Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-01

Hobson's Late Expedition In KEN
lucky.


Brigadier General Hobsons late ex-
pedition into the Department OF South
western Kentucky" as designated in
general orders from the rebel Coloael
Adam Johnson's headquarters in Web
ster and Union counties, was most op-
perfume movement, for Adams order
was being enforced rigidly at every dom
cile, and wherever the rebel hordes
could penetrate On the 10th inst,
General. Hobson and escort left Eliza
bsthtown for Litehheld, Grayson county,
where detaehments Of the 26th, 35th,
40th, and 4Sth Kentucky mounted To-
fantry were concentrated for combined
expedition against Johnson The next
day the several detachments moved in
the direction Of Madisonvllle, by the way
Of Hartford and Calhoun. arriving ct the
latter place on the l3,h inst, after a
march over very muddy roads and amid
ineessaut torrents Of rain. On the l9th
some detention was experienced in cross
ing Green river, which was necessarily
slow, on account Of the ineapaeiiy Of the
floats, which were so small that bat few
could gross at one time But after all,
not much time was lost, as rest aud at
tentlon were due to the animals, for they
/ had been supplied with but one feed Of
hay for forty eight hours So scarce vas
/ grain along the route thai a kernel OF
/ corn could not be found. Il was mat.
! ter Of curiosity TO our men 10 know hew
i the citizens of that country sustained
Life, particularly in Grayson county. The
October harvest is the only hope Of re-
/ lief, and this the drouth has cut very
short. On the night Of the 20th, the en-
tire column reached Madisonyille, with
the stock much faded. 1t was expected
at this point that force of rebels would
contend with the Federals for the pos.
session of the town. Due precautions,
therefore, were taken by Col Burge, COM
manding detachments of the 26th and
4Sth Kentucky, in surrounding the place
aud picketiug it so strongly that no one
could escape. When all was prepared, a
dash was made by Col B. at the head Of
his column into the town, but to bis re-
greet he found none but quiet citizens oc-
cuPylng the place. Here our forces
breathed for few hours, aud Gen. Hob
son went energeticslly to work to 6nd the
exact whereabouts aud movements of
bis prey. The only and most reliable
information had OF Adam, placed him At
Bruce's Mills thirteen miles northwest
ef Madisonville and three miles diStant
from Nebo.
Early in the morning of the 2lst the
command proceeded on 6ouble-quick,
hoping to find and engage the guerrilla
ch.eftaiu at Bruae's Mills, but at Nebo,
after two hours march, Ger. Hobsou re.
celEed authentic intelligence that Adam
bad skedaddled during the night and
fed toward the Cumberland river. press
ing through Providence, where the rem
naut Of Woodward's command. led by
Maj Chenoweth, joined him, subsequent
TO Woodward's mortal defeat by the
Home Guards at Hopkiusville. Gen.
Hobson immediately advanced in the d.
reetion of the enemy and industriously
set out for Adams trail, he then being
about sixteen hours in advance O. our
column. At about o'clock in the af
ternoon, some six miles from Charleston
Hopkins county, his trail was strnck
/, with gain Of one hour and half upor
his rear. The course the rebels were
taking could not have suited Gen. Hob
son better, as they were going blindly
into the trap thai bad been set for them
in .the person of Mai. Tyler, of the 52c
Kentucky, which regiment was acting IL
concert with, and constituted part of
Gen. Hobson's command This reei
ment. Lieutenant Colonel Johnston com
manding, at Princeton, was guardin,
/. all the crossings on the Princeton anC
is Hopkinsville pike, TO prevent the escap,
!. of Adam and his gang, should our force
= drive them that way. At one of .hes'
IF crossings, and the most important, Maj
h TYLER, with $50 men, was pieketsd
n Early on Sunday, the 2lst Adam John
:. son endeavored to surprise the Msjo
ID and his gallant band by bold and feal
a less charge of his whole command, bu
the sanguine strength Of Adam was 500
hurled back with an inglorious and iguo
TO minious defeat, having been repulse
H. with loss of three killed, thirteen car
=, tured, and quite a number seriousl
= wounded, and Col Adam johnson anon
y. the latter, by ball from q Ballard riff
:. passing in at the left temple and cut 8
=. the corner Of the right eye, in its pa
Is. sage bursting the eye-bSIls and destro,
} ing his sight Maj. Tyler gallantly d