The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-28

Ion, Missouri. The Day Rlok extracts fro,, :,
copy of the New York Be,a!d, Of the 2tth.
pi2ced IN the hands of the editors Inv a gen
"tman who reached Norfolk on Thursday
afternoon in the "iias of ,ruc, boat from
Old Point.
TIM SIR ALTON.
From The New York Hsral it, OF ,l,,. s.thr
ohicial information of the capture Of I.,
thSToD, do. ana iilr surrender OF tba gallant
Soi. f'Giiisan 10 tho rebel forces OF General
Price, reached the War Department ycStrr-
"'H' ana AS no contradiction OF the rsror,
c"il,s from any other quarter, We are un5gil-
nnGiF compelled to receive ii as authputic-
'eh. ffeni.sN has dispatched to 1T. Louis \
statement OF The SURRENDER, which reduced
IN" less on hota sides considerably below the
HrSt reports. Col. Muiii2an hei.. out hriycIv
Tor four days against immense odds and IL /.
said only surrendered ior want OF water
without which his men had to maintain
themselves Tor t%o day: but there seems to
h' something Ill This statement not quite con-
sis'fnt win The position he occupied In close
proximity 10 the Missouri river
According 10 oar ativices. his Notifications
were efrt tsi between the cid ard new ioW,na
ana extended down to tile river biutis 81
Which poini rs tar as our Intelligence ex.
TENDS, ilte GFtri:ces We're not a<S;til4u. How
Hen ms W3ter supply could have teen cut
@E, Va are 1T a loss t. determine
The latest accounts 4rO:a Lexington urr-
fi0Hs 10 til" announcements OF tho surrender.
report III" II oN emaut> Of rtLHfGrcfinants to
sustain Col NJ ulliSan. but,. by land ami wa
t"T. Tn" steam us White tloud ANA De,
NoiI;cs went up the river Oh SATURDAY. wit.
thfFe regiments 10 assist The garrison at Leg
iEftoI, and tofce of =, SEQ men Infantry
cHNatly ana artillery, lad let ST Iosr nh aliu
thliilcot6e, GA the 18th inst for Tho same
l'oIit: but IL appears Of their reinforce
lE"hl> arrived III time 10 save the garrison
winch undoubtedly was cons pel..d 10 ,irid 20
me immensely superior force Of the r.i,.!s
IL IL Sllt tt.3f The e. hi
>h'efHtl" >ttrlllise, and some inuIr..tion thtt
'f'n. Fremont did not reinforce ti,.n. III uiii-
San, as hr has plenty of lpen 1T lis command.
Gen. Fremont is reported nov, as about 10
take tAc 'ieiti Ia person agiinst Cen. Price.
al WIS 4;hrt On the lii.es u the Potomac
yesterday.
IMPORTANT FK"v Ht>-.3s.
A.AIN"r"N, S,nt. .3.-Dispatcl,r ree.i, I'd
~ Inv y "r department to-pIE Igt confirm the
Surrender OF Lexington, Missouri. 10 the
rebel forces. aithnue h the statement is gem
srai.
Another dispatch asserts tiut sien Ere
ih"h' EaS t@h"n !hF E'id in person. and
declares biz p'tr!oss' to capture tl,- rehel
chiCii in, i'riIa
P TIE pr.si,i,nt and Cabinet a,ul.,trs are
;;in"%'d 1t this Intelligence. in face Of the itc
TINT cen. Fremont hal over tit:y Thousand
mn under his command, aud could have pa-
silly Tell forced Coz. EtEi.iraE AZ I.xfnc ton
aud 81 ed ii,i~ disaster.
JEFFERSON CITT, sept. "a Dispatch re-
e"!Ved her" Tonight, says thal The Union
ir1c.}s al lexington, Mo eurrcufierra 10 the
re''' Is gu Friday Afternoon. ioI Want Of Wa
ter
Thr gccatr-: activity prevails here In mill.
'ars c.s.'"e
jEsfaa.eH tirr, sept. 22.--A sreciai dis
pc reiI IL a.. -. t.ouis it47rtFct - -
GistJtrh T-iS reg 81 mere This evtIl
4a'"n. ti"r. FIeiaont, which seems Ia fully
."Hllru. til" surrender uf Lexington bY Col.
sHil;GaH. Ihe dispatch says th:t col. NUl-
!lgan had surrendered on Friday Tor want OF
Wnt'r. Before guaranteeing, Col. Antisan
:, n pa al hi. men across The river 10 Brook
Vitic ~ '''utc for Quincy, Iii. No colnuis-
stoned officers We're released.
