Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-23
ITELEGRAPHfC NEWS
THE WAR IS MISSOURI.
The Lexington Baule-varisus Accounts

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headquarters that Col MullIgan's force at Lering-
ton Is $500. consisting Of an Irish brigade. Col
aulligan. 900; Gel Marshalls illinois cavalry
600; Kansas regiment, the number of which is
guards, infantry; three 6-ponnders, one howiizer
and two mortars
Some federal scouts just in report the firing at
Lexington still going on Wednesday evening
The rebels are said TO have no shells, shrapnel or
canister; nothing but round shot and slugs F
Near 1900 Government horses and mules are
within Mulligan's intrenchments, requiring much
care 10 prevent stampede.
KANSAS CRY, Sept 10 --Advices received by
private letter from Lexington to-day say that Gen.
Price attacked the Federals at 10 O'Clock yester-
day morning with force Of 90, coo
to 1900. 2 70, 10y I0.'-'-.- u :
. The Federals fought them two hours, when the
rebels drove them back into their entertainments,
carrying everything before them. l. 2
The Irish brigade then came out and charged
them at the point Of bayonet scattering the rebels
Gen Price was to attack them again this morn
menss Of the loss on either side is given.
JEFFERSON CITY, Sept 20 "A special dispatch
to the ct. Louis Democrat says: - a.
Jen @. Davis, commanding here, received his
appointment as Brigadier General to-day.
Gen. Lane 10 reported to have made junction
with the forces at Lexington with 1000 men.
Reinforcements from,St. Joseph are also reported
to have reached that place, and Lexington Ii now
Gen. Price will undoubtedly be surrounded and
cut of. II is feared that the reinforcements sent
from here have not vet reached Lexington.
Heavy batteries are planted at GLASGOW by the
rebels, and our troops will have to disembark be-
low the town and alta ck thsm In the rear.
Fifteen hundred men, under Col Smith, over
took six hundred rebels as they were crossing the
river at Blue Mills Landing, on the 18th, and
completely routed them, killing from $50 to 300,
and took II prisoners. The Federal loss 10 so
killed and 25 wounded.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
ST. Louis, Sept 22.-It appears that there were
FIRST between 500 men of the Third Iowa Regi-
ment, with one piece Of artillery, under Lieut.
Col. Scott, and about 600 rebels After a des-
perate struggle Of one hours duration In which
the Federal troops lost 100 killed and wounded,
and all their horses, they retreated slowly for half
mile, hauling their cannon by hand, and took
up position on an eminence, and awaited an at
tack, but the enemy did not pursue. Not long
after Col Smiths command Of Federal troops,
with four pieces of artillery, approached Blue
Mills Landing by another route, and engaged and
routed the rebels as they were about crossing the
river.
POSITION OF THE FORCES AT LEXINGTON.
ST. Louis, Mo, Sept 2I.-In order to correct
confusion and the many contradictory statements
relative to the position Of Lexington and opposi
forces Of Col. Mulligan and General Price, IL is
deemed necessary to make the following expla-
nation:
The general direction of the Missouri river al
Lexington is from west to east Lexington lying
on the southern bank The early settlement, now
called sOld Town." is situated back on 8 hill
and has been superseded by New Lexington, fur
ther up the river, where the steamboat landing is
and which is the main city.
Col. Mulligan's Notifications are on a ridge
running at right angles between the two towns
They surround the Masonic College buildings
| standing about quarter Of mile from the river
which have been used as quarters for the troop:
and strengthened to resist artillery attack The
line of Notifications runs down to the river buff
between which and the waters edge is a wide
| shelving beach. This is the point where the
sion of the ferry boats
The main body of Prices army is situated at the
Old Town, but the Notifications have been as
/ sailed from all sides except the river.
On Thursday of last week an attack was mad,
/ from the Old Town Dv a strong party Of rebels
who were repulsed with considerable loss, and tn,
/ Old Town was shelled and burned to prevent ii
| being used as a shelter.
| Lexington proper is In the possession OF Gen
Price, but 1t 10 not being made the theater Of con
| fict.
Wednesday, II they were not sssailed by batterie,
along the shore, must have reached the neig hbor
hood Of Lexington yesterday. These troops could
doubtless have been landed on the south side OF
| the river. The steamers having crossed to the
across, SSu SJs..S r"." DetnE ero1 1,
~ ,OVO, marching on Lexington, with the assist.
ance OF Mulligan's heroes and Gen. Lanes com.
| mand, can attack and completely rout Prices
whole army
JEFFERSON CITY, Sept 22-There is no new.
from Lexington to-day The steamer War Eagle
arrived from above this evening. This steamer
together with the 1atan with the Indiana Odd and
18th regiments on board accompanied the steam-
ers w hite Cloud and Desmoines, with the Jpdi-
ana Goth regiment aboard, as high up the river as
Cambridge [abOut 50 miles below lexington I,
where they captured the steamer Sunshine, seized
short time since by Gen. Green. They encoun.
tered no rebel troops. Union flags were flying at
Glasgow.
The steamers War Eagle and Iatan returned
from Cambridge, the former to this city and the
latter to Boonville. The steamers White Cloud
and Desmoines went on up the river to reinforce
Lexington
While all four boats were laying up for the
night, short distance below Glasgow, two de-
tachments were sent out to reconnOiter In the
dark they encountered each other, and each mis-
taking the other for the enemy, fired, and before
their blunder was discovered four men Were killed
and several wounded. Among the wounded il
Major Gordon Tanner, Of the Indiana 22d repf-
ment.
THE NATIONAL FLAG STILL FLYING OVER THE FED
ERAL ENTRENcHMRNrs.
ST. Louis, Sept. - "A special dispatch to the
Democrat, from Hamilton, says that reports from
Camden, nine miles above Lexington, announce
that the United States flag was still flying over
Col Mulligan's entertainments at Lexing ton at 9
O'Clock on Saturday morning
Pope, Siegel and McKinstry to command as act
ing Major Generals, and Colonies Davis, NULL.
gan, Kelton and Totten as Brigadier Generals
REPORTED sURRKsBER OF COL MuLLIsAN AND HIS
COMMAND TO GEN PRICE
CHICAGO, Sept IA special dispatch to the
Times, sent from Quincy, ILL.,, at O'Clock this
morning, says that the mail agent on the Hanni.
bal and st. Joseph's railroad, who arrived at 2
O'Clock on Saturday evening from st Joseph,
states that Col Mulligan and Bis whole command
at Lexington, surrendered to Gen. Price on Fri
day morning at O'Clock.
The siege continued from Monday until the time
of surrender. Col. Mulligan's men were without
water all Thursday and Friday, and were COM
pletely exhausted. They fought most valiantly,
but were compelled to yield to vastly superior
numbers.
THE BATTLE AT BLUE MILLS.
After the rebels retreated from Blue Mills Land
ing, they crossed the river just in time to fall into
the hands Of Gen Lanes brigade, 1000 strong,
who Were also marching to reinforce Mulligan.
The Unionists captured from 200 to 800 rebels
and killed 2OO. The rebels finally fed and re-
crossed the river, when the Iowa regiment started
In pursuit
Eleven Of the rebel prisoners have been brought
to Quincy from st. Josephs on Saturday. Two or
three are known there to have been concerned In
the burning of bridges some DAYS since