Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-01

News Rumors, and Lies freHn Northorn |
OHrces.--PartisuIars Of the siege OF

| tbs Chicago 1T5bnze that Gen. Sisgel had attacked
Price at Lexington, is utterly fake. Siegel has
been here several weeks, and General Hunter
reached jefferson City to-day from R0lla.
Lieutsnant HoWes, Of Col. Narshalrs Illinois cav
airy, who was in the battle of exington, has ar
rived here. He says that he disguised himself In
the uniform Of the enemy after the surrender, and
passed through their lines, escaping without taking
the obligation. He reports large amoRnt Of gold,
seven cannon, A. 800 rifes and nuakss, the equip
ments Of Marshalls and Aullgan's regiments, o
number of wagons and cOnsid rable quantity of
provisions, fell into the hsnds of the rebels There
were but 200 engaged on our side, the remainder
being sick or absent The enemy force is stated
at 10000 engaged; and lOoGO cut on marauding
expeditions a.
The surrender was made against the strongest
protest Of COL Mulligan, who proposed 70 attack
the enemy with the bayonet, and die with arms in
their hands The men we're 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
commenced q most determined siege The SIGHT
lasted from nina O'Clock bnSW sdnesiay morning till
four o'clock on Friisy Sisrnoon during which time
| the fighting was SO incessant that our men had
neither time to eat or sleep, and water was Vely
| seaFes. The enemy erscted breastwoFks of hemp
bales, and fred upon the Federal garrison from TIE
top and sides Of the hill and the roofs of their houses
Several charges were nade by the rebels, each of
which were repulsed with considerable loss. In the
struggle on Wednesday for the possession oiiNhe
| ferryboats two Of our men were captured batishey
| were Tetaken after severe struggle. .- .st
81, LOUIS Sept. 26:-The folio wing is portion of
| a note directed TO Col. Blair by Adjutant General
! Heuby, by order Of Gen. Fremont /: .s.-.ss
"In consequence Of telegram from your br 9TH
| sr Postmaster General Blair, followed by letter
| asking your release from pablo services you are
| hereby released from arrest, aud directed to re-
sumo year sword and join your regiment for
duty.' -.... Il
Capt ]. g. Plunmsr of the LIST infsntry of the reg
Hlar service has been appointed Colonel Of the llth
| Missouri volunteers, and assumed command at Cape
| Girardeau
Commodore Emerson, gunners and 20 men were
assigned to day for service the Mississippi river.
| VIM. Hudgins arrived to-day with nag of truce
from Lexington, with proposals TO exchange Col.
Marshall Of the lst Illinois cavalry, captured At
Lexington, for Prince L. Hudgins, member of the
/ State Convention, who is confued at the arse
nal here. 1t ia understood that the proportion was
| accepted. and Hudgins set at liberty. p. 81 ss.1
The following is the telegram sant,b Gan. Ere
mont to Washington, relative to the surrender Of
Lexington. a
HsADogIKTEEs OF WKsTRRS DEP'T,
ST. LOUIS, Sept 20.
Col. J. d. TowNSESDi have telegram from
Brookfeld that Lexington has fallen into Prices
hands, he having cut OF Mulligan's supply of water
Reinforeements Of 4 600 men under Sturgis by the
| capture Of ferryboats kad no means of crossing
the river in time. Lanes force from the Southeast
| 10000 in all, could not get there in time. am
| taking the field, and hope 10 destroy the enemy
either before after the junction of the forces I'M
der McCuloch Please notify the President imme-
diatsly J. c. Fremont,
. Major General Commanding.
JEFFERSON CRY, Sept. pa special dispatch to
| the st Louis RepbIcdn says: Captain Taggsrt, of
the 25th Illinois regiment, has arrived here from
Otterville where he heard yesterday that ClaiB
| Jackson was advancing on Bonneville with some
| 10000 men, and Price was marching towards
Georgetown with about 29 900, the army at LeIing-
| ton having been divided for that purpose.
naN-1a - ard .
| Georgeto wn, at which point large number Of
| troops can be concentrated IN a short time.
Rebels were reported moving forward to burn
the Lemine e Racne) bridge again. but it was well
defended.
Scouting parties were reported near BoonTiIlo
last night.
