Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-01-01


The New Invasion of Keptuckv-
Occup pltiou of Glasgow--SkIrmiSh.
1ng--Condition Of the Louisville.
and Nashville Railroad DesirnS
of the Rebels. 4
tfrom the Inaistillo Journal, D,. Vii
We published the report on rTbtrsIav
last that large rebel force, under co,nmara
OF Kirby Smith and John Morgan had
crossed the Cumberland river in the .vicinitv
OF Hartsville, and stated that thcir design
was TO make dash upon the Lonisville' n
Nashville Railroad. ltis known that john
Morgan's command Of about 1000 cavalry,
with two pieces ofartillery entered Gnr,w
on "Wednesday, but not without Opposition
on the part of the Michigan regiment which
was holding the place. The Michigan reg
lment fell back in the direction of Bowling
TneD. In the engagement The .FederSls
lost one captain, two prlvates, and the reb-
els sustained loss OF two captains, five sub.
ordinates, aud seven prisoners. The rebels
were then re intorced. and rcmaiue in l,os-
session OF the place. The rebels were dress
ed in the National uniform, and by that
means, to some extent, surprised our forces.
On Thursday Colonels Gray and -Shanks,,
with their forces, attacked the rebels at
Bear Wallow, in Hart county, not far from
Cave City, the rebels having previously
done some damage to the road at Glasgow
junction. At the last account the .Feder.
ais had put the rebels to fight having Kill,
ed one OF their number, and taken sixteen,
prisoners. The Federals sustained no loss
1t IS out ofthis affair, doubtless, that the
rumor grew about subsequent engagement
near, Cave City, in which it is said that the :
rebel captain, VIM. Jones. of this city, and
Mississippi captain, was killed.
1t would be improper for us to state in
detail the nature Of the movements for the
capture or repulse OF the rebel forces now
IN Kentucky, but We have confidence that
the State will soon be rid of their presence.
not, however, until the insolent enemy shall
have been severely punished. e ,aaAa
Ii il should prove that the report is cor
rect that the Cumberland river is rising rap
idly, the rebel flight-back 10 Tennossee- wilt
be materially delayed, and the chances for
their capture will be,very fair. 81
The fact thata formidable force, under.
Kirby Smith and John Morgan, Is again in
the very heart Of onr State cannot and ueed.
not be disguised. The Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad. the only line of con,munica-
tion between this city and Nashville. and
the only thoroughfare through which the
grand army of the Cumberland Cal, ut pres
ent receive supplies, has been damaged to
such an extent that transportation over that
route must cease. ,sl :, ~ Ia 6tfll.
The latest and most reliable information
we have received from the line of railroad
weobtalned from the conductor, Captain
Swinney, who returned from Sonora last
evening in charge of the train which left
TINS city yesterday morning with n,pmuni-
ton and other supplies for. oarVf0rces ON
Green river tlsfassatgtsTtF ,s'S
When the train arrived at Sonora, ten
miles below Elizabethtowna those on hoard
heard rapid and heavy firing at Munfords-
vile, and there is hut little doubt than an
engagement took place there YESTERDAY. -.
Capt. Swlnnev felt his way with his train
to a point half a mile below Sonora, whar,,
the track is skirted by heavy timber. Tho
train had no sooner arrived than H. WSsl
fired upon by rebel cavalry. a portion of the
force galloping off at full speed. as If thee
y were endeavoring to get in the rear of the
train. No damage was done to the train,
nor was any person on board injured.
Eighteen or twenty rebel cavalrymen.
were seen at another point in that vicinity,
hit they made no hostile drmnnstratitn. -.
When the train alluded to left Elisabeth
town last evening, it was reported that the
rebel pickets were entering that place..
We were slow to believe tho report that n
rebel force OF eleven Thousand had crossed
the Cumberland near Hartsville, on their
way to the interior of Kentucky, but this
movement Of the rebel cavalry On heIinspf
the Louisville a Nashville Railroqd. 70.
moves all doubt upon that score There
may be some connection, too, between thS
rumored advance of Gen. Floyd and Humi,
phrey Marshall from Norhessiern Ken
tncky, and the movement Of the rebels in
the southern portion ofthe State, and IL 10
not unlikely that the ar1nies approaching
from either direction mediate q jonetion in
the Blue Grass REGION and another rAid
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