, 1862-09-15

Il, Geo nlcu under Buell. #i1 leave tonight for
tie same drstina'ltn. 5000 men from
JEFF. c. Dayi-, arrived here 70 4 y 70: the pur-
Iusv OF reinforcing Buell. Mayor Polk is ia
;nvn to-day-a rttugee from Columbia. Cap
l1oi ELL is being fortified. Bragg will not
ea1cl Us Mapping, Scccssioaists are very
bold. ur1ohists trusttul ana unaaunted.
IF:rom the Loui=7l1e journal CT yeztcrday.J
i rcasonahle doubt no longer exists that the
Bragg is nov in Kentucky. TIE movements
OF tie corps Of Bragg's army uuder Gen. kir-
KY Smith ar: Known to onr renders as far as
We La:e heen able to Obtain Information of
tlit;1n- VIZ taHe la'ely been pnt in Possession
OF tacts which establish hel ond doubt that
entered the State. We britny publish these
tac!s for the benefit OF our readers, adding
that they are obtained from most rel:able au-
thority. Our readers are also acquainted with
the lAc* that Gen. Bueil's Positions at Battle
Geek, Huntsville and :lcMlnuyl!le have been
ecacrated by that admirable officer. Many
newspapers, ignorant Of the rebel movements
have blamed Gen, Buell. for lis lnactiou and
his late r.. rogrGssiye movements.
Gen. Bragg 1nassed his army at Chattlnoo-
ga and Knoxville, East Tennessee. The col
uu'1 CT corps, under GEN. Kirby Smith sue
With Int one battle OF auy consequence, tha1
0: T4z-Se1l, effected the design OF getting
irto his rear and then further into Kentucky.
Nj the dc 7alls Of lis n1oveueat are familiar
tu our readers. The other two corps have
moved with equal secresy and effect, and are
bow attempting Il junction with Salith. The
army vi Major General Bragg is divided into
tfr.e tut3's d'ar4nte uuder M.j3r Generals
Vim. J, Harcee, Leonidas Polk, and Kirby
Smith. Each Of these corps would number
abou, 15'aU men, il the regiments were full,
but il il not probable that, Of this whole army,
|--Fo J.,
acsiou: Tie cavalry ioree Of the two corns,
audey 1Erde@ and Pope, is estiuaatea at :, 600,
aid it is k1lown that they have each three bat
1v'if= Of light artillery. and several
1,ieees Of heavy guns. Among. the d.
slsoe eomRa1dsfs Rnat ,1rI T. nzTssss q u,tg9 s,rgs
ari 4 l,rig4dier-gencra Slaughter. Tas
S:au-h'cr VIC caunot rccall 10 mind, and it
!'as been suggested to US that Savage Of
Tc1nessea, is n,eant. With buekner Our
r:aders are familiar. It is rumored he las
tcen n,ace q 1naior. general. TaeCe is little
dt1l't tla,at he commands division OF this
amy, organized to penetrate country with
which he is 80 iltiulately aclu tinted, aad
in which. we're it useless to deny, lie has 3
widespread and evil influence over certain
classes OF people. Chcutll.u1, Of T.nnessee,
Al dtrson, of Pensacola no5oriety, aud Saary
OF Ttulesst. hare divisions in Polk's col
Wills the TWO corps Of This army thu: Or
Gar:z..d undtr Hardec and Polk, Bragg. on or
alynt the 23a Of August, crossed tlle Tenncs-
s,t Il yer 1T 3 4rrisou, a few lnies ab.'ye Chat
i:.rouga, the stream at that time being easily
tsr.ltd. On The evening Of the 9Th OF Augu,t
le lad !.,archtd d y westward by the mount lin
ru:t;! tC Dunlap. 1T h: tiiil. 81 reaIllI1g this
scint, Cur Informant first Say them, a1d, IT,
. i: = il the bushes near town, marked them 20
bY. liz eul2te8 furty pieces Of field artillery,
ti:r regiments 81 fayalry, and thirty six rs5i-
I, 1lstnt= o' intanSE9 tae ranks Of which app ~
t,i h1-, L. g.,
rrlr: scrts that tic lnen we're well ariu II aud
! The cartlvy we'll nltuutel, Tue batteries were
! yiry complete, all the appointments being
| new ali full. The regiments moved Titu
! hut three wagons Zach, and i: vas st1t=d II
i Dunla:. tint lAe cl1iccrs were allowed 70 car
,ided with large tarpaulis3s, which they
stretched 11onl tree to tree, aud uu1er Wllic!
/ Whole companies eau sleep in comfort. S1t
| wagons were used to haul fGrlSe, the ten tlr
l'aulins OF q regiment taking up bus llsslt
rnon. TIE men lived OF tne colutr;. M:2,
/! of The :bfantfy WcFe Mounted On horses TLt
! brides improsised from ropes and thH like
+? Tnr ~2tle fnTcc moved speedily up the ~:
!, KEY OF the s. a12tchy River, ana 3ure 1t Pix.
vile VI thr ;VEh IF August.
On tic sailc day n large force was throw
forward tv*ard AlcMjuuylAe and Na5ayiu
:ri,m Plkeville. The reb=l clyalry made a
ADVANCE far towards McAl;unyule, and one 0
tive smart ssiEniishes wtre had wi:h on
1rocns thrown forward from that peint.
the lucan1iMe tlt rest OF the rebe: army ia
20, 1g northeast towards Cassville, and, o
lie LIT ri September the advance reached tn
luuurEai!.s at Cassyilc, having asccnded b
tie "Grassy Cave" road, while the tore
thrown toward Nca1inryille was sudaeu1
! withdrawn and followed the main army. pos
live Information Of this movement reacn@
General Buell. on September I'd.
