Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-25
From Missouri.

JEFFERSON Cry, Sept 2O.-At headquarters,
| Mulligan's force at Lexington is supposed TO be
$500, consisting of an Irish regiment, Col. Null
| ligan, 900 men; Col. Marshalls Illinois cavalry,
600 men;a Kansas regiment, number not known;
500 mounted Home Guards and 500 infantry
! Home Guards, together with three six Founders,
one howitzer, and two mortars
Kansas CIrY, Sept. l9.-Fifteen hundred men
under Col. Smith overlook 5000 secessionists as
they were crossing the river at Blue Mills Land
ing, on the 18th inst, and completely routed
them, killing from $50 to 2D0 and took twelve
/ prisoners.
The Federal loss is so killed and 25 wounded
Advices by private letter from Lexington
| day says:
| price attacked the Federalists yesterday morn
in sowith force of $4,000.
The Federal force is estimated from 3 900 TO
1000. The Federals fought them two hours,
when the secessionists drove them back into their
| intrenchments The Irish regiment then came
out and charged them at the point of the
bavonet scattering the rebels in all directions
Price vas to attack them again this morning
with IL pieces of artillery. No statement of the
| loss on either side is given.
| Federal scouts just in report the firing at Lex
ington still going on on Wednesday evening
! The rebels are said to have no smells, shrapnel
or canister. nothing but round shot and sugs
| Nearly 5000 Government horses and mules
are within Mulgans entertainments, which re
quire much care to prevent a stampede.
! A special dispatch to the st. Louis Democrat
| SAYS, Jefferson T.. Davis, commanding here, re
ceived his appointment as Brigadier General to-
day. ~ E1t.
General Lane is reported to have formed a
| junction with MullIgan at Lexington with A. 900
men. Reinforcements from St. Joseph are also
reported to have reached that place, and Lexing-
ton is considered safe. Price will undoubt-
eddy be surrounded and cut off.
| Ii is feared that the reinforcements sent from
here have not reached Lexington, heavy bat
teries are planted at Glasgow by the rebels, and
our troops will have to disembark below the town
and attack them in the rear.
The early settlement, now called Old Town, is
situated back on the hill. and has been suppressed
ed by New Lexington further up the river where
the steamboat landing now is. and which is the
main city.
Mulligan's Notifications are on a ridge running
at right angles with the river between the two
lines.
They surrounded the Masonic College buildings
standing about quarter of mile from the river,
| which has been used as quarters for troops, en-
trenched to resist an artillery attack.
The lines of Notifications runs down the river
bluff between which and the water is wide
shelving beach
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 2l.-In order to correct con-
tive to the position of Lexington and the opposing
forces of Col. Mulligan and Gen. Price, it is
deemed necessary to make the following expla-
nation:
The general direction of the Missouri at Lex
ington is from west to east, the city lying the
south bank.
This is the point where the conflict took place
for the possession of the Ferry Boats.
The main body of Prices army is located at
Old Town, but the Notifications have been as.
sailed from all sides, except the river.
On Thursday of last week attack was made
from Old Town by strong party of rowing reb-
els, who we're ,epulsed with considerable loss.
and Old Town shelled and burnt to prevent
its being use as shelter.
Lexington proper IS in the possession of Price
but it has not been the theatre of the conflict.
Requirements which left jefferson City on
Wednesday, if they we're not assailed by batter
les along the shore, must have reached the neigh
borhood of Lexington yesterday.
These troops could doubtless have been land
ed on the south side of the river on the steamers
used to ferry Gen. Sturgis's command across, and
the combined forces numbering about II 900 men
will march on Lexington, and with the assistance
of Miligan's heroes and Gen Lanes command,
, will attack and completely route Prices rebel
army