Gen Sigel went westward from here to day.
Ex Governor King and Judge Rylan1 have been
released by the rebels.
Nothing reliable has been 3scevtsined as to the
whereabouts of Ben. McCulloch.
Two of the crew of the steamer Clara Bell have
arrived from Boonvills. They report that Colonel
Nulgan took possession of the Clara Bell and about
onethird Of her cargo the 18TH and then ordered
her to drop down Opposite his entertainments She
was Afterwards captured by the rebels and the re-
mainder of her cargo waI EsiEsd. She was laden
with msrShaHdhS foT Santa FS valued at about
$50 GOO
No considerable Rzra Der Of Friee's troops had
left Lexington Tuesday. 30 batteries we're seen
on the river banks, Between Lexington and Boon
vile.
Gen Sturgis, with 100 men, rescued point on |
the north aide Of the river, six miles from licking
ton on the l9sh, but learning that some 5000 of |
Prices rebels we're EtsAionsd in the woods skrting
the river, marched to Liberty and thence to Kansas
City, where Hsnner is.
Reports which are regarded reliable have bssn |
received here that Col MontgoHery, of General |
Lanes command attacked Osceols, ST. Clair coun
ty on Friday last S6d burned the iowa by Smelling
it. He also repulsed large force of rebels. There
are said 70 be about 1000 rebels in Lacleds county
committing all kinds of deprsdations on Union men
Forbit Co.'s store at Linn creek has been rob bed
again. and this time some $40 900 worth Of property
had been carried of.
HYPERION CITY, Sept Sept 26.-The train that |
went west from here last night with the Illinois /
S5th and Brigsdier General Davis and staf aboard.
stopped at Ousrvile to-day, passing the ravine
bridge. TheAroad is bow in running order through
70 Sedalis. The next train with troops VIII proba
bly, 60 through TO that point.
There are now along tbs road at and west of |
Syracuse, the Iowa 35th, Missouri 3D. Nebraska lat,
the larger portion Of Col. Eads' Missouri regiment
and 35O'nen of Col Bisselis Pioneer regiment we're
AZ or near BoonvIlle. There are also the I3waG[sh
Indiana I'd and 26th, Captain Daviison's battery,
and MsJor Eppestines Home Guards.
Matters ere represented as quiet in the neishbor-
hood of these forces.
The Seceisonists are rIsiny and Prices forces in
a few days will doubtlessy be augmented to thirty
forty thousand. !
There is nothing from Lexington to day. The
SecessiOnists say their loss there was tr fling.
Major Gen Hunter srRlved here to-day. General
Sigal will arrived here tomorrow.
LEAvENvoRTH, Sept IS General Da7islr0mmsni
suppressed superCF rec of rebels stP0purville, |
No. on the 2lst, ard after q severe fight routed
them leaving seventeen killed and large number
wounded. The rebels lost 80 killed and 100 prison.
ers, and al their tents, baggage and supplies
Lane il reported to be moving On Osceea.
The gang Of rebels who recently sIcked the town
Of Humboldt, tsJ been defeated by force from
Fort Scot sndl heir leader Nat hews, killed. On
kis person found an order from Ben AcCulloch
for the emolument of Qusppau Indian scouts st
Fort Scott
There is 4 report that Mccullough, with Is, 900
men, was within 30 miles of Fort Scott on the night
of the 3Ist inst General Lane has issued prOcla-
nation to the citizens OF Western Missouri, 10 |
which, after saying for what purpose he is there,
and urging those in arms against the Government to
dispense and come to him for protection of person
and property. However, if you disregard .my adj
vice, the stern visitations of war will be melted out
to rebels and THAR allies. shall then be convinc
ed that your arming for protection ia q sham and
rest assured that traitors, when caught, shall re-
ceive traitors doom. The cup of mercy has been
exhausted. Treason, hereafter, will be treated as
treason. The massacre Of women and children by
black hesrted traitors and the recent burn
Joseph Railroad have satisfied US that
shudder t0lconmit. They shall be blotted from ex-
stence and sent to that he'll which yearns for their
reception. The tw6koadss are open to your people
in Western Missouri Choose ye between them. The
one leads you to peace and plenty the other to dec
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