Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-10-04
FROM MISSOURI. GLORIOUS VICTORY,

Tie Norfolk Day Book Cexlra] of2FriJay,
contains the. following gratifying Intelligence.
which puts to rest all doubt as to the victory of
the Confederate forces at Lexington. Missouri.
The Day Book extracts from O copy of the
New York Herald, Of the 24th placed in the
hands Of the cditors bya gentleman who
reached Norfolk on Tuesday afternoon in the
! flag Of truce boat" from OldsPoint.
Tue S'ruAriox.-Oficial information of the
, capture Of Lexington. SEo., and the surrender
of the gallant Col. Mullgan to the rebel for
ces Of General Price, reached the War De-
partment yesterday; and as no. contradiction
of the report comes from any e,her quarter.
wesRre unwillipgly compelled to receive it rs
authentic. Gen. Prentiss has dispatched to St.
Louis q statement of the surrender, which re-
a.lced the loss on both sides considerably below
the frst reports. Col. -:Mullign6 held out
bravely for four days against immense odds !;
and it is said only surrendered for want of
water without which his neu had to maintain
themselves. for two days but there seems to he
something. in this ST taiementl not quite consis-
tens wititthc position he occupied in close
,rroximityto the Missouri river. :,
EccGrdfng to our adsices, his forti6oatiors
were srectsd'between the old and new towns.
and xtel. dec down to the river bluffs, Iat
wl;3l. point. as far ~ our intelligence extends,
the defences were got assailcd. How. then.
his water supply co Y = have been cut off, We
are at loss to determine.
The latest accounts from Lexington, previous
to the announcement Of lha ~, 7H>:*'. report
the movements of reinforcel.l.! <; l." Eustain
Col. Mulliguu, both by land and wat. The
steamers White, Cloud and Des 4loines went up
the river on sunday with three regiments TO
assist the garrison at Lexington, and force of
$500 men, infantry, cavalry and artillery, had
left st. JOSEPH au Chillicothe, on the 18th
inst, for the same point but it appears non
of their reinforcements arrived in time to save
the garrison, which undoubtedly was compelled
to yield to the Immensely superior forces of the
rebels ,-.-
1t is said that the, Cabinet cxDrcssed con-
siderable surprise,sand come Indignation. that
General Fremont did not reinforce G en-. Multi
gan. ms he l4a plenty of men at his command
Gen. Fremon t'is reported, now rs about to take
the field in person, against Gen. Price.
All wds quiet on the lines of the Potomac
yesterday. r.
lMronrASr FROM MtssovnI.-Washingtop, Sep.
teInber 26.-Dispa,chcs received at the War
Department tonight confirm the surrender Of
Lexington, Missouri, to the rebel forces al
though the statement is general.
Another dispatch asserts That Gen. Fremont
has taken the field iu person, and declares his
purpose to capture the rebel chieftain Price. I
The President and Cabinet Ministers are a.
mnzed at this intelligence, in face of the fact
that Gen. Fremont had oYer'Gfty thousand
men under his command a1d could have easily
reinforced Col. Muligan, at Lexington, and
saved this disaster.
JEFFERSON CRY, Sept GA dispatch re-
ceived here to night says That the Union troops
at Lexington, Mo-, surrendered to the rebels on
Friday afternoon, for want Of water.
The creates activity prevails here iu military
circles.