, 1862-08-19
TIE REBEL INVASION BEGAN 1T
SEVERAL POINTS.
Don Carlos Buell. Cut of and il
Danger.
PROMPT MEASURES or INDIANA
AND THE WAR DEPARTMENT,
The Rsbtls Pressing North.
Ea' d In Strong Force.
GREAT EXCITEMENT Aka0Mo UN
fDHISTS,
latest From New Orleans;

cveral new points in Kentucky by rebel
,ue1illas, Who exhibit great activity. Names
# places aud numbers Of forces are withheld
j. order Of the military authorities. There
s considerable Excitement in this city from
:hese rumors.
NASHVILLE, August 1S.-Eighty guerillas
rom Meade county, on their way to join Nor !!
5on. we're attacked Saturday near Mammoth |
Cave hy thirty -four home guards. One CAP
lain was killed and all the guerilias captured. |
Gen. Nelson is here.
The trains are running Though on the |
Chattanooga road.
LEXINGTON. KY, August 18-We learn by
a eorrier that force Of rebel cavalry, perhaps |
:, Goo made their appearance to-day at Rich
mond, twenty miles from here. They are sup
posed to be the advance Of the large torce at |
Jordan and Somerset.
1SD1ANApoL1s. august II, 1852.
Reliable aud trustworthy intelligence has |
reached here, showing that the long threaten |
ed invasion Of Kentucky has commenced |
The rebels have entered the State at several |
points. Somerset is captured and in their !
possession. They are moving On Glasgow and !!
threaten Bowling Green.
Kirby Smith, with about 15, COO men, twenty |
fcrr pieces Of artillery, and au adequate force |
of cavalry, is moving from East Tennessee, to |
cut off the supplies Of our men at Cumberland !
Gap, aud compel its evacuation and ADVANCE
forces Of his command have alreadY taken |
possession of Somerset and Monticello. The
former point threatens orr communication
seriously. Gen. Morgan has Tetifed~part Of
his force to Barboursyille, to hold the place,
and asks for reinforcemsnts. Morgan is still
in the vicinity Of Galla1in, and had driven of
the hands ct work On the tuuuel, aud broken
the hsnd cars. Forrest and Stearnes are ex-
pected to join him.
It Is feared that they viii cut Of General
Morgan's train for Cumberland Gap, and gain
2,5C0 in Scott county, Tenn. Two hundred
rebel cavalry are at Monticello, aud are sup
posed to be the advance guard OF the enemy.
The crieis is truly alarming, and Gov. Morton
is putting forth all Of his energies to meet it.
Two regiments have been sent to-day, aud
They will 60 amply prepared in all but dlsci-
pl11e, for any conflict
Gen. T. a. Morris, who won the Western
Virginia campaign, will command one Eegi-
nent Gen: Lew. Wallace will command
another. Others wil be under the command
Of Gen. Dumont, Gen. Reynolds, Gen. Love,
and Lieut. Col. King Of the 18th regulars.
In the absence Of experienced oft1cers to
take permanent command Of the regiments,
Gov. Morton has bit up&n the happy expedi-
ent Of putting. them temporarily, for this
emergency, under the command Of these DIS
1inguished officers, and the officers willingly
ana enthusiastically accede to his wishes.
These officers will remain in command as
long as may be necessary Their places are
not 81 certainly assigned yet; but at prsssnt
the intention is to give them regiments as
follows:
Gen. 7. 4. Morris will lake command Of
the 9th regiment at Madison; Gen. Reynolds
takes 1he Is: b regiment at Wabash; General
Lane takes the list regiment at Ter1e Haute;
Gen. Wallace takes the 66th re6iment at New
Albany Gen. Dumont takes the led regiment
in this CITY: Lieut. Col. King, Of tie l9th
regulars, takes probably the 73d regiment at
South Bend. Gen. Wallace goes to New Al
bany tonight. to take comm md Of his regi-
ment. The rest will follow as last as the rail-
road caD take them.
A dispatch to Governor Morton from Frank
fort announces The resignation OF Gov. Magof-
fin and Lieut.. Governor Fisk, aud the occu-
pancy OF the governorship by the speaker OF
the Senate, Mc. R3binson, an unconditional
Union man.
