Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-04-02
Latest From Kentucky-.Vigorous
Measures of Burnside--The Reb.
els Scattering in Haste.
CIxcIxNATl. March 81, 1868.
HEADo'Rs ARMY CENTRAL KENTUcKy.)
Irxrxcrov Mach o. 1869

HEADo'Rs ARMY CENTRAL KENTUcKy.l
LEXINGTON. March 81, 1863.
Gen. Gilmore. with his forcs-. was re-
ported at Somerset yesterday. at four o..
clock p. m. having driven the rebel force
before him. AS the nearest crossing of
the Cumberland is at Stigall's Ferry. six
miles from Somerset. the rebels will not
probably be able to effect their escape with
out loss.
The oath Kentucky. Col. Grisby, are
ordered into Eastern Kentucky. with gen
eral instructions to mount themselves a la
John Morgan. No doubt they will be
quickly and well mounted. with delicate
attentions OF the quartermaste's.
The report that they have been rcinfor-
ced by 1000 infantry is not probable but
# trne will not change the result, Gen
Gilmore possesses the will and power to
crush them. During their brief occupa
ton, the rebels stole cows. young mules.
calves, DC, broke open stores and rills
ged them of every thing they could carry
away. Bolts of ribbon. patterns of dress
rs. collars. silk, clothes. DC, were found
on The prisoners sent in this morning.
some 80 in number The balance of the
stnlen cattle have oil Teen recovered.
Woodiurd first ovrrhanled the retreat
ing rebels at Halls G,p six miles e ow
Stanford, AMI captured 200 rattl. an $50
prisoners. tho last one at Camp Dick R,h-
inson. and are on their way here Pc
gram men b. rned the bridges over Dich',
River at Evansville and Lancaster. and
appropriated everything ot value on lis
line.
Stirring news from Somerset is honly
expected. Steel. Of Cluke's command.
with about $50 men. effected crossing II
the river. and escaped via Richmond. but
will be lncky if he is not taken by our
troops below. lie has pi.aeed all on hi
route. A family are here To day. on their
way TO Indiana. having been deprived oi
everything. Wagon loads of emigrants.
dependent on charity. venting their way
Nonhwsrd. are passing hourly. y pur-
ton OF Clnke's party were reported, last
evening. securing the route towards
Maysvlile.
Walker. vexed at his former failure. and
unwilling that a icw hundrc.i horse thieves
should reign in eastern Kentucky, mall
ano, her dash yesterday and occupied NJ.
Sterling. and attempted coup de guerre.
a ski,mish snsued, in winch FIVE rebels
were killed, ten WOUNDED. and some cap
tnred. A gentleman from NJ. Sterling.
day. brings intelligence. not conf rmci.
that he had captured the whole patty. IN
GLIDING the pestil-nt lcaler himself.
Cluke's personal presence alone will
confirm such Iumor.
The affair OF the 44h Ohio anil 14th
'kcntncky. five m,lcs fellow Hazel Green.
with Marsh.il's men. was more serious han
reported. Some :hnry Fc,,e ais are ssai
to have been killed. and twenty-five more
still unAccounted for. Nearly one
hundred rebels were captured aud paroled
The high water prevented bringing them
IN.
Marshall's force is estimated at 1,S00
lie has not made his appears nce in public
yet. The supposed reDel Scouts seen near
Paris. were our own picket, and scouts
from Hazel Green. Bsrpoursvile, Knox
vile. aAd the Gaps. report no rebel iolce
but rowing bands OF highwaymen. Stage
conycnicncss have been resumed to all the
towns south of our armies.
CINCINNATI, March 3l--The Commer.
Gals Murireesuoro dispatch says, P,lk,s
corps, consisting at Cnratham's, Win
er's and MCGOWAN divisions have aivan
cedto withen nineteen miles OF Mnrirees-
boro. Scouts affirm that the rebels must
attack or fall back ON account of their
scanty substance.
The Murfressboro correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press has obtained the iol.
lowing intelligence from q gentleman VINO
IA. Just returned from the vicinity Of
Chatt snooga, The rebels are building inn
mense Notifications At Chattanooga. and
already have between fitiy and sixty sies-
guns in position. AT Bridgebort there
has been constructed sone fine earthworks,
also ct Stevenson, Ala. Shelhyville. Tul-
lal,olns sne Decherd.
Bragg lost At the battle OF Stone River
IL. 800 men IN k.lis.l w.,uniel an.i miss
ing. Tnis is tine offi;lai figure; 100 OFF,
GERS we've killed., wounded and missing;
two Genarals killed.. AMI three woanied.
ri Gsns.. Breckin.idge and Chratham es-
caps.l without scratch. The rebel army
in Tennessee consists at 1870 regiments Of
infantry. and seventy five reg mspts OF cav
airy, the latter under Gen. Wheeler, Van
| Darn being second in command. + =