklin.
We arrived before the usual hour of the departure
Of the train for Bowling Green; but, for come un-
explained reason no train started northward that
day and We were obliged TO spend "a impatient
hours in Franklin. The involuntary detention,
though otherwise unpleasant, enabled NE TO gather
information az to the condition Of affairs in Southern
Kentucky.
Norgan's band had remained in camp in the vicin-
hy of Hartsville, in the souheast of Sumner
County, Tenn. from the time Of their triumph Over
Gen. Johnsons cavalry until Monday last. The,
had literally lived upon the fiat of the land, fur
nished to them without stint by the disoyal peopl
Of town and country. During this rest they had ale
received numerous accessiOns from Southern Ker
lucky and Northern Tennessee; that, when the
left, they were nearly $500 strong. On Monda
they received information of the victory of Kirb
Smith over Nelsop, and Immediately packed up an
started in a northwestern direction, via Burkesvill
ard Columbia Passengers that reached Frankl
last evening from the North report tina, Morgan ha
,nce made his appearance at Danyille, 10 Boyi,
County If 50, he must have made forced marches
While his men were recruiting at Huntsville, Nor
gan himself made q scouting expedition, via Clas
gov, where he destroyed the records Of the Court
and robbed and arrested several uaion men, t.
within ~ miles Of Green River
Since the departure Of Morgans marauders from
Hartsvle, two more bodies Of Rebels have INSIDE
their appearance upon Kentucky soil from Tennes.
zee. The one is reported to be commanded by COL
Stearns and the other by the veritabe Buckner him.
self The former came in through Allen and the
latter through Monroe County. Both were appar
emily following in the wake OF Morgan, and seem
undoubtedly, like the latter, aiming at junction
with Kirby Smith. There being no Union force
East OF Bowling Green and South oi Frankfort
they can do this at their leisure.
In addition to these larger bodies, small bands Of
guorrlas said TO have oAgsDized within the las,
ten days in every oopnty south of Green River, and
TO be either making their way to Kirby Smith OF
committing depredations on their own account One
Of these bsnds Las obstructed Green River Day.
CATION by destroyiDg one of the locks.
All The way up from Franklin to Louisville saw
evidence Of the general conservation produced
among The loyal elements Of the population at tie
successful invasion Of the State. Everywhere the
leaoipg Union men were leaving or preparing to
leave, for Louisville and the North. The general
impress ZION was that the whole State, with tie ex-
cepion of few points on the Ohio River, would
fan piey to the Rebels for the time being. At
Lebanon Junction very large delegation Of fugi.
ilyes iron Danyille, Lebanon, Harrcdsburg, Ian.
caster, h chmond, and other towns, awaited the
arrival Of he trsin-more than could be accommo-
.daGed.
LOUISVILLE find in a strange condition. expected
TO Sc The emporium Of Kentucky in state of wild
upIotr and apprehension. But instead of intense