The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-09-24
WAR NEW S.


jefferson City, Sept. ~.
S,ecial 10 tic ST. Lauis Democrat.
s .aan named Griffith arrived here tu-
day nnd star, tim 80 saturday last Cen.
riice with seventeen thousand men had
surrounded Lexington. md lad sent sum
mon- d ca AIn ligau "a Surrender Col
MulHgsn rcins, Il. wllcn Gen. prrc Is re-
ported n have seal morl lliat hc woald
giye hhs, I'll Monday VI > O'Clock 10 Sur
fgudcr he Aln"ri au flag, aHd ii ne did
no BE would masci Oh hin with black
faa
Il j. canf irnlly thought III military
quafler her lai Gen. S,urgcs has by
I'll t'iuc reached Lexington from a. Jo-
srlti, and ilau Price sill BE- eat of or Fore
ga - rit,ai.
quite a pan prevail 4 At Georgetown
on the night q lhc vpda from Lexington
and many iamiliy. fled, fearing an attack
from lltg rcbcl..
Al is qaiel here, and no apprehension
is .eli
Chiago, Sept. z.
Special 10 Ienlual
Cairo, ! Z. That portion Of Kentucky
lying sc.i d Cumberland river has been
DECLARED under in.uirec,iouaiy c7ntrol.--
Secretary Chase has instructed the sur
seyor here 10 prevent AL commercial ~
testaurse with lhat section and to search
baggage and all pr-oi,s going liither
'lh gun bod Cmslosa captured the
ncllsi steamers Stevenson and Giazrlle on
the Cumberland river yesterday. One
contained 100 lobs Of iron.
4 deacncr from JET Thompson says The
force opp 1siie 20 Columbus number TWEEN
ty.thrcc thousund They were ragged
shsless aud Aioft Of provisions. The
opinion Vas expressed thai lis column
would % ai,baudcL
ST. Louis, Sept. N.
Gen. Shrers wilh one regimen. Of IN
fnirf, Two companies Of cavalry and one
u artillery, took possession u St. Joseph
on Friday last.
II i reported that battle took place nj
Lexington yesterday. ii which most 81 The
sccrssionisis under Martin Green were
captured. This needs confirmation.
Another bridge WAS burned on tho lIan-
nibal 4 81. Joseph railroad day or two
since, freciliiaing a locomotive into the
stream aud killing the engineer
Reports are current here of the evacu-
alton by the rebels Of Columbus, Ky.
Thursday.
jefferson CITY, Mo-, Sept. II.
The correspondent Of tie 81. Louis DEM
ocral gives the following account Of M en-
gagrmeni With Use rebels at Bonneville 90
The 10Th, taken from Captain Eppsicine's
official report
The Captain says after the fight bad
lasted about an hour he scrcs.ioniss whom
be had taken a hostages became 80 rest
less that ihey begged him TO ALLOW one Of
their number TO 90 wilma flag Of truce and
ask All armi.iiee. This hostage came
back soon afterwards viii the rcqaes! 70
know my conditions | then demanded
that they should Withdraw the secession
forces two miles from the city and not 10
modest any of our families or any other
union people, 10 leave the arms of the kill
81 ard wounded where they tell, while !
promised TO Il, The prisoners free whom !
bad taken, with the exception Of preacher
Parker, who informed ihrm would be
shot IA case they should no, honorahly
keep shcir proti-e sor seven days"
They h.t iown according to this agree
fnen,. Thus the rallan, feliow with only
$50 men actually dlc,a "a BIS terms 10 fail
fous Zines his omn number.
The eneay loasat well ior liiile Nliile
bai oat q tie who'e IN hundeFea oalr IS
oould " sglna e sm The works Then