Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-08-21
Kentucky Invaded BY Rebels.

NJ E~~~eJ ~sS~"AN'
lComm'nicat!aa ,oith C.s,,Jerlaad Gap cut
9f-Fsa. Morgan Threatened in Faott and
Rea'f- C8ticri .yStuofioa Of his Consnaad
Il SopSset and london titcs, bythe Rel.
els, ehtsgo,o and Bo,cli,g Gs1ca Threat.
ensds- Cpntm.nicatioa ,oith sNtshriWe cut
' 9g-JBncMs Arp,y IN Daager- Greut
R"sh ot Troops from Mtliuna-Ne,c Re.
c'a'ts Lei by Experienced Generals.
Especial Dispatch TO the Cincinnati Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS. August II.
Reliable and trustworthy intelligence has
reached here, showing that the long threat,
ened invasion ol Kent,rcky has commenced.
lhe rebels have entered the State at sever
APPOINTS Somerset il captured and in their
possession. They are moving on Glasgow
and threaten Bowling Green. fl ~ Nv
Kirby Smith, with about 1900 men, "a
pieces Of artillery, and an adequate force of
cavalry, is moving from Il lst Tenn ,ssee, to
cut of the supplies of our men ut Uumber
land Gap, and pei its evacuation, aud nd
vance forces OF his command have already
taken .po'sessionlof Somerset and MJnticel.
10. The former point threatens our com.
munication seriously. Gen. Morgan has re-
tired part Of. his force to Barboursyille to
hold the place, aud asks for re endorsements.
Morgan isfstill in the vicinity Of Gallstiu,
and had dd'i driven loft tho hands y. al
work on the tunnel and broken the hand
fass, ar, .;t Forrest 4 aud Stearna are expected to
.aTt is feared that they will cut or General
Morganls train for Cumberland @ ap, land
gain bis rear. 1, They are also said to have q
force OF $500 in Scott county. Tenn. /, I've
hunircd rebel cavalry ars at Monticello. and
are supposedto be the advance .gtritu Jf the
enemy. The crisis is truly alarming, and
H9y. Merton ispuuing ioreh all his onetise.
to meet it. n..
Two regiments have been sent today, anc
at least seven are expected to leave 10 'tnor
row. They will so amply prepared in al
but discipline Tor any conflict SOW d3dW
-iiG9neral "A. Morris, who won the West
ern Virginia campaign, will command ont
regment; General Lew. Wallace will con
nand another. Others will he under thu
command Of General Dumnnt, General Rev
nolds' General Love and Lieutenant Celone
King of tho 18th Regulars. ai4, JaI n
In the absence Of experienced officers 3,
take permanent command OF the regiments
Gov. Morton has hit upon tho happy expe
dlcitt OF putting them temporarily, for thi,
emergency, under the command of these dis
| WIG u''uS" VhicSio, dUu tnc OIHCero WHlDyil
and Enthusiastically accede to his wishes.
These officers will remain in command Al
long as may be necessary. Their places ar,
not all certainly assigned vet butat presen
the intention is to give them regiments q
follows: aGi SID il>,.h lr1Yrlj jvnilI Il1Hr
Gen. T. A. Morris will take command Of
the 9th regiments at Madison; General Rey
nolds takes the 18th regi lent at Wabash
Gen. Lane takes the list regiment at Terr,
Haute; Gen. Wallace takes the Goth regi
mentat New Albany; Gen. Dumont take
the I'D regiment in this city. Lieutenant
COLONEL King of.the 10th Regulars take
probably the 73d regiment at South Bend
Gen. Wallace goes to New Albany to night
to take command of his regiment. The res
will follow as fast az the railroad can tax,
them. A dispatch to Governor Morton
from Frankfort announces the resignation
OF Cow Magoiin and Lieut.. Gov. Fisk, ant
tho occupancy of the Governorship by tn,
Speaker of the Senate Mr.. Robson, an un
conditional Union man. .ou. y
~ Col Darlington, Of the 18th Regulars
ls expected here Tomorrow. to relieve Col
Slmorson, as mastering and disbursing off
~. Aiiiutanaa i mt sTlls. Of the 10th Indiana !
among the prisoners recently released frsn
Richpond. a.p s,lr' s,l9 -T--f-''"
j Di ~ lq LATER. f .'H 'w
! Gen. Kirby Smith has totsn -I.ond,, I,