Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-26
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THE WAR FOR THE UNION!
No Truth in the Report that sigol
' had Attacked Price.
STATEMENT OF A LIEUTENANT, IN
.'s REGARD TO THE BATTLE @.
OF LEXINGTON. .a sa
TReOPs FOR THR UNION RNLIsTING
RAPIDLY IN CALIFORNIA.

ST.. LOUIS, September 25-The report from
Quiucy 10 the Chicago Tribune, that General
Sigel had attacked Price at Lexington, is
utterly false. Sigel has been here several
weeks, and General Hunter reached Jeffer-
son City to. day, from Role.
Lieutenant Harris, of Colonel Marshalls
Illinois Cavalry, who was in the battle of
Lexington, has arrived here. He states be
disguised himself in the uniform of the en-
emy, after the surrender, and passed through
their lines, esaaping without taking the obli-
cation. He reports large amount of gold,
seven cannon, four thousand FIVE hundred
rifles and muskets, the equipments of Mar.
ehalPs and Mulligans regiments, number
of wagons and a considerable quantity of
provisions fell into the hands ofthe rebels
There were but two thousand two hun
dred engaged on our side, the balance being
sick or absent.
The enemy's force is stated at thirty thou
sand engaged, and ten thousand out on ma.
raudiDg expeditions. The surrender was made
against the strongest protest of Colonel Null
Ggan, who proposed to attack the enemy
with the bayonet and die with arms in their
hands.
The men were willing to follow him, but
were so exhausted that they could have made
but feeble resistance.
On Wednesday, the 18th, Price having
been REINFORCED by Green and Harris COM
menced a most determined seige. The fight
lasted from nine o'clock on Wednesday
morning till four o'clock on Friday after
noon, during which time the fighting was so
incessant that our men had neither time to
eat or Sleep and water was very scarce.
The enemy erected bresst-works of hemp
bales, and fred upon the Federal garrison
! from tree tops, hill-sides aud roofs of houses.
Several charges were made by the rebels,
each of which were lepulsed with cOnsid-
cradle loss. In the struggle on Wednesday
for possession of the ferry boats, two of our
cannon were captured, but they were re-
| taken after a severe struggle.
JEFFERSON CRY, September 25-The train
that went west from here last night with the
illinois Thrty.ffth and Brigadier- General
| Davis and staff on board, stopped at Otter
| vile to- day, passing over the Lamine bridge.
| The road is now in running order through to
Sedolia. The next train with troops will
probably go through to that point. There
are now along the road, at and west Of Syra-
cuse the Indiana Thirty-fifth, Missouri Sec
ond, Nebraska First, the larger part OflOolo-
mel Ead's Missouri Regiment and three hun
dred men of Colonel Bissell's Pioneer Regi-
men. At and near BoonVille there are the
Iowa Fifth, Indiana Eighteenth, Twenty
second and Twenty-sixth, Captain David
sons battery and Major Eppstein's Home
| Guards.
Matters are represented as quiet in the
neigbborhOod Of these forces. West of them
the Secessionists are rising, and Prices
forces in few days will doubtless be aug
mented to thirty or forty thousand.
Nothing from Lexington to-day. Seces.
sionists say their loss there was trihing
Major. General Hunter arrived here to-day
General Sigel will arrive Tonight D.