Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-07
From Louisville.

LOUISVILLE Oct f.
The Southern line 10 working to Franklin,
CLARK county, Ky.
Advices ssy that Jack Bruner, with sixty rebels.
went up Red River to capture Jim Tovnsend'.
Home nuards
The rebels we're defeated with great slaughter.
Cen G. W. Morgan loft but four guns At Cum
ber'and Gap, and those vi h trunnions Knocked
& Col. f. D. Bruce, son-in-lav OF Cen. Lesh;e,s
command, receives TIE highest commend ation Of
military circles hero for his operations al Bowling
Gaecn.
Tho iebels burned the bridge near Auburn on
Monday n,gh:. Bruce sent thither the 10th In
diana aud part Of the 8th Kentucky, who rebuilt
the bridge and routed the enemy At Ruselville.
Killing and wounding 50 = nd taking Is prisoners,
and Al horses and saddles.
he also routed . party .. Glasgow yesterday,
taking some prisoners. including Lieut.. Col.
treios, Capt Brown and Lieut.. Thomas.
Plymouth (Ohio, disp, tch to Gen Robinson
says Jno. Morgan with 1000 men. yesterday at
tackled the Carter County Home Guards near Olive
Hill, After several hours Of severe skirmisbing,
Morgan VA repulsed and 20 Of bis men killed
Morgan then sa retrsated towards Licking River,
burning 80 houses on his way.
Last night Morgan returned to Olive Hill. Mean
while Col. Lei!ert went to Portsmouth and brou sht
5U0 of the 117th Ohio.
Bardstovn advices say that the rebels have
from So,doo to $4,000 men within eight miles Of
Our central s1vanoe was this afternoon four
miles this SIDE Ct Bardstown, and have been skir-
nshlng and driving the rebels before tn em for the
past three days. We captured 800 prisoners.
with 10 600 men
Humphrey Marshall. is on his way 5000 rebels.
evidently meaning TO make = stand At Frankfort,
and battle at Bartlstown seems imminsRt.
A report OF fgnt at Mt. Washington yester-
DAY arose from Our forces shelling the w1os Is
Vrags and Buckass loft Danville on Tuesday
for Lexington.
| Bngs,in spes,h At Danville, said everv man
who would not .ioin the rebel army voluntarily
The rebe.s cutting new roads from Rasds-
town to Springfield and Lexington.
j Aaa ding leb bells and eficers Of the Confederate
army are circulating stories in places occup;ed bv
them, for instance: that Gen. Nelson was killed
| because he supported President Lincoln's recent
emancipation proclamation; that buell. resigned
because Of tha, 2rOc!amstion, but concluded to
hold his position days long r in tho hops that
Ll4coln would annul that document.
The rebels are r;gidly enforcing the conscrip.
ton act wherever they have temporary control.
- Lo1.viLLE, Oct s.
The Louieville Special dispatch Of the I'd
Dreaming the taking Of 500 rebel prisonere
W Roseerans' divisieD, vas incorrect. It was
based on the fact that an entire Georgia repi
s~"s Va SsseHys SoO strODR. WAe captured iD
the early part Of last vsAk byi Lieut.. Co!
Stewart. with the I'd and 81 Kentucky reoi.
meots. which surrounded and completely sur-
prised the rebels vi bile at breakfsst. v6o sor
rendered without the slightest resistance. Col
Crawford. who commanded the the e ,tu.,
regiment. 10 On ex Cong grsssmap, and one Of ! ~
Confederase Peace commissioners 20 Wash .no
ton. These prisoners reached mere last eve
ming.
s The rebela in force svasuxted Bard.tovn
yestsrdsy morning at 10 o'clock.
Brig. Gen. Van Clsvs. Of lAinu., lead ing the
sossnce OF CrittsnJsss corps. entered Bsrds-
town last event g At 8 o'clock. 8 hour. after
the evacuation by tbs rebels. and vas "a Dur
cue them this morning.
4 ronor is pres alent that Gen. Sills hrse
vas sttseksdby Kirby Smith's force At Hsr.
dinsvills. and driven back 4 miles This. rumor
is entirely disereditsd here.