The War In Kentucky   

The Rebels Defeated at Paintsville and Half Mountain
FROM CINCINNATI
Cincinnati, Wednesday, April 20, 1864

A dispatch to the Commercial from Catlettsburgh, Ky., dated the 19th inst., says:

Capt. Patrick has arrived here with over 100 prisoners, captured at the battles of Paintsville and Half Mountain, on the Licking River.

Hodge's rebel brigade attacked Col. GILLESPIE'S force at Paintsville on Tuesday, but was repuised.
GILLESPIE pursued the retreating rebels with 800 men of the Fourteenth and Thirty-ninth Kentucky,
and surprised them on the 14th inst., in camp, at Half Mountain, capturing 70 prisoners, 200 horses,
400 saddles, 300 stand of small arms, and all their camp equipage.

Eighty-five rebels were killed and wounded. A large amount of stolen property was recovered and
returned to the citizens. A rebel wagon train was also captured and burned. Our loss was one killed
and four wounded. 

The rebels were commanded by Cols. Clay, Prentice, May and Johnson.
Col. CLAY is among the prisoners.