The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-05
LATEST. NEWS FROM
TIL. NORTH.
BY SPECIAL EXPRESS
The Battle of LeAinxtea--Letter from Ere.
mont Another Proclamation from ..Sum.
ter" Anders"n...FremeMts Expedition
against Lexins,on--Scixure or Southern
Vessels, &C.. Ar.

we received on yesterday the New Sorl
Herald, of Oct ist. and the Baltimore Sun o
the seth September, from which we athe
tue following Dteilsgence:
DETAILS or THE RATTLE or LEyING
Ton, MO.
| The Herald copies the following fun accoun
OF the surrender of Lexington from the Oh,
csgo 7yibawe;
| PREIINISARy MOVEMENTS.
On Sunday, Septem Der l. the Irish brigade
| colonel James A. Muliigan, who We're then
In partially entrenched camp at Jefferson
City. were ordered to proceed to Lexing ton
Lafayette county. one hundred miles IN IN,
| river to reinforce the troops already Mt tn al
place, under Colonel Peabody, consisting OF
several hundred Home Guards. a few Kansas
troops, and portion of the Missouri Eighth
Reeiment. Colonel White, with seven hun
drrd of the First Regiment Illinois Cavalry
Colonel I. NJ Marshall. These latter had
preceded Colonel Nuligan's force one week
| in their advance from Jefferson CITY
Col. Mn'ligan's arrival with the Irish
| brigade swelled the force At Lexington tu
| about *J1o men. Col. Mu!ligan taking the
| command Rs senior officer. The brigad.
| reached Lexington on Monday, Sept o. and
: found the attack by the enemy under Gen
Price, imininently threatening. No time WIS
lost IN the WORK OF tntrenching their posi-
lion. chosen about midway tween the ne w
and old towns OF Lexington, which are about
mile part, connected by Il scattering set
= q.
punt Ter coiieee, and about this a small
! oreastwork had been already begun.
| By Col. Mull,saI's orders this was extend
| ed, and the troops set about the construction
! OF AZ eLrthwork, ten feet in height with
4 ditch eight feet in width, enclosing n LARGE
| area eanaole OF containing force OF lo,Oc)
! men ihe army tram CONSISTING of numerous
! mule teams, SIN mules 10 Il team, was brought
Within this. The supply OF entrenching tools
! being inadequate, Il thorough search was
! 1:.tce through be towns, ana every descrip-
/ ZION o. suitable or ay;iiab Die Implements an.
! proI ri9ted. The work WAS pushed with
! yr"at SleoT, The heavy muscle o. the brigade
telling We'll as the brave FLOWS toited in I'll q
! trenches. This Went on for three DAYS, until
! thursday, the l2th, 1T which tine the portion
/ ot the works assigned 10 the Irish brigade
/ was well advanced, that Of the home Qua
/ being weak on the Yves. or New Lexington
! side
| OF Lexinl -tou il should be said in advance
! that IL has bee. considered a most importan
! point by the rebel forces, and their prepar;l :
tions Tor Its capture and occupancy abun-
| DAINTY declare tins. Among other proofs tina I
| IL was a coveted prize Was the fact that Claib
Jackson and his Legislature had been in SEES
! sion there as late AS only the week previous
f., to the arrival of Cot. Mulligan. holding the IT
sessions IN the Court-H House, whence Claib
! Illuminated a proclamation counter To that of
! Gen. Fremont. When this worthy body
prudenuy retired before the Federal troops
they did 50 in such haste that eight hundred
thousand dollars in gold coin. anu the Sta te
seals left in the vault of the bank, fell in to
the hands OF Col Pea body.
The college building, within the fortiiica-
ton, became Col. huiiigan's headq uarters
The magazine and treasure were stored in
I the cellar and suitably projected. The hos
pIt2i OF eur troops was located Just outside
the entertainments i'll a northwesterly direc
ton. The river at that point is about half a
mile wide, and about half Il mile distant from
the Notifications. The bluff there is high
and abrupt. the steamboat landing being st
New Lexington.
TIE FIRST EVIDENCES OF THE APPROACHING con
TEST.
