The New York herald., 1862-01-25

count contained in Of their dispatches, and it s
not likely that so prudent commander as zolconsr
them to defeat him easily. The whole yarn in "fshy
and smells strongly Of Wall street stock operations
NEWS FROM CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
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Especial correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazette
CAMP GEORGE WOOD, /
AUNToRDsvnIx, jan II, 1862
ALARM
One month ago. this three p NJ, commenced the engage
mont between the brave Germans under Which and the
equally brave Texan cavarymen supported by rebel in
fantry and artillery the result Of which the country has
been informed, was decisive victory to our arms an
hour and half earlier this monthly anniversary an
excited rider reined in his foamng and spashed steed
in front headquarters and startled the General with
the information that the rebels were advancing upon US
in force the head Of their column being athe moment
this side Of Horse Cave, only six miles south OF this
point the Louisville and Nashville turnpike; that
pckes composed Of the Seventy seventh and Seventy
ninth Pennsylvania had taken position in intrench
ments the south bank OF Green river and were
awaiting the enemy This seems to be the state Of the
Instantly tho General issued orders to command
Of bgades to marshal their regiments at once for &C
and in incredibly short space Of time the long
roll was sounding throughout the camp. Then
Generals McCook, Johnston and Rousseau, and their
stats dashed on in the direction Of the ponto0n bridge
which crosses Green river and they could be
vending their way up the south bank and on into the
woods beyond the brow In the meantime the regiments
were swarmng the north bank chatting for orders to
cross. They were not kept waiting many minutes.
Down the bank went the First Wisconsin; then came
OrlR60es WHICH
rder-1hrty second Indiana, Seventy eighth Pennsyl
vania Fifteenth Ohio and Forty ninth Ohio 30 hap
pened that most Of the regiments passed over the brow
Of the hill where under elm tree sleep the mortal
mains Of the brave Germans who fell in battle just the
month previous. May it not have been that these now
graves, feso0nsd they with svergreens, with
neatly planed boards telling the story Of their fall and
wtha the remembrance Of the Spartan bravery OF the
inmates-rnay not have been say that this sight and
every breast with the thought that to them
il must be victory or deathY It certainly seemed
eko hsvHv,
by the graves they brske forth into joyous
song and even whom the distance dwarfed them into
pgmcs far up the hll on the opposite side you could
family hear their rich German voices. They dis
appeared In the woods, taking position AZ skirmishcrs
on the right OF the railroad not many rods from and
sin took position in se WOODS ou is the Seventy
seventh and Seventy ninth Pennsylvania remained IN the
intronchments The balance OF the regiments were
stretched rom the bank Of one brook to me bank Of the
other. The mud was over ankle deep, and the banks
slippery but, notwithstanding you could see that
the column was moving rapidly. The north bank
alive with men-regiments held in The guns OF
Cotters Ohio battery looked frowningly in the d.
recton Of pxe and every man seemed 70 pe q, nus post
errand Of destruction and DEATH for 1t plain to be
that the guns were pointing directly where the enc
my come If at ALL up the Louisville and Nashville
railroad other batteries coming up and the BATTLE
If battle there TO be, must be near At hand many
were disposed to doubt the approach Of the enemy
from the beginning. and as moment after moment
passed by and no firing was heard. doubts became
convictions; but little, however, was said. All felt
prepared them. 1t at this junction, Which
holding tho right Of the Railroad the First
r from bank to bank the force the north side
Of the river the gunners at their post-t this
uncture that your correspondent met that noble speci
Of the Gen. Johnston on his way back to order
mis- brgadc about face and return to their quarters
and from him he learned the
CAUSE rFJ ALARM.
Four companies Of the Seventy ninth Pennsylvania
were make reconnaissance They proceeded
down the turnpike to Horse Cave Arriving at that point
tI.a,rr
when they suddenly conceived the idea that it the
enemy and that they getting behind them and that
they likely to be cut OIL This was enough. II is
believed that the Peunsyvanans became panic stricken
Horse Cave Is on the line OF the Louisville and Nash
willie Railroad, as well as ON the Louisville
and Nashville turnpike Part took the turnpike and
part OF the railroad, which dvergcs here, coming
gsher again at Rswett Station. Each party its
turn continued the firing and each party imagined
the other had engaged tho enemy Which party il was
that despatched the courier TO headquarters not clear
most likely the party which returned by the pike Judge
of the mutual surprise when they together again
Rowlets, and learned that neither had been fired at
had seen foe.
is srmsed that there was fighting on our LETT and that
owing to the arrangement OF tine hills this region the
sound played the " wilo'-,he wsp' capers which SO
frightened the cpnsylvanians Certain 1t is that there
was no enemy near am sorry that IL is not in my
power give any satisfactory solutionVf this strange
mystery 1t may soon transpre, and then will gladly
lay 1t before your readers.
BURNING wooD.
Tho Ponnsyvan ans say that there were large quaint
ties of belonging the railroad aud piled up along
its banks this side Of Horse Cave which had been set on
hre the day previous. II mostly destroyed II
supposed TO be the work OF secessonss OF the neghbor
hood.
coyrRABASps FLEEING TO CAN'T.
In the hurried retroat Of the Pennsylvanans, they
scattered the report that the enemy approaching TO
attack us. This not doubted by the former, and
some Of them OF then saves IN tho wake Of
retiring force with instructions not to stop until they
had crossed Green river and got into the Union camp
They, moreover loaded them down with packages Of
household vausbcs, that is the male portion of them
Naarv avqrv fpfnn of
all ages and sexes, stringing down the railroad
track and frightened and excited most Of them
that they crossed over on the railroad bridge; which
spans the river at the dizzy height OF over hundred
feet. What commentary Is this. Slave masters send
ing their slaves for protection into acamp Of tho Lincoln
army.
ALL QUIET AGAIN.
In Two hours after the FIRST alarm, all the regiments
had returned TO their quarters save the Forty inh Ohio
and Thirty nuth Indiana, who were detailed for picket
duty the south bsnk-the Forty ninth Ohio beng
the outposts with the Thirtynnth Indiana in
CAMP Jgfi ERsoS, BACON CREEK. ky., Jan. 10, 1862
am very much inclined TO think that mud pursucs an
army aud, still worse, usually overtakes it, | once
thought that Western virginia the muddies country
in the known world. but am now inclined, from my
short experience at this place, to yield the palm Ken
lucky Many Of the regiments at first occupied the
grounds about here they nearly all situated upon
the hills TO which they rcsored order to escape sub
mergence but. aasl the hills, also, rapidly being
ground into mortar, which there now seems absolutely
III, ans OF avoi ling.
IL has ransd almost ncessantly for the last tlrtysix
hours so that have been induced TO think that rain too
is reg liar army accompaniment. Last night the g
ing lightning Illuminated al our CAMPS and the thunder
beloved as II II were midsummer. You may judgo from
this that 1t is not very cod Indeed just at the moment
am writing, there IL pro peCt that tho clouds Will
break away rnd the shine cut again II So II will be
az warm a morning in Nay The weather here is
all important matter us IT, 10 consdorao ecxtent nod
ncs and contios every projected operation
There is absolutely nothing new from any quarter
less the hundred rumors circulating through the camps
may be called These runners as new in one sense
for they assume a different sLae every hour, some
times present ihcosoiyes with 80 much prnG Jan