Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11

SCENES AFTER THE TAKING OF LEN
INGToN "A correspondent of the St.
Louis Republican thus describes the ac-
ton, appearance, &c, of the rebels after
they had caused Col. Mulligan's gallant
little band at Lexington to surrender:
The scenes around the streets of Lex
ington, Friday, after the surrender, beg
gars all description. The howls of joy
and drunken jubialion, coming from
thirty thousand Threats, made up a sound
scarcely less than when, two days before,
eighteen pieces of artillery and ten thous-
and small arms, were SCATTERING the air
in one hideous chorus. The officers of
the Coniederates were generally gentle
men, and behaved as such but as for
the common soldiers and their course,
that evening, l don't believe it could be
equalled were all hell to be turned loose
for a general carnival. Whiskey OF
course, was therein mems brains, in
their eyes, brandished in bottles, galloping
like mad along the street, hoarsely bel
lowing over the grand victory, cursing,
disappearing, yelling, babblng, hurrahing
lying in the gutter, insulting prisoners,
quarreling among friends-thus and more
did whiskey-the grand moving spirit
that won the battle, and then rejoiced
over its success.
Very true, scarcely hundred of all
the confederate troops were uniformed
scarcely two had guns alike-no two
exhibited the same tapping5. Here
went one fellow in a shirt of brilliant
green, on his side an immense cavalry
sabre, in his belt two navy revolvers and
bowie knife, and slung from his Shout
der a Sharp's rifle. Right by his side
was another, upon whose hip dangled a
light medical sword, in his hand double
barreled shot gun, in his boot an i'm
mense scythe, on his heel the inevitable
spur, his whole appearance from tattered
boot, throu1h which gazed audacou,ly
his toes, indicating that the plnnderings
of many a different locality made up his
whole. Generally the soldiers were
armed with shot guns or squirrel rifles
some had the old flint lock muSkets, few
had MIME guns, and others Sharp's or
Maynards rifles, while all, to the poorest,
had horses. The very elite Of the Con-
federate force was there
The treatment extended by the Con-
federate officers to the prisoners was
both humane and courteous-they pro-
tected them when possible from insult
and plundering, and as much as possible
extended to them the courtesies with /.
which chivalrouS enemy always treats
a conquered foe.
or the losses on both sides | will not
pretend to speak with accuracy. Hun
dreds Of men who fought on the Confed /
crate side were attached to no command .
they came in when they pleased, /
fought or not as they pleased, left when
ready, and if killed were buried on the
spot were missed from no muSter-roI,
and heEce would not be reckoncd in the
aggregate loss. The coniederates vary
in their statementS-one said they lost
sixty killed, another said their loss was
at least equal to the Fedcras, while still
another admitted to me that the taking
of the works cost them thousand men
in killed and wounded. From the very
large number Of buildings in the town
from which the hospital flag was flying,
am inclined to believe that the last ad
mission is close upon the truth.
] saw one case that shows the Confed-
crate style Of fighting. An old Texan
dressed in buckskin and armed with a
long rifle, used to go up to the works
every morning about Z o'clock, carrying
his dinner in tin pail. Taking a good
position, he banged away at the Federals
till noon-then rested an hour ate bis
dinner, after which he resumed his
operations till p. NJ, when he returned
home to supper and a nights sleep. The
next day, little before Z, saw him dinner
and rife in hand, trudging up street to
begin again his regular days work, and
in this style he continued till the sur
render