After these several days of anxious watch =
ing and unreInittiug toll by the little force, on
the afternoon Of Thursday, the 18th instant,
scouts ana advanced pockets driven III report
I'd the near approach Of the rebels. AT This
time Col. Mulligan had a portion Of his small
artillery in readiness. We had only six bras,
pieces and two hoWitZers: but having no shell.
The latter were useless. Two pieces belonged
10 III. haDsis City company, and We're worked
by Them splerdidly. The cavalry company
had only their sidr-arms and pistols. and haV
ing no CSrDlneS or rifles could do nothing I
long range. Several mines were laid i'll front
Of the en- tren chmen Is by our men.
The attack on Thur sday, the l2th. was led
by General Rams in person, with battery
o: nine pieces of artillery on the angle least
prepared TO resist assault. The enemy were
repulsed with heavy loss. In the fight Com
panies l, Capt. Fitzgerald; h, Capt. John
Qnir6 and q, Capt. Phillips, did gallant
service.
As stated, the hospital had been located on
the bank, below the new town. and con aimed
about twenty four patients. The attacking
party did net spare or respect this building
They We're met by the Montgomery Guard
Captain Gieaspn. who made II brave resist
anCe, but were driven back, with the loss OF
twenty live OF their men killed and wounded.
Captain TieaSOn was shot through the law
and badly wounded. The gallant Montgom-
cry made many of the Texans bite The dust.
This fight was very fierce. some of the sick
were actually bayonetted or sahred in their
cots. Rev. Father Butler, an esteemed Cath
Ollie clergyman OF This city, and tho Cha plain
OF the Irish brigade, was wounded i'll the
forehead by "a ball which passed across IT,
having opan the skin. He was taken prisoner,
Is was also DR.. Winer, surgeon OF the bri-
gade, thus dppriyIng the regiment of the val
liable services of both during the dark and
irving days that followed prec edinS the sur
render.
The issue of IN 18th warned the enemy
THAI they had Il task before them which was
10 easy one, and they commenced on Friday
morning 4 uew system OF approac hes. They
secured the entire region for its staple. hemp
in bales. These were thoroughly wetted rs
:. - fecuard against reG-hot shot, and then
were >Ailfuliy used u mask the batteries OF
the rebels, ard rolled forward as they made
their advance.
The light went on TINS for sevsr;,l DAYS, the
enemy bringing more Of their artillery in to
action. EolloViug the skirmish of Thursday,
1luliigan ordered a portion OF the old town
from gaining therefrom the advantage #
shelter. Meanwhile the little garrison, al J.
ready worn by labor on the En- trenchmcnts
began TO look eagerly tor the coming OF rein
forcements.
On the 10th, Col. Muligan he'd sent Lieut..
Rains of Com panv K, OF the briga de, with a
squad of twelve men, on the steamer Snn
shine, TO Jefferson City, one hundred and
si1ty miles distant, pressing IT, necessity for
reinforcements. Forty miles below the Sun
shine was captured, and Rains and his men
brought back 10 New Lexington and lodged
us prisoners in the old Far Ground. Other
messengers were sent of TO guard against he
failure of any one.
The enemy were in sufficient force to throw
out parties TO intercept the Federal troops On
route TO the relief of Col. Nulligan. Thus, q
detachment of 900 strong met and turned
back ,jDo Iowa troops from Richmond, six
teen miles IfuyG the river, they retreatlng, 1t
* reported. to 81. Joseph. Our informant
saws heavy cnnnUEading was heard At Il dis
lions from Lexington. which they understood
to be encounters between the enemy and
these relief parties
PROGRESS OF THE srE'as-rHg SITUATION OF THE
rEDERALs BECOMING DESPERATE.
The situation of the Federal troops grew
more dssperate AS day after day passed.
within their lines were plcketed about the
VIZ CONS and trains large number OF horses
and mules, nearly three thousand in all, nov
a serious cause OF care and anxiety; tor AS
shot and shell plunged among them, many OF
the animals were killed and wounded, ana
from the struggles OF these latter the dan
ges of general stampede was imminent. Inc
hayo. in the centre of the entrenchment was
immense. Wagons were Knocked to pieces,
stores scattered and destroyed and the ground
strewn with dead horses and mules.
On Monday, the 18th, an evil from the
first apprehended fell upon Col. Mulllgah's
command. They were cut of from the riVer
and their water gave out. Fortunately,