Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-03
The War for the UniOu.
BY TELEGRAPH!

The Fight at MOrrlstOWn, Mo.
COLONEL JOHNSON KILLED.
Latest from Lexington
Gel MuIigan's Surrender confirmed.
1000 Of has Command gone TO Quincy
Federal Troops Hurrying Far
TO Attack Price.
WASHINGTON, Sept. "a.
It is estimated that 200 slaves belong
ing TO rebel Virginians have been made
free men here, and are now at work OF
eHtrenchments or al liberty.
w. H. Weldon, Esq, of the Farmers
Bank, Mansfield, Ohio, has been appoint.
ed Assistant Paymaster.
Navy official reports, give full account
Of the Ocracoke Inlet expedition, by the
steamer Fanny and launch, under COM
mand Of Lieut.. Maxwell. Fort CORA
coke is situated on the seward face of
Beacon Island. It was entirely deserted
by the rebels. 1t is of octagon shape,
and contains four shell rooms twenty-five
feet square. In the centre is a large
.boom-proof, one hundred feet square,
within which is the magazine.
Recent advices from st. Louis by Free
mont'S friends, however, state that he
had no troops to spare, and that il was
entirely impossible for him to strengthen
Mulligan's position. The ~liveliest dis
cussions of the state of affairs in Mis-
sour prevail here to-day in all quarters.
intercepted letters written by a seces-
sion. member of the Maryland Legisla-
ture show that the traitor members of
that body had formed an elaborate scheme
for the passing of a secession ordinance,
and an attempt 10 inaugurate an armed
rebellion in the State against the power
of the government. The summary meas
ures Of depressing alone saved the State
from the horrors Of civil war.
1t was a~scertained that Gen. Patterson's
campaign in Virginia cost the govern
ment $4,000, 600, The sole result was
the. capture of some twenty fugitive
slaves, nearly all of whom were returned
TO their masters.
September %.
There is no truth in the report that
Gen. Fremont is to be removed. The
President especially contradicts the ru-
NOR.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, Sept. 10.
A messenger arrived last evening with
dispatches to Leavenworth from General
Lane.
A letter from Gen. Lane to his wife,
written principally on private matters,
has an addenda with substantially this an
nouncement /:
Colonies Montgomery and Johnson,
with a detachment of my force, attacked
the enemy on Tuesday, with the loss of
private Copeland and the gallant Col.
johnson, and six men wounded-killing
seven of the enemy, and taking all they
had.
This was written evidently in a hurry,
on the eve of the departure of the mes
sengerI
JEFFERSON Cry, Sept. %, Il, p. m.
A dispatch was received here this
evening from Gen. Fremont, which
seems fully to confirm the news of the
surrender Of Lexington to the rebels
The dispatch is as follows:
ST. LOUIS, Sept. %.
Gen. Thomas L. Price: Lexington was
surrendered on Friday for want Of water.
On surrendering, 1900 men of Multi
gan's command were sent over the river
by the rebels, having been released on
parole. They are en- route for Quincy.
III. No commissioned officers were re-
leased.
GSigned,) ]. c. FREMONT.
The news to-day from Tuscumbia is TO
the effect that Col. McClurg, of the Fed
eraf forces was attacked on Friday, bv
the rebels under Parsons and Johnson,
bvt cur boys repulsed them with but slight
loss on our side.
Gen. Tom Price has SEM four hundred
and fifty men to reinforce Col. mcclure. !
Our forces sent up the last week, now
en- route for Lexington, are reported to !,
be At Boonville, and will move forward to
Gen. Davis leaves here tomorrow, to
take command and lead them on.
The 'wenty-ffth Indiana left here this ]
morning by railroad for Lexington.
The first Nebraska arrived this even
and'have also gone up.
QUINCY, Sept. Odd. 5
A part Of Col. Mulligan's command 7
arrived here this evening, and the bal t
ance, amounting to nearly 1000 are ex- =
Dected tomorrow. Those arrived say the
at Lexington amounted to only :
about $500, including several companies Q
# Home Guards. who they accuse as b
shown cowardice. Il
The surrender of Lexington was made
II five o'clock Friday afternoon, and the !,
lag hauled down by the Home Guards. u
Col. Mulligan is spoken of in the highest 0
erms as having displayed great bravery G
the whole action. +,
Col. Mulligan and ali the commission.
officers are held as prisoners by the "
.ebels.
From Charleston, MO.-PilIOW's !
RObeFIeS. =
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