Inc news Ia DAY from :'p~,lJnhit re,,or .
! Cot. Met leary, OF The F"tcrgi troors was
attackos! on Friday lIy party nj rebels. IN :
der Parsons and .iohEron, nut he :tpUleet:
then with slight iGss on otir ei,;%
Car forces which Nern stili ND The river
llsl week are now At Bonneville and viii
move forwa ri 10 Lexington tomorrow Geu.
Davis leave here Tomorrow To take com
m;tud ana lead thetl On. Other troops Vyill
20 inl ward immediately.
81. Loris, sept. 23.--Ali the officers OF Gen.
/ FTfnont's staff hav" been ordered to day to re.
port thu n.sclVrs at headquarters forthwith.
Glen. PrtutisS dispatch announcing the
says The MON loss was thirty killed
aud 40 wounded The rebel loss is sup
posed 10 hr about $40 killed and wounded.
[pujte Il likely tale
A correct report from Jeff rson City SAYS,
instead of 200 men rortt Tor Quincy, 2.Guu OF
Muiigan $ command WAC sent over by tbs
rebels released OH parole, and are en- route for
Quincy.
Claiborne Jackson is ut Lexington with
the rebel iOrScn.
The account of the IN tile at Blne Mills tor
War1ed last night. is derived from official dis
patches written ca the spot, aud therefor
can be relied Oh.
Col. Smiths command was 10 leave Blue
Mills for st. Josephs the day after the battle.
l. Il
the river, and. unless checked or defeated,
attack Bonneville, and then Jefferson City.
COL. MULLiGAS REL EASEo on PAROLE.
CHIcAso Sept. ~ A special dispatch from
Quincy, 10 the .i2;Tao!. says that Col Null
lisan has been released on parole and will
be here this evening. Tr VIII remain until
Gen. Fre!Lont's orders aye received.
General Prcntiss has trlegrap.,ed from
brookilela to the AsslStant Suhftermss Ter to
and to have it ready on their arrival.
The commissioned officers al. retained as
prisoners of war by the rebels.
ARRIVAL OF COLONEL MUILIGAS's eoLDigxs AT
QUINCY. ILLINOIS.
QU1xcY, IN, y Sept. CA part OF Colonel
MulligaD's command arrived here this even
ing. The balance, amounting to nearly 1900,
are ey pectcd to morrow.
These who have arrived say that the force
at Lexington is only about 200, including
several companies of Home Guards, who are
v
The surrender OF Lexington was made at
five o'clock on Friday afternoon. The nag
was ha uled down by the Home Guards.
Col. muiligan IS spoken OF in the highest
terms. lie displayed great bras cry during
the action and when asked TO surrender, lac
refused. His sword was taken away by
force.
CO... Mu!ligan and all the commissioned or
tcrrs are held prisoners by the rebels.
ExrnAcr FROM oSE or BENEFITS EDITORIALS.
Speaking on the subject o: Lincoln's procia-
nation about Fremont, the Hrrria says:
General Fremont ought to have sided the
President in Missouri. Instead Of that lie
became Il source Of weakness and elnbarrass-
ntent Ia him. When he entered upon his
duties in that State the rebel. had been
swept ont az chat before the wind. But now
more than half the State has been recon
quered bY the Confederate aims. bisostcr
after dists ter has befalen car arms there =
The death of Lyon, and the retreat from
Sprin2fie caused from want of those rain
forcelnents which Gsm. Fremont ought to
have sent, are row followed up ny the stu
more disastrous capture OF Lexington from
the sama eaass, tnclaasng the loss Of $500 OF
the bcs. troops who were acriac-d by neglect,
the gain OF all their small arms, artillery.
Rlnia aEiSioa, ana eqn.page, toGeihes witS
taree thcasand horses 10 tue caaT ot tu~
rphrls. " say nothing OF ths moral eHeot "
such misfortune.
II IL very evtasut that there must have esen
terrible mismans cement At 81. Louis: other.
wise the brave MuIiiKan and his dcyoted ht-
tie band would not have been thus lett 10
their fate tf@
A Cool Hi9HwAYxAE.-- gentleman, tssye
the Memphis Ar4as, cf Tuesday, ] who arrived
on the Charleston train yesterday, informs as