Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-09-25

render will be 10 sweep with their lucy lucy, can
a hill occupied by the rebels. 4''alery
1t is contia entity hoped, howey..
the 5000 troops that left jefferson g., e1at
Wednesday by steamers will be aba =" On
at or near that point and cut tba;r 4 'and
through the enemy's forces and ;o;a way way
Mulligan. 1t is said Col. Muu;ga~n OOl'
pressed confidence of being able to Eo III *
position against any force not moro o' :, us
ten times greater than. his own. yuan
The brave Col. Mulligan. is tbo -,
nation Of every patriot. He has bsl e1cla'
most nobly against great odds, and mai out
probably reinforced BY this time eiiS, y Is
Lane, Sturgls or Hunter. Our IGsb snoy
citizens are naturally very proud - i' nov
Mulligan and his Irish brigade. Il ann oOl
shat he had built quite a fort at L,ey;pppps sAn
We had no idea that the rebels copld son
his entertainments, but we feared tb s.'t ~
might become scant of ammunition os. 'e
visions, and hence be compelled Il s i Pe
der. Ii Price is really beaten back t w.
Lexington it will 60 far TO decide tbo l sa
Of Western Missouri. 1t is well Lna ,a'e
that Gov. Jackson has made il a non ,saa
set up rebel capital in Lexington .'y
therefore its possession is to him4anJ + tIl
Confederate cause-of great lnomen,
MilaOaakse Wisconsin.
Jefferson City, Sept 90
At Observation-Disclosures Gorco !,
Lexington is supposed to be $500 coa
sisting Of an Irish Brigade, Col. MuGs.n
900, Col. Marshall's Illinois Cavalry s6 s!
a Kansas Regiment, number not know!
500 Home Guards mounted and 5o1
Home Guards Infantry; three six-pounds,,
one howitzer, and two mortsrs.
Federal scouts in report the firing ,t
Lexington still going on Wednesday even.
ing. The rebels are said TO have no shells
schrapnel or canister-pothing but round
shot and slugs.
Nearly three thousand Government
horses and mules are within MuHgan's en-.
trenchments, requiring much care to pre-.
vent stampede.
Kansas CITY, Sept. 10.
Fifteen hundred men, under Col. Smith
overlook 5000 secessionists as they vs,e
crossing the river at Blue Mills Landing,
on the 10th inst, and completely routed
them, killing from $50 to 200, and took
II prisoners. The Federal loss is fifty
killed and 20 wounded.
Advices by private letter from Licking
ton, to-day, say that Price attacked the
Federals at 10 O'clock yesterday morning,
with force Of 5000. The Federal force
was estimated at from 5000 to 1000.
The Federals fought them two hours when
the secessionists drove them back into their
carrying everything before
them. The Irish Brigade then came out,
and charged them at the point of the bay
onet, scattering The rebels everywhere.
Price was to attack them again this
morning, with seventeen pieces Of artillery,
No statement of the loss on either side
is given.
Jefferson City, Sept. 2I.
Special TO St. Louis Democrat. JET
G. Davis, commanding here, received bis
appointment as Bngadier General today.
Gen. Lane is reported to have tonDeds
junction with Lexington with 1000 men.
Reinforcements from st. 10 are asoNport-
ed to have reached that place, and Lexing-
ton is now considered safe. Price will un-
doubtedly be surrounded and cut off.
1t is feared that the reinforcements sent
flom here have not yet reached Lexington.
AS heavy batteries are planted at Glasgow
by the rebels, and our troops will have to
disembark below the town, and attack
them in the rear.
ST. Joseph, Sept 20.
TeIeg.aphic connections is once more re-
established. The line is working to Kan,
sas City, and to all points in Kansas and
Nebraska. The Pacific line is being rush
ed rapidly toward completion. When
gap Of 20 miles IS closed, which will be
done within a week, we shall be able TO
work within $50 miles Of Great Salt Lake
City. That portion of the line west Of Salt
Lake is also progressing rapidly. From
present appearances the line will be finish
ed 10 San Francisco by the Goth Of Mover
Der next.
September %.
A despatch to the Chicago Times saygs
that Col. Mulligan surrendered, with ln
whole command to Price on Friday last;
his men were without water for two dap
and exhausted; Union loss 800, rebe 10y.
from 5000 to 1000, and great nunOes
wounded. Report not believed.
The Third Iowa regiment of volunteers.
when on their way to Lexington to Tell,
force Mulligan, (date not gyen,l were sau,
denly and Unexpectedly come upon y
body Of four thousand rebels at Rue ME-
Missouri, when a battle commenced anu
one hour aud halt. The lOS'
regiment was about to retire when w
rebels retreated, and crossed over just !
time to fall into the hands of Lanes OfS
ade, four thousand strong, who were T TY
marching to reinforce Mulligan. ~
unionists captured seven or eight hul'o. Al
and killed two hundred; the rebels iSa
and crossed the river, when the Iowa reg
men. started in pursuit In the hrs' , n
counter, the Iowa troops lost nineteen ND
ed, and thirty wounded.
St. Louis, Sept 22
Report Of MuIligan's surrender nov y. y,
80. g. L4 nil now take tle