New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-23
the WAR FOR The UNION.
LATER FROM MISSOURI
Col. MuIligan's Position and Force
REBELS WHIPPED at BLUE MILLS
ESQ TO 400 OF wHzn1 KxILnD
PRICE STILL AT WORK AT LEXINGTON


,,vv.n.oy crrT, Frssy Sept 20. 1861.
II IL supposed at headquarters tna' coi' .n
fore. at Lexington is $500, consisting Oh an n'.n
sas. Col. MuiHgan 9OOi Col. aarsnais Hnno% Ia
shy, 600; Kansas regiment, the numoei Oh wn,1n
not known; 500 Homo Guards moun'eui cVV no"s
Guards infantry; three 6-Pounders one nO"i1'f' anu
two mortars
ers Federal scouts Just in report the firing at Lex
,,9,on still going on Wednesday evening The Rebels
aid to have no Shells shrapne or canister moth
lD0 but round shot and sugs. Near 5000 Government
horse, and mules are within Muligans intrenchments
reouiring much care to prevent stampede.
KANSAS CITY, Thursday, Sept ls, 1861.
One thousand five hundred men under Col. Smith,
overlook 600 Rebels they crossing the river at
blue Mills Landing on the I7th and completely routed
shem, killing from $50 to 900 and took IL prisoners.
The Federal loss is 50 killed and 25 wounded.
Adviees received by private letter from Lexington
to-day say that Gen. Price attacked she Federas at 10
o'clock yesterday morning with force of 10000 The
Federal force was estimated at from 5000 TO 4OCO
The Federsls fought them two hours when the Rebels
drove them back into their entertainments, carrying
everything before them. The Irish Brigade then came
out and charged them at the point Of the bayone scat
tering the Rebels everywhere.
General Price was to attack them again this morning
with seventeen pieces of artillery. No statement Of
the loss on either side is given.
JErYRRsON CIrI, Friday, Sept 20, 1861.
special dispatch to The 81. LOUIS Democrat, says:
JEFF. C. Davis, commanding here, received his APP
pointmeDt as Brigadier-General to-day.
Gen. Lane is reported to have made junction with
the forces at Lexington, with 1000 men, Re-enfOrce-
uents from ST. Joseph are also reported to have
reached that place. and Lexington is now considered
safe.
Gen. Price win undoubtedly be surrounded and cut
off, Il is feared that the reenforcements sent from
here have not yet reached Lexington. Heavy batteries
are planted at Glasgow by the Rebels and cur troops
win have to disembark below the town and attack
tbem in the
ST.. LOUIS Saturday Sept. q, 1861
In order to correct confusion and many contradictory
statements relative to the position Of Lexington, and
she opposing forces of COL MulEgan and Gen. Price,
q is deemed necessary to make the following expana-
ion:
The general direction of the Missouri River is from
yes, 10 east, the city lying on the south bank The
early settlement, now called Old Town, is situated
back on hill, and has been superseded by new Lex
ington further up the river where the steamboat land
ing is and which is the main city.
Col Mullgans Notifications on ridge running
at right angles between the two towns. They sur
round the Masonic College building, standing about
quarter of mile from the river, which has been used
as quarters for the troops and strengthened to resist
artillery attack The line Of Notifications runs down
10 the river bluff between which and the waters edge
s wide shelving beach. This is the point where the
conflict took place on Tuesday for the possession of the
ferry. boats.
The main body Of Gen. Prices army is situated at
Old Town, but the Notifications have been asSailed
from all sides except the river.
On Thursday of last week an attack was made from
The old town by strong party of rowing Rebels who
we're repulsed with considerable loss and the old town
sheled and burnt to prevent its being used place
ef shelter.
Lexington proper Is in the possession Of General
Price, but il is not the theater Of the conflict.
The re-enforcements which left Jefferson City on
Wednesday, if they were not as,siled by the Rebel
batteries along the shore, must have reached the
neighbOrhOOd of Lexington yesterday. These troops
could doubtless have been landed the south side
o the river, where the steamers could TO ferry
Gen. Sturgess command over andt combined forces
numbering about II 600 men, would march Licking
ton and with the assistance Of MuhganS heroes and
Gen. Lanes command, attack and completely rout
Gen. Prices whole army.
Two fights occurred at Blue Mills Landing on the
i7th instant. The first was between five hundred Of
the % Iowa regiment, Win one piece OF arnIerY'
under Lieut.-CoL. Scott, and about four thousand
Rebels. After desperate struggle of hours dura-
Zion, in which Scott lost hundred and twenty killed
and wounded and all his horses, he retrested slowly
hah q mile, drawing bis cannon by hand. He subse-
quently took position with his hOwitzsr an emf
hence and waited for the enemy to renew the attack
but he did not purSus. Not long aferward Col Smiths
command, with four pieces of artillery, approached
Blue Mills by water route and engaged and routed the
Rebels as they were about crossing the river.
Bstsie Impending near Lexingten-Troops
ordered Eastward-The Irish and the War
Gen. Rremens-Coi. II. p. RIair-senti.
xneas Of the Nerthwest-Gcn. mcKinssry
On Contracts.
From Our Special Correspondent
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DHPIRTrHsy
ST. LOUIS Wednesday, Sept 10, 1861.
The valley Of the Missouri riyer near Lexington, is
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