Dispatch Numbers 4.

"MUNFORDVILLE, KY., September 12, 1862.

"Brigadier-General BOYLE, Louisville, Ky.:

"Lacey, one of my scouts, left the vicinity of Glasgow since noon. The rebels are there enforcing conscription. Lacey thinks they will go toward Columbia.

J. T. WILDER,

Colonel, Commanding.

Dispatch Numbers 5.

MUNFORDVILLE, KY., September 13, 1862.

J. EDWARD STACY,

Assistant Adjutant General and Chief of Staff, Louisville, Ky.:

Scouts and numbers of citizens in state that the enemy are advancing 7,000 strong, and that a force has come in between here and Bowling Green to prevent re-enforcements from joining us. If I had one more good regiment and a few pieces of artillery that force could not take me. As it is I shall do my best to prevent it. Can you send me re-enforcements to-night? I shall send trains to Salt River for them.

J. T. WILDER,

Colonel, Commanding at Green River.

Copy of return dispatch.

Colonel J. T. WILDER:

I send you what you ask.

J. EDWARD STACY,

Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff.

These are not all the dispatches I sent. The original copies formerly in my possession I committed to an officer, with instructions to destroy them in case we were taken. He did so. The dispatches here submitted I got from the telegraph office while I was prisoner.

Dispatch Numbers 6.

MUNFORDVILLE, KY., September 15, 1862-9 p.m.

Brigadier-General BOYLE, Louisville, Ky.:

No advice from Bowling Green. Rebels at Cave City, under Bragg, in force See J. E. Stacy, assistant adjutant-general; have telegraphed him all to-day. Rebel on north side of river coming down 2,000 strong.

J. T. WILDER,

Colonel, Commanding At Green River.

Dispatch Numbers 7.

MUNFORDVILLE, KY., September 13, 1862.

J. EDWARD STACY,

Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff, Louisville, Ky.:

SIR: I have constructions train and light cars here. Citizens state that about 300 rebel cavalry are at Bills and 200 at Cave City; also that Rousseau's advance fell back yesterday. I have started scouts to try and reach Bowling Green. Some indications that main rebel force are going toward Lebanon.

J. T. WILDER,

Colonel, Commanding.

Dispatch Numbers 8.

MUNFORDVILLE, KY., September 13, 1862.

J. EDWARD STACY,

Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff, Louisville, Ky.:

Mr. Retter, one of the most loyal men in the country, keeper of the Woodland House, 10 miles south of here, sends his colored man, saying that Bragg is at Cave City with 20,000 men and that Buckner will join him to-morrow. His pickets are within 5 miles of here we know. The rebels of having taken off a dispatch from Louisville and exult over it. I believe half of this.

J. T. WILDER,

Colonel, Commanding at Green River.