, 1864-03-31
THE KI0TEhlENTS OF FORREST
IN KENTUCKY,
Exciting and Contradict
tory Rumors.
RUM0RED INVASION OF KEN
TUCKY BY BUCKNER.
FROM ST. PAUL---IMP0RTAfT
INDIAN NEWS.
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TERDAX.
TILE ILLINOIS COPPER.
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Highly Important Intelligence from
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[Spectal Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
NATION, Coles Co., Ill., March 80, 1864.
The aspect at present writing fully ]ustldes thu
dispatch sent ron yesterday The excitement j.
tenfold increased aud transferred to this vicinity
from the fact that the prisoners recently captured
By the military At Charleston and Paris hare been
brought here, and are held under strong guard
Last night rumors were rife that strong rally o1
armed feccsh was mastering in the adjoining coun
ties Of Shelby and Mou1tre to the west OF III, With
the avowed purpose Of assaulting this town, aud
reecuing The p1isoners.
We have from reliable authority that there arc
four hundred rebels En- route for this place, coming
from the West, reported to be within dye miles,
and $50 nom the Sonth.
Great excitement exists, and the town Is under
martial law. Col oakes, Assistant Provost Mar
shal General Of Illinois, IL here. The citizens are
arming, and alarm bells are ringing.
We arc prepared to give the rebe1s d warm re-
ception. Their Avowed object is the destruction
ofthe town. and tho Etolent release Of the prison.
e1s in custody.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuue.1
NATION, March @-8 Pm.
The troubles in this county are more serious
Than ever. The insurgents art threatening both
Charleston and Mattoon.
At midnight last night Col. Mitchell, Of the 64th
ILL.,. started on reconnaissance from Charleston
with 100 mounted men. he captured number Of
prisoners. among whom were two men who had
been wounded In tho Charleston ARRAY. He learn
ed tEat the insurgents commanded By Sheriff John
G'lInr, were fortified about IL miles from Charles
ton, awaiting his attack.
Col. Java in command Of the.post here, has au-
thcntic information that the Insurgents are in
force OF Coharn's Mills 10 miles south, and at
place some miles west Of Mattoon.
An attack Is expected tonight at this place, the
Copperheads having sworn to release the prison
ers, IS Of whom are confined here.
Col. 0alzes, Assistant r. II. General, with Capt.
Montgomery, his A. 4. General, has arrived and
taken eteps to Insure the safety Of the place in
case Of an attack.
The 4tst ILL.,, Col. hugh. has been ordered here
from indianapolis.
One company OF the veteran reserve corns, from
Pa1ie, H.. is at Charleston under command Of
Lieut.. Baker.
Gen. Heintzel1nan is expected here this ere
ming.
BY his brother the Sheriff Of Edgar county, 1esding
bind Of desperadoe..
A spy sent out by the insurgents was captured
at t4o'clock this P. II. He confeaees that there
are large bands at the two places above named but
refuses to give further information.
(Thc Dispatch to the Chicago post.l
MArroos, H., :alaTch, g. The Colonel and Sur.
conTessine, When lis % Surgeon vas ehot % he l bsIl
entering his body in his back between his ebontd-
err, ranging downward, and coming out at the ab-
sistaace. reached lie Court House G door, % wden he
was again shot through the breast At this time,
bullets were flying At the Colonel, who then and
sns o {sosss Ra noH fe. %
bit by bullet and broken to atoms, Jet, most for
tunateiy. he escaped serious wpunds.
zede tbey saa and soon eisht q o4fH fe@ ri
victims to the :'dre-in.thezear" policy Of your
tFsqfhsrous ana =; a sreatoasse eot<mpoSsry
hs ID
with soldiers wern Immediately dispatched to the
eccne Of trouble. They have succeeded in putting
stop to further boo1shed, and In capturing seve-
Tal Of tie ringleadera In the riot.
lspeedal Dispatch to the Chicago Tiules.1
SPRINGFIELD, H., March =.
The difficulty in Colce county Is the topic Of con-
at The facts from what We hare heard, although
several kilograms hare been received By the mill
ta!y authorities here. it ts stated that John r.
4 speech u Charleston yesterday. He was replied
to b. Dr. York, Surgeon OF the 5lth regiment and
. violent Abolitionist. 4 row was gotten up and
nel Mitchell, Of tho s;th, Mr.. Eden was arrested
and confined under guard in the court house. Tic
5:th regiment, most Of whom were at Aattoon,
WE esuk l0E 44T4An %uB 1u%. IL IL SAlQ I01t Elk
Republicans and two Democrats were killed. and
twenty wounded On both sides, among whom was
thoneh duubt this. Hanythlns further Ii receiv.
ed this evening will add 1t.
THE VERY LATEST
NATION, LIZ, II: 0p. a., March 80.
Scouts Just in report that the Rebels, fifteen hun
dred strong, nrk within fifteen miles Of Mattoon.
The telegraph wires east md sonth of here have
been cut.
The 41st Illinois viii arrive at midnight, and the
<7th Indiana, Us well as regiment from Cairo,
will be here In the morning.