The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-23

Proclamation or the Governor Reassem-
bling the State Convention-Thc Fight
mt Blue Mllls-RePOrted Surrender OF
Colonel Mulligan.
JEFFERSON CRY, Sept 81, 1861.
Governor Gamble to-day issued the following call to
the Conventon--
The exigences Of the State require. in my Judgment,
the reassemblng of the State Convention Therefore
Hamilton Gamble, Governor Of the State Of Missouri by
virtue OF tho power vested in me by the Convention
hereby eau the Convention of the State to assemble at the
Mercantile Library Hail. III the city of st. Louis on the
10th Of October next adopt such the well
fare Of the State may require.
Given under my hand and the seal of the State at JEFF
ferson City, this 2lst day of September, A. d. 1851
H. GAMBLE
By the Governor. NJ, OLIVER, Secretary ofstate,
No news from Lexington to-day has reached this city
The steamer War Eagle arrived here from above this
evening This steamer, together with the steamer iatan,
with tho Indiana Twenty second and Eighteenth regi
mens aboard accompanied tho White Cloud and
Des Mo!nes, with the Indiana Tyenty-sxth, as high up
the river as Cambridge where they captured the steam
err Sunshine seized short time since by Green They
encountered no rebel troops Union lags flying at
GLASGOW.
The War Eagle and Iatan returned from Cambridge, the
former TO this city the a,ter to BooDevle The White
Cloud and Des Moines went up the river to reinforce
Lexington While all four boats laying up for the
night short distance below GLASGOW, two detaeh-
ments were sent out to reeonnore They encountered
each other each mstakng the other for the enemy fred
and before their mistake discovered four men were
killed and several wounded. Among the wounded Is
Major Gordon Tanner, Of the Twenty second He was
brought down to this place His wound though is
not considered MORTAL
CHICAGO, Sept. %, 1861
special despatch to the Times sent from Quincy at one
O'Clock this morning says the mail agent of the Hannibal
and St. Joseph Railroad, who arrived at seven
O'Clock Saturday night from st. Joseph states that
Colonel Muligan and his whole command at
Lexington surrendered General Price Friday morn
ing at FIVE O'Clock The siege continued from Monday un
til the time Of the surrender. Colonel hulgap and men
without water all Thursday and Friday and were
completely exhausted They fought desperately, but
were compelled to yield to superior numbers.
The Union loss in killed said be 500 900. while
that of the rebels is 5000 4000 with proper
tionate number of wounded
The report OF the battle and the result is fully corrobo
rated by passengers the train. The news was
brought by stage Hamilton, which is the nearest point
the railroad to Lexington, being distaoce of fifty
miles. OF The fact of the surrender there be 10
doubt
Tic Third regiment Of Iowa volunteers the way 10
Lexington reinforce (date givcn) suddenly and
unexpectedly body OF 600 rebels at Be
Mills, No., when battle commenced and continued an
hour and half The Iowa regiment about TO retire
when the rebels rereated and crossed the river In time
10 fall into the hands OF General lanes brigade, 900
strong who also marching to reinforce Colonel N
ligan The Unionists captured eight hundred
and killed two hundred The rebcls fed and recrossod
the river, when the iowa regiment started in pursuit
In tho first encounter the lowaiaHs lost nineteen killed
and thirty wounded Ten twelve rebel prisoners
three Of whom known 70 have boon concerned in TO
burning Of the Platte bridge few weeks since.
special despatch to the 3rie from headquarters ct
St. Louis, says the surrender Of Colonel Sfuigan was n
believed there but that renforcemcns pushing
wards him from dIeren, directions.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. %, 1891
The following account Of the battle of Blue Mills Land
ing rs from aatflente SOURCES
Lieutenant Colonel Scott, with $40 men Of tho Third
Iowa regiment and piece Of artillery. left Cameron
Monday the 15th in pursuit OF the rebels, who left st.
Joseph the Friday previous SCOTT arrived at Liberty,
Clay county the morning Of the 18th and moved from
that place at one p NJ AT three O'Clock be fell in with
the enemy, 500 in number, occupying strong position.
Our skrmshers received calling fire. and slowly re-
tired to main body, when the action became general
Oar six poandcr brought to bear the enemy and
heavy FIRE opened single gan killing gunner
and woanding others On this several other guners
(Geruays) from ST. Louis abandoned the gun carrying
OF the primer and matches rendering the pieoe useless.
The action continaed an hour, when column
slowly withdrawn 80 more open ground bringing OF the
wounded and dragging away the gun by hand, all the
horses having been killed or badly wounded About this
time Colonel Smith, who left St. Joseph with thousand
four hlndYed about the time SootA did Came
ron for the general purpose, joined the latter,
having pushed forwarded his mounted and his
allery at rapid pace. On rooeivipg message from
Scott miles back that he WAS advancing on the enemy,
bu. it being night, their completely exhausted and
the rebels reported strongly ntrenehed thcset
passabe, except by narrow road further attack
postponed until the next morning Early the following
day On advance made by the combined forces but
arriving at B4e Mills they found the enemy had crossed
The r.vr before daylight taking the road towards Lex
ington.
The following partial list Of the killed and wounded
of the Third Iowa
Major Stone slightly wounded.
Company A-Capt. OuciI, slightly wouried Iieat
Duane, severely; Privates W. H. Munger, E. Crcseded
p j. McCaaerty, severely; Adjutant Murray, missing.
Company B-Iieut. Hobbs, sepst. Woods. severely;
pryatas Robbins Hart and woodrus, seriously.
Company C-Corposal Hunting, Seriously; priveAcs
Brown maddox and squires, missing
Congaay D-Oapt. Willett, seriously; Ltest. Addison
nortaly; private Miller, seriously; Freak, missing.
Ctmfaay E-Corporal MCGOWAN, seriously; p1vatos
Guthrie and Hi, severely.
Company R-IieN Brown, slightly; Corporal Davis,
severely; privaes wiaehe, Isan, Sanndese and Hanc
severely; Nolan, killed.
C.sn14auu G-Privatee Sven and McCalhgh, Severely
Michael Ialla and MoCullogh, missing.
Coulrany H-Capt Warrn and Lieut.. Fuller, severely;
priyates Gamble and Mcclure, severely Barbour and
Wserne, dangerously; Corporal LAmly missing.
Company E-Iieut Knight, Sergeant Forney, Corporal
Burdick Musician Baloomb, severely; privates Buell.
Carter Do,ph, Hawks, Russell Stocks WILCOX and wa
bourne, severely Lawn and Mortified, dangerously
washburne, MORALLY; Darling Biddle, Mix and Browne
killed; Davenport, severely wounded
The total known to BE- killed is five, while the wounded
number eighty four and the missing six. Three OF the
missing are supposed TO be IN the hands Of the enemy
and the balance killed
In addition the ioas Of the Third Iowa thore
six Home Guards and one artierynan Killed, among
them Captain Cupp, and about ton wounded. Four Il
these Home Guards killed in skirmshig, about two