The national Republican., 1861-09-21
LATER FROM MISSOURI.
The Battle Of Lexington.

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81. Louis, Sept 20.-A gentleman, who has
arrived here from point in Missouri opposite
Lexington, witnessed severe fight on Wednes.
day afternoon for the possession of three ferry.
boats lying at the levee.
He says that General Prices forces advanced
on boats, from above and below, but, after
severe nght, were repulsed.
General Price also assaulted Col. Mulligan's
entertainments four or ive times on Wednes.
day, and was repulsed every time, with loss
of from three to four hundred.
Reinforcements under Gen. Sturgis (federal)
we're expected to arrive on Wednesday night;
but as General Price had possession Of the fer.
ry boat, they would be unable to cross the
river.
| As this account is rather inooherent, entire
reliance ia not placed on 1t here.
| 1t is evident that the reported capture of
Lexington, by the Confederates, on Tuesday, is
not correct.
81. Louis, September l9.-The thirty.ninth
Ohio, third Iowa, sixteenth Illinois, with force
| of Missouri State militia and Iowa State troops,
800 cavalry and six pieces of artillery, left st.
Joseph and Chicothe in two columns on
Sunday. They expected to reach Lexington on
Wednesday to reinforce Col. Muligan.
The reason why Gen. Pope did not surprise
and rout, or capture Martin Green's band Of
rebels on Sunday night is explained. General
Pope was at Hunnewell on Saturday with 800
men.
knowing that Green was enoamped in the
neighborhood of Florida, he determined to
make night march and surprise him, but
learning that Green had $500 men, he sent an
engine at noon to Shelbina, eight miles west,
with orders to General Burlburt to send down
Immediately Ave hundred men to. reinforce
him, his force being too small to attack Green's
superior numbers, but in consequence of gross
mismanagement on the part of Col. Hulburt, the
troops did not arrive until too late to start on
the expedition that night.
Another attack was planned for the next night,
however, and General Pope marched 900 men
twenty -four miles over q broken and almost
roadless country, reaching Green's camp early
on Monday morning TO find it deserted, Green
having been apprised Of General Pope's design
and fed. His men being mounted they could
not be overtaken by infantry, and General Pope
had no cavalry.
There are now no armed bands Of rebels In
the counties north Of the Hannibal and st. Jo.
seph railroad, and but few between 1t and the
in the northern part of tho State, and 1t is now
understood that General Pope has effected ar.
rangements for the thorough organization ofthe
Union men Of that region who are abundantly
able and willing to preserve the peace. 1t Is
now confidently expected that no more law
less depredations will be hoard of in North
Missouri.
In addition to putting General Hurlburt and
Colonel Williams under arrest for drunkenness,
General Pope ordered the arrest Of Lieutenant
Colonel Blair, of the second Kansas regiment,
for mutinous conduct at shelbina, in threaten
ing to withdraw his command If Colonel Will.
lams persisted In fighting when attack ed at that
place by Martin Green.
Cairo, Sept. l4.-Our troops moved down the
river day, taking possession OF the bluff
called Fort Jefferson, opposite the head OF
Island No. l. Fort Jefferson was built as de.
fence against Indians, about the year 1897; but
little Of II now remains.
The troops at Paducah are to bo paid off next
week, and are In fine spirits. They are progres.
sing finely with their fortihoations, but feel no
apprehension Of an attack.
Captain Hawes, formerly of the Beleville
! Democrat, has taken possession Of the Paduoah
Herald office, and issues small daily called
! the Union Picket Guard.
The Lexington went>down to-day, by order,
: and threw shells into the woods on the Ken.
lucky shore, below Island No. 3, where there
was probability of rebel battery.
THE ENGAGEMENT AT BONNEVILLE.
) Jefferson City, September 1.-THE CORES.
| pondent Of the St. Louis Democrat gives the
, following account of an engagement with the
rebels at Bonneville on the 18th, taken from
Capt. Eppstein's official report:
The captain says that after the fight had
lasted about an hour, the rebels whom he had
taken as hostages became so restless that they
, begged him to allow one of their number to go
i with flag of truce, and ask an armistice. The
, hostage came back Soon afterwards, while !
let the men cease firing, with the request to
know my conditions.
, then demanded that they should withdraw
:. the rebel forces two miles from the city, and
not moest any of our families, or any othor
Union people, and to leave the arms OF the
killed and wounded on the ground where they
S fell, while promised to let the prisoners free
:. whom l had taken. with the exception Of
preacher Painter, who, informed them,
would shoot in case they should not honorably
n keep their promise for seven days. They LETT
Thus 1t will be seen that Captain E., with
only one hundred and fifty men, actually die.
= tatcd his own terms to fully four times his mum.
ber. w
s out of the whole six hundred only six could be
0 found to storm the works. Their leaders brave
" led the way but they absolutely refused to fol-
low. OF these six our men killed four, including
= their two leaders, Col. Brown and his son, Capt
Brown. These latter two fell near the entrenoh.
ments, and were drawn in. They died inside
s of them. Besides these the enemy had eight
8 or ten killed and wounded.
courier, just from Bonneville, reports that
the rebel force was retreating towards Gen
I Prices command Besides Col. Brown and his
o son, the rebels lost two other captains. Col
a Brown was armed with three eight-inch reyol
. vers, a rife, a sword and bowie knife. These
d weapons are now in the possession of Lieut.
!, Pease.
CARD FROM COL. BLAIR.
81. LOUIS, Sept. l9.-In letter to the Repub
iiCdn, this m rning, In reply to charges by the
s Democrat, Col. Blair states that he never asked
T. the favor OF n contract or appointment from
;. Gen. Fremont which was not granted. Thei
d difficulties are not of private nature, but re
!, late 10 charges against Gen. Fremont for hi
!, conduct of the campaign.