The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-07 00:00:00

The game journal of the previous day says :

General Prentiss has despatched to St. Louis a statement
of the surrender, which reduces the loss on both sides con-
siderably below the first reports.
The latest accounts from Lexington previous to the an-
nouncement of the surrender report the movement' of rein'
forcenients to sustain Colonel Mulligan, both by land and
water. The steamers White Cloud and Des Moines went up
the river on the 2lst, with three regiments, to assist the
garrison at Lexington ; and a force of 3,5&t) men had
left St. Joseph Chilicothe oe the lsth instant, for the
unto point; but it appears that none of their reinforce-
ments arrived in timo to save the garrison, which
undoubtedly was compelled to yield to the immensely supe-
rior fcrce of the rebels. It is said that the cabinet expressed
considerable surprise and some indignation that General
Fremont did nut reinforce Colonel Mulligan, as he has
plenty of men at his command. General Fremont is re-
ported now as about to take the 6old in person against
General Price.

Vie following i 9 the official report received from
General Fremont :
St. Louis, Sept. V.—Nothing since my despatch thie
morning, announcing the se-render of Lexington. Our
loss in 39 killed and 120 wounded. The loss of the
enemy 1,•100 killed and wounded. Our non•commiasioned

officers and privates wore morn not to bear arms against
the rebels, and released. The commissioned officers are
held as prisoners. Our troops are gathering around the
enemy. I will wind from the field more details in a few
days.

The Sf. Louis Republican publishes the following
statement :

The fort was surrendered on the 201. h September. The
men fought for fifty-nine hours without water, and had
only three barrels of vinegar to quench their thirst. There
were breastworks all round the camp, with the exception
of the portion next the river. It was here that the
hardest fighting took place. The rebels procured
a large number of hemp bales, and rolled them
in advance, and under their cover gradually succeeded in
securing a position in the rear. They then cut off the
supply of water, and had the fort completely surrounded,
They made but few charges upon the breastworks during the
entire siege. Their object seemed to be to surround the
fort, and cut off the supply of water, and having succeeded
in this they waited until Colonel Mulligan was compelled
to yield to • foe more terrible than the 27,000 rebels who
surrounded hint.

Au Unmans. amount of gold, supposed to be about a mil.
lion of dollars, fell into she possession of the rebels. It was
taken from the banks and buried by Colonel Mulligan in
the camp ground some tune ago, but the rebels speedily dis-
covered and unearthed it. The morning after the surren-
der the men were all relmeed on parole, and ferried settee
the river. The officers were retained.

The first attack of the rebels proved more disastrous than
the long siege that folio red.
OTHER NEWS.
The New York herald (Sept. 25) hag the fol-
lowing :
There is nothing of importance to report from the army
of the Potomac. A grand review of cavalry and artillery
wan held yesterday, and is represented as being a magnifi-
cent affair. No display on the part of the rebels indicated
the least intention of an attack.

Commissions were issued yesterday in form to the Comte
de Paris and the Duo de Chartres as aids on the staff of
General 3VClellan, with the grade of captain. The young
princes hese stipulated that they shall receive no pay for
their services.

General fdllellan has issued • call for 50 volunteers
from every regiment in the army to enter the regular
service for the protection of the forte and intrenchmeuta
round Waehington.

The New York journal the Day Book has tem-
porarily suspended its publication in consequence
of all mail facilities having been cut off by the Post-
office department.
Two men had been tried at St. Louis by twurt-
martial on the charge of taking arms against the
govenimeut, and found guilty. They were sen-
tenced to be confined at hard labour during the
war, and to have their property confiscated fur the
benefit of the government. The sentence had been
carried into effect.

The news from Fortress Munroe is interesting.
The United States propeller Fanny proceeded on
the 17th September with a body of troops to
Ocracoke Inlet, and entirely destroyed the fortifi-
cations which the Confederates had abandoned
there, burning the inagimine and sinking the
cannons, consisting of eighteen long thirty-two
pounders and four heavy eight-inch navy guns.
Two southern privateers, the Winslow and the
Coffee, ran into Ocracoke, pith the intention of
carrying off the guna, but on the appearance of the
Fanny they left precipitately. This was the most
important fort which the rebels held in that
vicinity. It was rumoured that the secessiunista
intend to attack Fort Hatteras.

The steamship North Star reached New York on
the 23rd from Aspinwall, with Mat, passengers,
and nearly a million of treasure, from California.
News anticipated by the overland route.

QUEENSTOWN. Ocr. G.

The Royal Mail steamship Arabia arrived here
at 11 a.m. to-day, embarked the mails, passengers,
and latest telegrams, and proceeded for Halifax
and Boston at 4 p.m. All well.