, 1861-09-27
ofLieutenant Harris.

officers. The srerera1 outlines of the seige {
heretofore pn5,ished. she says are correct
but mauy Of the details are grossly exarrer-
..ed ard often without shadow Of founda-
t:o1, based orly upon the excited imagina-
tons Of the rcIators.
The 1adv savs if was the current report and
belief that the movement Of Price upon Lex
II nto, was s;mn1V 4c rc;rs.st. Jeckson and
his 3t5ner,nt Jeeis1ature for the nnrnoss Of
,,..e;rr +hc oc+ ,F ssceee;on tn ;na1ra 4a;u
c,nsn,nmoti,n pr;ca had +horonoh,1 eoninnea
a ;.~ca 1890 rror;5ed h;Tnas1: w;+h cornne-
+.r+ s-+;11.,;s+s ana ef;c;en+ aT;ds, - .rhornev
,.-nr,7 rooa .r Na,+h tJ,sear,;. - .on,a n
.+o,o,, o,+ofn;n- o,,,r,,,oo-, ,,o5 a-,rraraa
,o7c1, of +ha ter7;torg ad;acent IA T,ex;,oton
IT, r. ~ raor,es tto ao,,1t.-- f,r ,,,;1ae .Sr-+
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~ 1e ~ sAe t-1es - ''>s~ WALL
"'1.e lo1s " A'e ~ pos|-u4c
oFon oatoioa oept" ill., f1ee "ls oel"een
IsAngsoA aao "nienooufs, nAic1 81 the
o< ~ u Ais iolseo upon 1ne 1oin1e1 plase' sAao
HcsAens taise ecceas1oa7 u e2np Aouo"e1e
oE Inc way. AT INC came Lille, mo'1gean ~
lie neaa Oh n1B brlgaue WAS advancing upon
Ha11eLsou1g NOM Le1lnglon' AooaI nlteen
LES 1rcm the iaIlcr, MlAllssanleafnea oi Inc
assFroach OF frice' aad al once ordered re-
test towards 4e21ngton, arflv1pg there AZ
ttrea o'c.cck on the folloW1ng Monaay morn
NJ lie lnmed1atel7 commenced strength
eilns nle loIiiAeas4oHe, oceuRyAG LIZ Sonese |
arc the Baptist seminary.
IN the meennme, fnce "as maR1ng 1oscsa
n=1che7, and on ahefsoag AFTERNOON, 1ae Lib
encountered company o1 col. Mnl1gans
e:sSa4ry Econls npcn toe olo 1noepenoeace
read, a short olstance IRON Lexington 4
sAlimleh'ng hght ensued and "as KEPT up un-
Il: DARK, when the Federal 1otces fetlfeo IN
good ofdef. ff1ce laoofeo unaer Inc anpres-
s1on !uas ne n1u oseh eiggaang Poil1on vi
the main forces Of Col. Mulligan, ard madeDo |
attempt to follow, but occupied the time until |
tie following Wednesday, Sept 18th, in per-
fecting his arrangements. Upon Wednesday
morning at nine O'clock, Price appeared before
lexington and the batue proper commenced, |
lssting with little cessation until friday eve
ming at tour O'Clock, when Pnce demanded
surrender, threatening n case o1 fe1asal 10
ttor1a the trenches and ngh1 nnaer Inc o,aek
fig There was no alternative left the gallant
Colonel. With no prospect Of reinforcement,
hgetang vigorous loe ~ ieafau oqos "lt1ou',
ano 1feaenerous anu eo"'nns o,ls-, lloals ou'lu
within, without water AID 80 completely SUI
| rcuneed that exit from the trenches to procure
f,cd xas almost certain death, he eaw nothing
hsfore him but compulsory, although honora-
bic surrender,
/ Upon the surrender Of the city, the Ameri-
csn flags we're bau1ed down, but not tra1np1ed
| in the dust as some ye1eious have it. They
Here rolled u and packed away By Price him
Sill, The story of the butcnerDg Of an entire
csva;ry company, tie firing Of mines and
f. rec bsyoret charges, are mere Inventions.
Sne says Col Nulligan's forces went out
side but once, AID TINT at night to look for wa.
ttE
The tre3szzc cspsmed BY Price, *eas7, 200,
vas returned to the bank. The whole mum
bsr CT killed upon tie rebel side she estima
It'd st 50-Fome had put it as high as IS; upon
cur side between s. and 10. She saw Col
} huiligan On Monday last in the streets Of Lex
? | ilktoD, en his parole OF honor, still wearing
e | tie sword be had SO calamity welded. There
: Fe1e 1000 horses and mules and large guam
t1y OF baggage within the twenty acres en-.
= closed by the trenches. Arms and anuuni
ten wire plenty, but water Was impossible
IL obtain after the rebels by the possession o.
! TIC bach, cut cn the river supply.
It waf notorious fact that jackson and hi
5 travelling LesiEla.u1e wire In Lexington, ard
1 q. ,,4ttrmant states, were to convene Oh
d Nsdpeeday lest spd mass the Secession Act
r Tpen tie c;e Of her depa1ture the report W..
t--,c.t tlat The Lcc:slatu1e tad already ne
p,.,r the old Fair Grounds and passed the Act
- Or informant dccs nnt thi:k that Fathe
l. 1,,,+,nr 49,. -,o-r,5oa ,s .f4ar +he hattie 4,
~ ,isu.a era If her Cr;eDas and sh
if -; bea1d m a,,ns;ons m.de to wounds. G.,
D. ,,,:.r cf 4be ,1;ssorrf a.h- 1ano-tea s;,1ed a
n We 7cft 5oc of the e1tpn. vas still alive q
" to -, eha 3.tt o1,tono,, IL uns feared b- ro
r. ;, o4tai1v vcpnaed.
There we're M re,nforcements IT. sfrht. q,
: xest ;s mo1e no nrf.snects Of anv. apa it