Col Carrington, of The 18sh regulars, is ex-
rected here Tomorrow, to relieve Col simon
son, as mastering and disouring officer for
Indiana-
Adjptant stiles; of the 2oth Indiana, is
among the prisoners recently released from
Richmond.
LATER.
dEu. AH14 1WlLH lds t1hen L9ldon IN the
rear Of Gen Morgan, aud will doubtless at
tack him in front and rear. Gen Buell. is cut
oil, and 1t is feared that he is in precarious
situation. Communication is cut of between
Kentucky and Nashville, Brldges on the
Edgefeld road was burned last night.
MEMPHIS, August Is. via CARo, 17th.-On
"Wednesday on White River, near Clarendon,
A1kapsas, an engagement took place between
Hoye3>s division and Hendcrson's force from
Little Rock. Seven hundred of Henderson's
rebels were captured, and the remainder rout-
ed. The 1lLh Indiana regiment had seven
killed. The total loss is unkDo1 1n.
Yesterday there vas skirmish forty.six
miles below Helena between guerilas and
party getting cotton. The gnerillas we're
routed. No loss on our side.
1sham, Of the Chicago Tines, has been ar
rested by order Of Gen. Grant, charged steh
the publication uf false news in fact aud per-
1iclous in tendency. He was ordered to the
Alton Penitentiary until the termination Of
the var
NASHVILLE, Aug 1.-two bridges On the
Kentucky ard Edge6e1d Railroad we're burnt
to-day by The reDe1s, over BED River. The
f5aek is reported to be torn up this side Of
Tnllahsma
Two federal cour1ers were captured BY guer-
Has nine miles south Of the city last night.
Their dispatches and horses we're taken from
them, ana they we're then released. Taey re-
pert large force under Starns north Of Muir
freesbofo.
An armed reconnaissance toward Ga1latin
Last night ascerta1ned thai Morgan had d.
camped In the direction OF Hartsv1lle.
ALI railroad communication with Nashville
Is cut of The telegraph communication Is
uninterrupted.
New YORK, August 1s.-rhe steamers
North Star and Roanoke, from New Orleans
On the 10tb, hare arrived, bringing tue par
1iculars Of the defeat Of the rebels at Baton
Rouge and the destruction Of the Arkansas,
a letter from Baton Rouge gays Minis bat
terry thrice repnlsed the foe with great slaugh~
ts1 Bskinogs eli e. Lost IT. bis soa ag1i !i arm "
edge Of the town, Cen Williams being IN
| willing to expose the women and children.
He captured 8 large number Of prisoners, in
:; clnding Capt B.uat, BreeEinridgs's aid.
~. Gen; Williams, Who was killed, behsved
a., been severe, as onr men charged and recharg-
| ed upon them. We hare taken three guns
/. Another account says the rebel troops were
estimated a1 from 5000 to 6,000, under Gen
erals Lowell and Breckenridge. Tns combat
was obstinate. Our loss MAS $50 killed, IN
Gliding a large proportion Of ot1icsre. The
rebel loss, according to the prisoners' state
ments, was immense Among the killed was
Gen. Lowell.
The ram Arkansas was just above Baton
Rouge, but dared not take part in the conflict.
| La1er acconnts state that the Arkansas vas
aground, when the Essex aud other federal
/ gunboafs went to her and set her on fire. She
blew up.
The transport steamer Lewis wmtenan ran
Tito the gunboat Oneida, fifty miles above
New Orleans, on the night Of the 9th. and the
transport sunk. She had on board the body
Of Gen. Williams, With an. escort ofon of his
body guard; also foEty-two Of ours and thres
confederate wounded, The body was 1ecoy-
cred. Thirty-eight wounded soldiers and
three Of the body guard were saved.
The official report Of Col. Cahiil, commenced
after the death Of Gen williams, stated the
rebel force al. about ten regiments. "*Aftera
fight of four hours Of great severity. the enemy
! were repu1sed. Gen. Williams was killed b
rife ball through bis chest -
During the battle our forces were forced to
retire about quarter Of mile from the orig
ipa1 position, aud the enemy we're able tempo
rarily to occupy the camps Of the a1st Indiana
7th Vermont, and 14'h Maine regiments, and
to destroy much Of the baggage and camp
equjpsRe. They we're, however, driven out
but cur numbers being much lessened by sick
ness, and the meR on the field being much ex
hausted by the fatigue and heat, it was deemet
e1pedient not to pursue.