Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-01


We are Indebted TO q ntlemsn IN the srH
at yaiu ubus, for oegy Of tbe Chicago Tri
Baae. of the 80 uit., from which we sx'rsc
tu- fa'loSjng particulars Of the battle a Lex
,ns on, Mi a. uri, as given to she public by b.
no,lh.Tn press. I 0ill b. seen that they &C
kBov- edge The completeness Of the victory
g.,n-d By the Confsderate forces, and alss
that there is an ingenious stte@Pt 10 lessei
Is Importance before the northern rsblie
We extract az ieHg'h:
On Sunday. September 1sF, the Ir'sb brigade
Cot. Jams a. Ma iissH, Nho w-Ts theB 70 Z
partially g. JFeRChed camp at fNrsoE CITY
wee ordered 20 p oerel to LeElnstaa, La
fayeste county, 100 miles up the river, 20 rem
fsrc- Ihe troops ALREADY - that place, uHd :
Col P~sbaIV, consisting q several hundred
Home GgsTds q few Kauss- troops, aud PoF-
tiou - tue Missouri d TsgiE~rr, CT. White,
aith lH0 o. the Ist tes men ilhOis cavalry,
Cot &. Al Magshsll. These latter bad pr
crded Col MuiigsH's free, Oue geek IA theiF
sdv&acs n IN ff-rsoH CitF-
Col MuiItsaf'. arrival with the i-isa HFigad.
sweilsd tie Fsrco st L-xinEton 70 about $3.50
uen, Col MudlgaR taking tHe coEm Rad ar
seuiGr officer. Tne brigade reached I Slgg
gOu ga Monday, Ssptemb-r y. sn@ "a tie
attack ~ be easEY, aader Gzu- Pdce, immi
uri.1IS thr.ste ing. no tiRs was iJst "a tue
wagk Of iBtrenchIng tueir p1sitiOR, chosen
sb,at tsidwsF berEesn the new and 0id % ~
of Lex o gtan. which sra sbaet a mile apsr ,
coauscU-d q nV z scattering settlement Ml
szes ID isssolid srIck edIdc-, butt for COT
I-se, ssd % az lhis snaii bceastwofk had
b en- already begun
B. Cot nj ilisgsa's orders this was extend
e5, <ad sue troops se aboG- tie Construction
OF tue e4rthwork, ten feeL N hIghf, 6ilH 4
b ch eight feet II Nld b. iaeiosfng 4 Isrge
ar54 capable OF Containing force Of l5009
faea. Tue army tcsin cOusIs-ing Of nHm-Fcu-
uiss = teams, sax mRles to team. s4s brougut
wIthIR tuis. EBe supply Of iulFencntng teyiz
5sIHg IusdFquate, "a 5Touga search was 70 ale
tts9aukt bs-n owns, sBd every deecrtp ions Of
sailaoie OF available Implements spprafEiatei.
The work VAS pushed with < eat vizor, the
hrsvy muscle of tie brigade te!lI"g well ds the
Or 70 f-siaws tsliea "a tue trenches TGls
v ut On fog tiiree DAYS, or uatii Thursday, The
Il a, az Hhien time toe parton x tue WoIss
sszsgiied 10 &c 4 50 bFEsds vas vel advsa
6sd, tsat Of toe Il 5Ds Quart, being eth weak
on tue 9est, tns Nsg L xingtoa siGe.
Tue College huiidiRg. giUaga tie foT-i6cs-
tis,S, became c-l. dHligsa's hsadqgarts s.
