The New York herald., 1862-09-24
IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY.
Arrival OF the Rebel Forces nt Eards-
town-Buen In Pursuit. 0f thom-Largs
Union Force at Louisville, 80.

Arrival or the Rebel Forces at Eards-
town-Buen in Pursuit. Of them-LArgs
Union Force at Louisville, SO.
CINCINNATI. Sept. "a, lss2.
Tho rebel General Bragg has advanced with his forces
q Bardsown, Nelson county KY, approaching
Louisville. His force 10 about 900 mcn with pros
poet Of being increased by Kirby Smiths column
We have number Of gunboats At Louisville, and .
large force Of men, well sntrenehed We hold tho
city.
General Buell. 10 close on Bragg.
No attack on Louisville b imminent for two or three
days.
The Surrender or Mumfo ordsville.
GALLANT DEFENCE.
From the Louisville Democrat, Sept. 20
We have reliable information from Mumiordsville
Our informant upon tho ground and saw tho whole
transaction.
regiments strong, Gen. Chalmers appeared IN front
Of the fortcaons and sent Ia flag OF truce demanding
hold the nlace and he should do 90 until whipped out
Az was light the rebels opened on the works
with artillery, from the heights on the south with hvo
pieces and from the north with two mountain howzers
The guns from the works--four In number-replied
with terrible effect slencng all the rebels guns but
| three after two hours.
Being foed in their attempt 10 shell the works. the
rebels threw their whole available infantry force
against the whole line works repused with
terrible Ave successive times, and finally whdrf
sending back lag Of truce for permission TO bury u v
dead which was granted In this hight our loss In Kill
| Of seven hundred
Again. on Tuesday morning, the rebels appeared
south side Of the and made demonstrations n
renew the onset, driving in pckete at about hat
past nine A. NJ, sending forward sharpshootcrs, aud
firing an occasional shell into the works Our forces
piled intervals, reserving the FIRE, except when tho
enemy would approach within range. Thus mat
| tors lasted for three more hours, when
Col. Dunham, growing tired OF fighting without any
result either sde sent out three or four companies
from the Fteth and Sixeth Indiana skirmshers, To
draw them up but 70 effect, and at about nvo r. N.
the firing ceased both Sides without any serious re-
suits either side only two OF our skirmishers
being killed.
The result showed that the demonstration Tuesday
only designed TO attract the attention OF Colonel
Dunham, while heavy column Of Braggs forces crossed
| Green river above aud moving down, secured
] the heights on the north, which siectuay
| commanded the works. which movement was ef-
self completely surrounded by overwhelming force,
and had alternative than TO surrender or literally mur
der his entire command He very properly dd the for
mer at six A. M. on Wednesday. The forces surren-
dered the Sixty seventh Eighty ninth and Sxtieth
fndiona about four hundred Of the Fteth two comps
MES each of the Seventeenth and Seventy first Indiana
company First WISCONSIN, one company Louisville
about seventy recruits for the Thirty third Kentucky In
fantry-in all about 600
Colonels Durham and Wilder both acted most GAL
antly and deserve the oommendation OF all Most GER
tanly no fight has been made during the war than
that by Colonel Wilder Sunday and on Monday COL
D. everywhere In the bickest OF the fight giving d.
rection tho movements with the utmost cooinoss and
courage Perfect good feeling and harmony existed be-
tween tho two and rivalry or disagreement, - has
been intmated.
Buckncr and Forrest were with Bragg's column, and
now at Munfordvic, unlcss Buell. has baggcd them