, 1864-06-16
FROM KENTUCKY.


ct keuer's BRIDGE ard Of the disaster to the rail-
read and t1s,ns At that point. But the nature oS
1as oa he e q & Esoaa Grs
Rnd the heavy lass, comparatively speaking, that
the fRH . E9e ae e.
the epEasem: mt, 1s just stxty.hve ml1e3 south ct
tbs city, and one m lie this eide Of cyuthiaua 1t
va dtstroyea by the 1e9ea on T. THURSDAY last n
railroId. At i've O'Clock Saturday morning Last,
tic 17lsr WAS uisembarked at this point, together
With handful Of men WAC were to act as cavalry.
Tie trains which had convey ed them imm ediately
backed down the rpao two miles. whcro they
were thrown from the track and burned. Upon
being discm barfed, tie nen Of the 171st were
tupplied with ammunition and proceeded to est
By The ratte Of muzletT5 Il C5nthiana telling thss
on e lew ahs
they great surprise. they asceftatned thst- the
te!es around them eelTee werc a've with the 1ebel
them by equsd of H. easn5y massed behind The
fence or clores field. From the first 1t was evi-
dent to General Hobson and Colonel Azper that
And, from the disposition Of the rebel troops. 1t
was evidently their de slgn to conduct thu i9ht In
bushwhacdnR style from the brush, should our
forces resist waieh they probably dia not selie!e
their one In the nrst Of the fight.
Under these circumstances the re-ameat w4s d.
vest Of the railroad, occupslng gqch positions as
they might secure The rubc.s then appeared Oh
every hand, dt+ playing great activity In firing and
IRE Of our troops. TAtoashouh the affair was as
between sharp-sbooters, esch man firing Is he
conld obtain sight Of one Of the enemy. This con-
Ing extraordinarily heavy. That Of the rebels was
much greater than orr own--as much 30. perhaps,
prop fttonatey as tbei force VILE superior III nuu-
frcemt nts ,ooo Asaiptt 1uese great odds, the r.
elstance maue was desperate and determined.
General Morean, wh9. Ensn ny light here
beng ID com1uand Of General Gesty,)
had supposed tsat ths Union force wo1la
have surrendered immediately. lie considered hts
de.ed, In impatleuee, how 1t ofcnrred that the
fighting ccu'funcd. He had expected m immediate
surrender, AID sincerely desired It. as he did not
entailed upon our forces eoonld Be twics as heavy
He certainly Ind not expected this desperate re-
s1etance- lie Was surprised. Be Vas astounded,
him II b:ste At csnthiana, and xave Gen. ectty's
ersl hundred troops were immediately sent down
the pike, Morgan at their head, and With those the
lint was dawn stii cIoser around the Ht,le band,
nn,fl Gen: Hohson was forced to accept the flag OF
truee. and accept Mo.gan's conditions Of surrender
Re p c,ed and that the officers should r:tatn ther
tiir srrs. Gen. Hoheou, 50 ~ accounts asree In
saying had Cons all that could be done. displaying
furrende1ins be decided ior the bcsf. ~ - 'N'''
Suth Of the 17!ss as remained we're then drawn
up along the pike; their arms were stacked and
through Cynthiana, mile south, to grove, when
the, were allowed 70 rest, and where they found
the 16sth regiment, or rather hve companies Of il
one1s Ike Themselves. u an hour or two, how
eveE. the pE1soners were marched three miles
nur1h on The Augusta pike, where they passed
Saturday Sat- night Es11y on sandsT taotaln came
Gen. Burbrtdge, who had arrived from Paris with
strong force. and two pieces Of ARTILLERY, with
which Morgan w1s unprov1dcd.
With The fret announcement Of the approach oil
Bnrhr3dge came an order from Morgan to the
guard oTeF the COO prtso1 ers to etart them North
which WIS done, and that, too. on the doubfe-
quick. Gorra,'s main force, p 'Tsued By Bur.
bridge, following at distance Of few miles This
forced march brought them to C4aTsElle. eighteen
miles northeast Of Cypthiana, where they were
to depart. In thus dtrpos,nc Of them. Me.a.. i:
a y f e e. sts bat 5 s e Should sneceed
dojDg 80. The rebel forces then struck due east
with The evident intention Of reaching Virginia !
FOOD as possible. The pa1oied prisoners continued
5sy light: comm: tothis point BY steamer yestef
day morning.
Who YES taken prisoner. is now In a strangs
change. He ~ now at Falmouth, tho escort o
gnard or febel otBeers who were accompanying
their way 10 The city, By Capt. q. H. Laird Of Gen
Hohhon's ata1. The question involved will ueces
eftatc decision from the War Department..
I nom Be1a's Stallion, reports Morgsn'a fosee
scattered in retreat in different directions. Fi1
| hundred Of them we're attacked Yesterday nea
! ClaJevI1lc On the Augusta Pike. and badly cut ur
seems to b6 to get out Of Kentucky at the ear1is
| possible moment.
| FRANKFORT.
The latest accounts confirm the ncER of the sfeg
| of this place hayitg been rafee1. In what diret
ton the rebel attacking force las retrcatcd hiss
| get transpfrcd.
| Hospital trains arrived at Covington at o'cloc
| last ni.ht, br1Ig giuE nearly 100 wounded men G
! the 1t6!h, l71et, and Of the rebel forces. ANON
| the wounded Of the 16stn Is Col. Garris, who WI
here to.dny. Those received last night were place
| In the Co1ington Hospitals.
THE l6,ru At cFsTMAxA.
The 1G:th gsllant!y withstood Morgau'a attae
At CJnthlana On Saturday morning last Tw
companies oL the regiment had been left at Fa
mouth, two at Boyd'e Station and one at Robin
sons. for tbs protection OF the road, and but dT
companies Ind been cent up to c5nthians, in ad
vance OF the 11lat. These hve companies fouzl
with desperate courage, and only the ove.whelm
iEg ocds brought against them. BY Morgan, lorce
| item at length to euHcudet. Want Of time au
spacc comPels us to wait un' II Tomorrow, for a
extended and detailed account Of the work an
Guards.
I THE Exws N GENERAL.
Gen. ueiutze1man lett last night on his ratur
to Columbus. He Informs us that the news fro1
| every quarter IL euch as to convince him that hi
presence here is no longer necessary. There
| every indication that the vsr.ons rebel force
I have received fEch check ts has compeIlc
them all into a. retreat. With one ohtect-1hAt {
:e;t'ng out q the State Of Kentucky into th
wlldB of Virginia.