The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-26
IRE ,WAR in KENgUcKY
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were wounded Thursday evening the enemy |
hogan to retreat. and are tonight thirty miles
toward Lexington.
A number Of prisoners have been taken by
the Federal cavalry. who are in pursuit
Tie rebels are making hasty skedadde. !
flhe r, ad being strewn with kettles. blankets.
etc Thex humber 20 600 men. including 300
cavalry. aud 86 pieces OF artillery.
II is believed that their exit from the State
will be through Eastern Kentucky.
They succeeded in recruiting largely during
their stay. Preparations are making to 80 IN
pursuit
The skirmishes yesscrday afternoon resulted
in the capture Of twenty rebels. fie pr!scsers
reported the rebel army in good spirits and
anxious TO advance on Cincinnati. 1t was I'M
derstood by them that they were to fall back
in the direction OF Florence, to draw our forces
on; Of their intrenchmehls KIRBY Smith made
d speech to his army on Wednesday. assuring
them that in few days they would quarter IN
Cincinnati. The prisoners also report GeSscra.!
Bragg has reinforced Smith with twelve reg-
nepts.
Az zen o'clock this morning, the entire rebel
army fell back. Their pickets are now five
miles rom our line.
Our troops are in good spirits, and anxious
to be led forward.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept PA report from Cin.i
cnnatl says that Ten. Wright will not wait fer
| KIRBY Smith TO attack, but will himself assume
the offensive Wright has raw and undiscpr
hnod troops. il is true. but the whole heart Of
OHIO and Indiana is with him.
| There is another rumor to the effect that
Kirby Smith, having taken Maysyile, has i'm
pressed all the steamboats,, tialboats, and the
like, and will make descent on the north
bank Of the Ohio, aband ming his ioglitcatons.
which Wright is HOW confronting.
! give you these an rumors SIMPLY.
The accounts agree that KIRBY Smith has
been extensively reinforced IN Kentucky
| All 10 quiet in southwestern Indiana. We
II look Tor news from that quarter shortly.
Major General Wailace, having lett Clncln-
natl 10 now at Lonieyiiie. dong al he can
Report says that Bragg, at the head Of So
I 0 men, IL now III Kentucky, coming To make
junction with KIRBY SAITH. Bragg 10 com
my by the same route that Crtlenden fell back
by a Ter the battle Of Mill Springs.
Special l.patch to the Chicago Tunes.
MEspHls. sept 10 lvla Caro-, Sept. r.
A scouting party Gent ont from ths place yes
t-rday captured a lew miles from here, reb
g miii, consisting OF 2000 letters, destined for
lilndWans army, together with lot OF butter
nut scapegraccs, vito we're brought here and
lncarcelatcd.
Colonel tiricrson, Of the 9th Illinois cavalry,
supported NY some infantry and artillery. en-
c0uniered what IL by some supposed 10 be part
| OF Breckinridges army, near Uoidwater, Miss
I yesterday. aud skImlsn ensGed. The par
nclIars are not known. A womde lIentell-
Iaht brought the news here, but could not tell
the result.
! The gnnboat Cairo has arrived and 10 sta.
/ tioned here.
Fort P.llow is TO be occupied and garrisoned
4 BY our troops
\ Seven thousand secession prisone a, 100 OF
whcai are officers, came down this 4, NJ, en-
route for Vickshurg, escorted 10y the gun6oat
Lexington. they will immediately reenter
the service, not being allowed a days inrlough
aud probably wIh be- assigned to Buckner's
command.
The budy Of Colonel Bclzer, lost on the Ac.
acia, has been recovered and buried at Helena.
Secession rl,lnors are plenty. Among them
Is one that $4,000 raw troops had been at.
lacked while crossing the 0Aio aud cnl to pie.
ces BY Kirby Smith Another is, that 10000
rebels are marching on this city. Some are IN
lcned To place n little credenee in this beliey-
ing the skirmish at Coldwater yesterday to
have been with Rreckinridge's advaDcS, guard;
but II is 40 doubt n fabrication. Sh0uld Mem
phis be attacked, the two gunloats snd ten
mortars which are here would soon reduce the
city to heap Of ruins.
4 Mr. Sabine agent of the Chicago Tribune
ran off into Dixie Yesterday leaving that es
ltablshmeut his creditor for considerable
amount
All is quiet hclow.
!, An expedition had LETT Helena for Napoleon
but had not returned at last report. FL
This city is very dsOrderly, thoiis and az
{ lrays being OF frequent occurrence.
An escaped Federal soldier. who has been
for eight months prisoner, reports that Will
Iipigue. with 1000 and Rreokjnridge with
6000 men, were moving toward Bolivar. From
conversation between the otis rs he inferred
thai they we're destined for kentucky bat it
vas rumored that they would make demon
stratonon Memphis.
SALr.-- We leas:.. shat tile Floyd County Salt
Manufacturing Company IL now thoroughly or.
ganized and will soon commence active opera
lions. The entire amount Of stock il not YET
lanhscrihed and those Of our citizens who re-
ally desire IL aid IN % matter so vurs impor
tant and at the same to share the advantages
/ acCTning to stockholders would dowell 10 re.
cure a part Of tho unappropriated stock The
plan adopted by the company Is such, we
think that no loss can occur to the stockbo
/ dcrs, even Il the very improbable circnmsian
ces Of raisiug The lockade should happen
Numerous efforts being made to procure
: salt, but still the supply willHot equal the de-
mand. consequently Il hshoovea every man 10
lend a helping hand towards increasing the
supply This Incorporated stock could,
. and should, be taken AZ once.
For any information in regard to the Com
pany, apply 70 the Secretary, Mr., VIM. Ketch
am. - Rome lGa) Courier.
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