The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-10-10
From Kentucky.

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Southern line ia working to Frank.
lin, Kentucky. .,..4.G 81. II .- -
Clark county advices cay Jack
B!uner with a company Of rebels
vent up to Red river 10 capture Jiu
Townsend's home gpards. THO re,
bells were doieatei with great slangh'
ter.
Gen. G. W. Morgan len but teul
guns st Cumberland Gap, and those
with hnncheons knocked of.
Col. 8. d. Bruce, son In. law o.
Gen. Leslie Coombs, receives the
highest commentator In military
circles hero for bis operstions .,
Bo Wing Green. The rebels burned
the bridge near Auburn on Monda,
night. B~uce Immediately sen
thither the 10th Indiana and part o
the Sth Kentucky. rebuilt the bridge
routed ths enemy at Rnsselville
killing and wounding fifty and
taking Is prisoners, 40 horaes and
saddles. lie also routed a party at
Glasgow yesterday, taking ten pris.
opsrs, including Lieut.. Col. Crews
Captain Brown and Lieut.. Thomas..
A Portsmouth, Ohio, dispatch tc
Gov. Robinson says John Morgan,
with 1000 men yesterday attacked
the Garter county home guard near
Olive Hill. After several hours se.
we're skirmishing, Morgan was re.
pulsed, and twenty OF his mon wore
killed. Morgan then retreated to.
ward Licking river, burning thirty
FIVE houses on his way. Last nigh,
Morgan returned to Olivo Hill. -
Meanwhile Col. Lspert went to
Portsmouth and brought 500 Of the
1l7th Ohio.
! Advices from Bsrds,own SAYS The
rebels have from 10000 to 35. .00C
men in circle OF eight miles in di.
ameter around Bardstown. OuI
central advance was this afternoon
four miles this side OF Rardstown.- -
They have bsen Diminishing and
driving the rebels before them for
the past three days. We captured
three hundred prisoners.
II is said that Kirby Smith arrived
at Frankfort with 10 900 men, and
that Humphrey Marshall is on biz
way thither with 5000 rebels, and
evidently means to make stand at
Frankfort, and battle at Bardstow wr
seems imminent.
The report Of an anticipated fiyh,
at Mt. Washington, yesterday, arose
from our forces shelling the woods
IS they advanced. Bragg and
Bnckner left Danvillc, for Lexington
Tuesday. Bragg, in speaking a,
Danville, on Monday, threatened 10
send every man who would not Join
the rebel army, North Of the Ohio
river.
The rebels are cutting new roads
from Bardstowp to Springfield and
Lexington.
L,ading officers Of the Confederate
army are circulating the most ab.
surd stories In places occupied BY
them. For instance that Nelson
was killed becsnse he supported
President Lincoln's recent emapci
patton proclamation; that Buell re.
signed because Of that proclamation,
but concluded to hold his position
elk days longer. in hope that Lin
coin would snnul that document.
The rebels are rigidly enforcing
the Confederate conscription nci
wherever they have temporary con,
troll.
The Louisville special dispatch Of
the second, concerning the taking o
500 rebels by Rouseau's division, i,
incorrect. Ii doubtless was based
on The fact that M entire regimen
Of Georgia cavalry, 300 strong, wa;
captured in the early part of las,
week. by Lieut.. Col. Stewart, OF the
End Indiana cavalry comm ,niing
his own and the End and 3rd Ken
tucky, which surrounded aud com
pletely surprise tho rebels at Frank,
fort, who surrendered without the
slightest resistance. Col. Crawford
commanding the captured regimen,
is an ex Congressman, and one o
the Confederate Peace Commission.
era at W ashington.
Tho prisoners reached here last
evening. The rebels in large force
evacuated Bardstowu, yesterday
morning, at ten o'clock. Brisadier
Gen. Van Clseve, Of Minnesota
leading the advance OF Critlenden's
corps, entered Bardstown, last even.
ing, at six o'clock, eight hours after
the evacuation by the rebe's, snd
was to pnrsne them this m ornlng. -
A rumor is prevalent that Genera
Sill's force was attacked by Kirb,
Snith's force at Hariinsvills and
driven back four miles. This rumoI
is entirely discredited here.