Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-10-11
LaTEST FROM MISSOURI.
LEXINGTON EVACUATED.

81 11OClos Ock. 4--- the evacuation OF
L0xinaton by the Rebels is confirmed. Gen.
eral Harris, With six thousand Rebels, left
Lexington, crossing the river on Saturday at a
poiut SIX miles distant, but they were beaten
back BY the Federal troops with loss of al
their transportation and camp equlpage. Gen
eral Harris then returned to the river, and at
midnight commenced recrossiHg By means of
ferry boats ander CALLING fire. Many Of the
Rebels swum tho river in their iInpatience to
cross.
One os the boats is reported to have been
sunk, and large numbers of the enemy were
killed and wounded
Gen. Price commenced The evacuation Of
Lexington on Sunday evening, and his rear
lsfs on Monday evening.
The Federal force that repnlsed Gen. Har-
ris Is supposed to have been commanded by
Gen. Sturgis, but official nfurma ton has been
received that Gen. Sturgis was at Kansas city
on Tuesday with 1900 men, watching ,he
movements of Price.
[It is probable that the force of General
Harris was routed by General Prentiss, as
Harras vas doubtless on his way to attack
General Prentiss at Cblllieothe, where be was
on Monday last, with three Thousand troops,
anticipating an attack by portion Of General
Prices army. Chilleothe is station on the
Hannibal and Sc. Joseph's Railroad, about
forty miles nerth Of Lexington Eds Butl
Further Particulars,
Since the above was in type we have the
following more detailed account;
ST. Louis, Oct. t.-Captain Reed, Of the
Lexington Home Guards, and afterwards Of
Colonel Whites 'Fouteent Nj souri, Regi
ment, who escaped from the Rebels on Mons
day last, has arrived 10 this city. lie confirms
the report that Gen. Price army had eyAcu-
ated Lexington.
Gen. Harris division, six thousand strong,
crossed the river lasi Sa saturday, aud when
about six miles from Lexington they met
Federal force, said TO have been under Gen-
erai Sturgis, when battle eusued. little is
known of the affair, other than that Harris
force was driven back, with The loss Of his
lransportatien train and equlpage.
General Harris reached the river about
midnight, closely followed by General Stur-
gis, and Immediately began to neusport his
men aoross id ferry boats, under CALLING FIRE of
Federal nsusketry.
Many of the Rebels swan tie river il thsit
impotence to get across, aud they spread ex
aggerated reports of General Sturgis' strength
through the city.
0ae of tbs ferry boats is reported % have
sunk, and large number OF Rebels are said
to have been killed and wounded.
Captain Reed heard some of the Rebels say
they were goiog to 3aker's hill, commandr
ing eJLinenee eight miles southwest of Lexiags
ton, which they would fortify, and make
stand there.
They seemed to think bat Fremont and ST.
gel were approaching with 40 600 men.
fair IL pp6 saxs Aai.r
Rebel Provost Marshal of Lexington, toll him
on Friday last that $4,000 rstious were issued
on that day.
General Sturgis bad not crossed the river
up TO Monday night, aud nolhisg definite was
known regarding has strength.
Why General Fremont coald mel re-
IieVe Gen. Lyon.
ST LOUIS, Oct. 4--The Democrat of this
morning IN 20 article shows why General Lyon
was not reinforced. It states that the entire
forces under General Fremont, on the % Of
August, including General siegel's oommspd
of 4.o01, was 1875 troops, of which Il,
500 were three months men, whose term OF
enlistment was just expiring leaving an actus
al force OF oDly $3.50 for the entire depart
ment
OF ibis force General Lyon had {. 320 mea,
ihe balance, 4.439 men, beng tue total
strength Of Gen. Bremonts available force.
AT t5is time Cairo, BId's Point aud PAdu., /!
cab were nenseed by the Rebel forces, which
were accommodating, and the President had or
dered General Fremont to take all bis avail, /
able 'roaps and reinforce those points, for
which service only 4126 men, including up
wards of 900 St. Louis Home Gusrds, could +
be raised.
RolIa being tie terminus Of the Southwest
branch Of the Pacific Railroad, was st this |
time the depot of large quantity Of valua-
bio army stores and munitions, aud was pro,
tected BY Colonel Stcvenson's Missouri regi- I
nent and Colouel W.linau's Thirteenth Lii /
nois Regiment The former regiment was orr /
derod to march 10 Sprinfsll bur in conse.
quercs Of the total absence Of means for transo /
poTtaiion it could not move.
The Democrats article also shows the dis I
triSuiion Of troops throughout the State at
that time, aud ;he time at which the tbree-
months regiments we're dis5snded. And 10 I
eonciusion says that after The battle Gen. FREE I
mont vas thoroughly exonerated FROM blame
BY the very men who are now the lon5est in
eoaderGuiug him.
From Western Virginia.