, 1863-03-28
Former Reports Exaggerated.
AMPLE FEDERAL PREPARA.
TlONS TO DEFEND THE
STATE,
From Gen Julius Whites
Command.
Humphrey Alar>hall's Force
Repuised.
lsi,ecia1 Dispatch 10 the Chicago rribr,.


t1sCtNSA11, March VI Lx,S
several m"Fe regiments Of troons arrived
ae1e tocay. and u.hess passed do WI to Louis.
vile.
'cn: Burnside received dispatch to,dav
from Kentucky, sn,ing that the .epor,.J
humber Of rebels Under breckenridge. ad-
'aneirg On Daavi1!c. Is greatly oycrstatcd.
The 1hs1usch does not put the number mar
:'a'1' We brlitve 1t Is tho impression that
ho zach forte of rebel cava!rr aud iuG,ntry
could Lave possibly come through Western
OF Eastern Tennessee and Southern Kentucky
"a account Of til. condition Of the roads and
!twant Of transportation, provisions. fodder
DC.
4 dispatch from Frankfort reports aIl on.ct
there, with no prospect OF the rebels reach.
ing th.t:: place.
The rnliroaa 10 Lexington is clear, and
sorss eight regiment OF old troops have gone
Up from here As many more ~ up gla
Loui.vllIe.
There Is sumor from Dauvillc, brought by
F'.sstrgeTs frprn Lexington, that Dan,ille has
been occupied By our troops. If not already
done, it will 10 By to.mo.rov, aud It Ia rer.
sidn that, 10 'na1ter how Large the rebel force
advancing Into Kentucky ls. 1t WILL come 40
EartIcr.
-Gen. Gilmore, ID command at Lexington.
has Issued at order placing the eountir. Of
Fs.ette, BoaFsozn, Clark, Jses,minc, Wood.
ford, and liza, portion Of Franklin cas; Of the
Kentucky river, under rna:tIl. llw. All
citizens Md co,utataass arc forbidden tn
Tass the Kentucky river, hnu:dlug said dis.
trlct OF ths south, OF TO 20 heyo,.d The limits
Of The military posts at which thy reside.
without permission f-oa the nearest u,!Itarr
authority.
By the same o.dcs, Col. S. D. Bruce, Of the
2fsh Kentucky. volunteer Infantry, is placed
en temporary duty 1t Gen. Gflmure's lead
Quarters. and Is appointed Prvyost Marshal
General for the district abovc lamed, and to
bc oi'eycd and respected accordingly.
In addition to the usual dutca of i'kovnat
Marshal General, CO.. Bruce will collect to-
| gttler f,s temporary duty ~ lsborcrs, as
u:aay able t,odied Eaa!e ron..4tards IS nav
| te repaired for such purposes. Any citizen
| or other person failing 70 respond promptly
! to the cslls madc by Col. Bruce, under the
authority conferred In this order, or detected
in iaterposing. directly or indirccd7, any no-
| etrrctious IN the way Of lis execution, arc to
be sunsnuvily dealt with.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trlbune}
Lers-A. Lawrence Co., E9. March ~, 1865.
The eue1uy, 2, 600 strong, un1cr Humphrey
| Marshal, r.,adt dash on his COMMAND on
the night Of the eth, expecting 10 surprise
the place. By the energy Of General Julius
White, commanding the post, tLey we're uct
solne ten miles from kere By our cavalry, WHO
fell back on the main force. The rebels. after
sharp fighting, retreated this n4orr1us.
1.cr1sT1LIE, March 27th.-Tho Frankfort
trim last night wAs delayed by a locnHotire
OFF the track. The train ,ro1,:.ht the news o1
the retreat Of the rebels from Dan, lille toward
| Somerset, DsAyii!e refugees arc coming in
aud tomc excitement e1i&ls nj Lexington, but
popular opinion galns ground that the -e,
cent nlyat;o': Of RentIcky was atrs;; cav
a!,y raid.
| lArxI.-The Frankfort traIn Is in. I'll.
Passengers dis,:..rrr In their reIA:ts concern
i,,s, The evacuation VI Danville.
