Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-29
TIE WAR N HIsSOURI.
The Siege. OF Lexinstcn-Prsntiss Cut OFF
News from The West

| HUDSON, No, Sept. 23-The follo wing aecoupt O.
the siege of Lexington IS furnished to the St Louis
Republican by Henry Bradburn, enc Of Col Multi
gan's soldiers, who left Lexington on Saturday
morning.
The fort was surrendered Friday afternoon The
men fought for fity-niae hours without water and
bad only three barrels of vinegar TO queaeh their
thirst during all that time. There were no springs
or wells of water IN the camp grounds as has been
stated. The supply was from the river and was
cut off after desperate fight on Wednesday.
The oamE ground consisted of about ten acres
and was located short distance from the river,
There were breastWorks entirely around it. with
the exception of that portion next to the river 1t
was here that the hardest fighting took place The
rebels procured a large number Of hemp bales and
rolled them in advance and under this cover grad
uaiy succeeded IN securing position in the rear.
They then cut of the supply of water. and had the
fort completely surrounded They made but few
charges upon the breastwOrks.
During the entire seige their object seemed to be
to surround the fort and out off the supply DE- wa.
ter, and having succeeded in this they awaited until
Col Aulligan was compelled TO yield to a foe more
terrible than the 17,JO0 rebels who surrounded
him.
Previous to his surrender, he offered to take
position on level spot Of ground and give General
Price the odds of four to one in fair and open
fight, but no attention was paid TO IT, After the
surrender, the rebels mounted the breastWorks and
seemed mad with joy. As soon as the surrender
bOOh plaCc, party EOOk uQFu the 4 eQeFal nag and
trsied it in the dust. An immense amount of geld,
supposed to be about $3.50 Geo. fell into possession
of the rebels.
1t was taken from the bank aad buried by Colonel
Muligan on the camp ground, some time ago but
the rebe,s speld u ulearthed il.
Col Muligan wept ike child when he felt him.
self compelled to surrender. The,morning after the
surrender, the men were al released on paroe aud
ferried across the river. TAe officers were re.
turned. The loss Of the rebels is not known but is
Thought to be not less than 900 in killed and woun
led.
Their frs. attack proved more disastrous to them
than the long siege which followed For day or
two preVisus 20 the last attack they were engaged
in burying the dead.
QUIlCT, H. Sept 23-About 700 non commission
ed officers and privates OF Col Nulligan's command
arrived here from Lexington, No, By the Quincy
and st Joe Railroad about six o'clock this eve
ming
The remainder amounting to sbout one hundred
and forty, will be here Tomorrow or next day
Col AuigaD's force at Lexington, il is stated bv
these soldiers did not exceed 500 ineuiing several
Of Missouri Home Guards The seige
upon Col uligan's intresnchments commenced on
Thursday the l2Ch list, and was continued from
day to day until Friday last at Eve O'Clock P. n,
when the UaiCn dig was hauled 90 xn By the Home
daurds Of Missouri, Wis had acted Intellectually |
and eoWardly Curing the whole seige Col Null |
igan refused 20 surrender, but being wounded in
'ne Of his legs at the time, could not preventiE
ne had DUE aVo or SIX charges LETT for his ardl-
lery, and being nearly out OF ammunition for his
Infantry am cavalry, he could have held out little
onger. Co Aa-shail, Of the cavalry, is said to
ave acted most -1wsrdly though his men conduct
d themsel7 ss with great bravery and gSilantry
Il king sew raj sErucuTe charges upon the en-
my
After the 1rrza der when TIE rebels approached
's.. hulz sH8 demanded his sword he refused
o deliver il up AID they took it from hin BY phys
ssl force.
Colonel M4lgsl ard MS regiment have covered
b. mselves ~i n glory while somebody some " here
terribly Is, Of gre4s wrong Tor not having
in reinfoT "a IL tune. Colonel Nuiligan and
Il the comm saionel officers are still held IS pris
ners.