Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-08
THE GaEAr VICTORY IN KENTUCKY.


From IN Rockville Regis o. o. Tharsds, las,
trac. the following n,argro, relative 10 the srca vic
tory aebisv,d ths Yankee forces, Richmond.
2, on Saturday last.
linn ,daey after tn, battle the following congratut-
tory oriSr sss issued By General Smith:
HEADQUARTERS Army or Kssrucxr,l
Redmond, KY, Aug. 80.
The Bsjo; General Commanding returns his heartfelt
thanks 20 tho troops OF his command officers and men,
Tor their exceeding gSanTy in the several ectors Of
this day, their patient, unmumurins endurance OF IA
iguo during two caJs sd nights forced marches, aud
h7hting three battles in twelve hour5
The country shall knoS of your sufsrings o. the
march, well OF the bold, pressing charges Of this
dIy.
Tomorrow b.iag Sunday, tho General desires that III
troops shall ssssmbi AMI under their ssvers Chipans,
shall return thanks Aim ghy God, to whose mereies
and goodness these victories a-e due.
4 KIRBY Saith, Gen. Coming.
The following I rae. of letter from Capt. AcErath,
Of Gen. Smiths command, furnishes many interesting
plr.iOular.;
RICHMOND, Ky, Aug. 80, 1852.
We have had to-day hree different and hO;ly contes,
Ell ba.Aes The eUemys forco reported a. fourteen
thouun1. ThSy made tor thu drs; stand st the foot Of
{ Hil eight niles from edmond, and the las. one
a! RiChmond.
Oar loss in kin ia a1cus 100 pcrAapa las and as mar
WOundyC. It3. OF TN enemy E4tI ana NpuLGeO
ecu9s ours, bssidas 600 prisoners. esp: Scott
il UoT-9 O'Clock p. M he rear 50 that IN the
u0'niag shall csp.utc the entire party
Our uel behaved uost ga.lAu,ly. changing the enemy
each stand they made kiag enc General four Cololt,
Two La c-gut L9olcis, AID capturing large quantities
Of cJHmssary s,ores.
O,onel Scot, who vss pursueC Is ja,. nov in, snd
sew We have olptured lie e-use army-more than
10 600 men.
l. IS glory eucugb fore cue fight
NJ enemy uos r=iseeH this ani Lexington. God be
pgsisodi
f. gs stsr also pubr.hea tho foIoniag highly o.er
csug letter, Which it says Is from very worthy source
eud sli.led to the u,-ost credit
Gen Smith aud s,5iT MOUNTED thsir horses st seven
O'Clock StturdlT NOR iag srd moved "a tie sont BnT
eight nes 10 where icrces arrived hgt nchi just
before reaching he plaza II, sutEY attacked u.s. open.
i1g With artillery, aat ia atou. al houF lie itfLn ~
opened In les3 thsl h1rr 40 drove Lacm from her
position, With great slaughter on Their Fce VIC taking
many prisoners Our loss quito heavy, especially in OH.
GERS We moved on about two miles beyond Oog-rs
yl. a. which pscs the first fight occurred, and lou
them SCALA 10 po.ii5n -hcn VIC made the attack, 4
the second tirie drove then from their position Wi'h
IN grsa.er oss both IN Killed sui wounded and ,ssug
18th smg 'er los aide. THIS second Ggh: ccca'
"a ahcu. two or three O'clock and our troops
,.vfug nsyehe5 some echf miles, and having no
s.;e- except e Auio tssel non ile stggrsnt
pco.- along tie rOsd aCd seeing TIE clcmy again pre-.
plTrg receive Is, ~e hsi'ed " man 6r5 gave them
s.vsrai hou.a rest Everything being ready, q sho {
mach brought Us within eight Ut Richmond, Ehare the
er. nv made thitd stan., when moved OF end at
tlrlei them ldG third lime Atef hard dshtirg we
routed then, Rad drove thsn through the place little
before suudORr in uteF confusion IN this las. ght we
dill ros lose many msn, hut captured from 500 70
500 prisoners BESIDES their killed and wounded AtteT
bad whipped tID Ia front and started them fpHcns,
UJcnl - with BID command, Who had boon seni
scuad On the Lexington road TO catch them. keeping
he command Ia aFnS-sa urt! the TctrsSrg army csma
W. a..cEgd item a1d succeeded in capturing and kiln g
nsay the Tho arEy skiGg 81 lnyiT guls and some ten
CO.. Of sr,il=ry v.h al thC; wagons ores etc. l. s
est mat thai st;i. killed., vo1rded aud missing wi
issCt n9 ten tIyssgI., Naiis: QUE vii not reach
moro than m three tc G ~ taair,1 .>5 and wounded
Tlllc lys5 Il killed s.d 10 o,cers "a very heavy
To- trccps we've frca. Ola lItigs aud ntdaky AID
commanded by General Bull hs.l5R. UUlclol CssHiu5
n. Clay commended basGts & nes., smith COM.
msnGsd Gus treoFd, AID og bard hsAlbg ana tie b!es
sing OF g ID We destroyed taeir hns army IL vts e
grand sight TO sea our csd and sometimes bsrefUocd
tsocps with 90 food and bus ltto NaCr, marching With
steady rsns their splcodily equipped foe. Il was
o1a o, the graniest battles / ever
Il filed cur hearts With pride to 20 our nnb move
onward, snd Dever give way. Glorybc to CD on high
fcg 'h1 soleudil rslut
Con- snitH.aud s'tfF e-e-p9d u1kuEt
Cde Rsge.es editoraly sage "Tho courier sbo brings
the despatch Of GEN. Smith further reports ,bst rsgi-
meut Of sutpcky Infantry and large body OF cavalry,
hitherto ia the Fdsri service, have joined Smiths
victorious army and the Southern rights KontuCksns
are Gsckug to his standard in great numbsrs We think
We may sAfy say that the day Of Keutucys dsvsrsnce
FROM the hateful hra OF the Abolition despotism has
brightly dswned.
THI EvAcUArOS OF HUSrsvLLI.-The Chattanooga
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