--From the
Louisville (
Bowling Green)
Courier, of the 21st inst., we take the following:
‘
Northern papers report what they style "Startling News" from
Eastern Kentucky.
The people are rising in overwhelming numbers to join the standard of
Humphrey Marshall as he approaches with his victorious army of the "
Blue Grass" region.
Menifee is at
Owingsville, Bath county, with four hundred brave Kentuckian, who have united to expel the
Yankee invaders, and have volunteered in the Confederate army.
Judge Barns with the same number is at
West Liberty, Morgan county.
Colonel Williams with 1,600 men is at
Hazel Green, in the same county.
General Humphrey Marshall, with a large force, is at
Prestonsburg, Floyd county.
There is great excitement in all the
Blue Grass region.
The Yankee troops stationed at
Paris,
Bourbon county, expected an attack, and sent hastily for reinforcements.
A number of Federal soldiers attempted to arrest some Southern Rights men at
Bagdad, Shelby county, 15 miles from
Frankfort, on the Louisville railroad.
They were repulsed, and the Kentuckian effected their escape.
There are indications of an uprising of the
Southern men in all that portion of the
State.
Three more regiments of
Indiana troops arrived at
Louisville on Saturday and Sunday last.
’