The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-25
From tho Louisville Journal of Tuesday
A Rebel Army in Kentucky!
Marshall, Floyd and Longstreet's
Commands
Another Invasion of the Bluegrass
Region

II has been well known for weeks to
the military authorities that the counties
of Kentucky bordering upon Virginia and
North western Tennessee have been over
run by rebel cavalry, who have been rob-
bling and carrying away into captivity
the unprotected loyal citizens OF those
regions of the State. We expressed the
opinion fully "a month ago that these
bands were but the foreTunners OF larger
bodies of troops, who meditated another
invasion of our State, and the intelligence
which we received yesterday fully veri-
fies the opinion which we expressed a
month since.
If the reports which have come to hand
may be credited, and many OF them are
from such high sources that we cannot
doubt their truth, an army Of from ten to
fifteen thousand half-starved and half
clad rebels, under command Of Hum
phrey Marshall, Floyd, and Longslreet is
on the borders of the Bluegrass Region,
and is now threatening an Immediate ad-
vance upon Lexington, Danville, and the
State Capital, and no doubt mediate a
march upon Louisville.
A despatch was received in this city
about noon yesterday from Mr.. Burnam,
the member of the General Assembly
for Madison county, TO the effect that
Richmond, the county seat Of Madison,
had been occupied by two thousand reb-
ell cav6lry, which was believed to be the
advance of a much larger force. As
there were but one hundred and eighty
Federal troops at Riehmond, they did
not attempt TO make q stand against this
formidable rebel force, but effected their
escape. A large number of the loyal
citizens of Richmond and the surround
ing country, had fed from their homes
in anticipation of the arrival Of the rebel
troops, and many of the Union residents
of Lexington had followed the example
of their Richmond neighbors, and had
sought safety in flight.
By telegraph from Midway, last even.
ing, we learned that there was force Of
seven hundred rebel cavalry at NichOl.
asville Yesterday morning, and that Z
portion of that force was expected to ar
rive at Midway some time last night. o
course it is the plan Of this party TO Gu
the Louisville and Frankfort aud Frank.
fort and Lexington Railroad at SOM
point near Midway, and we presume tina
mischief will have been done by the tim,
this paragraph shall have fallen rnde
the eye of the reader
On Sunday last an indefinite number
of rebel cavalry entered Somerset, Pulas
XII county, taking possession Of the tele
graph instruments, the operator himsel
narrowly escaping. The operator ant
the instruments in the Office at Mt. Yer
non, in Rockeastle county, had also beel
| carried of by the rebels. Word was sen
to Crab Orchard Of the approach Of Tn
rebels upon that place, and many Of III
loyal citizens of the vicinity had aban
doned their homes.
I The rumors which we have receiver
. as TO numbers, movements, and design
Of these rebels are 80 various and con
flicting that we deem Il imprudent
, give currency to them all, choosing
Q await other developments. 1t is our be
lief that this last invasion is a formida
BILE one, and we trust our military au
thorilies, 10 whose hands the peac
v and safety Of the Commonwealth ha
been committed, are prepared for n
emergency