The New York herald., 1862-10-20
IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY.
The Rebels Flying to the
Mountains.
BRACES ARMY TOTALLY DEM0RAllZeD.
Why They Were Not Captured
at Perryville.
ANOTHER REPORTED GREAT BATTLE.
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ROuT OF KIRBY SMITHS FORCES
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Dash Of the Guerilla Morgan into
Lexington.
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Bout Of the Rebels by General Du
mont's Cavalry,
&C., &C., &c.
Why They Were Not Captured
at Perryville.
ANOTHER REPORTED GREAT BATTLE
Dash Of the Guerilla Morgan into
Lexington.
Bout Of the Rebels by General Du-
mont's Cavalry,

&C., &C., &c.
Ruil or the Guerrilla Morgan Into Lex
ington-sharp Fight and Eesse"t of
the Union Troops-The Band Net by
Gen. Damont's Cavalry and Raated and
Scattered, &C., sc.
CINCINNATI Oct H. 1862.
Gen Morgan, with thousand rebel cavalry, entered
Lexington yesterday, small force there retreating
before him on our main force at Georgetown.
Morgan found and paroed about seventy-nve Of our
Ok In the own. After remaining about three quarters Of
IN hour he retreated towards Manchester, after
moved nwards the direction or Frankfort.
General Dumont upon learning Of his presence started IN
pursuit with regiment Of infantry in wagons thou
sand cavalry section Of. artillery. He overlook
and defeated Morgan to-day between Versailles and
Frankfort, and is in full pursuit Of his scattered
forces, moving towards Lawrsnceburg. Morgan ia
between Generals Dumont and Buell. and thought he
not likely to escape It is probable he is pushing for
Mount Sterling to join Humphrey Marshall.
One Of Humphrey Marshals regiments, composed prn.
opaiy Tennesseeans. deserted him Yesterday
and were brought into Paris today by our cavalry.
Harshals forces represented being greatly demo-
ranzed, and anxious to leave him.
No details Of Morgau's defeat have been received
Major General John A. McCernand has been assigned to
important commend Of special expeationary charae
tsr, and will take the field in less than twenty days.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 10, 1852.
Aer capturing our pickes, the guerilla Morgan dasbcd
into Lexington yesterday morning at the head Of fifteen
hundred Before surrendering. troops fought
him calamity, killing and wounding several Our loss is
SIX killed and hund.ed and twenty-five prisoners,
who were Immediately paroled. Two hundred and fifty
eg our cavalry succeeded In escaping.
Morgan afterwards left Lexington, taking the Yer.
sanes turnpike. To-day, when between Versailles and
Frankfort, he met suddenly by $500 Of General
Dumcnts cavalry who, after shert fight, routed him,
scattering his forces.
One report says he driven across the Kentucky
river the direction of Lawrencoburg another that
be s endeavoring TO unite with Humphrey Marshall who
~ near Sharpsburg.
An attack from Marsha looked for at Paris TO night
IAxin gton Is in possession of our troops.
LOUISVILLE, oct 10, 1862
John Morgan left Lexington with his forces yesterday
DAs NJ through Versailles thence through IayreDcebure
sdaylght and at Bloomfield at two O'Clock this az
. rnoOn. Gen. DrmOnt is pursuit, There has been
fight between Dumont and Morgan.
Buell. Is reported just South lor Mornt Vernon Gene
Cttendens army corps is further soutb pursuit Of
Bragg 1t supposed the rebel army is aiming cross
Tennessee by Big Creek Cap and Wilson's Gap Bcel
- in close pursuit, and 1t is believed he will force the
bel iofght capture large portion Of them before
they reach Cumberland Gap.
The Perrysvie battle al Chaplin's Hills was brought
prematurely aud against the orders or General Buell.
whose plans for envelopng the whole Of Braggs army
hwarted and his pursuit OF the enemy delayed by
t6at circumstance.
Our Louisville Correspondence.
LoUsvIILx, Oct. 16, 1862.
1Ae ISne Rebe- Ascay, Aieayto s Kounain,s Bro,c,,
1kacps Army Demcralised--Why Is Ka--7Ae Plan of
ae Psyryrills Battle, dc.
Tho scene has shifted again. The "last ditch has been
deserted by the rebels They are flying to the noun.
saos. The truth 10, they can't fight There Is no fight
In them. They arc completely thoroughly and terribly
(ennorriiEed. Their generals know this perfectly. We
Know u. communicated the fact TO the herald before
ths battle Of Perryvife. Brsggs army disorganized
mob Hence II Is that eighteen thousand Of our troops
stood against forty thousand Of them with such success
day last weck Hence is that after tublInq into
Camp Dick Robinson promiscuousy barking their shns
cpd breaking their in thSccneial scramble TO place
. river between them and their pursuers, they have
the mountains. They frantic with terror. demoral
ircd disorganzsd, routed, whipped. There nothing
Loft OF them but rabble, mob, q crowd OF
driven TO the WALL surrounded, they will fight just
ss an armed mob 1gh,s-cvery on his own hook,
ana al seeking 70 escape There nothing left OF Baggs
arny but this pltiable starving. wrecbcd vagsbond
hying rsbbe. Was ever proud boastful army Of in.
vason so quickly and so thoroughly used ups Was ever
defeat more perfect than that Of this rebel armyf
Was ever victory more complete than that Of Buess
why 10 thisS Because Buell. has routed them horse
foot and DRAGONS from the State and so vigorously has
~ followed them up that they have not even had time
TO form line Of battle and propose to defend them
selves. Becsuse they have been put to this utter
rout, their columns broken their men stras
Cling, their trains and supplies Abandoned their whole
organization broken up so completely that never
he restored their disheartencd dsprted and for
sakng them In groups and squads at every favorable op
portunity; all this with comparatively effort on our
part Because they abandon the State the occupation or
watch By them they boastngly declared, only week
ago. was TO be permanent because instead OF transfer
ring the 10 shs loyal territory north Of the Ohio which
Bragg proclaimed TO be his purpose they are reduced TO
che necessity Of hurrying back 10 tho cotton States
they wish TO fight any more at aII
II 10 susceptible Of proof that General Buell. would ere
this have made this crushing defeat Infinitely more d
to them than II has been had his orders been
faitbfuiy observed by his generals Thero has been
most ~anton violation Of positive orders In this army
tsst has yet TO be answered for. Facts are
developing themselves that viii be ugly to hsndIe by
cetsn generals one Of these days. You have observed
Ms certain class OF newspapers very severe crtjcIsms
on TIE penyvllc battle. As this battle appears to out
sdere II s open TO criticism. Why wss Mccook with his
little rXyps or eighteen thousand men, left TO ai, a day
ursuct6cSfed against Bfarg's whole armyY Where was
Con EhS1l, with the rest &C his army that he did NOT
come up noSe promdy to tho rescue, and, with the
orvhemIue se se naa ro a. ,1 hls command fa apn
spy nbtin ylNry 20 Qrr arms and gsve The rebcs