New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-23
MS as-EsFuRetxrxrs STOP 70 FIGHT on TIVE wAv
THE REBELS WHIPPED BIZ THEM.
500 REBELS TAKEN BY gEH. LANE.
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al one O'Clock this morning says the mail agent OF
the Hanniba sud St Joseph Railroad, who arrived
at seven O'Clock Saturday night from 81. JoseIhs,
states that Col Mulligan end his vhOIe commapd OF
Lexington surrendered to Gen. Price ON Frdey
morning at five o'clock.
The siege confined from Monday until the
tine Of the surrender Colonel Mulligan and
men were without water all Thursday and Fri
day, and were completely exhausted. They
fought desperately, bat were compelled to yield
10 superior numbers. Tie Union iOss IN killed
is said to be eight or nine hundred, While that
of the Rebels is some three or four thousand,
with a propOrtiOuate number Of wounded
The report Of tho battle and the result Is fully
corroborated by passengers on the same train
The news was brought By stage to Hsmilion.,
which Is the Dearest point on tie railroad to
Lexington. being distance Of fifty miles. o.
the fact Of tho surrender there can be no
doubt
TIE ID Regiment Of Iowa Volunteers, on the
way to Lexington to re.enforce (dato not given
suddenly and unexpectedly came acres. a bod!
Of 4, GOO Rebels at Blue Mills, Missouri, when
battle commenced and continued al hour and
Lalf.
Tie Iowa regiment was about 10 retire when
the Rebels rettcatcd and crossed the river
il tine to fall into the hands Of Gen. Lanes
Brieads-i,OOO strong-wbo were alec marching
TO re.enfotce Col. Muliean. The UHioui,ts rsP-
tared seven or eight hundred, aud Killed 90,
The Rebels fed and recrossed the river, When
the Iowa regiment started in pursuit.
In the krst encounter the IowiAns Loot ~
killed and 30 wounded. Ten or twelve Rebel
prisoners were brought into Quincy from ~.
Joseph on saturday, two or three Of whom ARE
known 10 have been concerned in the burning Il
the Platte Bridge few weeks since.
A special dispatch to The 1rtHns, from head
quarters at ST. Louis says tue surrender OF Col.
Null gan was not believed there, but that sc-en-
gorcemelts were pushing toward him from four
different directions.
C,E, Saturday Sept n lsi.
There was a slrmish yesterday below Fort Holt.
between a company Of the lob Regiment and snail
marty Of Rebels. The latter routed. O1e VI be
Federal force was wounded.
To-day, the gun-bosis Tyler and Lexington went
down the river searching for musked batteries 1hs
expedition went within sight Of the Rebel camp II
Chalk Bluff and found no batteries
All $ quiet here aud in this vicinity.
JgyrSE,oS CIR Saturday Sept, q lFl.
Gov. Gamble to-day received the following call TO
tie Convention:
cite exigonces Of the State require, IN my ,iudg
ment the reassembiug OF the State Convention There
fore l. Hamilton X. Gamble Governor o.! the state OF
Missouri 10y virtue Of The power vested ~ ne by The
Convention hereby call the Convention Il the State
10 assemble n the Mercantile Library Hall iu the
city Of g. Louis the 10th Of October next TO ADOPT
such measures as welfare 81 the State may require
(" Given under nv hand, the scQl ci the StoY nt
Jefferson City The 81, day Of september a, y lttl
tSiyusd). BY Tie oSye,sg4ro u. oAsi.ppLLti
No news from Lexington to-day hue reached this
city.
Tie steamer War Eagle arrived here from above
,lip evening This steamer together with the steamer
Latham with the Indiana I'D and 18Th regiments aboard
accompanied the steamers, while the Cloud ard Dee
Mores with the IudanR Goth rs bgh up tie river as
Cambridge where they captured the steamer Sunshine
seized short time since by Green They encountered
no Rebel troops. Union iags were flying at GLASGOW
The War Eagle and Iatan returned from Cambridge
the former to this city, the latter TO Bonneville. THE
White Cloud aud Des Moines went on up the river 10
reenforce Lexington. While all four boats were lay
ing ND for the night short distance below Gla7oow
two detachmeuts sent out TO reconnoter They
encountered each other each installing the other for
the enemy, fred and before their mistake was dis
covered four men were killed and several wounded.
Among the wounded is Major Gordon Janner Of the
81 Tie was brought down to this place. His wound,
though severe, il not considered mortal.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. p, 1861.
The following account Of the LATHE at Blue Mills
| Landing is from authentic sources:
Iieutenant- Colonel Scott with so men al the ID
Iowa Regiment and one piece Of artillery, left Cane
ron Oh Monday, the 10th, 10 pursuit Of the Rebels
who left St. Joseph on the Friday previous Scott ar
we'd at Liberty, Clay County the HIh, and moved
from that place at p. At o'clock he fell IN win
! the enemy, 500, occupying a strong position. Our
administers received CALLING FIRE, and slowly retired
| 70 our main body. when the action became general
One 6.pounder was brought 70 bear on the enemy!
and few shots fred which proved destructive. Atthis
time heavy FIRE opened on our Spsle gun khhg one
gunner and wounding two others On this oheF
cuunes rs iGermans from 81. Louis abandoned the gun
carving OF the primer and matches, rendering uie
niece useless The action continued an hour, wh'n our
column was slowly Withdrawn to more open gTouho
bringing of the wounded aud dragging away the guu
by hand. ali the horses having been killed or oadiJ
| wounded. I'D
About this time Col smith, who left St. Joseph WIN
400 men, about the same time Scott dd Camefoh' ioi
the same general puTpose, joined the ihtier, ua'us
,u.hsd forward his mounted men and artillery az d
and paca on receiving essage from Scott ten miies
back That he was advancing the enemy but II penny
night their men completely exhausted ana the reVs'
rs,o,,.d s.ronoy iutrencbed at tbicket impassaoe
ercer, nv a narrow road, further attack was post