Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-06
From kontucky.--The Lexiags ton
Scare.
Lexington, Ky, July 90, 1863.

nave just passed through the tallest kind
OF scare. Yesterday half a dozen Ten
nesssee horsemen came from Richmond
covered with dust, stating that they had
been attacked by large force of rebels
with shell and canister, and had lost
"right smart" of killed, wounded and
prisoners, and that the rebels would
be in here before night, sure. 1t was
known that Scott had entered the State,
and it was rumored that Bragg himself
was advancing with 5000 men.
All then there was mounting in hot
haste Martial law was proclaimed,
stores were closed, citizens were forbidden
to enter or leave the city, all the avenues
were picketed, and loyal men between IS
and As ordered to report with or without
arms at the Court House.
Before dark two or three batteries ar
rived here from Camp Nelson, Is miles
below, and cannon were planted in the
streets at the edge of the city where they
could command the straight level turn
pixies for the distance of mile 10 every
direction. One of these was placed very
near the house of relative where hap
pened to be at the time. He is a Southern
rights man, THAT is to say, he is a rebel,
and is known as such, but nevertheless a
personal friend. A sister of his living
close by, rebel likewise, but very timld,
was very much exercised. | conversed
with the gunner who said, "We amt 60
ing to let old Bragg come into Lexington (;
We'll batter down every house in the city
first" "Ock-0" said the timid lady. -
81 know its mighty hard madam, but
we're bound not to do it. Old Bragg
can't come in"
"Doctor" said the lady, chad we best
go into the cellar % eyes, | reckon. -
"Now," said "you have better opin-
ion of the courage, and poorer opinion
of the prudence of those rebels than |
have. They are not coming within range
of these PARROTS tonight, and | don't be-
lieve they'll approach the city at all. y
"Well," said the Doctor, ~ know what
the Union men intend to do. Somebody
has told them that Twas a rebel, and they
have brought the cannon right here and
if the rebel troops make their appearance
they are going to destroy my house."
"Well," said |, ~ had intended to watch
with sick boy in another part of the
city.to-night, but / am now going to take my
chance with you-I am going to sleep to-
night under your roof
This morning we found the cannon Gas
it was" but very soon an order came re-
scinding martial law, disbandmg the
home guards, and allowing everybody to
| 90 about their business.
The facts of the case as nearly as |
can learn, are that body of about 1900
mounted men with four cannon, surprised
400 Tennessee and Kentucky troops with
out cannon near Richmond, took so pris-
oners, killed two or three and wounded
a dozen. These poor rebel what-d'ye-cal
ems were so behind the times, that they
thought Morgan was still operating ii
Kentucky, but was In rather a tight
place, and they had come to his relief Al
or near Richmond they probably heard
the news and fell back with highly mag
ni6ed insect of the genus Prefer in the il
| Neatus Auditorius.
! While these things were going on g
convention of delegates from the counties
of the 7th Congressional District were en-
gagged in balleting for a candidate in the
place of the late lamented j. J. Chritten
den. At one or two of the first ballots
Gov. Robinson led off, but finally the con
vention settled upon Brutus j. Clay, {;
brother Of Cassius M. Clay, and very
wealthy farmer in Bourbon county, moi
quite so "radlcar' as Cassius, but an un
compromising and unconditional Union
man. He is said to be the most systemat
ic and thrifty farmer in Kentucky HI
works "force" of 200 negroes, who ar
subject to rules and regulations and go by
the bell, like operatives Of factory. Hi
motto, however, is that his negroes mus
go before the government goes. Thi
nomination is bitter pill for some of the
mongrel negro-trading, selfstyled Uniol
men to swallow. Gen. Boyle, Judge Bur
nett, and know not how many more in
dependent candidates have sprung up hk
"frogstools," but the true hearted are
| strong in the faith that thew will elect Mr.