The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-09-27

M Barbourville on Wednesday, without re-
sulting in any damage. It was renewed on
Thursday, when seven Of the rebels and one
of their horses was killed One Of the Home
Guards received six wounds, which are not
necessarily fatal. One Of the Home Guards
was taken prisoner.
Tbirty-seyen Home Guards and three hum
dred rebels were 20 the engagement.
The Bulletin hears that Hon. Humphrey
Marshall is at Liberty Owen County guarded
by 500 rebels, who made his arrest. -,
Last nights telegram reported federal
pickets driven in by the rebels at Salt River
tho establishment of federal camp at
IIarrodsburg-and the flight of John q.
Brcckinridge and VIM. Preston to the South
Ten. Sherman had possession Of Muldraushs
Hill on Sunday.
The intelligence from Missouri to-day leaves
no room to doubt that the gallant Col. Null
lig,n has been compelled to surrender his
little army, with the commanding and inn
portant position at Lexington, to the greatly
superior force under Gen. Price. The rein
foIcements sent to him from the north side OF
the river probably could not cross the river,
and those forwarded from Jefferson City 10y
steamers failed to effect junction, because
Of the batteries planted on the river by the
rebels. .r. '
This movement Of the rebels was very skill
fully made, and ITS success will greatly elatc
them. While the Federal forces have ncces-
sarily been scattered in order to defend va
rious points which were nenaced, the rebels,
by a rapid concentration upon one point,
succeeded in overwhelming the forces there
by superior numbers.
Gen. Price, in command of the Confcde-
rate forces, had been approaching Lexington
for ten or twelve days previous to the con.
aict on Monday last. The lowest estimate
Of his force placed it at $1,000 men; but.
in addition, he expected To be Joined by the
several bands under Greene. Harris and
Reed, amounting in all to three thousand
five hundred men. The latter officers have
for some time occupied positions on the Mis-.
souri, river, at Glasgow, Arrow Rock, and
Wavcrly, below lexington, and at the mouth
of the Blue river above, thus preventing all
communication with Lexington by the river.
Two efforts were made last week to send 70.
Inducements to the Federal garrison there.
by steamboat, but in both cases the boats
found it impossible to run the fire which the
disuniOnists poured into them from the shore.
While thus blockading the approaches to
Lexington by the river, the land commune
cation with Jefferson City, South Of the ri
yer, was also cut of BY large body of troops
under Parsous stationed at Georgetown
The contest, which continued for five days,
appears to have been one of the most severe
and desperate which has transpired in the
course of the war. The Federal troops only
Welded from sheer exhaustion for want of
water. 1t would appear that they were COM
pletely shut up and surrounded in their in
trenchlnents, and that all access to the river
was cut oft.
While this was going forward, 1t. Col.
Scott, with five hundred men of the gallant
Third Iowa regiment, had severe conflict
with n greatly superior force of the rebels in
the Northern part Of tho State, finally fore
ing them to retire. One account says that
the rebels afterwards fell into the hands of
General Lanes brigade, four thousand strong,
which captured seven or eight hundred and
killed two hundred Boston Journal.
LEAvENwoRTm, No., Sept. 90.
The Times learns that fight took place
at Mariatown. NO., Tuesday. between 600
Federals under Coils. Montgomery and John
son, and 400 rebels, in which the latter were
completely routed with n loss OF seven killed
and 100 horses and all their tents and sup.
plies captured. Our forces lost two privates
killed and six wounded. CJl. johnson, while
riding a, the head Of his command, was
pierced with nine bullets. He died urging
his men to fight for the stars and stripes.
The telegraph last evening reported that
the War Department has no confirmation Of
the surrender of Lexington, but there is no
reason to doubt It's truth.
ST. Louis. Sept. %.
All the officers OF Gen. Fremont's staff
have been ordered to-day to report themselves
at headquarters forthwith. ........
From Washington it is rumored that there
is no truth in the report that Fremont is to
be removed. The President especially con.
tr.dicted the rumor yesterday.