LA7Es1.-A special dispatch to the .0ura1
says eighty 1ntll uf THE 18th Kentucky cayalr,
sur3rieed tho rebel 3lckets in the vicinity d
Danyillc Inst evening, who Ectreated to Dan
yille in great die1'-lcr. The rebrl fusce il
DunEi;1r vas :.:.bN, including the LIST Gcorsi
| rct.l at:a.donmta II of Danville /. Incorrect.
| The train PASSENGERS FAY our foIces had r.
CROSSED Duck River In pursuit. Of the rebels
| Other accounts Insist that the rebels have LEI
DanYil,r. Passengers from Nj. Sterling. jus
as7i:ed. report all quiet
HONE VIEWS or THE SITUATION.
From the Louisville Journal. 9dth.1
4 dispatch Has received Ia this city yeste.
t.ay morning from Gen. Mason. who is III com
r,and IT L.nanon, conveying thc snfnrmatio
that y rebel force cf Ten thousand had c7osE"
thr Cumberland il thtTjclnfty Of Mill ST'rinE
and tla.t that force was advancing upon Son
erset Gtn. Aaeon obtained Lbs lnfuftaatio
: try,n refugees from East Tennessee. who q
sured him that fully ten Thousand more Eeot
soldiers were following this advance quart
and the information which nc received fro1
rss .engcrs by the train frotz Lexington la
, ercniuE leads as to believe that GeI- Maso
WIS not altogether niSnfprined.
, Gentlemen who arrived In this city =
: evening BY rsi1ruad, infur1a us that 1auvitl
was occupied by tue rrttls yesterday, An
: ! that the enemy contcnp1a4. M imIneslia,
: advance upon Lexington, Frankfort. aud TIL
! city.
Z represents ihn force Of TWO Thousand nT
: hundred cavalry, fourteen regiments Of ipf.'
: try, and twenty rece- uf caGaon ra-+..
+ through that village yesterday, and We pr
a er1nr that this il the rebel force, o. porto
: II III: fo:c- flat occupied DanEillc last ever
!. lry 1t Is known taat Gen. Ca7ter's con
). uana, which had heen In the vicinity 1
i st.rnersct, Lad E.ue1. back toward Danvlll
!. a1d t1Et the eal1aat WoIfurl had heen ski
{ tri4liuE with the enemy i adTancc for two {
!, three days, holding them in check until Il
: {;uyernti!tn,t stares could b. removed frc.
Dan9ille to point ot safety.
These reports may b. greatly eI1-.ctnt G
|. bu, We know that fears were entertained
i lexington, Frankfort and Lebanon yesterd:
Z of in Immediate rebel inTaslon, as the stag
= | liA pn: leave Lexington yesterday fur ~
). vile, md the loyal residents Of Royal and Il
Il adjoining counties were seeking safety
!. aignt. 49,. ,.:. s,u~.o, that n,
= l. no rebel force ricag any point On tic line
r | the 1.ouisviIle and Nashville railroad.
d Especial Dispatch to the Louisville Journal
Lcx1xuroN, March Il
l. send you the following particulars Of t
+, Mt. St.rliuE affair: Col Walker, of the II,
= Kentucky cavalry, had teeu ortsfed from y
- = Sterling tn iiazrl Green in pursuit Of CltA
and ef' ts'ln: h:. aggage and abeat Il, +,
u under Capt. Redcltt, Of his regiment. VII
r Brig. General Gilmore, IL command he'
heard Of this. le ordered Raacllf tn PACK
lis baggage and BE- ready 10 r:t1se IN the for
situated a1 Winchester upon the appr"aci,
Cluks, rs lsc was too week to light INN. =
ID ! however, made ny Lis mind to stay there, a
cent 10 Winchester for rcinforcements, b
,.,for. they arrived he surrendered. on
i,n,u,tu,,iiy OF The citizens, 10 :favc tn" fo'
y, frnn, destruction. lie VIZ: strongly posted
y. The bu}Idirgs, and cnutd hate held oat Hn
IL relief came. Ills first mistake @ Was ms W
&c hri'ic,re of tic ost!crs Of Zen. Gilmore: q
~ his second was III not per*istlnS III LIE coa
IT. | ! u 10 , 9of,tt.t} for himself,