Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-02
THE WAR NEWS /!
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
Further Particulars of the Battle of
T,eYinpton

2lst contain farther particulars OF the
commencement Of the battle at LeXing-
ton, Mo, which town, according to the
dispatches published. has surrendered 10
the State forces under Gen. Price. The
st. Louis Democrat has the following yer
sion of the state of affairs up to Wednes-
day evening, two days before the town
was surrendered by Col Mulligan: a
The gentleman who arrived at head
quarters in this city Yesterday morning
via the North Missouri railroad, bring
news from Lexington, or, to be strictly
correct from the point ON the river oppo~
site Lexington, up TO ten o'clock on We'd
nesday night last. The rebel forces un-
der Price Rains, Reed and Others, had po-
session Of the city Of Lexington, and had
surrounded Colonel Muiligan, who, with
force OF about 200 men, was strongly
posted in the Notifications on College Hill,
a point on the river bluff, just below the
city, and between that and what is called
| Old Lexington. On Tuesday the rebels
made an attempt to capture one small
steamboat and two ferry boats, which were
lying at the waters edge, just under the
fortiiication walls. A desperate fight en-
sued the rebels attacking the boats from
up and down the river, and Col. Mulligan
defending as well as he could from the
the river side of his Notifications. The
rebels captured his boats. One Of the spec
tators who witnessed the struggle from the
opposite side of the river, says he saw the
rebels carry of twelve wagon loads of dead
and wounded. Colonel Mulligan's loss os
course could not be ascertaiued. The re-
port hat these boats were steamers loaded
with government stores, ammunition, &c,
is incorrect.
On Wednesday, large number Of the
citizens of Ray county witnessed the fight
from the river bank. The rebels assaulted
the Notifications in great force four or five
times during the day, and were each time
repulsed, as itseemed, with great slaught
er The fighting, il was expected, would
continue on Thursday. 1t was feared
! that Mulligan's ammunition would give
out, and that in consequence he would be
compelled to surrender. His fortilications
are admirable and his men are fighting
with but little exposure and great advan
tage. The messenger states that the Fed.
eral reintorcements of three or four thousr
and men were sent on their way, and ex-
pected to reach the river opposite Lexing'
ION on Wednesday night or Thursday
morning.
On Thursday,cf last week an attact was
on the fortifcations by force of rebels
from the position of Old Lexington.
They were beaten back with heavy loss.
On the next day, Friday, Col. Mulligan
shelled Ola Lexington, and burned the
houses in and behind which the reb is in
their attact on the day previous had ta'
ken shelter.
The forces underG Gen. Price are various.
ly estimated from l6 90 to 20,6O0 men.
In another article the Democrat says:
Our Federal force there is about $500
men.
The St. Louis Republican has the follows
ing account of the progress of the fight:
The first attack of Gen. Price upon the
Notifications at Lexington was made on
the Thursday of last week, at five o'clock
in the evening with force ofabout eight
thousand men The engagement lasted
two hours, and resulted in the repulse and
Withdrawal of the Confederates with q
loss of one hundred killed and between
three and four hundred wounded. The
Federal loss was from three to five killed
and several wounded.
On Wednesday morning last, Gen. Price,
having collected force of from sixteen to
twenty thousand, began desperate and
most determined assault upon the fortit-
cations. The engagement commenced at
nine o'clock, and ragged with great fury
! duling the whole day. Five or six reso-
| Lutte charges we're made by the Confeder-
stes, but each time they were forced back
with considerable slaughter. They suce
ceeded, however, in the capture of three
government steamers and ferry boat
that were lying under the bluil and with
| in range of the Federal cannon. In this
! they encountered fearful loss, as it is re-
! ported that ten or twelve wagon loads Of
/ dead bodies were removed from the hill.
The Position Of Lexington,
We find in the Cincinnati Commercial,
the following description of tho city of
Lexington
1.-The painful suspense attending the
anxiety for news from Lexington, Mo-, is
greatly enhanced by consideration of the
Size and wealth of the place,and its i'm
portanco as strategic point, The popus
lation of Lexington and vicinity was
made up of the best class Of the early emil
grants from Kentucky to Missouri,is gem
orally wealthy, and probably more refined
than that of any other section ofthe State,
excepting s.. Louis. The e'rly settlers in
that region were attracted by the similari~
ty of much of the country TO thRt Eden of
Ken.uckian' about Lexington, KY, and
they bot only made their selections OF
land according to the standard ofold Fay-
cite, but carried the analogy TO the nam,
+ ing of the county and principal town Of
their location in Missouri. ...
The city, containing now probably r.
600 inhabtants,is is situated on high rocky
bluff, which there has its course on the
south side of the Missouri river,and which
slopes almost precipitously directly down
/ to the bed of the river, making a very
steep ascent from the landing up into tao
city.
HD~The sweetest flowers ever scattered
in an old bachelors pathway. are the lips
ofa pretty girl.