New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-03
Reports from Central Kentucky.
letter Of the Goth ult., from Bowling Green,

a letter of the Goth ult., from Bowling Green, 4
says: Is"
The most exciting rumors, which are at least en-
titled to consideration are received to-day from
General 7. L. Crittenden and our forces below. 1t
is said that he has been hemmed in by our forces,
who have succeeded in getting in his rear in the
vicinity of Greenville and CarrsVille-his retreat
being thus cut off from the Ohio. If this be true
he will be compelled to surrender or fight at fear
full disadvantages in which event his utter defeat
is inevitable General Buckner, as you are aware
commands our expedition below, andhe will make
prompt use Of all advantages of position. Anthem
tcated intelligence from that quarter IS looked Tor
with eager impatience. ~-..,,sig,,. .sslsss
reached here this evening. 1t is said that the Yam.
KEGS have crossed Green river IN force estimated
at l6 900 strong, and that General Buell. is making
active preparations to pour his entire command
against this place. We very much question the
correctness of this statement. The Federals nave
doubtless sent reinforcements across the river to
protect the bridge, etc.. but not in such numbers
as reported. We regard an early advance against
this place as being by no means probable. ia tins
place all is quiet, not an event OF interest having
| transpired for some days .-e
| From another Bowling Green letter of the same
date we extract the following:
Some time since the Provisional Government, ut
this place passed act requiring all cltlzens OIL
whatever age of the county, Independent OF polltt
| cal opinions, who paid taxes on five Hundred dol
lars worth of property to deliver over to the pro-.
per authority either gun adapted TO army nse, Or
TO give as an equivalent the sum Of twenty dollars
Under the act Mr. G. Talbot was appointed in
spector of such guns as should be brought in, in
lieu of tho twenty dollars. The object of the act
was to provide our soldiers with arms. Twenty
days were given the people to comply with the
| requisition. The time expires on Saturday next.
| During the past week, guns, small guns, large,
| long guns and short guns guns double.barreled
and single, rifle and shot:guns, have come IN from
the hills and holloWs, the highways and the by.
Y ,haru mn nj m
accepted and receipts given to the owners. Many
have been rejected and the owners. compelled to
fork over the twenty dollars, carrying home the
rusty fowing Of theE gahafataers E W. 10
the procurement of many valuable arms muef
needed by our brave soldiers.
It is now stated that Gen. Buell. acknowledged
his inability to make further advance movements
upon our army here. The Yankees at Green rive
have clustered mere and done less than any othe
army has ever been known to have done in tht
same length Of time For three months they nave
, been at Green river and accompllsned lothlhg Du
the repair of one span of railroad bridge. Bnel
himself keeps his rooms at hotel in LoulsVllie
where in gown and slippers he gives occasionan.
: few words to his adutants and assistants. ln
deed, he once in while comes down to the river river
!. but speedily returns to the city. From the mos
reliable facts at hand we may judge that il ther
I ever is to be any fighting done. by the other Side
r Buell. is not the man to do it. The seeming dish
clnation Of the enemy to advance, and the sendin
r away of many troops to other points below, hay
for the present materially decreased the life, al
tivity and military preparations usually astir in 0,
midst. Artillery practice, parade and works upe
e new Notifications form the order of the day.
e A RusE OF GENERAL HINDMAN. N.-Some days SIM
IL General Hindmap, from his advance lines at Ga
y cow junction. sent WORD to the Union people aloI
Green river just this side the stream that he VI
going beyond Rowlett's and would burn evel
y | house in that region and would lay the town
el WoodsonYiie in ashes. Hewarned the people
r. take care OF themselves in time. On the day 8
a apart, true to his promise, he appeared in the
'; calty designated. He found the houses deserte
the occupants having left through fear to peg the
:, man. after approaching near the river, returned
n his headquarters without injuring the property
III apv one. His object was to draw, by his thres
le the enemy some distance this side, and then poun
Fapon them. They were tQo cawsrdly. IN Va