The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-08 00:00:00

intervened since our last, and prices are generally
well supported."
The surrender of Lexington to the Confederate
forces took place on the 20th. The foll4wing is the
telegram announcing it :
" Hudson, Monday,tSept. 23.
" The following account of the siege Hof Lexing-
ton is furnished to the St. Louis Bepublican by H.
Bradburn, one of Col. Mulligan's soldieTs, who left
Lexington on Saturday morning :
" The fort was surrendered on Friday afternoon.
The men fought for 59 hours without water, and
had only three barrels of vinegar to quench their
thirst.
"'During all that time there were no springs or
wells of water in the camp ground, as has been
stated. The supply of water was entirely from the
river. 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 breast-
works 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 awaited
until Colonel Mulligan was compelled to yield to a
foe more terrible than 27,000 Confederates who
surrounded him.

" Previous to his surrender he offered to take a
position on a level spot of ground and give General
Price the odds of four to one in a fair and open
fight, but no attention was paid to it.
" After the surrender the rebels mounted the
breastworks, and seemed mad with joy and delight.
" As soon as the surrender tookplaee they took
down the national flag and trailed it in the dust.
" An immense amount of gold, supposed to be
about a quarter of a million of dollars, fell into the
possession of the rebels. it was taken from the
banks and buried by Colonel Mulligan in the camp
ground some time ago, but the rebels speedily dis-
covered and unearthed it.
" ' Colonel Mulligan wept like a child when he
found himself compelled to surrender.
"'The morning after the surrender the men were
all released on parole, and ferried across the river.
The officers were retained.
" ' The loss of the rebels is not known, but it is
thought to be not less than 1,000 killed and w•unded.
" The first attack of the rebels proved more disas-
trous to them than the long siege whichlollowed.
"'For a day or two previous to the last attack
they were engaged in burying their dead."
Commenting upon this event, the Orew York
Times says :
" This disaster to the national arms in Missouri
seems likely to be followed by others unless the
most energetic measures have been taken to pre-
vent them, which we at present hear npthing of.
General Prentiss, who has assumed command in
Northern
west,rther nllis Sundaysou a
ri, stlarstt. He
started from Quincy, proceed-
ing is
now reported to
be west of Brookfield, and cut off by a body of
rebels, supposed to be a part Price's command. The
number o 1 men with him is not stated, but we
judge from the tenour of our despatches that it is
4,000 rebels is
Another re-
ptootatllsytaitnesadtehqaut aatebtoodtyheoefm3e,orgoeoncoy;
rapidly marching on St. Joseph, and will
make an attack on that place to-day." probably
Governor Gamble, of Missouri, had called a meet-
ing of the State Convention. During an attempt
of the Federalists to reconquer Lexington two de-
tachments, who were out reconnoitering, encoun-
tered and fired into each other. Five men were ,
killed and a number wounded.

The New York press assails General Fremont for
not relieving Mulligan.

Kentucky was Cpproaching a state of anarchy.
Under date Louisville, the 21st of September, we
learn that the Confederate General (Buckner) had
advanced on Elizabethtown, and issued the follow-
ing proclamation :