New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-28
center of the forications when the fire Of tie enemy
slackened aud ceased.
e CAPTTULATION.

Under this state of affairs Col. Dialligan calling his
officers into council decided to capulate and Capt.
McDernott went out to the enemy lines with hand
kercbief tied 10 a ramrod and a parey took place.
Major Moore of the brigade, was rent TO Gen. P1ce's
headquarters, at New-Lexington, to know the terms
of catituIation. These made unconditional, inc
officers TO be retained prisoners OF war; the men 70
be allowed to depart with their personal property sur
rendering their arms and accoutrements.
Reluctantly this was acceded 10, and the surrender
took place At D. M on Saturday the Federal forces
intrenchments to the tune of Dixie" played by the
Rebel bands. They left behind them their arms ana
accoutrements, reserving only their clothing Inc
boys of the brigade many of them wept TO leave behind
their eolors each company in the brigade having lts
standard presented to IL by their friends. Az the
surrender the musterrols OF the companies were taken
to Gen. Prices headquarters the list Of officers made
ont and these ordered report themselves prisoners
of war.
SCENES OF THE SURRENDER.
The scenes at the capitulation were extraordinary.
Col. Mugan shed tears The men threw themselves
upon the ground, raved and stOrned in well nigh
frenzy, demanding to be led out again and finish the
thing" In Col. Marshas cavalry regiment the feel
ing was equally great. Much havoc had already been
done among their horses during the siege and but Ut
tie more than half of them remained Numbers OF the
privaes actually shot their horses dead on the SPOT
unwilling that their companions in the campaign
should now fall into the enemys hands.
The prvates numbering some fifteen hundred strong
were first made take the oath not to serve against
Confederate
river. and in charge of Gen. Rains, marched on Sat
urday night TO Richmond, sixteen miles, whence on
Sunday they marched to Hamilton, station on the
Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad, where they were
declared free to go where they pleased.
While on this march they experienced generous ana
humane treatment both from Gen. Rams aud the resi-,
dents along the route such IL the statement OF several
OF our men. Gen. Rains ordered an entire iock OF
sheep TO be given to them, and there was TO ne iosS
in apportionment or appropriation. The inhabitants
also literally gave them provisions. wagons were
provided for those unable 10 walk, either from wounds
or fatigue, and the whole party thus came through
with extraordinary expedition.
means Of transportation provided by which the men
were brought down to Quincy, where they arrived on
Monday. There were with the force only elght
women, Col Mulgan and several OF his officers nav
ing left their wives at Jefferson City.
The prisoners will be taken TO Springfield and held
for exchange, frank for rank. Claib. jackson came
into Lexington on Saturday, IL is reported, bringing
his travelling Legislature with him.
INCIDENTS
We have thus hastily thrown together the main fea.
lures of the protracted defence of Lexington without
detail and almost without touching upon the question
of lo,s That of the enemy IL yariOusly estimated al
from 600 10 1900 killed and wounded, and on The
side of the Federals from 300 TO 500 OF men lao
were left in the hospital at Lexington full list OF
the killed and wounded must be awaited
Col. Mul igan was wounded on the last day OF the
fight by ball through the calf of the leg and hesn
already referred TO the injury TO Capt. Gleeson re-
ceiyed in the defense of the hospital In the same en-
counter among the killed was John Save OF tins city,
privse in Company G, Irish Brgadei also, Corporal
Andrew Hill OF the Jackson Guards, and Cornelius
OLeary. Sergeant MoOny was shot through the
shoulder. Private Morris was instantly killed by
round. shot, half his head being carried away. :.
Col. Marshall IL wounded, ball haying struck MN
wav the Hospital Steward Of the Irish Brigade, Is
killed Our last nights dispatches, In the Telegraph
column give a continued lit of the killed and wounded
az far as made mp last evening.
Of the Missouri 9Th, gallant officer who did lis duty
noby and was mortaly woundedin the last day slight.
Tie incidents Of the eyentful week sadly termi-
mated would fiji a~voume If written out. In one
charge on The enemys battery, our boys captured
flag which one of iBformants assures us will be
brought 70 Chicago
The Inhabitants of Quincy turned out in generous
style to receive and refresh the worn and weary SOL
diers. An immense store of provisions awaited their
arrival at that city, and word token OF welcome
and sympathy was lacking.
But one sentiment prevails in the ranks Of our gal
liant Irish Brigade and that is demand that they be re-
differed and led into the field TO revenge their reverses
and win back their noble commander. And they will
do It, Let them be generously cared for, for they
have wrought well and gloIiously. They will remain
nj Quincy until they paid off, Let them be at once
rearmed and accoutered and this time with the best
that can fall 10 tho soldiers iot They nave SHOWN
themselves worthy the best
TIE Loss.
The fighting at Lexington seems TO have been irreg
Mar though severe. All accounts agree that the reb-
els suffered severely losing in killed and dangerously
wounded FROM 900 to no men. 1hs QWaey Hhtg
states on the information Of an intelligent member OF
Col Marshas regiment for this county, that Leading
rebel surgeon conceded loss Of 100. Our men lost
1870 killed and wounded Gen. Price invested the place
aud made the first attack on Thursday, the lIh. In
all his ae .aults he was repulsed when after the l4h
he abandoned open assaults and stationed sharPshoo
al ar md a trOOnR.
cut them off from rest and water.
GyN. Fremont AND THE FALL OF LExIsGToS.-In
answer to the query why Gen. Fremont left COL NAL
ligan at Lexington with only 500 men to withstand
Price and 10000 rebels, The Chicago Tribune re-
marks:
awe do not undertake TO give all the reasons for
the situation, but we are informed on the pest aunor
ity that the case admits of, that it was Gen. Ere
monts plan TO LET Price work his way up 10 Lexing-
ton unmolested, and then send heavy column out
from Jefferson City eSedalia to march upon bis rear,
while Gen. Pope's army should moU simultaneously
from the North and surround and ure or destroy,
the whole rebel force On Saturday last Gen. Ere
mont received peremptory order from washington
for five regiments Of well-armed aud disciplined
troops. THIS order promptly filled, not with the
worst but the rery best regiments within reach. The
raw troops at Benton Barracks who never had
musket In their hands until they went to ST. Louis,
could not of course be sent TO Washington or Sedae.
This we assume accounts III some measure for the H.
teIruption of Gen. Fremont's plan TO send column
overland to attack Price in the rear. His oaly re-
course was TO send reenforcements 10 Col Mulligau
by water and run the risk Of the land batteries
planted by the rebels at Glasgow and elsewhere TO
command the channel 1t may be mentioned here that
the Hon. Schuyler ColaS says that the force at Gen.
Fremont disposal has been greatly oyeIestmstea by
rumor from the beginning"
HOW JOHN A. WASHINGTON WAS KILLED
A letter in 2Ae Egdasv,ie Journal gives the follow