Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-23
THE CONFLICT IN MISSOURI.

Lexington still Beleagucred-Estimo
ted Strength OF MulliSan,S Force
linton Victory at Blue MinS--P rice
1t5S RebeIs--oHe Is RepuIsed and
Driven on the Field--Another At
tack Threntened--The POSITION AT
4 Lexington--Rctnfor cementS Aurrys
ing to the Rescue.
from Saturdays Telegraphc Report to the lnteit-
geucrr.
JEFFERSON CRY, Sept. Goat the head
quarters of Mulligan's force at Lexington
there are supposed TO be $500 men, con-
sisting of an irish regiment, Col. Multi
gan, of 900 men; Col. Marshall'S Illinois
cavalry, GOO men; Kansas regiment,
number not known: 500 mounted Home
Guards; 500 infantry Home Guards, to-
gether with three 6-pounders, one hOwitzer
and two mortars.
Federal scouts just in repurt firing Mt
Lexington still going on Wednesday even
ing.
! The rebels are said to have no. shells
shrlpnel or canister, nothing hut round
shot and slugs.
Nearly 300 government horses and mules
are within Mulligan's entertainments, re-
curing much care 10 prevent 81 stampede.
KANSAS CRY. Sept. l9.-Col. Smith,
with 1900 men, overlook 5000 secession
lists as they were crossing the river mt Blue
Mills Landing, on the nth, and completely
routed them, killing between $50 and 200,
and taking - prisoners. The Fedora! loss
was so killed and % wounded.
! Advices By private letter from Licking
ton. to-day, say that Price attacked the
Fe,lcrals ut 10 A. NJ, yesterday, with Il
force OF 30 1000 The Federal force is es
timated at from 3, 900 to 1000. The Fed
erals fought them for two hours, when the
secessionists drove them back into their en-
trrmchmeuts. The Irish Regiment then
came nut and charged them ut the point OF
the bayonet, scattering the rebels in all di-
rcctiou5.
Price WAS to attack them ngain this
morning, with II pieces of artillery.
No statement of the loss on either side
is given.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 2l.-In order to correct
the confusion and many contradictory
statements relative to the position OF Lex
imgtCn and the opposing forces of Colonel
Mulligan and Gen. Prize, it il deemed ne
ccss;,ry to make the following explanation:
The general direction of the Missouri
river at Lexington is from West to East,
the city lying an TIE South bank. The
early settlement, now called "Uld Town,
is situated back on hill, and has been
Superseded by New Lexington, further M
the river, where the steamboat landing is,
aud which is the main city. Mulligan's
Notifications are un the ridge running at
right angles with the river and between
the Two towns They surround the MAJ
sonic College buildings standing about 81
quarter of !. mile from the river, which
/ have been used as quarters for troops
{ They have been strengthened to resist AR
! ulicrv attack. The line of Notifications
! runs down 10 the bluff. between which and
! tin. waters edge is 81 vile. shelving beach.
| This is the point where the conflict took
! p!tcr on Tuesday for tl:c possession of the
| ferry boats.
The rnnin body of Prices army is loca
ted nj old tom, but the Qualifications have
hrcm assaulted OH all sides except The river.
| Thursday last weeks attack was made
| tom old town nv IL strong party OF rowing
rebels vino were rcpnlscd with c1nsidcra-
hlc loss, and old town shelled and burnt
to prevent its being used as 81 shelter
Lexington proper is in possession OF Price
hut it has not been the theatre of con-
ilict.
The reinforcements which left Jefferson
City ON "Wednesday, if they were not as
s;,liei by batteries along shore, must h"rc
reached the ncighborhoOd of Lexington
Yesterday These troops could doubtless
nmve been landed on t.ie south side o! the
river by the steamers used to ferry General
Sturgis command across, AMI til" cOmb;n-
ud forces (uumbcring about l2,0OUj would
march ON Lexington. aud, with the assist
nnrc Of Mulighm's heroes and Gen. Lanes
command, attack aud completely r"u1
Prices whole army.