Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-09-27
THE SEIGE OF LEXINGTON.

/ iDgion is furnished by one Of Col. Mulligan' $
soldiers, who left Lexington Saturday morn
| ing
The fort was surrounded Friday afternoon,
/ the men fought fifty nine hours without water,
having only three barrels Of vinegar to qucuch
their thirst during that time The sup
/ ply of water from the river was cut off
! after desperate d. ht on Wednesday.
The campground of ten acres had breast
work around with the exception OF that next
10 the river II was here that the hardest
fighting took place the enemy's object being
/ to surround the fort and cut off the supply
/ of water
Having succeeded in the latter. they wait
ed until Col Muligan was compelled TO yield
/ TO O foe more terrible than the 27,000 rebels
| who surrounded him.
Previous to his surrender he offered to
take position on level spot of ground
and give Price the odds of four TO one in fair
and open fight but no attention was paid TO
/ il.
After the surrender the rebels mounted the
breastworks and seemed mad with JOY A
party took down the Federal flag, trailing il
in the dust. An immense amount Of gold,
supposed 10 be "a quarter OF a million, fell in
+ 90 the hands Of The rebels IL was taken
from the banks aud buried by Col. Mulhgan
ON the camp ground some time ago, but the
rebels speedily uneMthed IL. Col Muligan
wcpt like a child when he found himself COM
PEELED to surrender
The morning after the surrender toe men
were all released ON parole and lctried across
the river. The officers were retained.
The loss of the rebels is not known, but il
Is thought 20 be not less than ono thousand
killed and wounded Their first attack proved
more disastrous to them than the long siege
which followed. For day or two previous
to the last attack they were engaged in bury
ing their dead.
QutNcY, H., Sept. 49,
Part of Col. Mulligans command arrived
here this evening. The balance amounting to
nearly 1000, are expected tomorrow. Those
who have arrived say the force at Lexington
Is only about $500 including several compa-
mics Of Home Guards, who are accused Of
having shown cowardico. The surrender was
made at 5 p. NJ, Friday The flag was haul
ed down by the Home Guards Col Multi
gan is spoken of in the highest terms He
displayed great bravery during the action and
when asked to surrender me refused. His
swo.d was taken away by force COL Multi
gan and all the commissioned officers are held
prisoners by the rebels.
IKoNrov. Mo. Sent. 81.
At meeting Of cur stoned officers Of
the twenty-hrst / no., regiment of volun-
teers. called for the purpose of giving ex-
preston to their feelings in regard t1 the
course of Gen Fremont. the followipg reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted.
d" We view vii tc.ret the effort. made To- bring about
,he ,IHG," of ,.n trgmon,' and believing mat his re-
organi1,d by AID how under his ,emn,d, a ihus not
only weaken po"cr OF tle Fn'crnm,u, but cnooiu-
eRooir,d T,at w." ris".,ilr IN i,o r..,,,, o,,
only great niatary ehicls. bur Tue qa,iot, ebose
,2u' ire genius a"d iraomi'De eneul have marked
he Amy of The Wet. tnat ue unb..l,.il Il, ,pspr.e
NE cog,.o Of Gr9 f'e"n' 90 'he MHmn Department
eor,enao,, , 1,r. ~, "Ily rr @' i,s'"''"ue''
W.snrxoro> Nan, 81
The gallant defense of Lexington by Col.
Mulligan is the theme of admiration amony
military men. 1t was mot unnl last pight
when telegram was. received from Gen. Ere
mont stating that the previous report of the
surrender was fully though reluctantly Gre
dited.
The latter, while informing the Department
that be was on the eve Of starting with
heavy force. expresses the hope that he will
be able to dislodse the rebels from the posi-
ton they now occupy at Lexington The
deepest interest continues to be everywhere
manifested concerning that point, including
the military movements IN the same direction.
The event of to-day was the review OF
portion OF the cavalry and artillery attached
to the army of the Potomac at o clock this
afternoon, on the grounds mile beyond the
capitol, the best location that could have been
selected in this city. There were five regi-
ments Of cavalry under the command of Gen.
Stoneman, chief of cavalry, and eight batter
les consisting OF 40 pieces under the command
OF Gen Barry, cniet of artillery.
Early last night the barn situated to the
left Of Ballcy's Cross Roads, used by the rob
ell pckets, and from which number of our
men have been killed. was destroyed, being
fired by hot shot from our troops.
DARNEsrowN, Md, Sept 90
A tragcal occurrance transpired near this
village yestel day, in the Pennsy lyania 10th.
Cot. knipe, on their way to Join Gen. Banks
column. In the regiment is a company com
posed principally of lrishmen who have Civ
en- the Commander much trouble. When
near Muddy Run two of the men got engag-
ed IN fight and one Of them, named Lana
nf 'pH I hui .b,