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take down that flag, which was done. The

take down that flag, which was done. Tn,
heaviest part of the fight of the day followed
! in charge upon the nearest battery OF thu
enemy, the Illinois cavalry suffering severely
/ The Home GitayGS then leH ths outer l001j
/ and retreated within the line Of the innel
entrenchments about the college building
refusing 10 fight longer, and here Ggain rqlSel
he chite fqg this time from the centre o
the iOrtifcatiJns, when the fire Of the enemy
slackencd and ceased.
Under this state of aft airs, Col Mulligan,
calling his officers into council, decided to
capltulate, and Captain McDermott went out
to the enemys lines with Il handkerchief
tied to a ranrod, and parley took place
MAJOR Moore Of the brigade, was sent to
ten. Prices headqu rters, at New Lexlng-
ton, to know the terms OF CapItulatiOn.-
These were made unconditional, tie officers
10 be retained as prisoners Of 5gar, the men to
be aH0lced to depait with their personal prop
erty, surrendering their arms and accOutrC-
ments.
Reluctantly this was acceded to, and the
surrender took place.
The scenes at the capitulation were extra
ordinary. Col. Mulligan shed tears. The
men threw themselves upon the ground,
rayed aud stormed in well nigh frenzy, de-
H1aadinq to be ted ont qgatn, and trash the
NinQ." In Colonel Marshall's cavalry regi-
ment, the feeling was equally great. Much
havoc had already been done among their
horses during the siege, and but little more
than half of them remained. Numbers Of
the priyates actually shot their horses dead
on the spot, unwilling that their companions
in the campaign shOul now fall into the
enemy hands.
The privates, numbering some fifteen hun
dred strong, were first made to take the oath
not to serve against the Confederate States,
when they were put across the river. and IN
charge OF Gen. Rains marched on Saturday
night to Richmond, sixteen miles, whence
on Sunday they marched to Hamilton,
station on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Rail
road, where they were declared free 70 60
where they pleased.
While ON the march they experienced
generous and humane treatment both
from General Rams and from the
residents along the route such Is the
statement Of several Of our men. General
Rains ordered a hock Of sheep 10 be given to
them, and there was no tiue lost in appor.
slNlLiNltL oA "a itttAy44. tt'
also literally gave them provisions. Wagons
were provided for those unable To walk
either from wounds OF fatigue, and the whole
party thus came throug. with extraordinary
expedition.
Word was sent to General Prcntiss at
Quincy, and means of transportation pro-
yiied 10y which the men were brought down
to Quincy, where they arrived On Monday.
There were with the force only eight women,
Col Mulligan and several Of bis officers
having left their wives at jefferson CIty.
The fighting at Lexington seems to have
been irregular, though severe. III accounts
agree that the rebels suffered severely, losing
III killed and dangerously wounded from 90O
to POO men. The Qlincy Wing states, on
the information Of an intelligent member of
Col. Marshall's regiment from this county,
that a leading rebel surgeon conceded "A loss
Of / l,l30. Our men lost l30 killed and
wounded. General Price invested the place
and made the first attack on Thursday, the
l2th. In All his assaults lie was repulsed,
when, after the I4th, he abandoned open
assaults and stationed sharp~hoot-rs 50 as to
harass and annoy Mullisal's troops. and to
cut them of from res. and water.