New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-10
NUMBER 1877.
this action, and they win atart early IN the morn

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Col Thatcher and Lieut.. Tenant less Lexington
on Thursday last, and went across the, country to
the nearest point on the Hannibal and st. Joseph
Rallroad. Ihsy were stopped at two different pia-
5. Prices permit or to their PAROLE saying he was
but a man anyhow, and that they were CANNED
Federals, and had no business there. - #T
At one point mnskets were cooked and pointed
at their heads, and probably at both places they
wonld have suffered violence if it were not for the
TACT that Lieut+Col Tenant happened to be q Ma
son, and found friends among the rebel bands, who
took him under their protection ,tsE
The more. one hears of the particulars Of tie
Lexington siege, the more must one admire TIE
gallant bearing of our little band there. The Feas
eral officers all unite in saying that they are treated
with the greatest courtesy By the officers Of the
rebel army, though they suffered not little frons
the unbridled license of the soldiers who stole their
horses side arms, and pundered the clothing Of the
men Unfortunately. 'STaEssSsS
One of the rebel regiments having helped them
selves to the uniforms of Col Muligans troops, are
now called the Irish Brigade. fr.... - (, y.
The Confederases are in the possession of any
quantity of ammunition it being buried and hidden
away IN various parts of the country. After the
surrender, no less than 10000 loaded shells were
found buried within the intrenchments, directly
beneath the ground over which the Federals had
50 long been fighting. They were buried there by
full information in regard to Mulligan's defences,
the position Of his guns, ETC., furnished by pro-
miuent lady of Lexington, disguised as a. mulatto
the fight and gained full information, 4 e.
The Federal officers give the most amusing ac-
counts of the appearance of the rebel troops They
state that Gen. Harris division is the only portion
The men are distinguished by red badge around
the arm. The officers have piece of red flannel
on the shoulder. Red tape is, however, unknown.
Western Military Correspondence.
Another Visit from Of Troops
Weather. ='-s- -'
Special to the New Orleans Cresceu,l - 1.
CoLUMBus, October !, 1861.
Mr. Edaor-To-day, at about Ii O'Clock, two
of the Cairo gnnboats made their. appearance
again, and came nearer to our batteries than at
any time previously. ''8 -
They threw shot and shell as they approached,
and in good time our batteries on the bluff above
town responded with their rifled thirty twos and
other detonators, but apparently with no effect !;
for the boats advanced still nearer till their shells
exploded near the brow of the bluff, and the chin
neys of one Of them became visible from town
| through the trees on the tongue Of land on the
Missouri side, behind which they had previously
| kept out of view of Columbus ?. g't3 .S..
a third battery of ours, and very powerful
| one, at the upper end of Columbus, on the river
bank at the foot of the hill, now blazed away at
| the boat visible through the trees, and for time
| the music was lively, not to. say stunning. Ths
| white columns of water, showing where the
enemy's shot fell in the river the clouds of sand
showing where our balls struck or grazed in going
over the point; the 'Fbombs bursting in air." and
the lopping off Of limbs of trees satisfied US thai
neither side was using blank cartridges. Bat the
affair had the usual result. Nobody was hurt
| The ganboats put back very quickly when they
found third battery feeling for them over the
point of land, and fired as they went. The whole
affair did not last over half an hour. One of the
enemy's Shot buried itself in the bluff under one Of
our batteries; and sixty-four pound shell buried
itself without exploding over the bluff, q few
yards back of the battery. .
/ The army here is anxious to be moving, ant
some are being gratied. Several regiments lef
this morning; where they went to, Gen. Johnston
probably knows-I do not The Louisiana troops
have not as yetreceyed any orders about march
| ing. -
The weather is variable -sunshny and rainy
and cold and warm by turns We had tremen
dous thunderstorm on Saturday night. Nothing
else to report at present. /. G.