Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-02
THE WAR NEWS :
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
Further Particulars of the rlttl Of
Lexington.

Inc St. LOUIS phpeiS ol tph'uI'.N ...
2lst contain farther particular Of .ao
commencement Of the battle az lt,i~-
ton, Mo, which town, according 70 Oh.
dispatches published has surrendcti Jo
the State forces under Gen. Price. 4ha
st. Louis Democrat has the fallowirr yer
sion Of the state of affairs up to NeJno--
day evening, two days before the loWn
was surrendered by Col. Muliigau;
The gentleman who arrived at nelo.
quarters in this city yesterday morning
via the North Missouri railroad brig
news from Lexington, or, to be strictly
correct, from the point on the river oppo>
site Lexington, up to ten o'clock on We'd
nesday night last The rebel forces ur-
der Price, Rains, Reed and others, had pc
session of the city Of Lexington, and had
surrounded Colonel Mriligan, who, with
force OF about 200 men, was strongly
posted in the notifications on College Will,
q point on the river bluff Just below -
city, and between that and what Il cal.7d
| Old Lexington % Tuesday The rebels
made an attempt to capture ono sma'
steamboat and two ferry boats, which were
! Tying at the waters edge, just under the
| fertilization walls A desperate fight en-
sued, the rebels attacking the boats from
up and down the river, and Col. Mulligan
defending as well as he could from the
the river side of his fcrtiiicaiions. The
rebels captured his boats. One Of the spec
tators who witnessed the struggle from he
opposite side of the river, says he saw tho
rebels carry of twelve wagon loads Of dead
and wounded. Colonel Mullg9n's loss o.
course could not be ascertaiued. The lc'
port that these boats were steamer loaded
with government stores, ammunition, &c.,
is incorrect.
On Wednesday, a large number OF The
citizens of Ray county witnessed the ight
from the river bank. Tho rebels assaulted
the Notifications in great force four or five
times during the day, and were each time
repulsed, as it seemed, with great slaught
er. The fighting, it was expected, would
continue on Thursday. 1t was feared
that Mullgan's ammunition would give
out, and that in consequence he would be
compelled to surrender. His forliications
are admirable, and his men are fighting
) with but little exposure and great advan'
tage. The messenger states that the Fed
eral reintorcements of three or four thousr
and men were sent on their way, and eX-
pected to reach the river opposite Lexing'
ION OH Wednesday night or Thursday
morning.
On Thursdaylcf last week an attact was
on the fortifcations by force ofrebels
from the position of Old Lexington.
They were beaten back with heavy loss.
On the next day, Friday, Col. Mulligan
shelled Ola Lexington, and burned the
houses in and behind which the reb is i'll
their attact on the day previous had ta'
ken shelter
The forces under Gen. Price are various.
ly estimated from 1900 to 20, 600 men.
In another article the Democrat says:
Our (Federalj force there is about $500
men.
The st. Louis Republican has the follows
ing account of the progress of the fight:
The first attack of Gen. Price upon the
fortificatons at Lexington was made on
the Thursday of last week, at five o'clock
in the evening, with force ofabout eight
thousand men. The engagement lastel
two hours, and resulted in the repulse and
Withdrawal Of the Confederates with
loss Of one hundred killed and between
three and four hundred wounded. The
Federal loss was from three TO five killed
and several wounded.
On Wednesday morning last Gen. Price,
having collected force offrom sixteen to
twenty thousand, began desperate an q
most determined assault upon the fc''iti
cations. The engagement commenced
nine o'clock, and ragged with great iurs
duing the whole day. Five or six rss'-
Lutte charges were made by the Con'ed,r-
ates, but each time they were forced orc.
with considerable slaughter. Tney sue
! ceeded, however, in the capture Of thiec
government steamers and ferry boo,
! that were lying under the biuti and wlt1-
! in range of the Fedei al cannon. Ia 3
/ they encountered fearful loss, as it is "s.
ported that ten or twelve wagon lo7d q,
dead bodies we're removed from the h...,
The Position Of Lexington.
We find in the Cincinnati Commorcial,
the following description of the citv O.
Lexington:
"The painful suspense attending the
anxiety for news from Lexington, No, is
greatly enhanced by q consideration Of 80
size and wealth Of the place, and its in
portance as strategic point. The popus
lation of Lexington and vicinity was
made up of the best class Of the earlr emf.
grants FROM Kentucky to Missouri,is Is gen-
orally wealthy, and probably more refined
than that Of any other section ofthe State,
excepting St. Louis. The e'rly settlers in
that region were attracted by the similari~
ty of much Of the country TO that Eden Of
Ken:uckians about Lexington, KY, and
they not only made their selections OF
land according to the standard ofold Fays
ette, but carried the analogy to the nam,
ing Of the county and principal town Of
their location in Missouri.
The city, containing now probably 49,
900 inhabitants,is is situated on high rocky
bluff, which there has its course on thc
south side Of the Missouri river, and WIN,
slopes almost precipitously directly dowR
to the bed Of the river, making very
steep ascent from the landipg up into tse
city. ... .. I... ...,..
R1-The sweetest flowers ever scattered
in an old bachelors pathway. are the lips
ofa pretty girl.