Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-27
Daily Appeat.
FUKTHEH PRoa nIssoUnI.
THE ATTACK ON LEXINGTON
ms Aoco5N1 OF rHa ENEHI

We have received copy OF tbo s. Loui
evening Eesss OF To 20th insl. furnished us b
friend. l. gives the following account OF th
suack made Oh Lsxlngi0n By Gen. Price, aD'
the progress OF the fight up TO ten O'Clock ol
the rleht Of the IS b instant. The city is now
doubtless, in possession OF eur forces, Genera
Poce having, from al We can learn, ,tiunphe,
IN the final assault:
We have received intelligence from Lsxine.
ton down 70 Wednesday night at ten O'Clock
through MT- King, son OF eX Governor King
OF Ray county
biF King came 70 The city by the HanRiba
and & Joseph railroad, travelling in cOmpsnI
With Mr. WsssoB, OF Richmond, Ray county
wdo legt be opposite bank of the river from
LoEiHgton, &C 10 O'Clock "Wednesday night
Eee ConfsfeTstes, under Price. estimatsd al
u .05G 70 20 600 IL number, opened fire with ar.
tiiiery on The Federal garrison, eariv We8Res.
dty morning. The garrison pronP- iy rsspoHd-
ed, and the canhonsde from both sides was
sfFs uP all day long and unit! ten o'clock or
Wednesday night, thoagh &c vas much vzes keF
during ths night han in the day
TIE garrison were behind their entrench-
ments around be Masonic College, at the out
ekirts OF The city, and about a miie from the
river. The Confederstes were making their
main track frou the south side Of the city, but
they bad also taken possession OF the city, fhus
placing the garrison betwoer two fFes. They
had seized rec steam5oats that had been sent
% from Jsff-Tson City with ANIMATION and
stores foT the garrison, taking possession OF
beats and carg0es.
The garrison appeared to be making a gal
lant resistance, and e Is the general belief
that Il their ammunition held ont, they would
be aole TO maintain their position till the arri-
val 0g relBfOTces1sats.
Gen. StuFgis, with 20G0 men was at Knox
Viiie' Ray county, twenty miles north Of Lex
lagton, st noon on Wednesday. and could bV
forced march, reach the river opposite the
city BY Il O'Clock that night; but as there were
10 boats, 1r sEt8s on The north eide Of the rig-
eT, u Is dlfiicuif to S e how he could effect a
passage OF the riversin time to taEe part in the
engagement
Besides Gen. Sturgis'force, there was anosh-
er force of Seao men uBdsr Col Smith, apa
s,iil another uBder Col. Grorsheck. on their
way to Lexington, from the Hannibal and St.
Joseph railroad. The force under Col. Smith
had been sent from St. Joseph, Al first, m pur-
suit OF the half organized and rsbble army Of
oVJJ men under Patton, Boyd and several other
leaders, t1as left ST. Joseph last week: bat
Gen. Pope on learning OF the precsrious sltia-
tion Of sa4irs at Lexington, dispatched fresh
orders 70 them to hurry on 70 that place with
c % "a tic' ltL1sis
Nr. Wasson states that there we're thou /
sands OF persons, meD, women and ehilareu, I
from tae asiga5oTiGg coU.ty, gathered on the I
banks OF The river opposite Lexington, all day |
v ndResdePY and up to ten o'clock a. night, 1
watching witb intense eageFacss the pTOgTass 4
of the battle. They could net get acr So the |
river, however, 70 the opposite side. and were l
LaeTetTs iggoraut Of the suits os the fght- /
llS hoihins vas known as to how many had (
5sen Killed on ei'her side, nor whether tie as /
% liants were gaining any advantage.
y is ns0bsbis The attaIk was renewed ,es- l
.sfday morning, unless ia the meantime Gen.
st-rsis had arrived and succeeded. In some in I
conceivable manner, in crossing the river, in /
he face Of hostile army. 1
Mr. k'Ug msn5o report current in the 1
.oaDtTy below the Hannibal and s.. JozeDb 1
abroad, Thar fight had taken place SONG \
where ia Rag county, between a portion Of the /
eieFal troops cent 20 Lexington and large
oEce of Secessionists but no particulars
.oBid be learned.