Tfs magszrns aud treasure we're stored n the
c.aar sud srsitsbiy Peotreted. Tue nos siisl Of
our treaps vas iOCated lgst Outsds Tie Ia
vrencnmeats, IA e nortbwes;ery direction
Tue riraF AZ that point is sbOgt bali mlls
forrtfca ions Toe bluff here Is high and 20
Tup the steamboat isadiBg bsiBg a. Nsg
L-glugton.
after these several Gays Of anxious watch
iug ana auremiteiug toi', ey the iIf5'e tStce, on
rne sfternoon of Fbnosdsy the 12 O las ant,
sc,u aHd advanced picksis Or veH 10, rspuFt-
e toe near spProacb OF tie rebels. AT this
tlms Gel III risg4n had Perli1H II bis an ~
sfaii-Ty AZ readiness. We ID oGlg SIX brass
pleces. zBd tsvo u0Eirz re, but having no sBcii
ths isrf-T Ess Useless fwu pieces be'cug
&c tie K-Bs4s City company, s.d were work
I'd bF tEsm splendidy : he csgalry company
had oRiY Their side sTus aRd Pst0is, saa hsv-
iEz no eerbIses OF Tiaes could d thing az
tosg range.
Several uiues were lad o. front Of the In
trebe6msHts By our msh.
Tue tsck On lbufsdsg be u b, was led by
G-n. ans - persoD, with battery Of niue
pieces + artillery on the angie irEzt prepared
20 resis ssssGi,. Eas enemy were TsPglsed
WIN heavy loss
a. STATED, be hospital bad been located 0n
SLs 5aak beloE tie uew eown, and .Htsiusd
sDout iwsuty four Ps'ien 9. TIE stfsckIuE
patty did not spare ~ Respect this tliidIng
TB-y F-rs net by tbe Aon'goneTY Guards,
Cart 6lee-oh. VINO uECe brave resistance,
I,ir were driven back WITH the loss OF tWeH-y-
Grs ct their men killed and woUUd~d. Capt.
tsleesan Ess shot through the law snc badly
yv-.rss-1E- Hs galisnt AiePtg01erF m7.-
InaBy cl the Texans bite tia dust fbIs G.bt
was very G-rce. Some uf tlsess3cz were acfu4I (
~ bsyrnsted OF sshered IN tbsiF cts. Reg.
Father BatlsT. an esteemed C2thoiic CiefgyEaH
of this city and the chaplain OF toe ii-h
bfigsds, vas ssouad~d in tie faTsh-gd bg .
esu which passed across II. ls,ing open tie
sEih He Eas taken pTisfner, as also aas Dr.
Gtnsr surgeon or tie brigade, rtiU- dHpTIF3hs
tie r-gimeat of the valuable services = b1tU,
4 Il Frress o.
prereding he ssiTr-ta@F.
Tie iseus Df tbr I2ta, warned tho enemy
tbsf D = sd 2 task b~feTa them which vas En
e--g oIe, and they comm need on Fr,t-y i
BurniBg rev system OF approaches They /
secured The sitirs gion for its stsFir, hemp
10 bales. These WEE thoroughly waited IS Z
safesusFd aga ils RED bot shot, sHd then we're
skiIinfY used 70 ms-k TIE bate les Uf The /
Tf5ss, sad rolled feTwsgd as they made their
aGvaice.
ne 6g zeRf on thus for several DAYS, tbs (
enemy sTiEg7Bg T0ra Of their artillery Into I
actiaH Following nc sklrnish Of Thursday, 4
hluldg nrdeFrd PoTtien af th- Old towu on 4
ttsr raR 10 be barnsd, 70 Pfeveu tie rebels .
fraln gaining TIER from ne advantage Of EArl 4
tpr. M~ansi IL, be little gsTrsoH, air4dg 4
SForn By be- GA the iH'Ts Bcb meR's, bsgsn 10 4
io.k eagerly f0F lie ,oDtag OF F-ihfOTcemo 4
o tne ION, Col Elaiiissn ha sent Lieut.. I
Pzsnp. ~ Company & of toe brigade, aith q 4
sa.zd o. twelve usrn, on the . amer Sia- 4
rl,tss- O EefsoH CITY, o. hundred and siStg 4
Z ilss distant. pressing th- necessity for rem
fotcsTnen's FOTy nsi!ss 5eiHF. TIE S1n~t7ne 4
Evss ca aRfuFed. end Rains ana b g men 6rogEnt 4
tsrk 20 NV L.-xtngton sRc indged as prison. 4
,Fz h tbs cid Fair GragHd. Q h-T urss.r gers I
vqFa sent 0E 20 guard against The failure of
any one.
