Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-28

The news from Kentucky is not very clear.
Much of it consists of rumors and eXaggcr-
ated reports, and it is likely that the people
at Louisville do not know precisely what the
rebels are doing in the eastern part of the
state, nor how large force they have
there. What is known of this rebel invasion
by the military authorities at Cincinnati
and Louisville, is not revealed; but
we may believe confidently that the men now
in command in that quarter will be faithful to
their trust and that they have taken pains to
understand what work they now have on
hand; and henceforth, be it remembered, they
will all act under the direction of the gallant
and patriotic Gen. Burnside. Moreover, there
are clear signs that measures have been taken
at Washington to battle any attempt OF the
rebels to occupy Kentucky.
There seems good reason to believe that
the rebels are entering Kentucky in strong
force under Longstreet, and that their ma
rauding troops in the neighborhood of Dan
vile are the advance of his army. 1t is a
desperate move of the rebels to disturb
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Grant, and also to get supplies. If
they could threaten Kentucky in such
way as to compel Grant to retreat up the
river and constrain Rosecrans to move north
ward, they would gain important relief from
their present straitened aud difficult situa-
ton. But they will not do this. Rose
Grams is nowise likely TO repeat the
very notable campaign of Buell. and
if Longstreet should move far into
Kentucky, he may find it impossible
to return safely. There can be no rea-
sonable doubt that the rebels begin to find it
difficult to obtain the supplies necessary to
maintain their armies in the field, and fear
this difficulty will increase and become insur-
mountable. An invasion of Kentucky with
hope Of reaching the Ohio river seems tc
them the most promising enterprise they car
undertake; and when this fails, and they als'
find themselves beaten at other importan
points, the rebel leaders will find themselve
without power or resources to continue tn
conflict.
Little or nothing has been said of the meas
nres taken by the government to defend Ken
lucky, but we have reason to believe that am
pie provision has been made for this purpose
No dispatch or report has told us how man,
men have gone that way from Virginia Of
Maryland. All that has been told is that the
ninth army corps, ''largely reinforced" has
been sent to Kentucky, and this comes only in
one or two very brief notices of the passage of
troops through Baltimore and Harrisburg.
These with the federal troops already in Ken
lucky will make an army quite strong enough
to take the field against Longstreet; and they
will be supported by large and efficient body
of troops organized by the state for home
defence. Gen. Burnside, who has been ex-
tremely anxious to be at work somewhere
has work enough on hand just now; but he
will have abundant means to do it thoroughly
without requiring relnforcements of Rose.
Grams or Grant; and the most likely result OF
this invasion ofKentucky is q complete over
throw of the invaders, followed by the cap
ture of East Tennessee.
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