The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-05

prisoner, as also was DR.. Winer, surgeon of In
brigade, thu, depriving the regiment of th
valuable services ot both, during the dark an
trying days that followed, proce ling the sur
render.
The ksue Of the 18th warned the enemy tha
they had tax before them which was no eas,
one, and they commenced on Friday mcrnine
new system of approaches They secured
nv Tue Nnoie region tor its staple hemp in bales
iheSe were thoroughly wetted, as a safeguard
ata,nst red, hoi shot and then were skillfully
ussu 10 mask the batteries Of tbs rebels and
rolled forward as they m ale their advance.
Inc hght went on thus for several uays, the
| enemy bringing more Of their artillery into A.
I uon. Following the skirmish of lhufday.
Mull'gan ordered a portion Of the old town on
the east to be burned to prevent the rebels from
gaining t1ersfrom the advantage of shelter.
Meanwhile, the little garrison, alreaiy worn
by labor on the entertainments, began TO look
eagerly Tor the coming of reintorcements
On the 10th Col. Mullgan had sent Lieut.
Rains, OF Co. X. Of the bri gale. with A s1uad
OF twelve men on the Gamer Sunshine, to JEFF.
tcron CITY, 100 miles distan. pos in, the n,-
ce'sity for rciniorcements. Forty miles below
tine sunshine was captured. and Rains aud his
men brought back to New Lexington and
lodged rs prisoners IN the old fair GROUND -
Other me sengers were sent off to guard aglinst
the failure Of any one.
The enemy were in suncien, force TO throw
"ut Ihllee 10 lnit tCclt tine Federal tfOOps en-
route Tor the reliei ol Col. Mulligan. Thus. a
detachment 5000 strong met and turned back
l,oOu Iowa uoops from Richmond sixteen
miles from the river they retreaiing IL il re-
ported, to St Joseph. Oar informant saws hen
w cannon aiding was heard A. distance several
times bv them in various directions from Lex
ington, which they understood TO DO cncoun.
ters between the enemy and these relief par
ti,s.
The situation Of the Union troops grew moro
dcsp rate as day after day passed. On Wcdnes-
day, the l'th an evil, from the first appreheni-
ed, fell upon Col. Mullgan's commtnl They
were cut OFT from the river and their water
gave ont. Fortunately, a heavy rain, at inter.
walls, came greatly to their relief Tho f,bt.
,ng this time, from the 10TH to the 2lst.
knew little cessation. The nights were bril-
liant moonlight, and all night long the roar ct
The gun. confined, with an occasional sh lrp
sOritc and skirmish without the works.
From the first bH' one spirit pervaied our
troops, and that vas no thought W worl Of sur
render except among some of tho Home
Guir,ls, who had done the lcas. share Of tho
w.rk ami TIC fighting. I ho cavalry behaved
uuIly, amt could the fill detail be written M
'ouc Ut their shirp, brave charges on the enc
my's guns would shine with any pattle cxpo $
uu ri.
Bu' the l.f c'ion and di,tc,ricnmc7t of the
llowc Guards intensified daily, anil on Fri lv.
The 2l- the white hag was ~. sci lv NJ ,ior
hcck'r of thc Home Guards The Jackson
WI dDnc
The Home Gu1rd. th0n lcr' the outer work
ard retreat d within tho limo of the inner en-
irenchmeuts, about tho COLLEGE bull linz, re-
iu'ins 10 fight longer, and here again raised
the white flag this time frim tho centre of
the iortdcaton-, when the fire o tho enemy
,iackcbcd ami ceased. lnicr this s'ato of az
nUt ,,t.