Tis enemy were IN sufficient fcfee othTow 4
es,s s,,rtsss 10 intercept The FEDERAL jroaB~ en-
rn,re for The Felisf OF Col. Mull gan. IhEs,
\ Sptsri nlant I've thsHHstd Htr0tg met aDd Z
t,rrnsd back flteFn bu fTed iowa rrooI from I
Rfrhmoed. afxt-en miles fTom be rlvsTs % = I
resrsstsez, it Is reported, - 81. J sep. Our /
infoFiuaat says heavy esBBORsdit y as heard /
~ . suge. s@seFai times o. heln "a tartnus 4
,li-sc isns from LexlngruD, Whieh To- anief- 4
stood 20 be eac0uaFsFs between the ehriny and 4
tbese rsiisf Psr!e
The situe ion OF The Federal troops grew 4
n-re desperate az day after asy passed. Wuh- /
An rbstE tines were picksted about The wagons 4
s nd trains, large numbrr Of horses and 4
r,alss. nearly three thousand iu al, nuw a se- 1
p az cause OF care g. aRSletP, faT az shot aud I
shell ,,s,lnyrd susoRg them. - Eng Of the All 4
r,slz we're Eiiied Ead FvuEd-d, d ID from the +
struggles uf the latter tue 6sfgeT 0f g~nffai 1
: AZ rsde vas immlEsHt. Ine havoc lis he 1
e-usrF og the intTenghDeut wss Immense. 4
" .gsus vzere knocked 70 pieces. 8 ores scat /
v-lth dad h0rsss AID nuifs.
o. W-dupsdsy, the II b, IN evil from The |
r - spDrsnded fsli upon Col MuHig~D's CON
r,s, Thsy were eu1 % from the river sBd
their Watpr gave cut. For uaately heavy
ysln, - ervals, came grsaiiV 70 their Feiirs
E,,t 10 show hoW severe weTs the s'raits o. me
mao ine fact nay be ststss Of 10 lahess &C.
eitr5lag where soidjers bsid tneiF nisHk"is
spread ou- un'li thoroughly vet, snd then
ysruns them into their camp dlsfses, Carefully /
saving he priceless aali thus ObtatnFd. IA
tons also began to PROV stnIt. TIE hshtIng I
& 'hIs tima, from The l6th TO the 2I'ts kne" /,
Itflr cssss iSn. The nights W-re brl!Haut I
z oal sbt, and sll night lung tbs = az Of tie I
euus continued. with n zee ssioBsi sharp BoEl- /
sae sgi mist outside the works.
Ffom the frst bat one sol n perva5sd cur /
troops, aGa thar was 10 Thought sF void OF 4
surrender, except among SONS OF the Hone 4
CusTds. who had done the least share Of b.
ypoyk and the aghting. The cavalry behsysd /
f.sbiy. nd could re full details be written up,
some of their sh~rp, bra se chErgss on ths ans-
-,vSs sHaa Wculi SHINE With any battle exploits
or FeosEd.
G -. Price sent Col. MllllgaH q sumElons to /
srrregaeF. 70 wbirh he gallant commander 1
sen. = refusal. ssyIEg at ysu wan. y0u [
l.usf take us . Bat TIE detection aud disheart 4
cement oF the Homp Guards tBtebslf"d daily, 4
sa8 on Fri5ay, the 2Isf, whiie Col muliisan
80 g.rtrg tis attention to some matters in ]
7,orhrr portion Of the camp. TIE white aGg I
~. raised st his own fns aBre By n j1T /
? eter. oF the Home GH-rds, from tie portion
- ne iu!rpacbment ASST ned to nm.