The New York herald., 1862-02-16
BALD KNOB and RrssSiI's -Fortincations not com
pleed.
P,Ior KsoB-Lnnste fort, mounting twelve siege guns
from IS TO 32-pounders.

FORCE PRESENT HOLDING uTss
Among the forces known 10 be remaining at Bowling
Green i have the following reliable statement.
CENTRAL KEsTvCKY.
Third Brigade Acting Brigsdier General Coioue s. A.
H. Wood, commanding, composed wholly OF the following
7t6 Alabama reg't infantry i. Colonel g A. NJ Wood.
9th Arkansas reg't infantry 80. Colonel II. Lyon
ith Arkansas regt infantry.
Sth Arkansas reg't infantry ....--
9th Arkansas reg't infantry. .....-
iist Tennessee regt Infantry. .-.
md another snarmed ronnnessss regiment.
fth Brigade, Erigadicr General liindman, command
ing composed N
Tcxau Rangers reg't cavalry Late Colonel wm Terry
lst Arkansas regt infantry. Colonel Fagan.
"a Arkansas rcg't infantry Colonel James Mcintosh.
And thrcs Mssiss,ppi regiments Of sixty day men.
The whole fo-co win amount TO
Thirteenth regiments infantry. 500
One regiment cavalry, reduced dto.............. 800
A total Oronly 7,s0o
ESCAPE uSoS NAN
Much of tho information contained In the foregoing
obtained from gentleman who icft Bowling Green on
Thursday last 'under compulson." I do not him,
because he hes requested me not TO do So Bc has long
hecn resident of the raco; his family s stA thorc.
lie has always been a Union man. On Thursday last
Alox. Cassidy, Assistant Afnant General 10 Buckucr,
and T. G. Newton, Assisant AdntaHt General 10 Hind
man, ne, In The bousc Of my informant. Tho former
remarked, personal manner, that if he "haa his way
he would put every Union mans head on the block and
cut " o" Aer C,ssiiy departure, Newton made the
remark, aud added personalities, when my infor.
maut knocked him sonsAless- Tie then took his gun,
parted with his family and left for Louisville After
walking considerable distance he met rebel soldier on
hurseback. and iBtimatng ~ him s'that man with a
gun better eutei to ride than without - COM
psiled tfa fellow Co dismo-nt and rode Of with his
horse lie reached tho federal lines with but tto trouble
aud ds,entlun aud taken before General Buell. TO
whom he gave much valuable Information. Tho only
items &C nierest IN addition 10 those given above az
follows
nan GrNrowDFR.
n viii be renemb1redthat some month since the rcbe
news apers soe large Of Substitute being found for
sulphur IN making gunpoSder. u ls discovered that
the Substitute " not What u claimed ~ be, and that
gunpowder made with s very detective short time
since the guns the fort College i being used
in iargCt practice. the target being barn Mount
Airy three 1nap.rs 70 mile distant rozane Of shots
With tle rebel homemade powder werr made Lui hot
one reached thc tsrEei--ail toll short.
These newly recruited men suffering az most
fearful rate They not co'bod with comfort eni die
by buudTeds with disease The litie cold weather felt
at Bowling Green has been terrible upon the Mississippi
and Louisiana They have died. 20 quote verbatim,
"lke shecp with iho rot" In ono regiment Of eight
hnndred Mso lppisns who had come n Bowling Green
a month aud half since four hundred had died.
q says they have died NJ tho rate of thirty
men a day. This fearful mortality. he Fays, 81
exaggerated n the satcmeBt As soldiers they of
no nse whatever fle of h,m tho rebels have tho
better 10 will he for cguse There " such lack of
dice Illns ascng them that es body they not
nouyrcabie, ard viii run al the drst shell.
HprksER uNnrR ARnasT
srnn Bolivar has Yoc boon under arrest for treason
~ the CT edesaie S.ates no has been released how
evcr, and now commands al RpsscliyJs. u th0aght