The Portland daily press., 1862-10-06
REPULSE OF MORGAN.
The Rebels determined to fight at Frank
fort.
Capture of Ex-Congressman Crawford.
LOUISVILLE. XIV. Oct. 4

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 4.
Clark county advces say that Jack Bruner
with company OF rebels, went up Red river
to capture Jim Townsend's home guards. The
rebels were defeated with heavy loss.
Col ID. 5. Bruce, son-in-aw of Gen. Leslie
Coombs, receives the highest commentator
from military circles for his operations at Bow
ling Green. The rebels burned the bridge
near Auburn, on Monday night Col Bruce
Immediately sent thther the 10th Indiana and
part of the sth Kentucky regiments, who
rebuilt it.
Col. Bruce routed the enemy at Russelve
killing and wounding ffteen, and taking fiji
teen prisoners and capturing forty horses and
saddles.
He also routed party at Glasgow, yeste.-
day, taking a few prisoners, including Lit. Col
Crews, Capt Brown and 1t Thomas.
The rebels are rigidly enforcing the con-
scription act wherever they have temporary
control.
A Portsmouth, Ohio, dispatch to Gov. Rob-
inson, says John Morgan with 1000 rebels, yes
terday attacked the Carter county home
guards, near Olive hill. After several hours
diminishing Morgan was repulsed with the loss
of several OF his men killed. Morgan then re-
treated towards the Licking river, burning IS
houses on his way. Last night Morgan re-
turned to Olive hill, but in the meanwhile Col
Seifert had gone to Portsmouth, and brought
up 500 of the 1lTth Ohio regiment.
Bardstown advices say that the rebels have
from 10000 to 10000 men within a circle of
eight miles around that place.
Our central advance was this afternoon four
miles this side of there. They have been
skirmishing and driving the rebels before them
for The past three days, and have captured 600
prisoners.
II is said that Kirby Smith has arrived at
Frankfort with 10000 men, and that Humphrey
Marshall is on his way there with 5000.
The rebels evidently mean to make a stard
at Frankfort, and battle at Bardstown seems
imminent.
Bragg and Buckner left Danville for Lex
ington ON Tuesday.
Bragg threatened TO send every man who
would not join the rebel army TO the north of
the Ohio.
The rebels are cutting new roads from
Bardstown to Springfield and Lexington.
LOUISVILLE, Oct 5.
The Louisville special despatch of the I'd,
concerning the taking of 500 rebels by Rose
cranz's division, was incorrect. 1t doubtless
was based on the fact that an entire regiment
OF cavalry, $50 strong, was captured i'm the
early part of last week by Lieut.. Seward, of
the "a Indiana, commanding his own and the
| I'd and Sd Kentucky, which surrounded and
completely surprised the rebels at breakfast,
surrendering without the slightest resistance.
| Col. Crawford, commanding the captured reg
iment, is ex-Congressman, and one of the Con-
federate Peace Commissioners to Washington.
| The prisoners reached here last evening.
The rebels in large force evacuated Bards-
town yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
Brig. Gen. Vancleve, of Minnesota, leading
the advance of Gen. Crttenden's corps, en-
tered Bardstown last evening at 6 o'clock,
eight hours after the evacuation thereof by
! the rebels, and were topursue this morning.