Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-01
The Fan ofLexingfan

sorrow E il was a heavy reverse to nur !
arms in Missnuri--the twin disaster to the
reverse of Springfield, aud, like that re-
verse, easily avoided, had prompt ste D BEEN
taken 10 avoid il. The gallant garris n.
under their heroic Irish commander, after
resisting with uuHinching courage for six
days, aud repulsing the assaults of the
quadruple beseising force. beleagu d IN
every side, uenned up with the narruw hm
its Ut earthwork detences. wearied 10 ex.
haustion wish ince~saut watching aud fight
ing, was Compelled, at least, 10 Well 10
tina. Zoe more terrible to the brave llier
than bullet OF baynnet -Thirst-and sur
render his outrageous bald as prisoners #
war. He might, and nn d"ubi, would. have
resisted |, niger, had not his supplies Of wat
er been cut eH but the euIreuchmeuts Mt
Lexington were nut supplied with wells
and other cOnyenlences OF stone fnrt, be-
caGse they were moi constructed with the
design Of resisting a weeks seige Hence.
when the garrison was cut off from its
supplies of water from the river aud the
wells in the vicinity, there was 40 nlterpa-
tive for the famishe9 men but a surrender.
They are now in the hands OF the enemy
who, by this triumph, secures % .ses. "a uf
about QUO stand cf arms. 200 cavalry
horses, with their equipments, u c0nsidera
bile quantity of ammunition several pieces
If artillery, and the most important city Of
Western Missouri.
Col. MULLIGAN perhaps never dreamed nf
the possibility vi hot bring reinforced Il
never entered into his thoughts that with
40 600 friendly Federal TT, op- within few
days march Of him, lie could be neglected,
and left TO the mercy OF n beseiging iurce
for whele week. aud finally compelled to
surrender for the want Of the suecor which
could have been sent, and which no Doubt
he cun6den;iy presumed, ,rouid We sent. Ii
was with the cuufdent conyIctiOu ut b-ing
promptly supported that, when asked t.
surrender by Price on Sunday. the 18th
he answered with a ringing defiance, aud
instantly prepared for desperate combat
lie thought that he shou d out for three
dsys-ant he resolved that he would-he
would be reinforced FROM the river, or the
enemy attacked in the rear and forced tC
raise the seige.
But the heroic officer calculated to,
largely on the CO operation Of the authori
ties at ST. Louis. Price arrived at War,
rensburg. thirty Eve miles from Lexington
two weeks agn. yesterday. Everybody
.
and that he would make a desperate at
tempt to take it.
But we cannot think that Price himsel
ever imagined lie would be allowed Ieis-
urely to march Oh Lexington, surround th,
garrison and beleaguer il for whole weel
without being disturbed ia hs amateur lik
operations y any of the thirty or fort,
thousand Federal troops that were within
q few days march of him
lie, perhaps, never curjectured that h,
could, with ragged, ill-armed. unpaid
half dem"ralrzed army, without "A blggag,
train. and with puur supply of war ma
terial, march all the way from Springfield
over rugged road, and attack and cartur
Federal garrison supported, OF tina
ought Ia have been supported. hy depart
ment that has hundreds of toms of shot
shell, powder, cannon, artillery, musk-t
and rifles, and that has command If al
the rivers, all the railroads, and all tn
steamboats, in the State. for the speed
transportation Of meE and material To an,
point of danger
But SO it is. and Price and Jackson AM
Parsons, in their exultatiOns over sheir un
looked for victory, must feel even more sur
prise than we do, at baing allowed to a
chieve it without interruption ST. LOui
EueHing Ne,cs.
The above is the article that caused tn
arrest of the editor and proprietor. ard tn
suppression of the st. l. uis Eceniag Ne1r
for the time being by the military authvli
ty OF that city.
We insert it in the Signal aud in dom
80. perhaps, run the risk Of meeting tn
fate of our worthy cotemporary Of 81
Louis. Major General Fremont appears Il
be bent on the suppression of the freed n
OF the press. Whatever blunders he ma,
commit, the newspapers must keep silen,
or else whitewash him with praise W
do net know whether his authority in sucI
matters reaches here, but lift does, his Pro
vost Marshal will have business enough d
his hands. He will not only have u SUP
press few Democratic pnpers, that ventur
to censure his policy and acts The CHI
cage Tribune. and a host of Rcpublca
papers. since the fall of Lexington. hav
pitched iato him without mercy. Even tn
! A'"S De"tOC'Ut 'dhVo eiuoo WIN uiH dsshll
ants. They should be attended to.
The article of the Erening Ne,cs, how
ever distasteful it may be tnMajor Genera
John Charles Fremont. under the circum.
stances. but expressed the honest conviction
of the great mass of the people. Its stric
lures were demanded by the times an
the country will bear the editor out in thu
boldly stating facts in the face Of the peril
that awaited him.
The general impression now is. if sue
affairs as those Of Springfield and Lexirg.
ton be repeated in Missouri, Gen. Fremon
will be suppressed himself.
Russell Of the London Time,
Arrested.
The famous correspondent of the Londn
Times. Russell, was arrested and brough
before Justice Cobb. at w ilmir gtGn in thi
county, yesterday morning and fined tire
dollars and costs for violation of The law
Of this State His offence consisted i
hunting on Sunday. These foreign n1boi
must respect our laws or suffer the eonse
quences.