New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-25
Wet.
Mulngsn's
Fortihca.iops
Oid
Lexington.
YaSt

The general direction of the Mlsso ss ia marked
CITY of Lexington Is from w. Old Lexington is
the city lying on SCUM D SnnI an the hill 1t has
The early se;trneut situated back on ber mn the
hen 10000 by New LeMngton, lur'Ge' Now
49, Sfibera the steamboat landing no" .,,a,ing
Iex;5g,on ia the nnin cry. There are oh ara
houses along the blaf between we wv 49,, or
row united uuder The one name OF n The two
Col Mnllionn's forications are between 'V &C., in
locations consisting OF heavy earhw4rhs' Tl.ss for
hight with di.cb OF eig feet ~ WldlI has been
tiioatons surround college eeli lHS, RS aso been
used as quarters for the soldiers, ana hsS M lines
strengthened TO resist an artillery Sttaen' - been
of The fonicsions are extensive, and we pas ~ GG
assured, are capable VI containing ioiVe -
men. r., Price IA
located at Old Lexington, from which pclnt tIo
has been made, though tie fort has IeSh ;h ON
sides. The occupants OF the fort hsu oi W.
Thursday of last week with party 81 feOsift uIs.s.
ever, under Price At tie ime, who sbeiirfeu ZEN,
behind the houses in Oli Lexington. ioueP'II siiJ
OF this advantage The old town was ai'ss SI viry
and burned, by order Of Col. Sluligan NSM LN aj
ton or Lexington Io,e', la posse ron OIL we ls VS.
bnt the city i4nt nor has il cen tte tbeaer OF coa
Sict Col MuIligan conld easily smell ana deslIo! ~,
but this of cours be viii not DO unless uuuei '00
contingency which i. not now apparent. ., ,bo ,;sr
The line OF the fOrtifc.tpus runs oo"n 20 we INoI
b1n s,,d from the BLUFF 10 the waters edge tbero Is
wide shelving beaoh. The boats reported 10 oe cap
sured laid at tie waters edge "itNln 'nI VI
the Tues of the fort, and Oh 'hVe Voa0n ~ We
severe struggle ensued on lues"a1' i'' VIZ f
Of the boats. -,
Col Mulligan's force consists OF hls own reRlment,
Col Marshalls cavalry regiment, ana feAoody COM
Inand of about 600 II me Guard. qua Kansas troop'i
the whole amounting 70 from 2,oJ0 TO 3,OOJ men. AS
70 their suppies OF provisions aud ammunition htie Is
known, The assuniBce OF nn abundance oil both
wond set the question Of the result az rest Tor Mulh
gan ca6pot be taken, whatever The force OF Price
against him, unless hlS power ana sho' VI DIG P'"'
sio1s grow short.
Gen Prices strength il not ascertaped, bat may be
mi down anywhere ie-wten - 600 and 1000 men.
He has plenty OF artillery. but must be- short o. pow
der aud shot, for he has bad no adequate stores to
draw upon since the SPRINGFIELD battle.
The Both Ohio Regimen, Col Grosbeck; the Sd
iowa Col Scott; tie 9Th Illinois, Col. Smith, with
force Of Missouri Stale MihiA aud Iowa safe troops
under COLI Caynor and Edwards, about 800 irregular
and regular cavalry aud ala pieces OF artillery, lei ST.
Joseph aud Chilcoth. 10 TWO divis ms, early on Sun
day morning, audi oraiu to our best VICES, arrived
on The banks Of the n'er opposite Lexington On
Wednesday night or Thursday morning. TIE capture
of the three boats by The ktbels OF prevented
them from at once crossing te ver aid If they gave
Col Michigan any assistance at all on thursday, IL
from their rtilsTy the rive at that POINT icing ony
hall nile in width The Chanicter OF That artillery,
we learn does not include any Ln0rtgrs or howltserS
with which thtowp over The blum into
the mdst of Prices forces II this be true the only
service that could baye been rerderd, was the com.
nand OF the bearh on the nver EIDE o. TIE iolncs'
tious. and the destruction the three boats in the
hands OF the Rebels should tLey have attempted to hold
or lie them.
We lean ed yesterday, flom high sources, that these
regnfo -ceuenis would he augmented on tbursday or
THURSDAY IIght, by ano'tes division under General
Sturgis who had been ing al Hudson City, aud that
the SbOle force tie nor eide Of the veT oppOsi
Lexington would, o. yCserdty, number about O,OO0
rrer. Beyond the mere graihcation al The tlSbt OF
friends Col Mulligan hsd, eserday, derived no
benefit fo,n their neaes except that il stirred bis
heat sGened up siuews OF his gallant little band
aud encouraged them 10 hope aud hold fast.