The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-23

Revelations by a Rebel Deserter'
The Rebels Lacking Nothing.


ton is $500 men, consisting of an Irish Brigade
under Col. Mulligan, 900 Col. Marshal's Hi
nois Cavalry, 60O Kansas Regiment-50O
mounted and 500 Infantry and the Home
Guards three x-pounders one howitzer and
two mortars.
Some Federal scouts just in report that the
firing at Lexington was still going on Wednes-
day evening. The rebels, it is said, have no
shells, schrapnel or canister, nothing but round
shot and slugs Nearly 3 900 government horses
and mules are within Mulhgan's intrenchments,
requiring much care to prevent stampede.
Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. l9.-Fifteen hundred
men, under Col. Smith, overlook 600 rebels as
they were crossing the river at Blue M ills land
ing on the 18th, and completely ronted them,
killing from $50 to 20O and took IL prisoners
The Federal loss WIGS so killed and 25 wounded
A private letter from Lexington to-day says
Price attacked the Federals at 10 clock yester-
day morning with q force Of 10000. The Fed
erals are estimated at three or four thousand.
The Federals fought them two hours, when
the rebels drove them back into the intrench-
ments, carrying everything before them. The
Irish Brigade then came out and charged them
at the point of the bayonet, scattering the rebels
everywhere Price was to attack them again
this morning with II pieces of artillery. No
statement of the loss IS given.
JEFFERSON CITY Sept. Il.
Gen. Lane is reported to have formed q june
ton with the force at Lexington, with four
thousand men. Reinforcements from St. Jo-
scph are also reported to have reached that place
and Lexington is now considered safe.
Price will doubtless be surrounded and cut
off.
1t is feared that the reinforcements sent from
Jefferson City have not yet reached Lexington.
Heavy batteries are placed at Glasgow by the
rebels and our troops will have to disembark
below the town and attack them in the rear
Washington, Sept. 2l.-Gov. Morton of In
diana, and Col. Wood, left Indianapolis for
Louisville on the 10Th on a special train with
guns and ammunition. The Governor has Or
delcd the Home Guards and regiments on the
border to hold themselves in readiness 1t is
further added that 10000 additional troops
could leave that State in twenty, four hours.
General Reynolds, who was az Cheat Noun
tain, has, the telegram states, driven the rebels
from their positions, killing nearly one hundred
of them. Col Kidwell OF the 18th Indiana reg
lment was surrounded twice but repulsed tie
rebels with great gallantry. The date of the
action is not mentioned. The Government ac-
cepts the tender of military services by the
Count be Paris and Due de Charities. They
will probably enter General McClellan's staff
There Is as yet no definite action regarding
Gen, Frcmont's administration of affairs in Mis-
souri,, the questions involved being of a delicate
and complicated character therefore requiring
elaboration.
CHICAGO Sep, o.
Drafting for the army begins in this city to-
morrow. Orders to that effect were issued on
Ma ~ rfla 4 nin1 Il a.
sent from Quincy at one clock this morning.
says the mail agent of the Hannibal and ST.
Joseph Railroad, who arrived at seven O'Clock
on Saturday night from St. Josephs. states that
Col. Mulligan and his whole command at Lex
ington surrendered to Gen Price on Friday
morning at five clock. The siege continued
from Monday until the time of the surrender,
COL Mulligan and men were without water
| all Thursday and Friday and were completely
exhausted. They fought desperately, but were
compelled to yield to superior numbers. The
Union loss in killed is said to be 800 or 900.
while that OF the Rebels is some 5000 or 1000.
with proportlonate number OF wounded.
The report Of the result is fully confirmed by
passengers on the same train OF the fact Of
the surrender. there can be no doubt.
The Third Regiment of Iowa Volunteers on
their way TO Lexington to reinforce it sud-
denly and unexpectedly came across BODY Of
4OOO Rebels at Blue Mills. Mo, when u battle
commenced and continued an hour and q half
The Iowa Regiment was about to retire when
the rebels retreated and crossed the river in time
to fall into the hands of Gen. I4ano's Brirado
1000 stroug, who We're also marching TO rein.
force Col Michigan The Unionists captured
700 or 800 and killed 200. In tho first cncoun-
ter the lowans lost 10 killed and 80 wounded
a special dispatch to the Tribune from head
quarters at st. Louis says that the report of the
surrender of Col. Mullisan was not believed
there, but that reintorcements were rusbino H.
wards him from four different directions.