Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-13
The WAR IN THE EAST.
Encouraging from Gen. Mcclellan.
Late Rebel Movements a Feint.
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. Il.
The Democrat learns that Captain BOwles'
Qusrtermaster's train was attacked on the morn
ing Of the 8th, by party OF rebels, whom Major
Bradford held in check near Frankfort, when
Kirby Smiths whole force approached on the op-
posite side Of the river and necessitated a sur
render Of seventeen Federal Government Wag-
ons and ten or fifteen suffers wagons.
The enemy captured $50 Of Sill's stragglers,
whom they sent back to tae train.
Among the Federals captured were Major
Brad ord, Lieutenant Cassell, nth Pennsylvania;
Captain BOwles, QuartermasteT, Lieutenant Bal
ley, 3Oth Indiana Lieutenant Goldsmith, 39th
Ohio
The Journal says Grayson was taken by the
rebels on the 3Oth Of September.
Nashville is surrounded by rebels, who are
committing all sorts Of depredatIons. The Fed
erals are on half rations, and provisions are at
fabulous prices.
wagons last week some nine miles south Of
Nashville.
Col. Bennet, guerrilla chief was routed half
to be mortally wounded.
1t is reported by intelligent army officers, that
| the rebel Gen. Cheatham and Polkw were killed,
/ and that the rebel loss at PerryVlle exceeded
/ our loss three to one.
BARDsrowy, Oct. Il.
No courier from Gen. Buell. to-day. Gen.
/ sill has Ioined Buell..
! No fighting Thursday, Friday or Saturday, bnt
] Onels expected tomorrow.
! A deputation Of the Cincinnati Sanitary Com
mission left at this evening with a special tram
I
] Perrysvllle wounded. They viii have a Govern
ment escort from BardstoTn to Perrysvlle
] The remains Of General Serreu and Colonel
! Webster were sent to Cincinnati by the mail boat
at two o'clock this afternoon.
] James S. Jackson was buried from Christ
| Church, under escort Of the 25th Michigan and
| Captain Miller's Battery. Rev. Mr. Talbot ofi-
| ciated There was hardly dry eye in the
church. The remains were deposited IN Cave
Hill Cemetery.
Cannonading was heard near Lawrenceburg,
raI Fwnra-
forcements thIther.
On the day Of Inauguration OF Dick Hawes at
| Frankfort, Bragg, while dining at the same table
| with the Misses Preston, was interrupted by a
! messenger. After refusing several times, he
! consented to hear the messenger. Immediately
thereupon, Bragg, Hawes, and others, finished
! their dinner in tho hotel kitchen, and skeddadled
Just in time to escape the Union forces.
All is quiet, although the anomalous position
Of Kirby Smith causes some uneasiness.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. u.
squad Of Dumonts men, under Colonel Nil
Ter, captured two pieces Of artillery and one
| hundred and fifty rebels at Versailles yesterday
| A poation Of DumOnt's cavalry drove the enc
my on Saturday night from Lawrenceburg TO-
wards Nicholasville, wounding several and cap
turing siXtee prisoners. Federal loss nothing.
The Maysvlle Eagle says a dispatch was re-
ceived by John C. BrecNnridge's wife TO mee
/ him at Danvlle on Monday last.
| Further particulars Of Wednesday = PeTryyllli
] fight are received. The Federal force was H.
600; the rebel force was 62 regiments engaged
! 500 10 COO killed, 2,30O wounded, and 40 takeI
prisoners. The latter we're paroled by Buck
ner.
II The rebel loss was 800 killed, including on,
General, name not known; Ii ColOnels and Lieu
teuaut COlonels. This number Of killed is ad
mtted by the rebel Medical Director OF Gen
Cheatham's division.
A dispatch from member Of the lst Wiscon
sin says: The lst Wisconsin lost 5s killed and II
r wounded. Among the latter are Major Mitchell
. and Captain Green.
I Haah 1rar n r. Irr a
Colonel Lytle's wound is very slight. He ha
been paroled and will arrive here tomorrow
evening.
: | over 100 rebel wagons, 900 prisoners, and on
battery, on Friday, between Perryville and Har
/ | rodsburg.
9 is said, left Lexington on Sunday last with hi
whole force, 1000 infantry and $50 cavalry.
1t is believed that Marshall and the force
E | driven from Versailles are at NichOlasville.
: | DR.. Head, Medical Director here, has been re
quired to prepare for the reception Of 5000 OF tn
. PerryviHe wounded.
Col. Richard J. Jacob, Of the 9th Kentuck
r Cavalry, has arrived here, suffering from eIteu
| sive but not serious flesh wounds.
Kirby Smith left Lawrenceburg with his Who'll
command Friday morning, and effected june
ton with Bragg on Friday afternoon.
4 | Our forces were masSed on Friday betwce
: | Perryville and HarrOdsburC. They are repOrte
i | to have formed in line Of battle about six mile
a from Perryville
: Capt. Watson, Co. G, sOth Indiana wounde
4 | somewhat seriously, has arrived here. He lei
= | Perryville yesterday afternoon, and was over
/ taken by messenger who left Perryville rT
/ ! hours later.
? The messenger reports the rebel force at IS
| 900. They heard heavy and constant firing 70
many miles, after they left.
2 | Rumors prevail that a severe engagement, be
tween the whole force OF each army, was Pre-
| crossing yesterday on the Harrodsburg rOaC
Buelis driving the rebels towards Camp Die
Robinson.
Paroled prisoners say the rebels are maxim
u for that camp.
: AtPerryville the rebels were so crippled yes
terday that they could not carry away seve
: | pieces that they had captured. One hundre
{, and six thousand rounds Of their ammunitio
I have been taken, Our forces buried their dea
!, and cared for their wounded.
j In skirmish on Tuesday near Lawrence eburl
| RoEn of the 10Th regulars and first Ohio cavalrl
fought against Colonel SCOTS rebel cavalry. Co
. onel Scott was wounded and is now prisoner
J. Bardstown. One hundred and thirty rebel pril
g oners from Perryville, including ten lieutenant
arrived tonight