Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27
Especial Dispatch to Chicago Tribune.1

sick and wounded; 400 of one Florida regi-
ment were in the hospital medicines were
very high-quinine IS per ounce. All neces-
saries of life are dear, and small change scarce
onfederate currency depreciating, generally
selling at Is per cent discount
All surgeons released agree that at least
1000 influential citizens in Richmond are op-
posed to the war.
There is no belief there of an attack on
Washington.
Beauregards headquarters are at Fairfax
johnson is near Winchester.
There arc near 1000 troops at Norfolk,
where the steamer Merrimac is being convert
ed into floating battery.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 90.
Great feeling exists here in relation to the
failure to reinforce Mulliean.
The E7ening Nescs tonight had severe
article blaming the military authorities here
for the failure. The senior proprietor of the
paper, c. G. Ramsey, has been arrested for
direct alusion to Gen. Fremont. The city
being under martial law, no remark calculated
to create mutinous feeling will be allowed.
. Military officers profess to believe that Gen.
Price will be compelled to hover around Lex
ington long enough to ensure his capture by
the army now in the field.
Col Mulligan, according to several state
ments, has written that he could hold out two
weeks against ten times his number, but the
cutting off Of his water supplies appears not
to have been thought of.
Especial to the Chicago Tribune.]
CAIRO, Sept %.
Yesterday evening eight pickets Of the Iowa
7th at the cross roads, a mile and half
from Elliott's mills, our advanced post on tire
Kentucky shore, were suddenly approached
by 80 or 60 rebel cavalry. The pickets fired,
when the rebels turned and fed. Two or
three of their number were seen to fall, but
were dragged away by their friends. One of
their horses was killed, the accoutrcments
ia ling into the hands of the Iowa boys. A
riderless horse from among them also fell into
their hands.
1t is reported here that Greensboro, KY, is
in the hands of the rebels, under command of
Gen. Buchner. All quiet at Paducah.
Quincy, Sept %.
About 700 non-commissioned officers and
privates of Col Mulligan's command have ar
rived here from Lexington, Mo-, The re-
mainder, about 400, will be here tomorrow
or next day. Col. Mulligan's force at Lexing-
ton, it is stated by these soldiers, could not
exceed $500, including several companies Of
Missouri Home Guards.
The seige upon Mulligan's entertainments
commenced on Wednesday at noon and con-
tinued from day to day until Friday at five
o'clock P. NJ, when the Union flag was hauled
down by the Home Guards who had acted
inefficiently and cowardly during the whole
seige. Col. Mullgan refused to surrender,
but being wounded in one of his legs at the
time he could not prevent it, as he had but
five or six charges left for his artillery, and
being nearly out of ammunition for his infant
ry and cavalry. He could have held out but
little longer.
Col Thos. A. Marshall, of the cavalry, is
said to have acted NEST cowardly, though his
men conducted themselves with great bravery
and made several gallant charges upon the
enemy.
After the surrender, when the rebels APP
preached Col. Mulligan and demanded his
sword, he refused to give it up and they took
it from him by physical force. Col Mulligan
and his regiment have covered themselves with
glory, while. somebody somewhere, is terribly
guilty of a great wrong for not having him re-
inforced in time
Col. Mulligan and all his commissioned off
GERS are still held as prisoners.
LATER.-Col. Mulligan surrendered on Fri
day. The others were sworn not to fight
against the rebels again and are released =
1000 of them arrived here this evening.
Gen. Prentiss assumed the command in
North Missouri and started west yesterday af
ternotn.
Reports are rife that a body of or 4OOC
rebels were marching on St. Joseph, and an
attack is expected there tomorrow.
Palmyra is not free from danger, and il
would not be surprising if the rebels make
their appearance there before morning.
HUDSON, Mo-, Sept %.
The following account of the siege of Lex.
ington is furnished the St. Louis Republican
by Henry Bradburn, one of Col Mullgan $
soldiers, who left Lexington Saturday morn
ing:
The fort was surrendered Friday afternoon
! he men fought for 50 hours without water,
and had only three barrels of vinegar to quench
their thirst during all that time There were
no springs or wells of water in the camp
ground, as has been stated The supply was
from the river, and was cut off after dcsper-
ate fight, on Wednesday. The camp ground
| consisted of about ten acres, and was located
short distance from the river. There were
breastworks entirely around it, with the ex-
ception of the portion next the river. 1t was
here the hardest fighting took place. The
rebels procured large number of hemp bales,
rolled them in advance, and under cover,
gradually succeeded in securing position in
the rear They then cut off the supply of
water and had the fort completely surround
ed. They made but few charges en- the breast
works during the seige. Their object seemed
to be to surround the fort and cut off the sup
ply of water, and having succeeded in this
they waited until Mulligan was compelled to
yield to a foe more terrible than the $1,000
rebels who surrounded him. Previous to his
surrender he offered to take position on a
lone spot Of ground and give Gen. Price the
odds of four to one in a fair and open fight,
but no attention was paid to it.
After the surrender the rebels mounted the
breastworks and seemed mad with Joy As
soon as the surrender took place party took
down the federal flag and trailedit in the dust
An immense amount of gold, supposed to be
about quarter of a million, fell into posses
sion of the rebels. 1t was taken from the
banks and buried by Col. Mulligan in the
camp ground some time ago. The rebels
speedily unearthed it.
Col. Mulligan wept like a child when he
found himself compelled to surrender. The
morning after the surrender the men were all
released on parole and ferried across the river
The officers were retained.
The loss of the rebels is not known, but it
is thought to be not less than 1000 killed
and wounded. Their first attack proved more
III ca 10 fhor, than
followed. For day or two previous to the
last attack they had been engaged in burying
their dead.
New YORK, Sept "a.
The Herald has an interesting letter from
Monroe dated the Goth, with advices from
llatteras Inlet to the evening previous, that
the expedition had destroyed fort on Beacon
Island. The Ocracoke Inlet was found de-
serted, but the rebels had succeeded in remov
ing two heavy guns to Newbern. All the
guns, numbering long 32-pounders and 4