Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-01
OUR VICTORY In MISSOURI
FURTHER ACCOUNTS BY TEE ENEMY.
FREyONTs OFFICIAL DISPATCH:

FREYONT's OFFICIAL DISPATCH:
DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCALITIES AND ACCOUNT
OF THE SIEGE AND SURRENDER.
From the New York Herald Of the 2fh ult We were
enabled to lay before readers yesterday conruson
Of the eIceedir gy gratifying and important intelligence
h,. had previously reached in less positive FORM Of
the glorious triumph of our in Missouri We subon
thi, morning extracts from tho Hraid OF day later,
from which IL will be seen that tbd. confession Of defeat
is COMPLETE although connected With the usual Yankee
e1,egerratous - 10 relative numbers engaged and kill
ed aud wounded ....
yREx,Srs OFFICIAL REPORT OF rHr DISASTER.
WAsnIsGrJH, Sept A.--The following dsspa'eh was
received at the War Department this morning from the
headquarters Of the Western Military Department II
follows the BY Gen. fremont Of the fall Of
"5r. LOUIS, Sept %, 1851.
"NothDg since my despatch this morning announcing
the surrender Of Lexington.
"Our loss is thirty nine killed. and one hundred and
twenty wounded.
"Tne loss OF the enemy was 400 killed and wounded
Our ucr. commissioned officers and privAtss were
sworn to bear arms against the rebels and released
The commissioned officers are held as prisoners Oar
troops are gathering around the enemy.
ri will send you from the field more details in few
days.
POSITION or THE roRCxs
The general direction Of the Missouri river at the city
Of Lexington is from East TO West the city lying the
south bank Old Lexington Is the early settlement situ
atcd back on III. bill Il has been superseded BY New
Lexington further up the river, where the steamboat
landing nov H. New Lexington "a the main city. There
are scattering houses along the blun between the two
and both are now united under the name OF Lexington
Colonel Muigan's Notifications between the two
locations consisting Of heavy earthworks, ten feet In
height with ditch eight feet 10 width. These fortcs-
ions surrounded college building, which was used a
quarters for the Union soldiers and had tesn strength
ened TO resist ery attack The lines OF the forti
fcsots we're extensive and capable OF containing force
OF 10 900 meo.
The mip body Of the army Of Gen. Price was located
It Old Lexington IRON which point the attack was made,
though The tort w.s assaied on all sides tbs occu-
pan of the fort had skirmsh on Thursday OF last week
with party Of rebesno however under Price at the
misunderstanding themselves In the houses In Old LeIDg
tom To depiSe them Of this Advantage, the old town
was rssfds seled and burned by order Of Col Mol
ligan. New Lexington, or Lexington proper, was In
oos s.son Of the rebels but the city not the theatre
Of the conflict. Col Hullgan could essy have sheled
and destroyed it but ibis Of course he would not do
The line Of the fordacstiops ran down to the river
buf srS fso.s tho bluff The -atArs edga there is q
.i..rg b,sch. The boats reported 10 be csptur-
ia =, thu ,.ter edge, within the direction Of the
49, ~ The for, and on the beach IL where severe
struggle ersued on Tuesday fof the possession oil the
Gen. Prices strength Is no. a.eertsned but may be
mt down anywhere between II, coo and 5000 men,
lie has plenty of artillery but short of powder ard
shot, for be had adequate ores TO draw upon snse
the Springfield battle. Il
the sIIsr AND THE SURRENDER
of fha of Tor NOT
tsays the Hertli furnished to the s. Louis Repub
can by Henry Broadburn, one Of Colonel Auiigan's
.oldiera, WHO left Lexington on Saturday morning.
The for. was surrendered Saturday afternoon. The
men fought for forty nine hours without water and bad
only three barrels Of vinegar to quench their thirst dur
ing all that time There were no springs or wells In TIE
c.mp ground, 90 he's been stated. The surpy Of water
wss entirely from the river. There were breaaWofki
all around ths camp with the exception OF the portion
next the river IL was hers that the hardest Sighting
took place e.. -
The rebel, procured q large number Of hemp bales
and rolled them in advae aud under this cover gradu.
aly succeeded Ia securing position 10 the rear They
then OF the supply Of water and had the fss snte
" surrounded.
They made but few charges upon the brsasswork'
du ring the entire siege Thsir object seemed TO DO 10
surround she fort and "a the supply Of water and
having succeeded In this, they waited until Col Null
lsan was ccmp.ed to yield 70 foe more terrible than
the q, 900 rebels who surrounded him.
After the surret d.r tho rebh mounted the breas;.
works and seemed msd with Joy and delight After the
surrender the rebels took down he Union ,g and tslsd
IL in the dust.
An immsnse amount of gold, supposed to be about
quarter OF million Of dollars fell iato the possession Of
the rebes. Il taken from the banks and buried BY
Gel hulgsn In the camp ground some mssgo, but tho
rebels speedily disccy red and uuesrthed t.
Gel hullssn wept ike child when be found himself
compelled 70 surrender, The morning AFTER the men
were all released on parole and sent aoros, the river
The officers we're retained 15ia5i 90
The fs. attack of the rebsls proved disastrous
to them than tho long siege that followed. For day
or two previous 70 the LAST attack they were bully
gagged In buryrg their dead. Soc
Lat,st-Gen Price had, on Saturday, l4th given Col
Acting GensrsD xaigsn until Monday TO surrender or
take the alternative of batte The obtc Of Cen Pfioe
not much the giving tbe Union troops chance 70
surrender enable Gan. Rains and bis rebel forct
together with number Of smaller bodss Of mssauders
under Martin Green and others, all Of whom were
marching from various sources, to join him. Prices
force must therefore, have been enlarged TO about H.
000 In tbs commenc Of the siege be had about
Co., Toe Union force consisted certainly Of about
IDIroRIiL iEHARIs. .ss 's1 4
The seise Of Lexington Is over. According to The
vague rumours we have received 10 commenced on Sit
urday Sep Il, 1861 on which day the rebel General
Of the Union works that be you'd give him gill Monday
afternoon to surrender take the alternative Of battle
Toe Usion forss consisted Of about 500 mer,
10 follows: -Colonel Aulligsns Irish Brigade from
Chicago, about 1000 mem Colonel karshsll's Irish
,gimeht, illinois Cavalry, about 500 mem Captain
irsham's Illnois cavalry, about 100 men; Home
gusrds, under Lieut. Colonel White; Home Gu,rds,
lnd,r LEU. Colonel Given; Major Wight's Home
Gasris, LOO mounted m,p; Col Psabodys Regiment
,f Home Guards 500 strong. With two pieces Of artl
cry, and hsjor Becker's Home Guards. o. hondsy,
Sept 10, the a,tack commenced, and With this small
oree Aciin..General Nalig,n kert back fer whole
week Gen. Pcss rebel troops repused several assaults
upon the works, made sortis and charged upon
he rebel scdiers and had ony At h surrendered from
he sgonzing eff cs tf thirst. caused BY tho supply OF
Water giving out and no opportunities existing iof OBJ
aiming rsplenishndent thereof. ..,y SIS { !.
The news creates great excitement In this city, and
many Missouri,ns stopping in the city are taxing
send assistance to their farof home II Is
aid that have been made for Transports
ion of 1000 equipments and abou. 200 musken TO
s;saouri inme diatsly from this CITY,