The New York herald., 1863-05-27
DUR Le.insson Correspondence.

LEX soroS, KY, MAJ q, 1853.
Affair in tho Distr,a Of Central Ken,uel y--Aanu Skr
man On Me Clrtrrari--Grond KItary Ban and he
opttn 10 the Union Ca.atns Of Lsans,on BY General
Wtior and .stcG de-. DC
There is very little IN the way Of news write from
thu einhy With the exception q AN ona skir.
msh between cavalry aud the rov,ug bands OF que
rilAs al quiet. few days since Captain Moore, with
detaclme Forty fourth Ohio Volunteers reei
OF mounted infantry, pursuc rebel force ths
Red Bird country, upwith and attacked them at
Phips Fork, and af,er brief engagement drove them
beyond Cumberland Ford From several reconnossances
recently made, IL etaned that the rebels hold Cum
bcrand Gap with force consisting Of three regiments d
n.autry, two squldrops " cavsly and some Itiefy.
Our operations along the q the Cumberland have
far been attended with gratifying results
grand rtcep and ball given last evening by
General Wilcox and stan tho headquarters Of the dc
par,mep,. IL was affair which ,Ls dsnzens Of the
place been equ ed In this vicinity ard
n tho msnag, and eclat with which carrisd
reflects the utmost credit the iaste of the
Gene and star From the the cub ect o sucb
bali uooted all cfiEolibedom IN iutter, Lni
"wlat . of tho dsepess soLsidsrs-
with the lovely iadies Of Lexington But at iengh
the eventual evening aud the usual and fashion
able carriages wended their ~sy from nil Joints TO
Lesdquarers and sccn within IL precincts Lexington
Had gathered then her beauty
and hey chvary Was about 70 roItorc, but, nnortu
nateiy for themselves, the chivalry were counted out
10 bc IN lnon dcmunstraton and 30 tic dis
loyal IN speech, sentiment ~ act were tsbooed
The cecoraiIs Of the building oimed 40 important
feature of the evening that they merit at least brief
notice. The ingenuity Of Gsnsrs Wlcox stan ~as taxed
10 the utmost N render the apartments In Dsonsncc
with the festive snd military character m the ball Gar
lands OF green I'D lowers waited their perfume run
every nook AID corner; the walls we're hung With the
heraldry Of americ her battle torn fass, nor battle
stained swords and banDers-whch had loatsd On msby
bloody held, while the 1oors painted IN the stripes
of the patt tag, cvergng from ceLtfe OF stars.
Dancing commenced about ten clock, the sc being
furn thcd by excellent bard from zinc nnat The rum
her present dur ng the ht cuid hardy have en- less
than 1--we hundrcl admirable the cement
that the rcceeded wtbogt the least copfusTu,
though feared that tie imt ted space II the building
would interfere measn.c With the general coui n
f the gutfts The presented when the festivities
their bets hi Vas ope of brilliant tplc dor NH
ary balls generally and tho present occasion
exception To the inspniirg strains d the mgsn, /,
which Termesed every NJ artment terabs IN red, white
sni blue satin and gauzc noncd asout IN the hgrrcs
the dance th shoulder ~ ap. cd occfs all aaes
and branches u the scrv or win the more son0rsy
dressed civilians.
sup2er interrupted tho proc ednrs srer mid.
right aid was seryed with mAgbbcenoe snd luxury
CO. formity with the Other ~ rton- f the pforr
Ihe sal a manecr song tsat or payii erected
in IN garden o. the Dsicng and gayiy decorated
with the Amer csn cocrs
neral Wic In response Tho toast hich rave TIC
heath himself aDi tisr returned thar paid
gowg compliment TO ihc brave sons aud fair daughters
Of keotutky
Governor Robinson was called urou BIT m place of
speech gave ths ssitnsu, - Tho lovely l1alss who
grace this sncft t4nW eniHrs Syey fof their dsvotrn
10 az and the county
Judge Robinson n res, ouse q CALI dec insd tnnkiug
speech hut gave lrstead General WILCOX and siag
may hey All their undertaking be success u
Remarks wee made by ether gentemen, and al tie
ucigsion u the sulcr the guests aa.og Lom sere
Genera- g. Clay smith and . hegsy a-d Cs,sain Bel and
iho esvites sefs fesCmed and eoutinaed rnin After
Daylight.