Gen4ral Bragg cnt"red kebtucsy at Athan,
[ Iva ef h+a
luon.h. 1t is understood that he Ind desigz
ayaiL st Bo11ing Green, aud moved On towal
tue Cumb, rlard River, He CROSSED this strca
On tie 9Th or 7th-lu all probability tue latt
cute This is the llst definite account Thi<
vc hnve Of him. He found his designs agai.
Bowling Green frustrated, and is uadcrstot
to have moved nortnward toward Coiulno1
IN AGair county. He is now said to be in tn
ytcitisy, and, from al the information s
have fTcm other sources, this surmlse is u
| ;n improbable one.
2 1t Is Likely that Bragg, at the head Of !
large force, Is to combine with kirby Sn|
ard Humphrey Marshall. OF course tn. co.
s.p.u farce II i'll be formidable in numbers III
: discipline.
+ From the Cincinrati Gazette
G The project Of attacking Cincinnati has,
: would svell, been ahaEduned bS the Iehe
e Tnat It WIS their intention to attempt t
< capture Of this city is quite probable. Tt
+ iSilhy Smith irum.std his men the lrisile
), ii quartz rirg here, there is no DOUBT. =
III: rebel leader missed his oprcr!u2ity Il
!le moved promptly forward from R.chmo
: @gainst Cincinnati, he world laFt found c
: urtcnses comparatively weak; but 'Fecl
:, d. lag WAS sufficient for sd. quate p7tparnit
i und ey,ry hour of this time was used 70
vantage Yesterday, thanks to our citlza
n our regular soldiers, our il dependent lnill::
r. u1nl,anies, AID the slni"rel 7ln. iucn, VI
= Icur.d i'll ty the thcusaads from the I'll
s7tstslcss, our generals were in co.,*i ior: to
J. /! pulse an arny 75,Mp =.rong. Tac rebels {
~ Tnutstiay night. they retreated
y ward Il x.:ton, !eayi3g in their can
md cn the road, evidences Of hasty III IT
Il. The natural conclusion 10 he drasn tran1 t
: ,etrea', is that tue project Of attacking t
:. Gil rh;i has been abandoned We ar, aW:
u l'ev,ye1, that they might, knowing that :. t
ii lion OF our forces here are temporary orr
:, zatic1 s, fail back to throw our command
.if their guard; but this is not likely;
n SUI losing lie rebels 10 be advised u the
ot "S4;Ion of other columns OF our armies,
lis ll.y conclude Thai THEY nave faiitu bica
e. u.ane,.ty, and that they Will hardly sto;'
rs ~i.:e OF lie ktntusky River. The nn Ie7s II
o7 ing now is that Bragg crossed the Cum oerl
nd INvsr On Sunday last, wish 5o,ooo mcn,
IL. tined for Kentucky I: is also believed |
iii junclic;, either IL Ce.tr.l ktn7ucky or 81
II; of the Kentucky Kiy.r. HcIeras B;ls'lt hi,
)r, IA len back to Nashville, Bragg saw thai
" whole Of bis army would not be Nke'g
T. remain trere, and he discovered tIsa" X
L. smith WAS in DANGER Of having his TT
1is tut oil. Icuce Bgayg's movement
;Tx ward Kentucky, Grutral Buell., We
ur i runa1k--tor the rebel generals arc fn!iy
yo ,ised Of ii-also crossed the Cumoer]
cy ! River on sunday, leaving GEN. Thomas '
adequate force at Nashville, aud Yes!e'
Ser. Buell's rear was 1els side Of Bow
Green. We have thus, at the present t
three columns III Kentu:ky-one will its
1t Cincinnati; another at Louisville,
Hut1l cGl.ir., III from Tt.nnesstc. a glaut
"a the map wilt shcw that Kirby Smitu, u
1a' 1heEe circumstances. which are all know
rim, will no1 rer4ain in Central ksutu
-, H.. will he likely to march out N ne TAI
~" than he marchvd iu, and it is hot iiipros
t at lc m:v iind retreat far m0rt lazlr
thsn was ll;s advance.
1,.s In this grand movement on the mil
., chessb1!rd Tie It bells haye, VIC think,
eu'seueraled. The rebel plan was to tGr
! force INTO ken'ncky, while i. WIS eSpt
sent fiueIl Would continue to maintain his
, Of LIE Of cctensvs in T,nneSsee ard nor
nod Alatana, bel in check By leiu+s til t /
sing wl;,e ta .nn1ber ~ n"rtion w,u1d co onara-e
c OF huby Smith. This plan worked very vel
any til Buell. suddenly withdrew from northern
7ith ~an,a, ~ tolces aHu LII ~ "a.
be!s | 1nert. hence 6e Was forred n n1sn
h. ward to the assistance Of Smith, or
Va me f} q ane a.er ~ aarss5 ,n+ q csn ns'n
ofs' having also moved il the same direction
yer. having the advantage Of roads, has dou'
rem come IN ahead o. Bragg, arg nas plonaol
only ~ the stnst,on Is m interesting onf
the promises to result TO the advantage
,Hn. Union armies. That the rebels will so'