Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-30
AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY.
(oorrespondeace Of The Nashville UnIon)

Correspondence OF the Nashville Union)
WHLr THE FEDERALs Intend DoIEG-THE IDLE Army
NORTH oF GREEN RIVER-THE RtPLIR OF THg Rail.
RoAD-MPRACTICABILITY OF Our ADVANCE PoR SEy-
ERAL WEsKl-THE REPORlED ADVANCE VIA GLASGOW
AND SC3TrsvILLE TO GALLArIs-No ADVANCE TO DIX
MADS AT PREsRNr-RUxoRED ArrACF UPON RussELL.
vILLE-DkPARrURE OF SC1TT's CAvALRY-CAPrURE OF
AFEDERLL CoLoNrL-USIoS MEs TAKING ruE OATH.
BowLING GREEN, Ky Jan. 20-What do the Fsderall
intend doingy Buell., whom the Northern prcss, for
weeks, has been goadng on TO make Rn advance move
ment with an army varousy estimated at from 90 900
to 10 600 men, is still north OF Green river Inactive and
idle True there four or five thousand Feiea!s tha
side OF The river bus they within view OF the main
body the river and Immediately under the protec
tion OF their guns.
of the railroad bridge fair and particularly favor
able for the moving OF army, ia such utterly
precu le the passage Of transports or heavy artillery
any Of the roads leading from Woodsonve to this
place Even Gen. Buell. to the river, IL would
axe him forty days to put the railroad ia a plsslbe
condition. taking into consideration the probabilities
o his being eriousy hNrrassed by troops while
gagged at the work Of repair. The coming forty days
w in all roblbity, be the most We have yet
had as thus far we have not had even foretase OF
winter.
Saoui an advance be made or attempted this place
by any one of the country turnpike roads leading
from Woodsonyle il will be found wholly impracticA
ble as Ia addition 10 the present natural impassabe
condition OF those roads, distractions OF the appro
we'd and formidable character have been thrown across
them for miles, rendering the transit of army al;ogeh
er impossible The route by the Louisville aud NBshvs
R,road will be found TO BE- the only that b.
advanageOusly and speedily employed Thi', however,
cannot be used for the purpose Of reaching Bowling
Green u less time than have mentioncdfor;y days
At din,ront places from Rowlotts Station 10 our ad-
vance ut Bells Tavern the railroad track has been taken
up for several miles, and the rails removed in this drec
ion.
The Federals will thus at heavy outlay and loss Of
time, b. compelled to repair these immense damages
before forward movement can be made. An idea has
been advanced by some Northern correspondent that
OF the four divisions intended TO operate against this
point will do 20 indirec " by marching TO Glasgow
thence to Scot sgir and finally TO Gallan, taking pls
session OF ihe Nashville railroad thus cutting c all
municsiion between Nashville Cui Bowling Green.
The vgis Of our Generals here will be kept awake tn
any su,h movement which will a. certainly fail a. lis
attempted. do not thinS that any considerable por
ton Of the reported immense Federal forcs alone will BE-
ported Green riyer for the purpoe OF making
formidable demonstration against B1wlins Green Tor
several weeks.
Northern newspapers have for months past aud 'til
are urging forward movement, bu. all to avail
Toe msiitatrd movement, If any such there WA hls
been too long delayed that its execution now il al
most mro 5sble save BY the railroad the time iry
for the completion of which, would detain them from
appearing here for several weeks Together With the
At havoc mlde by troops Of the railroad tIrnpkss
aud country roads Providence has eaic"ntv 'sv"E'@
with long continued heavy rains, put'n- t'.. -
worse condition than befor,. l. viii BE- do
rusm that attack will be made from above for
A weeks and If delayed that length OF time i! Is
han probable none will be made this winter.
These calculations Of Federal advance are fCr1Gsd
upon what appears TO be rational basis ,' cyl'-
i,na of scnsaonists who have the YAuias .u.y ...
every day to the contrary.
A most startling rumor reached here 7cscri1r % g..
Ell c: that Crendcn who has lately been reinorc . by
thee Dg,ch regiments from Indiana a; Groc-yl.c
hiry.fye miles distant from Russevill5 Saturday
and that he marching the latter place rl 1900
men. This report, which may may not be true,
brought here by gentleman Who lels Russeyile night
before last and arrived here yesterday. He is positive
in his declarations and says tie people Of RuS-clve
greatly exercised by the report which they all be-
leye Reinfocrmonts for Yesterday but have
not gone forward. This repsrted advance may be in
keeping with that of tie late advance upon Hopkins
vlle which proved 10 be canard. II hOEeser, Il is
certainly known that Crittendsu is marching upon Rus
selvle force sufficient 10 drive MIN back should be
immedia ely dispatched thithCT
IL will 10 TOR the Feder,s 10 occupy Russcllv l'r
"a would then be altogether cut Of from ClarkSiilo
and Memphis except by circutous route through
Nashville. /; is 10 be hoped that the importance o the
place 20 US ia rightly estimated by our commanding
G,uerAl aud that il will ba allowed 20 fall in Ihe
hand, OF the enemy Scotts Louisiana cavalry le late
,a't night in the direction Ci RusSelvile.
Lieut. Col G.loes, OF the Federal Home Guard in Met
cal; county, captured about six miles from Eimond-
sln the county seat by portion of Ool Hclms Ken.
urky cavalry stationed at Gasgow day before yester
day. The Colonel had come over to see bis sister mar
RED aad was erjayisg himself IN gh glec, when our
cavalry, ulnved, made :asir APPEARANCE not for the
purpose OF taking part In the hi2ris OF the occasion,
hut with tae intention o! taking the Colonel which they
did and whom they brought to this place yesterday and
lodged in jail.
Iarkiu f. Baker, after whom tho now famous Bakers
Hill was named and who Is the proprietor OF the prop
ctiy upon which Of the iues OF orucstiOas is
ereced together with T. Q. Calvert Cashier OF the BauE
of K'n.ucky, made their appearance at Headquarters
Saturday aud took the oath OF allegiance to the Coned
erase Cover mcnt.
Roth of these gentlemen have been incorporating
Unonsls Of tho type, aud it is to be hoped that
the hundrcds of Union men in this country will come
forward like freemen and forever allegiance 10
to the rump government which is unable 10 SAord them
aIy protection either in their pesons or property.
A dead caim and unusual s,agnation OF news matter
has sealed over the place.
All tho Generals we're in close council yesterday.
LEXINGTON
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